Aug. 2, 2007 - Homeschool Open House
Tiany is hosting a Homeschool Open House!
I am Momma, a 35 year old homeschooling SAHM. I have 8 children:
EmBlem aged 11
GirlofGod, aged 10
BlackSpidey, aged 9
Trixy, aged 8
Polly, aged very nearly 6
Miss Banana, aged 5.5
Jack, aged 5.5
and BabyJ, aged 2
Click here for their pictures.
We also have two Lambies rejoicing in Heaven with their Lord. I always told my husband that I wanted 22 children, but would compromise at 10. Now we have 10 and feel so blessed! We adopted BlackSpidey, Miss Banana and Jack from state foster care.
We have homeschooled from the beginning. I was blessed to work from the age of 16 to the birth of my eldest in many various public schools as a sign language interpreter and aide for disabled children. I *knew*, even before becoming a Christian , that MY children would not be going to public schools. I had to interpret many things that made me very uncomfortable. This was in the midst of Clinton's "Goals 2000". I couldn't believe some of the things that were being taught. Most of the teachers hated it too, but they had no choice in what to teach.
I began, unknowingly, using some techniques from Charlotte Mason, then, when EmBlem was 4, began using The Weaver's Interlock. We used Weaver for several years, until I discovered Ambleside Online.
Our day follows a routine, rather than a schedule. We get up, have breakfast, read the Bible and have devotions, then do math, then our AO readings in various order and in various places around the house. I read with the Lambies as they need, first one, then another, until everyone has marked off all the day's work. We usually finish up about 1 PM. That's with a lunch break and clean-up, too! I love AO, since we have free afternoons, and lots of time for swimming and free play.
Our curriculum choices are Ambleside Online, Math-U-See, Handwriting Without Tears. We use some websites for things like Spanish, Typing and Sign.
My tip? Ease up on the workbooks and increase the good literature! Children really do learn all they need from great, classic, well written books! I'd love for everyone to read A Charlotte Mason Companion by Karen Andreola. It sums up our educational philosophy.
Thanks to Tiany for hosting this little get together and hope everyone has a great year!
Momma
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Hugs!
Kristi