Homeschooling

Homeschool Sacrifice

April 15, 2010

Iâ€™ve been thinking a lot this week about the choices Iâ€™ve made in life and the sacrifices Iâ€™m making as a result of those choices. I believe that every single choice we make requires some sort of sacrifice. Sometimes the sacrifice is a worthy one. Other times, well, maybe it isnâ€™tâ€¦. Only we can decide. [...]

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Homeschool Prayer

November 5, 2009

Saying prayers with the kids before bedtime has always been a special time. Just as adults often do, they seem to sometimes get into a routine of saying the same things in their prayers and I have had to learn to be okay with that and accepting them where they are. My husband and I [...]

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Making Adjustments as We Go and Free Phonics Cards

October 16, 2009

EA and MC began reading short vowel words this week. We’re working on the short a vowel sounds in The Ordinary Parent’s Guide to Teaching Reading. Their first lesson in this section was encouraging and we ended it with them reading their first Bob Book, “Mat”. But as the week progressed, I noticed a need [...]

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Get Up and Get Dressed

August 17, 2009

For our homeschool, I am intentionally trying to stick with the rule that the girls are dressed before we begin and it is highly preferable that they get dressed before breakfast. I am trying to teach them to “Get Up and Get Dressed” before they begin the day. The theme for this week’s NOT Back [...]

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Our First Day of Homeschool

August 11, 2009

Yesterday was our very first day of homeschool. I worked all weekend getting things ready, looking over plans, and building up excitement for the girls. Part of me kind of feels silly for taking this so seriously. After all, some may think, they’re only four, it’s just preschool. But taking that approach is selling this [...]

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Where We “Do” School

August 10, 2009

The theme for this week’s NOT Back to School Blog Hop is School Room Week. Homeschooling can take place in a variety of places, from a special room complete with school desks for each child to just camping out at the dining room table (as we do). The wonderful thing about just about all aspects [...]