Life Between Loads of Laundry
This is the last week of iHomeschool Network’s Not Back to School Hop, and it culminates with a “Day in the Life” theme. Since our days our different every single day, I thought I would just share our weekly schedule instead. For anyone that is stopping by through the hop and isn’t familiar with our family, we have children in 2nd, 6th, and 7th grade. Here is the low down on what we’re using for curriculum this year. The General {Read More}
… Omnibus: a book containing reprints of a number of works French, from Latin, for all, dative plural of omnis, a combining form meaning “all,” used in the formation of compound. First known use: 1829 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What is the Homeschool eBook Omnibus? A digital stockpile of books to carry {Read More}
I have shared a couple of times lately that we finally settled on a foreign language to study in our homeschool, and it’s French. The only problem with deciding on a language like French is that there aren’t as many curriculum choices as there are for things like Spanish or Latin. A couple of years ago, before we really cemented our language choice, we worked our way through the Hooked on French program from Hooked on Phonics (which they don’t {Read More}
Okay, honestly – I don’t even think I got that sentence correct. I know it’s close, but it’s still probably off. It’s been a lot of years since I studied French. But, here we are, working on French anyway. We finally decided (as you may have figured out on our curriculum post for this year), that we didn’t really jive with Spanish when we tried Rosetta Stone, we liked Latin for scientific names and prayers but weren’t crazy about it {Read More}
I think many parents may shy away from working on art projects with their children because they think they are too messy, too expensive, or take too much time. I can’t necessarily help you on the messy or time issues, but I hope that offering up a lot of inexpensive art options for children of a variety of ages will encourage you to find one or two (or ten) to plan to do with your children. The Ultimate List of {Read More}
It’s that time of year again. We’ll be starting formal studies this week, so it’s time to share what we’re planning to use for our curriculum this year. We remain eclectic in our approach and curriculum, but this year finds us with a 2nd grader, 6th grader, and 7th grader. Our Eclectic Homeschool Curriculum for 2nd Grade, 6th Grade, and 7th Grade Language Arts This heading, of course, covers a whole lot of areas. These items are mostly done as {Read More}
It’s July, so that means I’m gearing up for next school year. Of course, I can’t really tell you when we’re going to start back up. I have to admit, it’s always hard to let go of the free time of summer, even if it is abundantly clear each summer that my kids need some of the focus of school to keep them happy. (I’m sure they would try to argue that, but the truth is in their actions, or {Read More}
We haven’t always been homeschoolers. As a matter of fact, when my kids were very small, I thought the idea of homeschooling was ridiculous. I hated the thought of sending my kids off to school, but as an education major in college, I just thought it was crazy to think of parents teaching their own kids. That’s why I was paying all that money to a college, right? When the time came to send my kids off to school, I {Read More}
I’m excited about the list this week, but it was a hard one to come up with. I even needed to send out text messages to family (and post on Facebook) for ideas. Sometimes, it’s just hard to remember what people ask me. So, now that I have ten questions compiled, I’m sharing ten questions that I get asked, as well as the answers to those questions. Ten Things I am Frequently Asked About 1. How do you find the {Read More}
I have often longed to be able to attach myself to a certain curriculum supplier. To me, it just sounds more decisive to be able to say something like, “We use Sonlight” than to say, “Oh, we use a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Whatever strikes our fancy.” Alas, picking one set curriculum is just not how I roll. Today, I thought I would look at the reasons that being an eclectic homeschooler works for {Read More}
