Butterflying

Butterflying

We had a great field trip to the local butterfly farm. It was a wonderful homeschooling adventure, lots of learning and exploring. The information part was nearly as good as the learning, plus we picnicked and enjoyed field games. We highly...

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Kinda buggy

Kinda buggy

Today I was sitting on the floor playing with Eliza, the big girls were outside and all was relatively quite, except this pesky tapping. It sounded a bit like dripping, which made me think it needed further investigation. Then, several visions of...

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homeschoolin’

homeschoolin’

We’ve found a very cozy groove with our homeschool. We have fun, we relax, we color, draw, craft and play. Having a second kid helps so much, now that she’s 3. (note: babies don’t really help. Babies are demanding of both time...

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Well Written Words

sometimes I pick up this book when I have a spare minute. I snatched it from a friend’s to-be-thrifted pile and am always glad i did. I don’t believe in heavily structured, teacher-directed activities at any age, but i think such...

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Routineishness

Routineishness

Nothing specific to say… no matter how romantic it may seem–there is some amount of–ahem, poop that goes along with chicken keeping…but, at least they’re laying! from Martha Stewart, lemon-cornmeal sheet cookie a...

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Math by Hand

Several months ago I stumbled across a math curriculum called ‘Math by Hand’–I honestly don’t remember where. However, I was intrigued. What caught my eye were the handmade manipulatives in the pictures–but then...

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