We went apple picking on Labor Day. While it wasn’t actually crisp and cool yet, it was foggy and cooler, and it definitely got me in the mood for fall. I am eagerly awaiting the first morning where I really need to wear a sweater when I leave the house. We’ve been re-reading lots of [...]
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Picture Books for Fall
Posted in homeschool, picture books on September 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Homeschool Days
Posted in homeschool, parenting on August 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
M’s school starts tomorrow Wednesday. As I explained here, she will be going to a very unique school. The school was started by two moms who had been running a one day a week homeschool enrichment program. Students can attend the school full time, three days/week or one day/week. Having been [...]
Hoofbeats of Danger by Holly Hughes
Posted in chapter books, homeschool on August 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
When we were at the library last week, M was looking through the racks of paperback series books and discovered the American Girls History Mysteries series. She picked out Hoofbeats of Danger by Holly Hughes because of the horse on the cover and asked if we could check it out. I had read a few [...]
The 100 Species Challenge
Posted in 100 Species Challenge, homeschool on August 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Melissa Wiley posted this week about the 100 Species Challenge which was originally proposed in this post by scsours. Participants take as long as they need to identify 100 species of vegetation that grow within walking distance of their home. Through our gardening efforts over the last two years, our family has learned [...]
My Ever-Growing TBR List
Posted in homeschool, non-fiction, reading on August 9, 2008 | No Comments »
I love lists. I make them constantly, on paper and on the computer. To do lists, shopping lists, packing lists (I have a folder of these for various occasions), wish lists, but my most favorite kind of lists are book lists. I have a long list of books to be read which [...]
Links to Share
Posted in homeschool, links, non-fiction, reading on August 1, 2008 | No Comments »
I haven’t been posting for the last few weeks because I’ve been too immersed in summer activities and traveling to visit family. I’ve been reading other blogs though. I try to catch up with blogs I like while I have my first cup of coffee and the girls look at books in their [...]
Package Arrival
Posted in homeschool, parenting, reading on July 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We always get excited when a big box of books thunks down at our door, and a few days ago we received a heavy box from Amazon loaded with goodies for all of us, a bird guide for M, a book of kitchen tips for me (though C wanted it for herself), The Illustrated Guide [...]
Nature Walk
Posted in homeschool, parenting on June 2, 2008 | No Comments »
This morning we went to the UNC-Asheville Botanical Gardens where we are frequent visitors. Except for the poison ivy obstacle course on one of the wooded paths, we had a delightful morning of sun and flowers.
What to do about kindergarten?
Posted in homeschool, parenting, tagged education, homeschool, homeschooling, parenting on April 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I am sorting out my thoughts so I can write a post summing up our experiment with not using punishment but I’ve been meaning to write about school choices for a long time so here goes.
I promised a long time ago, to write more about my struggle to choose between homeschool and traditional school for [...]
Respectful Parenting
Posted in homeschool, parenting, tagged parenting on March 30, 2008 | 9 Comments »
I’ve been continuing to devour the articles and comments that have sprung from Melissa Wiley’s original patience post and her latest post in this series. Last night I stayed up late following links and catching up on new comments, and today I made a list of books suggested by readers before heading out [...]
