In my life this week… I’ve been working hard on my 3 in 30 goals: See my goals for the month and my progress this week. In our homeschool this week… Lots of math again this week. Jonathan finished the Target $1 spot subtraction book. Rather than wait any longer, we started in on the…
Homeschooling
The Dreaded “S” Word ~ Socialization
Photo Credit The dreaded “S” word. Many homeschoolers fear the mention of the word. Many non-homeschoolers think that it’s demise of homeschoolers. What is it? Socialization. Seriously? Why is this an issue? I think it comes down to how we define and put socialization into practice. Socialization ~ a continuing process whereby an individual acquires…
Kids in the Word Wednesday ~ August 3
This week our memory verse was Matthew 7:7-8. It is track #3 from Seeds Family Worship Vol. 1 Seeds of Courage. We did our usual printables from BibleStoryPrintable.com: 1. Coloring Sheet 2. Mini Book – Color, cut, put in order, and finally tape the verse together in order. {No picture of that this…
The Homeschool Lounge
I just learned about The Homeschool Lounge a few days ago. Go check it out! They are giving away prizes on their site plus having both a Facebook and a Twitter party this week. Lots of homeschool mommy fun!
Educating the Wholehearted Child: Chapter 1, Part 2
Chapter 1 ~ Part 2 We split up the discussion on this chapter into two parts. If you missed the first half of the chapter, you can catch up over on this post. In this second half of the chapter, the Clarksons show that homeschooling is not really something new; it’s really the rediscovery of…