Curriculum
After deciding to halt the Kindergarten progress back in July because we were just not ready (the beauty of homeschooling), we … [Read More...]
Audiobooks We Love
"Books on tape stock a child’s mind with the sounds of thousands of words." Bauer, Susan Wise (2009). The Well-Trained Mind: A … [Read More...]
Everything Homeschooling
What We’re Listening To
Peter Pan (UNABRIDGED) by J.M. Barrie and Narrated by Jim Dale. We have actually purchased this one as while I do support LibiVox, sometimes the intros at the start of each chapter gets a little annoying.
The World is Our Classroom Homeschooling Planner
I have designed a paper Homeschooling Planner (Year-round) that offers the following: -52 Weeks of Gratitude Chart -Year at a Glance (June 2012 – July 2013) -Importing Reporting Dates (Fill-in) -Family Read-Aloud Book List (fits 40) -Family Field Trips List -Student Info (for up to 4 children) -Homeschooling Goals (up to 4 children) -Subject Time… [Continue Reading]
Talking to young children about Troy Davis
I reached out the the members of the Secularhomeschool.com community as well as a few groups on Facebook about how to talk to my very curious 5 year old daughter about Troy Davis. She was asking questions and I wanted to be as honest with her as I could be without putting too much on… [Continue Reading]
If You Give a Kid an Abacus, She’ll Want to Count
Those who know me are aware of the fact that I lack confidence when it comes to math. I would rather watch reality television than engage in addition, subtraction, division, or multiplication. When we agreed to embark upon this homeschooling journey it was with the understanding that my husband would take on the math part… [Continue Reading]
Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Award Program
As a member of the SecularHomeschooling.com, I am finding so many resources to add to my homeschooling collection. Recently, I came across a post in which a member shared the Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Award Program. It was a timely find too as I just shared my family’s love of reading! Here are… [Continue Reading]
The Fight for Troy Davis is a Fight for the Soul of the United States of America
The Troy Davis case has awakened this site. Deneene Milner over at My Brown Baby wrote eloquently about her views on the Death Penalty saying: But then my brain takes over when I consider America’s dark history of lynching, mutilating and murdering African American fathers, sons, mothers and daughters—all-too-many times for no other reason than… [Continue Reading]
Tools to Teach Preschoolers and Kindergarteners to Read
She’s reading! That’s right; my daughter began reading about a month ago and it has opened up a whole new world for us as a family. Seriously, I finally feel like we can actually do this homeschooling thing now! Truth be told, I have known that she could read longer than she has known. She… [Continue Reading]
Step By Step: Building a Volcano
We are learning all about PreHistory and I’ve decided to include as many activities as possible because I love arts and crafts. The Tornado was very interested in how some land was formed from volcanoes, so after watching a short movie about volcanoes on BrainPop, I thought it would be a great idea to build… [Continue Reading]
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