Last year as a part of our homeschooling, we used the Classical Conversations curriculum and attended a weekly community, where I also tutored. This curriculum has taken off, and it seems as if everyone in homeschooling circles is talking about it. We have chosen not to attend the community next year, so people want to… [continue reading]
Kids in the Kitchen: Easy French Crepes
The next recipe Faith chose was from our Williams-Sonoma The Cookbook for Kids. She wanted to make crepes. I had never made crepes! They looked delicious in the picture and Faith wanted to make those next. I’m not sure it was the best decision, as it took her…three whole hours to make them! We were… [continue reading]
Kids in the Kitchen: French Toast
I really appreciated so many of your comments and suggestions as to how to get my daughter Faith to begin cooking on her own. I spent some time searching for a children’s cookbook. I didn’t want one that used many mixes. I rarely use them at home, and I want her to learn how to… [continue reading]
Moms—We Don’t Know It All
It was a mom’s gathering with activities for my oldest two. There was a meal included, and I could bring my youngest two with me. Free food, fun and fellowship! How could I refuse? Oh, but I wish I had. I didn’t know any of the ladies that I was placed with but was happy… [continue reading]
Using Incentives in Homeschooling
During one of my education classes at the University of Nebraska we were discussing resumes, what to add and what to leave out. The question came up as to whether or not we should include our ACT scores. The professor replied that if your scores were very high it would be good to include them. … [continue reading]
The Importance of Good Grammar
I was teaching my oldest daughter Faith her grammar lesson. She was learning the correct way to compare things using the er and est endings. I gave her the word “long” and told her to write three sentences, the first with no comparison, the second comparing two things, and the third comparing more than two… [continue reading]
Thanksgiving and Homeschooling
At Thanksgiving dinner we were going around the table saying what we were thankful for. The kids said things like “family,” “everything,” “food”–the usual. Having lost our fifth child recently at twelve weeks, I said that I was especially thankful for the children the Lord has given me. Then it was Jason’s turn. He smiled… [continue reading]
Tooting and Tutoring
I was tutoring my class of nine and ten year olds at the Classical Conversations Community (For an explanation of what this is click here.), and it was time for the lesson on the Tin Whistle. I was at first very intimidated at the idea of teaching this, but quickly found that the instructions were… [continue reading]
A Very Frightening Moment in Time
This was three years ago when my four-year-old was only one. I was homeschooling my oldest at the kitchen table while my baby was playing happily behind me. All of the sudden my baby started crying. I turned around and my hand went to my mouth as I stood up. I could not figure out… [continue reading]
Why I Homeschool
“Why do you homeschool?” I hear this question a lot from family, friends, neighbors, and perfect strangers. For me it was an easy decision because it was Jason’s. (Insert smile here.) From the first time he heard of the idea of homeschooling he thought it was wonderful. Me? Not so much. To homeschool I thought… [continue reading]