Girls will be girls.

linda | August 30, 2007

My daughter has been working in BJU Physical Science. Her friend Audrey has been working in the same book. Audrey’s mother and I thought it would be a good ideal if they would do the activities together. Well, they seem to have a good time.
They are study the dangers of household products and [...]

Science can be fun.

linda | August 29, 2007

The last few days, we have been conducting science experiments. Jason has been learning about earthquakes through Bob Jones University Press. He is actually really enjoying it. Last year, he used Alpha Omega, Switched-on-Schoolhouse and had a rough time understanding everything. I think he likes this science program better because it is more hands on.
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Banana Bread and Fire Alarms

linda | August 22, 2007

Today, I decided to make banana bread because the bananas were going bad. This is one of my family’s favorite treats. While they children did their schoolwork, I went to work making the bread. After baking for about 45 minutes, every alarm went off in the house. All of our smoke alarms are wired into [...]

Is Summer over?

linda | August 21, 2007

We started school a week ago then we had to stop. Our family from California came and visited us for a week. So, we started school again, today. It was a good day. The children really work hard and accomplished a lot. Back to my question, “Is Summer over?” Maybe or maybe [...]

Mother Crone’ Homeschool

linda | August 19, 2007

I was reading this blog: Mother Crone’s Homeschool She talks about how the right and wrong way to start homeschooling preschoolers. Many parents make the mistake of trying to compete with their fellow parents. Children will learn when they are ready. I have been teaching Sunday school for about 10 years. I see some parents [...]

First Day of School (Evening)

linda | August 15, 2007

And the day continues……
4:15pm Jason finishes his Writing and Grammar 7. He begins to complain about doing Daily Spark. He decides to do his math corrections instead of Daily Spark.
4:30pm Math corrections are done. Jason moves on to Wordly Wise, then he will do his Daily Spark. Kiani calls for help. We decide it would [...]

First Day of School (Afternoon)

linda | August 11, 2007

Part two of our first day of school.
12:30pm Kiani puts away the dishes. Ashleigh starts her vocabulary. I noticed that the recycling containers has fallen over and I decide to walk to the curb and pick it up. While I do that, I take Shadow (our doggie) out to go potty. As soon as I [...]

Our First Day of School (Morning)

linda | August 10, 2007

Yesterday, was our first day of school and it went something like this:
7:00am The alarm goes off. I try to stay in bed as long as possible with hubby.
7:30am I let Shadow (our doggie) out. I decide to make French toast for breakfast for everyone.
8:00am Time to wake all the children.
8:30am Hubby goes off [...]

Back to Homeschool Week

linda | August 8, 2007

I have been homeschooling for 7 years now and I totally agree with Randi at i have to say when she said :
I have learned that when something doesn’t work, stop doing it.  That perfect curriculum that everyone is talking about, the one that has revolutionized everyone’s homeschooling experience, may not work for my children [...]

The internet a wonderful tool for homeschoolers

linda | August 8, 2007

As you know, I have been working on the children’s school schedules, chore charts, and school stuff in general with the help of the internet. I have found many wonderful sites and it is all free. Here they are:
For math sheet and art lesson: donnayoung
For art appreciation: gardenofpraise
For European studies: historyonthenet
For organizing [...]