We had Nana visiting us this week. She arrived on Sunday and stayed until Wednesday evening. It was nice having an extra pair of hands around during the day, although we definitely didn’t get as much done as we should have. I had to keep reminding myself that the reason we homeschool is so that [...]
Archive for September, 2007
Weekly Report #4
Posted in Weekly Reports on September 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Creating a Math Lab
Posted in Homeschool Set-up, Math on September 27, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Most of us work very hard at creating a literature rich environment for our children. Not many of us work as hard at creating an environment that fosters a love of math. Setting up a math-lab is an easy way to make math fun and accessible.
I had a math lab for my older kids, but [...]
Turning 30
Posted in Life and other stuff on September 25, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I was really worried about turning 30. It’s kind of a big number and I wasn’t ready for it. Besides, it feels like I’ve always been in my twenties. And isn’t there something beautiful about saying the words, “I’m in my twenties”? I said it more this year than I’ve ever said it because I [...]
Weekly Report #3
Posted in Weekly Reports on September 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Well, what can I say. I guess this week was hit and miss. Maybe all weeks are hit and miss. I’m not sure what I’d even do if I had a week that was all hit and no miss… Maybe next week.
Three events contributed to the miss-ness of this week.
1. My car stopped steering. I [...]
Weekly Report #2
Posted in Weekly Reports on September 17, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I’m late with this report. Juggling school, house, packing and unpacking takes a lot of time.
We did TOG weeks 31 and 32 of Year 1 this week. Sam loves TOG. He gets really excited about history. He’s been listening to all of our SOTW CD’s in his room and just played the last CD in [...]
Weekly Report #1
Posted in Weekly Reports on September 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’m still figuring out this blog thing so I have no fancy graphics nor do I have a blog roll. I want both, but for now I’ll just post.
Our first week went much like our first day. There were interruptions, it was slow, and not a whole lot was accomplished. I am trying to pretend [...]
Thinking Strategies vs. Rote Memorization
Posted in Math on September 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’m all for instant recall of basic math facts, however, I’m not all for the road that many people take to get there. Instant recall, achieved through the rote memorization of basic facts will serve a student well when they need to use those basic facts. However, rote memorization does not equip students to think [...]
Highlights from our first day back
Posted in Weekly Reports on September 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It was really more like a half day back. Each of the boys practiced for half an hour before we left the house for IHOP. We ate pancakes and drank chocolate milk and then went to the orthodontist. Ortho was uneventful, but expensive.
Since we were already out of the house I decided to run a [...]
Tomorrow is our first day.
Posted in General Fun of Parenting on September 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow is our first day and I’ve already broken one of my rules for treating homeschooling as a job. It’s always rather embarrassing to write about something and then absolutely contradict oneself just days later. However, this appointment is very important.
Does anyone else have a husband or a friend or a mother-in-law who has [...]
Why you shouldn`t buy the Horrible Histories `Rotten Romans`for your kids.
Posted in General Fun of Parenting, Uncategorized on September 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
On the way back from the lake this week I heard snickers coming from the back seat, which I ignored, and then a request to do some Latin, which I did not ignore. Not only did I not ignore the request, I prepared myself to bask in the glory of it.
“Latin?” I said, looking [...]
