“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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Paddling from sea to shining sea
This post contains affiliated links. Last spring when I was looking for geography curriculum, I came across a free resource for U.S. Geography, 50 States and Where to Find Them by Kathy Jo DeVore of Barefoot Meandering. (I honestly cannot remember where at this point. I really ought to write that stuff down. Thanks whoever […]
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Everybody loves a sale!
Except communists, I guess. But since I probably don’t have a lot of communists reading this blog, it doesn’t matter. Non-communist homeschoolers really love sales, and Compass Classroom has a huge sale this week only–30 to 50 percent off. This is the company that puts out Visual Latin. We love this program, and I’ve reviewed […]
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Mother-daughter outing for books!
This weekend is the Arlington Homeschool Book Fair. It’s always the second weekend of May: Mother’s Day weekend, the busiest month of the school year, and when I have just had it with lessons in general. But the pull of books — and free shipping on our Math-U-See materials — is strong. I like to actually […]
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Empty Shelf Challenge: The History of EVERYTHING!
Well, not everything, but a lot. And I actually didn’t read it; I listened to the audio book. So yes, this picture is a lie. But after three books on my Kindle, I wanted something on my shelf. And I will get around to actually reading it. Just a note: The audio book is […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Predawn edition
We got up at 5 am this morning to watch Mars get hit by a comet. Well, not really, but it would have still looked cool. Unfortunately, our eastern horizon is blocked by our neighbor’s trees. And while there’s a lot of great info at that link about seeing the sky, there’s nothing about looking […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Camp Week
This week our girls have Girl Scout Twilight Camp and our boys have Cub Scout Twilight Camp. For the first year in 5 years, I’m not at Girl Scout Camp. I miss it. And I’m very, very tired after just one day. I’m too old for camp. Links! Coffee as a health beverage. I drink […]
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Starting with the wrong question
I’m one of those weird creatures who has homeschooled since the beginning. In fact, before we were married, I knew I wanted to homeschool my kids. So I had a longer time than many to look at what homeschooling was and how we would implement it in our family. I have, however, talked to lots […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Spring break edition
Except that, as homeschoolers, we’re not getting a spring break. We don’t have cello lessons or softball practice, so that’s something. We do get breaks, we just are less formal in scheduling them. For example, the great stomach bug of early February resulted in several days off. But for the rest of you on spring […]
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Curriculum Review: Economics for Everybody
I previously reviewed the spectacular Visual Latin curriculum produced by Compass Cinema. Now Compass is offering an economics program that is just as great as the Latin offering. (They’re having a 30% off sale right now. Get on that!) Economics for Everybody is a biblical economics program for (almost) everybody. It is unapologetically Christian. The […]
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A review and a contest! Or vice-versa.
Home schooler are suppose to study Latin. It’s in the charter. Moms must wear denim jumpers, and the children are suppose to study Latin. There’s an optional woodworking clause, but Latin is a must. Since I don’t even own a denim jumper (gasp!), the kids had better study Latin or we’re kicked out of the […]
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