Category: Homeschool
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Green Gables Literary Tour
We’ve just returned home from a glorious vacation– a pilgrimage back to my mother’s homeland, Prince Edward Island, for a sentimental sabbatical and literary field-trip to cap off our homeschool year. For a week in Green Gables I’m going to do absolutely nothing but run free in a green world of summer. (Anne of Windy Poplars)…
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The Breakfast Club
I’m emptying my camera roll of the last few months’ homeschool activities– to put a bow on our year, for posterity’s sake… Our homeschool’s comprised of a Breakfast Club of characters: A jock (Little Man), a rebel (Firstborn), a princess (Center Sister), a brain (Husband), and a basket case (me). Theatre: Tidepools & Aquarium with…
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Fudge-a-Mania
In addition to immersing in all things Lucy Maude Montgomery, I’m presently reading classic Judy Blume tomes with Little Man and he is all about Farley Drexel Hatcher– aka Fudge. The only thing better than a good book is a good book series! It’s precious to revisit characters I grew up with and introduce them…
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Hard Knock Life
Back in January, Firstborn was thrilled to land a role in another local theatre production– this time the musical classic, Annie. She was cast as French maid, Annette, servant to Daddy Warbucks. I gotta tell you, it blessed me to see her in that role, cleaning compulsively. I told her she could “rehearse” around the…
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A Bookworm Vacay
In a few weeks, we’re wrapping up schoolwork and kicking off summer with a special field trip– one that we’ve geared our studies around for months and planned for years. Our recent library checkouts (and new acquisitions to our permanent home library) ought to provide a hefty hint as to our destination… (click pics for…
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Holy Week
Happy Easter! He is risen! This Holy Week we’ve been thinking about Jesus’ sacrifice and gift of life– good golly we’re grateful for our Lord and Savior. Good Friday we walked through a powerful, hands-on experience of the stations of the cross at our old church. Resurrection Sunday our extended family joined us for a…
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Day in the Life (Every Day I’m Shufflin’)
It’s a busy season. Because of homeschool, we have a tremendous amount of flexibility and freedom, and our kids are receiving a vibrant, multi-faceted education. Still, because we’re facilitating that education it’s all on us, and every day WE. ARE. SHUFFLING. For your amusement, and for me to look back on one day as an explanation…
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What Happens in Homeschool
“A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a child confronting natural phenomena that impress him as though they were fairy tales.” Marie Curie Thank you, Lord, for these children– these three precious persons who call me Mom. Thank you for the support and partnership of Husband as we undertake…
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Brave Learners
Newsflash, compadres: Not every homeschool day is lollipops and kumbaya. In our homeschool we occasionally deal with squabbles, back-talk, sass, laziness, and tears– and I’m not just talking about the students. When difficult days do inevitably arise, my tried & true method of turning things about is to call on my fave homeschool cheerleader– good ol’…
