Yes, I have holidays on the brain! (Who doesn’t??) It seems like Thanksgiving was only a couple of days ago and Christmas is only a few days away! Check out our Thankful Tree on our school bulletin board. Over the next couple of days we’ll be re-doing it for Christmas …
I say this often… I don’t know what I’d do without Google!! I’m so grateful that I homeschool in this day and age so chock full of such wonderful technology. If I didn’t, I’d definitely have to fork over the big bucks for a really great set of encyclopedias. Because little …
Fidgeting drives me nuts. I’m just going to be honest and throw that out there. When Drama Queen was learning how to read and she was sitting on my lap, she wiggled like something crazy and it drove me batty! I wanted her to sit still because I can’t focus …
Wow! I received LOTS of feedback and suggestions for “E” words on my Facebook page. Thanks, y’all rock! (If you need ideas that’s the place to look!) I try to pick a word that’s very relevant to the way we do school, or at least to where we are at …
Oh, Netflix. I adore Netflix (even after the price hike – we use it enough we’re still getting a good deal.) One of the many things we watch on Netflix are documentaries. I adore documentaries. So do my kids. Mostly. We use documentaries to supplement in areas we’re already learning …
Cookie! Ok, not really. (Well, it is but I’m not Cookie Monster, so, moving on…) At first I thought I would talk about “character training.” We have had some really great discussions, and I mean really GREAT ones, coming out of our character “classes.” For Instruction in Righteousness has proved …