I would like to share a new curriculum that I am using with Anne Mary (9) and Sarah (12) so that we could learn sewing together at home this fall as part of their “Home Economics” Credit.
Here is an article written by Deana L. Carmichael, the founder of the curriculum.
David is five and I needed to get my act together on structure for his day. With the latest addition to our family, improv has become a bit more difficult, so his dad and I sat down and made a list of daily activities for David. What this means is that I will have these [...]
Notebooking Pages would like to introduce their Mom’s Home Journal, who says our kids are the only ones who can enjoy notebooking?
The Mom’s Home Journal has:
* beautiful cover & spines for each season
* emergency & contact info pages
* year at-a-glance, week-at-a-glance, and other “at-a-glance” planning pages
* divider pages (could also be used as cover pages for individual journals - like a recipe book) for each season
* calendars for July 2010 - June 2011 (eight styles for each month)
* lists: shopping, gift planning, goal setting for each season
* a variety of to-do list pages for each season
* household forms for menu planning, housecleaning, & financial work for each season
* pages to build and plan your routines for each season
* a variety of journaling pages (some with “notebooking flair”) for each season
Homeschool Blogger has organized a really inspiring and new opportunity for homeschoolers - HomeschoolBlogger.com’s Free Classes. They have great topics scheduled for mid-July and August and there are also topics being scheduled each day for this summer and fall.
Here’s what Gramma knew about dinner, that we’ve all forgotten in only two generations: We’re supposed to eat dinner together. One meal, one table, no TV, no radio. We have a standing date, a ritual, see you there around 6 pm.
Perhaps one night a week Gramma took it easy and made eggs and bacon for supper. Sunday nights were probably reserved for a roast of some kind, ham maybe. Or roast beef. Something that made good leftovers for the following day.
Hi friends and readers:
My friend, Kim Kautzer is working on some curriculum she is writing and would like to ask around and get some responses to the following questions. If you would like to comment below, I will forward them to her, or you respond on her facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/writeshop
Or reply to: Kim @ [...]
The Old Schoolhouse magazine is giving away free resources in their aim to support homeschooling this coming school year. Their giveaways are perfect for people who are seeking reassurance that they can homeschool, for people who are just looking around for more resources they can use for their homeschool as well as for those who are looking at the possibility of homeschooling.
