Last weekend, our first couple of days of spring break, we fixed up the playhouse! We cleaned, swept and knocked down last summer’s wasp nests. Hodgepodgedad installed shelves. Now it’s a backyard nature spot, a place to tuck the shovels and big construction machines out of the rain. We watched Tangled twice. Sunday night, with [...]
Today we started Spring Break early because Hodgepodgedad took the day off! So this weekly wrap is posted a bit early too. We are enjoying our Friday! This was our first week back into the regularly scheduled programming after Homeschool Expo projects. Those are the ribbons from the science fair! Seventh grader (3rd place), sixth [...]
Children played the piano, violin, guitar. They danced, they sang, they performed. One did a back flip – twice! Tables were filled with the children’s best efforts. School work, history and science projects. Families all laughed and cheered together. This annual Homeschool Expo with our homeschool group is much anticipated. It’s a goal, a celebration [...]
So, for weeks I’ve been talking about how we have been aiming for Homeschool Expo. How our days are just the basics. Math and then work on display boards and projects. Well, and a few other benefits of homeschooling. This week, it all came together. 7th grade science project – check! 6th grade science project [...]
Following last week’s sickness I decided this week would be just Math and display boards. In three short weeks we will enjoy a Homeschool Expo with our homeschool group. The Expo includes a science fair, family tables with displays of learning, plus a talent show. This year we have four science project entries. It was [...]
The Homeschool Highlight of the week? Definitely the sunshine and the stick fort! We’ve enjoyed glorious spring-like weather. Sunny, clear skies and lots of outdoor time. That called for a stick fort, outdoor picnics for lunch and reading a book – all sprawled out on a beach towel. Here’s a few highlights from the rest [...]
2010-2011: 7th, 6th and 3rd grades plus two preschoolers Tapestry of Grace Year 4 “From Teddy Roosevelt to Sept 11th” everyone participates in this unit study approach which includes History, Writing, Vocabulary, Geography, Bible, Worldview, Arts and Activities, Literature and Music. We use workboxes with Tapestry. Read about how I am the Tapestry cheerleader here [...]
This week was the one with all the Ss. And here’s why I love the weekly wraps hosted by Kris at Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers: Midweek I was lamenting that we we not where we needed to be. I had been sick and we’d gotten behind. We hadn’t really accomplished anything. Then, we got past midweek [...]
Hodgepodge Simple Schooling Strategies Practical Prayer – how to keep a prayer life in the day to day of balancing the age range. Helpful Homeschool Habits – all the most useful ones compiled in one post. The Housekeeping Habits that Bless Our Home – a list of favorites. Jurisdictions – carving the big job of [...]
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