Year One in Review (July 2010-July 2011)
Trite as it sounds, I can hardly believe it was a year ago that I sat down at the kitchen table and began teaching Henry how to read, which was the advent of our home schooling. All things considered,...
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Over the past few weeks, I’ve been grateful that I can consider homeschooling a hobby. I’ve had no end of fun getting things in order for our upcoming school year to start. The plan is to teach Henry...
View ArticleAh, the well laid plans…
In 2004, Joe and I were teaching early morning seminary to a class full of 28 teenage students, ages 14-18, whom we knew next to nothing about. We flubbed our way along, one “learning experience” after...
View ArticleFlipping the switch
One of the things I feel like I’ve constantly struggled with in terms of teaching the boys to read has been in making the transition from easy (EASY) readers to real book reading. We’ve been hovering...
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Our Day in the Life 2012
Date: February 2, 2012. Players: Henry, age 6; Samuel, age 5; Kate, age 3; Becca, age 3 No disclaimers. It is what it is. I woke up at 6:42 a.m. feeling more rested than usual. Joe forgot to set our...
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Easter Craft
What do you do on a rainy afternoon when everyone is itching for something different to do? You dig through the archives of your memory bank and produce a spontaneous craft project! I honestly don’t...
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Diversion: Art Project
We needed a little break from our normal school routine today, so I pulled good ol’ Storybook Art off the shelf and found an easy project for us to do. The book was The Little House by Virginia Lee...
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Beginning again with photography
Sometimes Mom needs a turn to be a learner in this school gig. For the past two years, I’ve wanted to improve the photographic evidence of our lives but haven’t been in a season where I could do much...
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The Artistic Side of Photography
As I continue with Photo 101, I’m feeling a leetle more comfortable with my settings and am glad that my assignments this week are helping me focus on the artistic elements of photography. It’s more...
View ArticleDay in the Life 2013
Date: January 30, 2013 Players: Henry (7), Samuel (6), Kate (4), Becca (4) The conundrum: It’s been a rough month getting back into the groove after the fun of the holidays. Kind of like trudging...
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