Posted in Journal on Nov 29th, 2006 2 Comments »
It is SO cold today! The snow is still on the ground. Yesterday Paddy kept murmuring “Tiddley-pom!” and finally asked me “Mom, HOW does that song go?” I realized he was thinking about the “Song for Snowy Weather” in one of the Pooh stories. He made the connection between […]
Posted in recordkeeping, Journal on Nov 28th, 2006 6 Comments »
Last night we got snow! So that was the first-priority experience of the day — all of them wanted to be out in it. For some reason, perhaps the colder weather which makes the house feel cozy and closed-in, I have been in an organizational mood. So I organized part of my curriculum […]
Posted in Thinking about Learning, Big Picture on Nov 25th, 2006 9 Comments »
Stephanie of Throwing Marshmallows writes in What We Are Up To:
” Hmmm…we don’t really sound very “unschooly” lately, but really the above does not take up a huge amount of time and it has come about from seeing what my kids need and working on finding resources that work for them. And it works…. […]
Posted in Links, Thinking about Learning, Big Picture on Nov 20th, 2006 3 Comments »
I have been reading Charlotte Mason Primer by Cindy Rushton. It is a simple book, but nice and rather inspirational to me right now as winter finally starts setting in here and the days get shorter. I borrowed it from a friend, but found it enough of a keeper to […]
Posted in Milestones on Nov 19th, 2006 No Comments »
Faith tagged me for this meme – so Sunday brunch can wait for a few more minutes.
1. How old were you when you learned to read and who taught you?
I was six and in first grade. My mom says the school I was in used a wonderful phonics-based program and I could read by […]
Posted in Links on Nov 16th, 2006 No Comments »
I just found this site and it looks nice. There is a picture checklist for little ones.
But I was looking for something more like this.
Here’s another.
And here’s a blog on the subject. I think it actually has all the ones I just found, and more.
Posted in recordkeeping, Big Picture, special needs on Nov 14th, 2006 No Comments »
I am trying to be a bit more structured about keeping records, while hopefully keeping the balance of freedom and opportunity. (By the way I really like JoVE’s post on Don’t Do It All, Just Good Enough and am saving it as a reminder along with Morgan’s post about The Paradox of Choice) . […]
Posted in recordkeeping, Links on Nov 14th, 2006 No Comments »
Quick list of some of the record-keeping forms I like — I am drawn to these like a moth to a flame. They don’t work for me that well if I overdo it, but indulging in my addiction every once in a while helps me jumpstart my organization. So here’s a group of my […]
Posted in Early Childhood, Links on Nov 13th, 2006 No Comments »
This looks like a neat little blog:
Small Town Rowing
– one family’s adventures using FIAR.
Posted in Thinking about Learning on Nov 12th, 2006 1 Comment »
I’ve been waiting for a quiet Sunday morning to catch up on this — Rule of Six Carnival
Here is my brief version I wrote for an e-list:
Once I wrote out a Four Pillars of my ideal homeschool which went like
this:
1: Good Books
2: Conversation
3: Pondering Time
4: Service and Skills
The “roof” or canopy I envisioned as […]
