| The Rhythm of Our Days |
life and timesToday I went to our online umbrella school www.homelifeacademy.com and recorded the grades for the previous year. I LOVE this feature! We are required here in TN to do things differently than we did in FL but homelife makes it really flexible. I love the ability to have it all online and it even has a transcript feature. I also set up our coming year while I was there. So easy and simple.Firstborn has been working on a writing book and a math book. I picked up cheapies at the store so they'd have something to do other than watch TV through this move. I then offered them MONEY to finish them. Yes I know....bribery. But they are incredibly motivated and this is really extra stuff anyway. If they finish by the end of the month they get more than if they finish in August so he's been a busy little beaver. He also is caring for the chicks daily, learning to cook more (like French Toast and taco meat). He very much wants a subscription to the magazine Discovery Kids. We got a sample issue in the mail and the topics intrested him so much he read it through three times!! Sunshine is writing a book. It's called "The Indian and the Girl Sarah". It has l-o-n-g chapters about Sarah and an Indian girl who meet. She's illustrating it as well and reading aloud to us in the evenings. I'm very impressed! I can see exactly where she needs to work on spelling but I can't think of a better way to do it than to actually WRITE! She's been making doll sculptures out of wads of packing tape..... W is watching a lot of Between the Lions, Sesame Street, and Big Big World. He hasn't been well for longer than the other two and this has meant a lot of couch time this week. We went blackberry picking a week or so ago and built a new coop for our chicks. There's lots more going on and I've had a few times to consider how much planning I want to put into the coming year. It seems most of the traditional types are gearing up for that and the fairs and book sales are in full swing. I'm most looking forward to the tax holiday to get and organize art supplies. Our new neighbors run a tutoring school for homeschoolers and I can't wait to find out more about that! I'd love to know I could outsource a bit of math.... 7:17 PM - Jul. 9, 2006 - post comment
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DescriptionLabels don't fit. Not 'homeschooler", not "unschooler" not "classical educator". We are a family. We learn, we play, we read, we fight, we laugh, we struggle, and we discover together. We shun the calendar and packaged curriculum. You won't find a "teacher's guide" with a schedule making me it's slave within these walls. What you will find is a group of people, sometimes rough around the edges, digging in the dirt to grow things, reading books to expand our minds, paint up to our elbows, chickens in the yard, something simmering on the stove, and maybe tea on the front porch....this is a record of The Rhythm of Our Days. Living, Learning, Laughing, and Loving. Home User Profile Archives Recent Entries - I'm MOVING!!! - Really like this idea.... - Breezy Easy - need a second cup..... - Times Links • Living Deliberately • Living Math • Our Area's Cooperative • The Bonny Glen • Every Waking Hour • Live and Learn • Bravewriter Lifestyle Friends |
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