I really think the purpose of this meme is to post a new list every week, but I am using it more as a reminder to be working on my “big” goals for the summer. Here are my updates for this week’s To-do Tuesday. Prepare for children’s consignment sale. Do ironing Catch up on regular …
I found a new meme called To-do Tuesday sponsored by Crazy Adventures in Parenting. (The meme is not new, just new to me.) I’m going to re-post my summer goal list that I posted last Friday along with (a very few) updates. Prepare for children’s consignment sale. Do ironing Catch up on regular laundry Clean …
One of my eleven stated goals in my previous post was to work on school planning. I’ve already picked out curriculum, so I just need to look through everything, determine a reasonable pace, and decide how often to teach each subject. Then I could start scheduling every assignment. But I don’t like to schedule too …
For the last two weeks, I’ve been discussing different aspects of teaching multiple ages of children. In part 1, I mentioned choosing curriculum that would assist you in teaching multiple levels by utilizing a combination of curricula that combined children and worked for independent learning. Last week, in part 2, I provided some basic philosophies …
Last week, I talked about choosing curriculum for teaching multiple ages. I mentioned some examples of curricula that are good for independent learning, and some that are designed for combining children. I also told of the necessity of balancing those types of curriculum with those that require intensive teacher involvement. This week, I will give …
There’s a new weekly homeschool/education meme hosted by Fivejs. She wants to know how you fill up your kids’ thirst for knowledge. In our house, we love doing hands-on projects. OK, let me rephrase that. The kids love doing hands-on projects. I am not so fond of the mess. But, I have found that nothing …
Choosing Curriculum A common question that homeschool teachers are asked, is how they manage to teach all their kids at the same time. I think this question stems from a lack of understanding of how different homeschooling is from the typical public school classroom. Two keys to teaching multiple levels at home are independent study …
If you aim at nothing, you will hit it. I remember first seeing that quote in high school. It really struck me and helped me to understand the importance of setting goals. But what good are goals without some sort of plan to accomplish those goals? Dare I say the dreaded word? schedules It’s amazing …
So what is a typical morning like at my house? (Or is there a typical morning?) This morning: 5:15 – Got up and dressed, noticed the dishwasher didn’t look clean so wrote a note to husband 5:30 – Left for the Y 5:45-6:30 – Worked out, then drove home 6:45 – Quick e-mail check, said …
Have you every looked at pictures of other people’s perfectly organized school rooms and had to wipe the drool off your keyboard? There are some people who have amazing school rooms with custom designed desks for each student, wall-to-wall book shelves, special computer areas, and you name it, someone has probably built it. I’ve even …
