Homeschooling

People House School Week in Review

September 10, 2011

Week of September 5-9, 2011 In my life this week… I started FAITH Evangelism training at church and I also started a new digital scrapbooking class at Big Picture Classes. In our homeschool this week… We began a new science curriculum this week. I stitched to Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Astronomy and I really, really [...]

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Teaching Short Vowel Sounds with Song

September 8, 2011

Will is working through the beginning lessons in The Ordinary Parent’s Guide to Teaching Reading. He has already learned all of his short vowel sounds, but we still review them every day. One great way to teach and review the short vowel sounds is by using the song “Old McDonald Had a Farm”. Will has [...]

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Joys of Homeschooling

August 24, 2011

I love homeschooling my children. It is hard work. Extremely hard work. But the blessings that I receive from the time I am investing in my children are worth every bit of work and sacrifice that I am giving. Just this week I have experienced joys in our homeschooling time that have encouraged me. Last [...]

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Homeschool Curriculum 2011-2012

July 20, 2011

We began our new homeschool year last week. I’m basically following a very flexible year-round schedule. So, after a short break (while the kids were in Vacation Bible School) to get organized for the upcoming year, we began first grade for the girls and preschool for Will. Our biggest change this year is moving towards [...]

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People House School

July 15, 2011

Several months ago, Will began referring to our family as the “People House”. We didn’t understand what he was saying at first…paper house?? Nope. People house. He talks about us as if we’re a television show. In the morning when we’re all waking up, “people house” is coming on. When we go to bed at [...]

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2010-2011 Homeschool Curriculum Review

May 11, 2011

In the course of this homeschool year, I have decided to go to more of a year-round schedule of learning, so we won’t be taking an official break from school for the summer. We are nearing the end of several parts of our curriculum from this year, though, so I thought this was a great [...]

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