Posted in Faith, General Fun of Parenting on June 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With an emphasis on the word “making.”
We read through this book once already and are on our second reead through. It didn’t take the first time…
The book is written by three Christian, homeschooled siblings and each chapter has a section by each of them. The kids love it because it’s funny and has silly quizzes [...]
Posted in Homeschool Planning, Homeschool Set-up on June 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Having TOG in my hands inspired a flurry of new plans. It also gave me a neat and tidy structure to work within. TOG consists of four units which are each 9 weeks long. So, I’ve decided to do my planning in 9 week chunks.
My challenge in the past has been in being “ready” for [...]
Posted in Homeschool Planning on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was so excited this morning to have the Canada Post lady show up at my door and hand me a box of TOG. Tapestry of Grace is one of my favourite parts of homeschooling. It outlines a course of study through history, literature, geography, philosophy, church history and art – all from a Biblical [...]
Posted in Homeschool Planning on June 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I really enjoy schooling year round. There’s sommething very freeing in knowing that we can take a week off whenever we need it without having to worry about falling “behind”. I also like schooling year round because there is something inspiring about the different seasons. Fall is a time to concentrate on a wide range [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This morning Abbie writes her Math 10 Provincial exam. We have decided to reward her hard work with an iPhone. She’s wanted to have her own phone for quite some time now. There hasn’t ever been a need for this. I mean really, she’s 13. Either she’s at home, at church, at [...]
Posted in Life and other stuff on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It seemed like a great idea, in January, to commit to reading 52 books in 2009. Unfortunately, I have lagged behind since almost the first week. And then convention hit and I didn’t have time for any reading. But, now it’s summer and I feel like maybe, just maybe, I can catch up. So far [...]
Posted in Wordless Wednesday on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Day to day homeschooling, Homeschool Set-up on June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Writing is not something that comes joyfully to any of my kids. I thought it would be effortless – I like to write; therefore, they should all like to write. Not so.
My goal this year is to turn that attitude around. I want them to enjoy writing, to write for fun, and to write a [...]
