suddenly, unexpectedly, homeschooling.
I’m not sure whether I’ve mentioned this before or not, but Leo has been working on a family history project for several months now. The idea started with a Story of the World workbook activity and grew from there. When he first started the project, I suggested that he start with our family first, and then…
Hi. This is Leo. For my homeschool, I have been been working on a family history project. I think family history projects are a great idea for homeschool. My mom’s friend gave us a great idea about a Family History Project with a grandparent journal and we added it to our project. We are giving…
My favorite parenting book, hands down, is The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease. Since reading it, I give the book to all new parents in my life and include it with baby shower gifts. If you have yet to read The Read Aloud Handbook, please do so. I dare any parent to read the introduction and not finish the rest of…
We had a random act of kindness happen, homeschool-style, happen to us the other day. Remember how I told you that I had found a homeschoolin’ mentor earlier this year? Well, the other day we arrived home after a crazy day to find an unmarked manila envelope tucked in our front door. When we opened it,…
Our Homeschool Day - Joyful Learning Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. ~Benjamin Franklin Today, I’m going to tell you about our homeschool day, as it relates to traditional schooling and joyful learning. This whole homeschooling thing can be so much fun. I’m realizing that it is…
Hi this is Leo. Today, for my homeschooling, I was in charge of making holiday play dough. I am going to tell you how to make your own holiday playdough. We call it Grinchy Dough. I got to teach T and Seuss how to make it today. I did one batch and then they did the…
