Posted in Random Ramblings on Jul 9th, 2006 1 Comment »
I hope everyone has a chance to read this wonderful post by the ever-inspiring Karen Edmisten. Karen so eloquently describes a moment (or two) in the lives of a homeschooling family, where literature inspires action, evokes memories, and leads to a beautiful atmosphere of shared learning and living. We should all be so lucky.
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof... on Jul 5th, 2006 16 Comments »
I am trying to decide if I am going to offer Superboy an independant reading selection to go along with his Around the World Notebook project. I was thinking maybe a book per continent. I really am not sure because these things typically do not go over well with Superboy. I tried it before with [...]
Posted in nature study on Jul 2nd, 2006 4 Comments »
We have had some rattle snake issues the past couple of days. Yesterday it was just the girls and I at the barn when I nearly stepped on a timber rattler. Thankfully it was kind enough to rattle loudly to alert me to its presence before I actually did take that step. What a creepy [...]
