Posted in Homeschooling and Education, Books on Aug 30th, 2007 5 Comments »
The most lovely change has come over Carbon recently. He’s inspired to extend our readings into experiments, projects, and discussions! It’s the perfect progression that I could only have dreamed of creating, and it’s happened in what seems like a totally natural way! Maybe this is just what happens if you don’t smother a child’s natural […]
Posted in Daycare and Preschool, Happy and Healthy Childhoods on Aug 29th, 2007 1 Comment »
I thought I’d share with you what my 4 yo’s “schedule” looks like. This is what he did yesterday:
8:30 Wake up. Move slowly to living room sofa and start watching PBS (Clifford the Big Red Dog). Yell to Mom that you are hungry - bring cereal NOW! Be told that is not […]
Posted in Daycare and Preschool, Happy and Healthy Childhoods on Aug 28th, 2007 3 Comments »
So, just what should you focus on to homeschool preschool? Is this a time to focus on the “3 R’s” or to follow the child’s interests or “get socialized” or what?
And when does school really start? Some homeschoolers of older children don’t think a preschooler really qualifies as a “homeschooler”. Hmmm ….
This is what I […]
Posted in Domestic Bliss on Aug 27th, 2007 1 Comment »
Here’s the start of my new supply closet. After I got the coats out, I was surprised at how big that closet really is. I picked up these cube shelves at Lowe’s, and they are just the right size for stacks of paper in the cubes. During naptime today, Carbon and I assembled these bad […]
Posted in Books on Aug 27th, 2007 No Comments »
Here is a wonderful quote from Mem Fox’s book, Reading Magic:
As we share the words and pictures, the ideas and viewpoints, the rhythms and rhymes, the pain and comfort, and the hopes and fears and big issues of life that we encounter together in the pages of a book, we connect through minds and […]
Posted in Happy and Healthy Childhoods on Aug 24th, 2007 1 Comment »
I found a digital camera that works! Ha Ha - I knew it was a good idea to clean up my husband’s desk area! It’s the camera he took to Iraq and then never used - it’s like brand new.
And this is all I could find to photograph today - Carbon’s “niagara falls in our […]
Posted in Daycare and Preschool, Homeschooling and Education, Parenting on Aug 24th, 2007 8 Comments »
Mother Crone recently brought up a trend that’s a bit disturbing for her: lots of organized homeschooling for preschoolers. She cited me as one of three bloggers with preschoolers that she thought were doing it right, with lots of play and freedom to still be kids.
I’ve been ruminating for a while on this topic, since […]
Posted in Domestic Bliss on Aug 23rd, 2007 3 Comments »
Well, my sister-in-law is going to be moving in with us for awhile. She had been working on a cruise ship, and my husband just helped her get a job in his department. Luckily the office is close to our house, because she doesn’t have a car (and we only have 1). Their hours won’t […]
Posted in Happy and Healthy Childhoods, Homeschooling and Education on Aug 22nd, 2007 1 Comment »
Here’s a project we did with the spanish words for body parts. It’s been further embellished now, as we’ve done a bit of reading about the human body and Carbon wanted me to draw the skeleton inside his body. He liked it so much, we had to hang it on the outside of our […]
Posted in Homeschooling and Education on Aug 21st, 2007 4 Comments »
In many ways, your children are like your apprentices. They are learning the skills of life from watching you, and from working alongside you. This sort of learning is so natural that it’s easy to overlook, but there’s no reason for us not to count it as part of our homeschooling. After all, a school […]
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