This year, along with the usual assortment of crazy making candy and that magical substance that removes newspaper ink from paper and holds tight to the fibers of my couch […]
Parenting
Is there something wrong with my kid?
A friend came to me today with concerns about her nephew. Well, she’s not concerned, but her sister-in-law is. The child just turned three and is, apparently, a bit of […]
How do you keep calm and homeschool on?
This was the question posed on one of my homeschool forums. Someone was asking for help in taming her temper. She wanted to hear from people who have real tempers […]
Clash of Desires: Follow the schedule or go to the farm?
When I began this little project of getting more organized, more intentional, and more disciplined in my homeschooling vocation, one of the things that concerned me was how this would […]
Our Homeschool Schedule: Lessons Learned
We’ve been using our homeschool schedule now for about six weeks, and I want to highlight some of the things I’ve learned from the experience. For the most part, it is […]
Using Incentives in Your Homeschool
Yesterday was an agonizing day. I had a certain amount of work I wanted my oldest to achieve. Grueling assignments such as writing 6 sentences and completing a 10 minute […]
Sandbox Scientist: Real Science Activities for Little Kids {Book Review}
If you’ve been following my posts on scheduling, you may have noticed that Thomas and Henry have a block called “Science Box Time.” This is a time of open ended […]
Homeschooling with Preschoolers: Plan for 2014-2015
I’m trying something new this year. I’ll have a 4th grader that I’m starting more formal work with, a 1st grader who will be doing very light school, a preschooler […]
You gotta laugh or you’ll cry
Did you ever have one of those days? I remember in college when “one of those days” involved a flat tire, or locking my keys in the car, or maybe […]
Perceptions
My sister sent me this link this morning with the note, “This video made me think of you.” So of course I watched it right away. And as I […]