Former, wonderful, overflowing and overused bookcase in our most central location. My husband and I have been blessed with hand-me-down furniture. There is just an abundance of pieces on my side of the family. And, in the almost seventeen years of our marriage, this furniture has served us well. However, never, in the past, has [...]
I realized, as I was planning our next unit of Tapestry of Grace, that I had not shared our holiday unit celebration. A unit celebration brings closure to our studies and boosts us on to further learning in the next unit. In the past, we plan for our unit celebration to happen on Thanksgiving Day [...]
Four Science Projects to compliment our studies. As we started into working on each of these projects I suggested to the children that they not only pick something they were particularly interested in but also something that would help them dig deeper into something we were already studying. Over the next week, here on Hodgepodge, [...]
From last year’s school planning archives because these basics still work well with rising 8th, 7th, 4th, K and soon-he’ll-be-a-four-year-old… I love chalkboards. I love chalkboards. I love chalkboards. And even though right after our school year ended, we went through a rather reluctant classroom revamp, the classroom still needed attention. Before getting any further [...]
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 [...]
Sunshiney days are always good for homeschool, wouldn’t you say? This day of spring sunshine I thought I’d share the benefits of the past week. All those things we enjoy in a regular week because we homeschool. A few snapshots of the regular and some highlights of learning. Reading about weather just for fun. Math [...]
It was afternoon quiet time on a Tuesday. My daughter pulled… them… all… out. She set them up for display. All of them. The room full of projects started to draw a crowd. The science fair projects and history display boards from the last several years. “Wow,” we all said. The enormity made quite a [...]
Answers in Genesis: God’s Design for Science – my review on The Curriculum Choice Science Using Answers In Genesis’ God’s Design Series We also use these science texts to compliment our Outdoor Hour studies AiG Science: Our Universe – Astronomy Study AiG Science: God’s Design for Life: Plants AiG Science: Examining Grass AiG Science: The [...]
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