by Heidi | Feb 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
When Kylee was just a little older than Logan is now, I wrote a post about our adventures in co-sleeping. To date, it is been one of my most highly commented posts (non-contest related). Seeing as we are deep in the mobile barracuda stage again,...
by Heidi | Feb 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
I often find myself sorely tempted. Tempted by the ease of worksheets. Tempted by children who catch on quickly and only need one or two goes with a new concept before moving onto abstract math. Tempted by how little teaching I can do when I let...
by Heidi | Feb 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
Encouragement can come in all sorts of forms and from all sorts of places. It can sound like pleasant words or it can feel like a pat on the back. It can also look just like this. In our family, we have an all-hands-on-deck approach to keeping the house...
by Heidi | Feb 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
We have been learning about famous paintings and their artists this year for our art study. The value of picture study reaches far beyond simple history, awareness, or appreciation- although those are all good things. Through picture study, my children are...
by Heidi | Feb 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
Aidan’s oral report on France. This assignment was part of a 1 month study of the continent of Europe. After two weeks of reading living books and doing basic map work, I assigned Aidan to choose one country to research farther. He filled out an...
by Heidi | Jan 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
It never fails that my children seem to be put on the spot to demonstrate what they know when we get together with other people who are not homeschooling, didn’t homeschool, or know nothing about homeschool or us (but happen to think it is their...
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