Daisy got through the online qualifying round in Super Spellers and was eligible to take part in the Local Spelldown of Super Spellers. It’s going to be a TV show – I’m guessing it will be sort of a game show/Canadian Idol type thing but for spelling. Very cool. They taped an interview of the [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Another Weekly Report
Posted in Uncategorized on May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thinking Strategies vs. Rote Memorization #2
Posted in Uncategorized on May 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was so excited to see Speed Math Strategies for sale at Singaporemath.com. Finally we have a supplement to help students develop instant recall of math facts by teaching math strategies. This resource complements the Singapore program and provides the right kind of “drill”.
In traditional Singapore style SMS shows students how to break down and rearrange [...]
I have given up on SWR
Posted in Homeschool Set-up on May 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I never really thought about teaching spelling until I began teaching my second child how to read. My eldest, Daisy, spells. She just spells. She has no need for someone to teach her rules; she just spells the words. She knows if she doesn’t know how to spell something and she’ll ask someone to help [...]
Wordless Wednesday
Posted in Life and other stuff on May 14, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Fine Arts Friday
Posted in Weekly Reports on May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ever feel like you’re too busy to do the fun stuff? I’ve felt like that all year. We have a weekly co-op that we are part of. In most ways it’s been incredible. But, it’s one day a week- every week. Every week except for this week!! So, in honour of the fact that we [...]
Weekly Report um…9?
Posted in Weekly Reports on May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I haven’t put a weekly report up in quite some time but I thought I’d jump back into it this week. Since I can’t remember a) what number the last weekly report was or b) what week of school we’re working on this year, I thought I’d just name this one Report 9. Not that [...]
Wordless Wednesday
Posted in Uncategorized on May 7, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Spring…finally!
Chinatown is cool
Posted in Weekly Reports on May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The kids and I walked through Chinatown and found some incredible deals. I knew that Week 8 of TOG Year 2 was coming up soon and I really wanted to do something fun and hands-on when we covered the Mongols and Marco Polo’s journey. When I saw the Beginner Chinese Copybook I knew I had [...]
New house, new homeschooling room.
Posted in Uncategorized on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We moved in January and one of the perks of the new house is the homeschooling room. We had a shared homeschool/TV room in the old house and now we have a room that is completely dedicated to homeschooling. I really appreciate the ability to have everything I need in one room but I also [...]
Our New Favourite Board Game
Posted in Uncategorized on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I picked up The Journey’s of Paul board game at our local homeschooling store about a month ago and brought it along to Banff with us. Dd (12), ds (8), other ds (6) and I all played together. I was worried that it was going to be kind of hokey, but it was fantastic. First off, [...]
