Homeschool Writing Curriculum: A Writers in Residence Review
Writing is one of those things that homeschoolers often worry about teaching. It can be difficult to evaluate writing as it can be so subjective. Throughout my years of homeschooling I have taught writing both using a homeschool writing curriculum, and not using any curriculum at all. Teaching without can feel a little like being […]
Enriching Homeschool Reading Curriculum That Goes Beyond The Written Word
Reading curriculum you say? Who needs a reading curriculum? Here’s the thing, reading goes way beyond just physically reading the words on the page. Reading involves knowing spelling, pronunciation, phrasing, context, plot, and so much more. Reading a book, really reading it and delving in, can take you to new places and teach you new […]
The Simple Woman’s Daybook ~ July 27th, 2010
Simple Woman’s Daybook FOR TODAY: July 27th , 2010… Outside my window…the sun is shining, and it is looking like another beautiful day here in NY! Looking forward to some more sun and swimming today. From the learning rooms…still nothing formal going on. I am still working on filing away last years work, and setting […]
I ♥ Faces ~ Purple
This post originally went up on Monday morning without a picture. I had set the post to go automatically but never added a photo. So I scurried to add a photo that would meet the purple requirement! This one was taken of Chloe in February doing her “KISS” impression! When she pulls her hair out […]
Lap Robe Project Completion
. . As many of you know, Chloe and I have spent a good amount of the last 6 months or so knitting 5 x 5in. squares for a community lap robe project. One of our fellow homeschooling friends rallied a bunch of us together to make these lap robes that were to be collected […]
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 ~ A Time for Everything
A Time for Everything Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: ~ a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, ~ a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down […]
Book Review ~ Dewey the Library Cat
. Title: Dewey the Library Cat: A True Story . Author: Vicki Myron and Bret Witter . Copyright Date: 2010; Hardcover, 224 pages . Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers . ISBN: 0316068713 . Brief Character List: Dewey, Vicki, Kay, Spencer Town Library . Summary in my Words: This is a middle grade adaptation […]
It’s the Little Things Thursday
Last week about this time I was working on wrapping up my paperwork and binders for this past year. That includes closing out my Homeschool Tracker for the year, emptying binders, putting away work that was completed this year into a bin, etc. In doing this, I print out a Summary and a Report Card […]
The Simple Woman’s Daybook ~ July 20th, 2010
Simple Woman’s Daybook FOR TODAY: July 20th, 2010… Outside my window…SUNSHINE! I am so loving this new theme of sunshine and warm weather here in NY. Pools are warm and in use, tans are a nice deep brown, the garden is growing like weeds…what’s not to love? I am thinking…that travel soccer tryouts are fast […]
I ♥ Faces ~ Over My Head
“Over My Head” Think of anything that can be over a person’s head and incorporate it into your photo of a person! This could include a hat, balloons, umbrella, scarf…the sky is (literally!) the limit. We can’t wait to see how creative you are with this theme.
Book Review ~ The Girls
. Title: The Girls . Author: Lori Lansens . Copyright Date: 2006; Hardcover, 352 pages . Publisher: Little, Brown and Company . ISBN: 0316069035 . Brief Character List: Aunt Lovey, Uncle Stash, Rose and Ruby, Cathy and Sherman Merkel, Nick Todino, . Summary in my Words: This is Ruby and Rose Darlen’s story; at 29 they […]
It’s the Little Things Thursday
This past week we had friends over to play. It just so happens that Bryn and Jayden get along very well together. Bryn’s mom, Kelly, and I were laughing about how Bryn had asked to have a sleepover with Jayden a couple of weeks ago. Then this past week she had a dream about kissing […]
The Simple Woman’s Daybook ~ July 13th, 2010
Simple Woman’s Daybook FOR TODAY: July 13th, 2010… Outside my window…it is a little cloudier today than it has been. Although for Rochester, the weather has been amazing! I have been enjoying the high 80s low 90s weather! I am thinking…about how much I want to dive in to a Photoshop class. It figures that […]