Archive for September, 2009

 A Girl and Her Leech

Leave it to a homeschool family to have an interesting assortment of critters. Today we added another (temporarily, I hope) to our menagerie: a leech. Andrew (who helps us) found it in the pond. It really is a very interesting animal, a good science lesson and very pretty…..but…..



 Homeschooling Ideas

Like most home-school moms, I’ve had to be creative when it comes to teaching. I’m thinking about putting some of my ideas on our website so that they won’t go to waste. I spent too much time creating them.



 Homeschooling: What No One Tells You

Sometimes I feel that my life doesn’t count for much. I’m not a missionary. I’ve never written an influential book or even opened a soup kitchen.
Yet I saw something the other day that made me realize how valuable we Moms are. At the eye doctor’s office there was an African-American mother with her [...]



 Our 3rd Year of Homeschooling

Sarah is in 2nd grade this year, making this our 3rd year of “formal” homeschooling. We use Rod and Staff for our basic curriculum: English, Reading, Phonics, Math, Art and Penmanship. Then I use different materials for History and Science. We try to cover the basics, but we also try to be [...]



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