I’ve been trying to pen a “Weekly Homeschool Wrap-up” for a couple of weeks now, but my mind hasn’t been able to compartmentalize enough to make the various sections sound like something other than garble. I think some part of the problem is that everyone except me had some variation of a cold on […]
Learning about Learning Styles
I can always count on Kysha for inspiration. After hearing Sally Clarkson speak at the HOTM Conference, and then reading her post on learning styles, I went back to one of my homeschool favorites, Educating the Whole Hearted Child, to re-read and see what I might learn. When I was first introduced to learning styles […]
Musings
So much has happened in the last 1-1/2 weeks and I’m having trouble sorting it into a coherent blog post, but I’ll give it a shot. Maybe chronological order will help. We ordered our steps to have a very uneventful Independence Day, turning down a couple of invitations to get together for grilling, formal fireworks […]
Fruits and Vegetables for the Mind
‘Research shows that one of the common characteristics of geniuses is that they were raised with many books available to them. Don’t be stingy on your library–have as many books at home as you possibly can. Have a wide variety of kinds of books. Leave them at strategic reading spots throughout the house. Make all of your books accessible. […]
Shots from our Vacation Bible School 2009
Our kids said that this year at VBS was the best ever! The theme was “Crocodile Dock,” but as Louisiana is a close neighbor, we had a Cajun twist (even though Louisiana is more notorious for alligators). I thought the efforts to transform our family life center into a real, live Louisiana swamp were tremendous […]