I’m pretty sure I’ve posted before about how whatever we plan for our kids, they’ll turn things all topsy turvy and surprise us. In our case, it’s how I overdid early academics with my son, forcing him to do lots of workbooks (and yes, I do mean *forcing*) when he was far too young [...]
Posts Tagged ‘curriculum’
Sep
03
Keeping Us On Our Toes: The Best Laid Plans of Unschooling
by heather
Tags: back to school, curriculum, free rangeori, Homeschooling, kindergarten, math, Montessori, Right Start, school supplies, unschooling, workbooks
Posted in Homeschooling, Kid stuff | Comments (1)
Posted in Homeschooling, Kid stuff | Comments (1)
Jul
08
Books For Sale!
by heather
I have a few used books for sale, prices do NOT include shipping. I will ship here in Canada and to the US. Saxon Math 5/4, Homeschool Third Edition (2005). 630 pages. Just the student textbook. Some exercise numbers are circled in pencil, otherwise no marks. Very good condition overall, some wear here and there. [...]
Tags: curriculum, for sale, Homeschooling, used
Posted in Family, Homeschooling, Random Musings | Comments (0)
Posted in Family, Homeschooling, Random Musings | Comments (0)
Oct
27
Thoughts on Waldorf
by heather
It’s been a year (or so) of great flux for us in our homeschooling… and life in general. From moving across the country, to new cars, new jobs, not to mention a new house. From exploring Flipper’s issues (and realizing that it’s not something that just “better discipline” or “more self-awareness teaching” is going to [...]
Tags: analysis, anthroposophism, arts, charlotte mason, criticism, curriculum, drawing, early academics, Enki, eurhythmy, fairies, festivals, form drawing, gnomes, Homeschooling, movement, narration, painting, philosophy, playsilks, rhythm, sensory integration, soul, Steiner, Waldorf
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Posted in Random Musings | Comments (1)
May
17
Considering History Odyssey
by heather
I just learned about a program by Pandia Press (who also does R.E.A.L. Science) called History Odyssey. It’s kinda Charlotte Mason-ey, in that it focuses on living books and history through stories as much as possible, rather than pure textbooks. It’s a bit more structured that “pure” CM, though, since there are some guided question-and-answer [...]
Mar
22
First Session Wrap-up: Our First Six Weeks of Charlotte Mason
by heather
We’ve come to the end of our first session of homeschooling with a Charlotte Mason approach. I decided to follow the idea of organizing 6-week session blocks according to the TangleWood School‘s suggestions. At the end of the session, we compare what we’ve done with what we’ve planned and see what adjustments might need to [...]
Tags: Aesop, archaeology, book of centuries, Canada, charlotte mason, copywork, curriculum, daily grams, French, geography, grammar, guitar, handwriting, history, Homeschooling, Island of the Blue Dolphins, Leonardo DaVinci, literature, logic, math, Mozart, Music, narration, NOEO science, Pippi Longstocking, poetry, reading, rightst, schedule, Secret Garden, TangleWood, values
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Posted in Family, Homeschooling | Comments (0)
Feb
19
Thoughts on Unschooling and “Holes”
by heather
Recently I responded on a homeschooling messageboard to a query about unschooling. A mom was contemplating homeschooling her kids, and was intrigued by the idea of unschooling, but concerned about the possibility of missing certain things if her kids didn’t happen to learn them. Things like division. My reply garnered an “excellent post” response… so [...]
Tags: benezet, charlotte mason, curriculum, division, eclectic, education, egypt, elementary, Greece, Homeschooling, math, public school, unschooling
Posted in Homeschooling | Comments (15)
Posted in Homeschooling | Comments (15)
Feb
10
A Charlotte Mason Shift
by heather
Today was day 2 of our new, Charlotte Mason-inspired schoolday. I’d meant to blog about the plans for this whole thing, the reasons and rationales and ideas and all that, before actually starting it. But, ya know, life and busy-ness and all that stuff. The actual planning took up any spare time I might have [...]
Tags: charlotte mason, curriculum, homeschool, math, narration
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Posted in Family, Homeschooling | Comments (2)
Feb
06
Curriculum (and Other Stuff) for Sale…
by heather
If anyone is interested, I’ve got a few books I’d like to sell. Everything is located in Canada, I’ll ship to the US if you pay for the shipping costs of course. Cat-friendly, non-smoking home. I’ve offered these on homeschool forums ad nauseum with no takers. Honestly, I’d just like to get rid of [...]
Tags: baby book, birthing from within, books, curriculum, easy grammar, homeschool, math, RightStart, sale, Saxon, sears, second-hand, slings, spelling, Teaching Textbooks, used
Posted in Babywearing, Homeschooling, Random Musings | Comments (0)
Posted in Babywearing, Homeschooling, Random Musings | Comments (0)
Dec
11
An Embarrassment of Workbooks
by heather
A group of crows is a “murder”. A group of cows is a “herd”. A big pile of workbooks is an “embarrassment.” I was recently tidying up and went through one of our rather large piles of Flipper’s old workbooks. These are generally the “homework helpers” type, that you can pick up in any bookstore, [...]
Tags: curriculum, Homeschooling, motivation, preschool, unschooling, workbooks
Posted in Family, Homeschooling | Comments (3)
Posted in Family, Homeschooling | Comments (3)
Dec
08
Our Homeschool Curriculum
by heather
We’re not school-at-home. We’re not radical unschoolers. We’re pretty eclectic. I give Flipper quite a bit of freedom in choosing what sorts of things he wants to do, but I also insist on a few things myself. I work very hard, however, at finding materials that will be interesting and even fun for him to [...]
Tags: Aesop, agnosticism, Canadian Government, Christian, curriculum, eclectic homeschooling, French, geometry, grammar, Greece, guitar, handwriting, history, homeschool, logic, martial arts, math, piano, poetry, reading, religion, Rome, science, spelling, unschooling, virtues, vocabulary, writing
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Posted in Family, Homeschooling, Kid stuff | Comments (0)
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