Posted in Catholicism, montessori on Aug 31st, 2007 1 Comment »
For quite some time I’ve been wanting to do the Good Shepherd presentation from Moira Farrel’s Home Catechesis album. It’s a beautiful presentation and just perfect to kick off the school year. But I have been putting off doing it until I had everything just right. Well, I finally decided that I was not going [...]
Posted in nature study on Aug 31st, 2007 6 Comments »
The kids and I have been mesmerized by these tiny living jewels which have recently shown up at our home. Isn’t that delightful!?! And the picture does not do it justice! They are about the size of a small ladybug, so they are hard to photograph properly with my only average camera. In the sunlight [...]
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof..., montessori, nature study, science on Aug 30th, 2007 7 Comments »
We are just about two weeks into our new year and things are going so very well. This year we have a nice mix of the familiar and the new. We are keeping much of Superboy’s routine the same, with some Bravewriter, some projects, and lots of science and nature. Much of it is a [...]
Posted in art, Curriculum or Lack Thereof..., science on Aug 28th, 2007 19 Comments »
Why not both? Today’s art project was inspired by our reading in science. We are learning about different models of the universe (open, closed, flat), “big bang” and other origins theories, and all that good spacey stuff , so we decided to get a little cosmic with our art today. Materials: posterboard, a couple of [...]
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof..., geography, montessori on Aug 27th, 2007 21 Comments »
There is a new addition to the geography center, finally! This is a project I have been putting off working on for quite a while. But I made it my #1 priority this weekend and finally got it done. Here are our continent boxes: After much internal debate about what kind of box would be [...]
Posted in alaska, Random Ramblings on Aug 25th, 2007 13 Comments »
We have been home for about three weeks now. Back from vacation and settling in well, easing back into our routine of school and chores and activities. Falling into that old familiar rhythm to our days. Same as it ever was, happy, satisfying, and yet there is an unmistakable feeling…something is missing. And I believe [...]
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof..., geography, montessori on Aug 23rd, 2007 4 Comments »
Our first week is almost at an end at things are still going very well. Our morning read aloud is Winnie the Pooh and we are enjoying that very much. The Montessori items are a big hit. I really like how we are able to work together in geography, covering the same material, but at [...]
Posted in art, Curriculum or Lack Thereof... on Aug 22nd, 2007 12 Comments »
This morning’s nature study: Inspired this afternoon’s art project: Can you tell what famous artist we’ve been admiring lately? I bought a bunch of plain black frames in hopes that seeing some of our artwork nicely displayed on the walls might inspire us to do it more often. I think it might do just that!
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof... on Aug 21st, 2007 11 Comments »
We had our first “tuesday tea” and letter writing session of the school year today and it was lovely! Though we have traditionally have hot tea and muffins, today’s weather called for something a bit more refreshing: Iced green tea served with cool bowls full of vanilla yogurt topped with watermelon, mango, and fresh-picked blackberries, [...]
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof..., geography, JBug, montessori, Superboy's projects on Aug 20th, 2007 15 Comments »
First day back to school today and it was… terrific! I had intended on having an ultra-light day, just easing into the school year, but JBug was raring to go. For every Montessori presentation I did, she wanted more, more, more! We ended up doing the following presentations: 1. folding/unfolding and use of mat 2. [...]
