Category: Homeschool
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Rainy Day Recess
“I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.” -Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat It’s no secret that I love autumn, rainstorms, and a cool damp climate. Born and bred in a lush gray-skied valley in Oregon, I find the insulating…
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Class In Session
September is inarguably synonymous with back to school– even for homeschoolers who teach/learn year-round. In that spirit, iHomeschool Network is continuing their fun blog hop through the end of the month, most recently highlighting the school rooms of homeschooling families around the country. Unlike (apparently) most home-educating families, we don’t have a dedicated homeschool classroom. We’ve never sought to replicate…
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Old School
Little Man had a wonderful first day of pre-kindergarten, no surprise to any who know him. Though only attending once weekly, it’s still a big deal for this homeschooling mommy. (I shared our reasons for sending him here.) He’ll continue to learn alongside his sisters on the days he remains at home. I’m forever grateful for the ability to individualize my kids’ educations.…
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Course Correction
I recently shared our back to school #squadgoals in participation with a blog-hop over at iHomeschool Network. Home-educating parents were encouraged to share their curriculum plans for the year, and I was eager to chime in as well as peruse the kaleidoscope of entries from the many contributors. This perusal led to the discovery of several wonderful blogs that I…
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Back to School #SquadGoals
“Fill your house with stacks of books, in all the crannies and all the nooks.” – Dr. Seuss It’s that time of year again: Back, back, back to school… 6th grade, 4th grade, and pre-K to be exact. We keep a quasi year-round school schedule, not abandoning studies entirely during summer– but come tomorrow we’re sharpening the pencils and hitting the…
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Growing Up Around the World: a Slice of Life in Montana
In the spirit of Back to School, and our recent Montanaversary, I’m participating in a super fun global link-up: Growing Up Around the World. Consider it a collection of virtual field trips as you globally “hop” from one post to another, travelling the world and meeting families along the way. I’m fielding the same questions from the hosts…
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Independent
Happy Fourth of July! According to my prized, new-to-me set of Encyclopedias, copyright circa 1964, we’re having a very traditional and authentic Independence Day weekend… One year ago on the blog: “Simple Summer Fun: Cooking For Your Family Without Cooking Your House” Two years ago on the blog: “Proud to be an American” Three years ago on the blog:…
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Constant Gardener
Mercy. I am a constant gardener: Constantly fighting to tame my wayward organic garden again this year. I love working in the garden, but do find that here in Montana it’s a lot of, well, work to grow one successfully. Though I lost thirty-two tomato starts to a late snowfall; though my daikon radishes have bolted and are…
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Let Her Eat Cake – a Marie Antoinette Birthday Tea
Once again, I’m homeschooling the kidlets straight through summer— including a special unit study on US history & geography. Incidentally, as the first states joined the union seeking freedom from the English monarchy, Marie Antoinette was still on the throne in France. Which brings me to Center Sister’s latest obsession… Center Sister’s middle name is Marie, so her…
