We’re gearing up for our annual standardized testing. Just the thought makes my stomach have a little fluttery feeling. It feels like when I was a teenager and my friends and I would drive our cars over “thrill hill” just fast enough for the flutters, but so fast we’d get in trouble with the neighbors. [...]
Homeschooling Discussion :: How Do You Handle School When the Teacher is Sick?
December 13, 2011 By
So, what started a couple of weeks ago as a little tickle in the back of my throat turned into a cute little heh – heh every once and again, then turned into a seemingly constant annoying cough that felt like razor blades in my throat, which then turned into to a full-blown case of [...]
Do you celebrate Columbus Day in your homeschool?
October 7, 2011 By
In elementary school, I learned a little poem that I’ve remembered since. In August 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. October 12th they sighted land, And set their feet upon new sand. There were lots of other facts regarding Christopher Columbus’ adventures and questions raised throughout my school years about whether Columbus thought the [...]
Lessons with Legos
July 25, 2011 By
Whenever Little Buddy gets a dollar, it is immediately burning a hole in his pocket to go buy the latest Lego he’s been eying. From the boxes full of 100s of bricks to the Star Wars sets with more bricks than I could ever imagine and his Mindstorms, he loves them all. He loves them [...]
Summer Schedules
June 15, 2011 By
Last summer, we took about two or three weeks off as our summer break as we finished second grade and went into third. That gave me time to finalize all of the reports for our permanent records, clear away items that we wouldn’t be using for our third grade year and getting all of [...]
Homeschool Testing
May 13, 2011 By
It’s testing season in most school systems across the nation and depending on the state requirements, many homeschools are not exempt from providing standardized testing for their children. Standardized testing can actually be a fairly hot topic in many homeschooling circles. My small town is no exception to that either. While we live in [...]
A Break and Permission to Enjoy It
January 4, 2011 By
Our Christmas break was just exactly what we both needed. I thought we’d both be bored beyond words by the week before Christmas, but we weren’t. I thought I’d be in the school room every few days tidying up and preparing for our return in January, but I haven’t. I thought we’d take tons of [...]
Third Grade
June 26, 2010 By
This week was a huge milestone. It marked Little Buddy’s first week of third grade and the first week of our second year homeschooling. It was quiet honestly a pretty big deal around these parts. I knew we had a ton of wonderful stuff to cover this year and we were both excited to begin. [...]
Considering Homeschooling? 5 Tips from Our First Year
June 6, 2010 By
Are you considering homeschooling? If so, I have just a few tips to share with you from our experience. Tip 1. Summer break is perfect time to start. We began our homeschooling journey the summer between Little Buddy’s first and second grade year. This gives you a great introduction to homeschooling while reducing any of [...]
Homeschooler’s Inspire Me
June 3, 2010 By
Even before we officially began homeschooling, I was inspired by homeschooling families. A good friend of our family began homeschooling her daughter when she was in second grade (sound familiar?) and then as she had other children, she added them into her homeschooling fold. Having grown up in the traditional public school environment, at first [...]
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