Last week my friend Jenn wrote, “I am wondering if being in so many activities is wise this winter. We are bound to get sick….” When I responded with the list below, she encouraged me that it was worth a post. Thanks, Jenn! Our Guidelines for Going Out If something wears the children or me […]
Homeschool
Free Worksheets and Activities
If you and your children like worksheets, clip art, and all sorts of enrichment activities, you’ll want to look at abcteach. It has thousands of free worksheets and activities for you to enjoy, from handwriting pages to outline maps, and from counting flashcards to a discussion of the US food guide. As a […]
Just Let Them Go!
I’m still recovering from our apple day, but life rolls on and the children have all the energy in the world. While I’m slowly freezing the tomatoes ripening in our veranda, the children are busy writing nature notebooks on the computer, making paths in the woods behind our place, printing out the introduction […]
Advanced Placement Courses at Our House
We’re aiming for several Advanced Placement exams this spring, including World History, European History, Art History, and maybe Biology. Yes, it’s going to be crazy, but at least we’re not short on guidelines, outlines, examples, and how-to-teach information. These are all available free for students as well as for teachers. Students do not have to attend […]