In my corner of the homeschooling world, February seems to be the month when everyone begins planning for the next year. Our support group’s e-mail group is abuzz with “what should I use for __________ next year?” As the resident grammar fanatic, I enjoy participating in any discussion about language arts. Contrary to expectations, my [...]
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No, the title is not an oxymoron: you really can have fun with grammar. Admittedly, I love grammar, but I realize that most people don’t share my strange affinity for prepositional phrases, pronouns, and punctuation. That’s no reason for torturing your kids with dry grammar worksheets and tedious sessions of circling, underlining, and crossing out. [...]
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“Whatever you do, find ways to read poetry. Eat it, drink it, enjoy it, and share it.” ~Eve Merriam Poetry is terribly misunderstood. Most of us were introduced to complex, often incomprehensible poetry when we were in school and learned quickly to dislike it. But poetry doesn’t have to be a jungle of symbolism and [...]
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Our question today comes from Cheryl who blogs at Somewhat Crunchy Mom… I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to homeschool a family member who has been lost in the shuffle of public school. He is a vibrant 12 year old who loves to learn but is struggling. He is completing 6th grade but reading and [...]
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The following post was originally posted on my personal blog, Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers, three years ago. We are not currently using our writing center because Brianna has outgrown it and Josh and Megan aren’t ready for it yet. However, it’s all stored in our basement, ready to be pulled out again soon. Maybe it will [...]
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