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Monday, July 06, 2009

Nothing on the calendar today!

I love days when we don't have anything! I think we'll clean a bit, get in the pool for exercise and then go see the grandparents. I love it when we don't have a set schedule, did I mention that? Right now I'm on my second cup of coffee, reading a bunch of things on the internet, blogging and waiting for the kids to finish breakfast so we can get started on the cleaning. We may even paint a little bit today, but probably not. :-) I keep procrastinating about painting the kitchen because I hate to paint. I'll be glad when it's done though.

In other news, for the last couple of nights, we haven't really had anything to read. I find it difficult to find books that are not scary in any way but will entertain everyone. Our favorite read alouds have been Harry Potter, Peter and the Starcatchers, The Thief Lord, Dragon Rider, Hank the Cowdog, Esperanza Rising and Becoming Naomi Leone. Does anyone have any suggestions? (Please!)

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Mother Mayhem said...: Emily is still stuck on pioneers. I'm of no help whatsoever. LOL; 9:05 AM

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Homeschooling Advice.

1. Try it. You might enjoy it. It might change your life. It might not be your thing, but you won't know if you don't ever try.

2. Find out what your state (or country) requires, the bare minimum. Do this and then with the rest of it, have fun with it. It doesn't have to be all serious and it doesn't have to look like the inside of a classroom. You're at home. Relax. Play. Read. Learn together. Enjoy your kids. They grow up way too fast.

3. Don't let a written curriculum boss you around. If it works, great. If it's not working for you, throw it out. If only parts of it work, use those and throw the rest out. It's not the boss of you. When shopping for curriculum, read reviews. Try to go somewhere where you can actually hold the book in your hands and look through it. Print out a sample day or week and try and implement it or borrow it before buying. It's kind of hit and miss buying books without being able to see them.

4. Find a homeschool support group. Or two. If you can't find one in real life, find one online. Get support where ever you can.

5. Make a mess now and then. Go outside and put some mentos in coke. Make alka-seltzer rockets. Make some great art. Make a timeline and a map. Grow some borax crystals. Use levers to lift things. Make a trebuchet out of whatever you can find around the house.

6. Go on as many field trips as you can.

The point of this blog.

"there is a theme, if you read, you'll get a growing conviction that homeschooling is a lifestyle that is worthwhile, that it is extremely good for kids and families, that it promotes bonding, is a personalized education that is superior to what you can get anywhere else for your kids, is fun and can be done even if you have a 400 track mind, no math skills (thankfully my husband does though), through working, job changes, bad hair days, home remodeling, deaths, illness, surgery, broken bones and various other things and it actually makes dealing with these things easier, not harder, than it was when we were in the public schools, because homeschooling is so incredibly flexible. That's the point I've been trying to make for the last 5 years or so."

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