Sunday, May 3, 2009 Utilizing Yahoo Groups for your CM Homeschool
I am continually amazed at the amount and wealth of information that is available through the internet these days! While I have not even begun to tap all of the resources listed through Ambleside Online I have found even another outlet of amazing information through YahooGroups.
I highly recommend searching out these groups as well as using the Yahoo search tool to find other groups you might be interested in. I found several just by typing in "Charlotte Mason" and "Ambleside".
Here is a list of the groups that I have joined:
This may seem like a lot but not every group has a ton of activity and I always opt for the daily digest emails so that my inbox does not become too overloaded. I usually just scan the titles of each digest and if I'm interested in a particular post I click on that link. Also, I rarely post on these, mostly just glean information from others and utilize the files sections. The FILES are where I have found many wonderful treasures. Not every group will have files to access but a lot of them do and they are well worth your time to investigate.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009 Charlotte Mason Blog Carnival Monday, February 23, 2009 Exam & Project Week
We have just finished Term 2 of Year 1 so will be using this week as our exam week. And since I've got some cleaning projects that are in need of attention we'll also be focusing on doing some deep cleaning in at least 1 room each day and hopefully I'll even get down to the basement to put away last summer's clothes and see what will be needed for this next year!
I've also managed to get all of the kiddos scheduled for dental checkups this week too, so we'll be in town a bit more than usual.
Hmm, now that I think of it this would be a good week to get taxes wrapped up and taken into be filed. I think I'd better make a list of all this or I'll get to the end of the week having accomplished very little.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009 Charlotte Mason Week of Sharing
Coming up February 2-6
For all Charlotte Mason Schoolers check this blog out for good reads and join in on the fun to come in February.
If you are interested in learning more about Charlotte Mason and using her Home School methods come on over, it should be loaded with information.
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Our HomeSchool Room
Just a few weeks into the beginning of the 2008/2009 school year I realized that we needed a place for all of our school stuff to call home. At first I had everything in our livingroom but it became almost an impossibility to keep organized and picked up so after much deliberation I moved the boys out of the smallest of the 3 bedrooms we have and put them in the larger bedroom with the girls. Then spent several weeks cleaning, repainting and moving everything in.
Having a separate room in our 1100 sq. ft. home has been a huge blessing. It's not that we do our school in here all of the time but it is all kept in here:) Since first moving in to it I have added another bookshelf, and rearraged a few things but the general feel of it stays the same. As you can see it is also the toy room and the clothes closet for everyone but William.
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Sunday, January 11, 2009 Goals & Ideas for this Next Year
Just as I've been reviewing the past year I've also been looking ahead to this next year.
Are my goals being met?
What are my goals and have they changed?
What do I need to do to meet these goals?
So I guess to start with I should outline what my goals are for my children in their education and daily life.
- To have a good foundational knowledge and understanding of scripture to help guide and direct them to a closer walk with God.
- To example to them and lead them past a knowledge in God to a daily vibrant spiritual relationship with our Savior.
- To example to them and lead them in daily worship & prayer.
- To work alongside them in memorizing scripture & poetry.
- To instill the daily habits necessary for maintaining an organized, clean home.
- To train them in consistent and instant obedience.
- To create in them a love for knowledge and learning through vibrant characters and stories contained in "living" books.
- To provide opportunities for growing and developing a love for all of God's creation
- To instill the daily habit of music practice and learning.
- To open their world through reading about and praying for missionaries around the world.
I'm sure there is more but these provide me with a good foundation to move forward from. Most all of these are a work in progress at the moment or something that I will be implementing over the next few months.
Next, I need to explore how I will be implementing these in our lives. Many of these goals require self-denial and diligence on my part which is still a struggle unfortunately!
But now that I've written them down I can move ahead to working on them. I have in mind to use a Habit List to help keep me on track and mindful of our progress. |
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