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About Me

A writer mom who loves her kids shares her thoughts on homeschooling, education, cleaning the house, organization, staying sane doing what you love! All from a Christian, conservative standpoint.

Here's What I've Said Lately

• Appropriate Sheltering
• What Do You Say to the Socialization Question?
• My Kids, Teaching Swimming, at 10 and 13!
• What I Wish I Had Known in the First Year of Homeschooling
• Obama and Logical Fallacies Lesson Plan

Here's What I Write About

• Blogging
• Child Care
• Curriculum
• Getting Organized!
• Homeschooling Research
• Homeschooling Trends
• Knitting
• Parenting
• Personality and Homeschooling
• Politics
• Public Schooling

Check Out The Books I've Written!

Links

• Home
• View my profile
• Archives
• Email Me
• My Blog's RSS
• Sheila's homepage
• My To Love, Honor and Vacuum blog!

Friends

• christinemiller
• crackedharp
• HomeGrownKids
• SteveWalden
• MotherJoy
• quietcajun
• humpty
• authorDonna
• hrlabonte
• deirdre2
• elliott10
• rebecca
• Lilliepad
• kaysmarmey
• Mingo
• bbullard
• JustGiveMeStarbucks
• LivingHeritageUK
• SongOfTheSagebrush
• jengresak
• all4myblessings
• BeccaTheGreat
• robinkay
• KatieCutie
• jillconnelly
• ltjewel
• KregelHomeschool

Curriculum

KATIE, GRADE 4:
Overall Study Plan: The Well Trained Mind
Bible: Veritas Press, Chronicles Through Malachi
Spelling: A Beka Spelling 4
Grammar: A Beka God's Gift of Language
Math: Saxon 6/5
Latin: Latina Christiana
History: Middle Ages with various books
Science: Astronomy/Geology with Usborne Books

REBECCA, GRADE 7:
Overall Study Plan: The Well Trained Mind
Bible, Literature, Composition: Veritas Press, Omnibus II
Math: Algebra 1/2
Latin: Latina Christiana
History: Middle Ages with various books
Science: Astronomy/Geology with Usborne Books
Vocabulary: Vocabulary from Classical Roots
Logic: The Thinking Toolbox

Random Books from Our Curriculum

2007 Books I've Read

Click on the title of the book to see a picture!

Between Two Worlds: The Inner Lives of Children of Divorce

The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success

Do-Gooders: How Liberals Hurt Those They Claim to Help (and the Rest of Us)

Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know about the Emerging Science of Sex Differences

The Politically Incorrect Guide(tm) to English and American Literature (Politically Incorrect Guides)

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