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Sep
01

Tot School: Checking in

by heather

Oh dear, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted here, hasn’t it?
So much has happened too, so many interesting adventures and changes and cute little moments.  I’ve been tending to post little blurbs on Facebook, or on any of the yahoogroups I’m a part of, rather than properly write things up for the blog.  I should [...]

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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.  $30.
Easy [...]

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Jun
09

Life of Fred Math: Just a Matter of Time

by heather

Time.
One of the greatest benefits of homeschooling is that when we need to, we can just take some time.
About a year or so ago, I bought the Life of Fred: Fractions book, much to Flipper’s chagrin.  More math!??  This was an atrocity!
Until I started to read the first chapter to him… and he giggled… and [...]

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Mar
29

Getting Waldorf Supplies in Canada

by heather

Waldorf education has many particular supplies associated with it, much like Montessori has its own distinctive educational materials.  Some things are readily handmade, or easily available from other crafty folks who sell online — things like playsilks, dolls, etc.
Some items, such as the Stockmar crayons and paints, can be a bit harder to track down [...]

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Mar
26

Tot School Weekly Update

by heather

Pomme is 39 months old
Okay, I wasn’t going to get into this whole “Tot School” thing, since we’re not really doing all that much in terms of formal schooling.  But, she did a few really cool things this week, and I know that “Tot School” isn’t supposed to necessarily mean “formal schooling” anyway, so I [...]

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Dec
01

French and Main Lesson Books

by heather

We’re a few weeks into our Waldorfy experiments, and things are far from settled.  I’ve been busy, and tired, and things just haven’t gelled yet.  We’re not getting much ‘work’ done, but we’re getting a bit here and there at least.
One thing I’ve loved about the Waldorf ideas, is the concept of drawing to learn.  [...]

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Nov
16

Knitting With an 11-Year-Old Boy

by heather

Flipper actually learned to knit many years ago, I think when he was 6.  He got a few rows done of what he intended to be a pillow for the cats, and then it was forgotten.
At the same time, the cushion I had started was also left aside, never to be picked up again.  My [...]

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Nov
09

Study Time for Mom with Christopherus

by heather

It’s always exciting when you get STUFF in the mail, isn’t it?
This week, my order from Christopherus arrived.  I’m not planning to implement full-on Waldorf homeschooling, anthroposophy just isn’t my thing.  But there are several elements I want to incorporate, and I need to learn more about them.
I ordered several books: “Joyful Movement” and “Form [...]

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Nov
07

Nature Walk

by heather

Today we went on a nature walk.  We’ve been taking walks most mornings for the past week (as part of our drift towards Waldorf-iness… of course it’s also very Charlotte Mason but we never got into it for some reason…), but generally they’ve been along the streets, not into the woods.
We started off the day [...]

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Nov
07

Autumn Session Update

by heather

I was just reviewing my previous post where I summarized what we’d accomplished in our first 6 weeks of a Charlotte Mason approach.  That was back in March.  It was fascinating to look back at what we’ve changed, what we’ve maintained, where we’ve stalled and where we’ve progressed.
One big change is that I stopped thinking [...]

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