Like a competitive swimmer poised to step up onto the starting block for an important race, my daughter is poised to step up to the starting block of a different kind of course – the high school years. When we started homeschooling over 7 years ago, not everybody that we knew was supportive of our decision [...]
I’ve had some struggles over the past 11 years. Homeschooling is not always the easy path to tread. I don’t know how many times in those moments that I’ve had a conversation with a well meaning friend, and spilled my guts only to walk away not feeling built up, but completely ripped apart from the [...]
In Cathy Duffy’s Book, 100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum, she outlines a few key learning styles. One of those styles she calls, “Sociable Sue.” If your child loves interaction, is warm and responsive, interested in people, motivated by relationships, and care what others think of them, they may be a “Sociable Sue.” (Or [...]
by nolamom76 on February 19, 2010
in arts and crafts, elementary school, extracurriculars, family, games, geography, great links, motherhood, projects, socialization
Snow, snow, and more snow… The Crafty Crow
Great winter crafts and some new ideas to have fun in all that snow a lot of you have gotten!
The Olympic Torch… No Time for Flash Cards
It’s a T.. no it’s the torch… it’s a cute craft that can go with your letter of the week theme [...]
