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 into the nitty gritty of preparing Tapestry of Grace, setting
Homeschool Expo, Science Fair, Talent Show
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 – check! 3rd grade science project – check! family Hodgepodge
Science Project, History Reports with Display Boards
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 picture. I was impressed by the learning. Each of my
Tapestry of Grace
Links updated! Read my review of Tapestry of Grace at The Curriculum Choice. A scrapbook of our Tapestry of Grace (TOG) studies… I sometimes feel like a Tapestry cheerleader. I love it! We love it! Tapestry is the best! Hip, Hip Hooray! For families with children on several different levels it is a major blessing. To accomplish many subjects on all grade levels simultaneously. That
American Civics and Idols
On a recent Saturday, I took the two oldest and the youngest children on a shopping trip. The eldest girl needed some new Sunday clothes. The eldest boy had a birthday gift card to spend at Barnes & Noble bookstore. After they had finished their shopping, we would stop at Walmart to grocery shop.
Little Women
Little Women is in anime! I’m so happy! Anyways, we watch it almost every day. I love this show, it shows the whole story of little women over a bunch of episodes. It’s awesome because it’s in anime! We also watch another show on TV in anime called “Going Wild”. It is so cute! It is about all these little animals and they have problems