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The Last Week–We Hope

Jun 21st, 2010
by Annie Kate.
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 This is the week we plan to finish all the schoolwork, Lord willing.  The marks and yearly summaries may have to wait until next week, though. We also need to do a lot of garden planting—all the warm-soil crops, such as squashes; and of course, there’s a lot of weeding to do.  The raspberries are […]

Homeschool Highlights (Less School, More Life)

May 15th, 2010
by Annie Kate.
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  We had a busy, busy week involving a lot of running around:  visiting our old dog at her new home, taking Miss 17 for a driver’s test, preparing for Mr 14’s camp out, taking Miss 12 to a math exam, having Miss 12 and Miss 9 down with a flu, checking out a new […]

This Week’s Homeschool Highlights (Book Sale and MathScore)

May 1st, 2010
by Annie Kate.
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  We had full week.  On Monday we had company, and did very little schoolwork.  We even enjoyed the first campfire of the year and roasted marshmallows.   On Tuesday it snowed, and the Little Misses played outside a lot.  In fact, they made a snowman before breakfast!  By noon they had broken it up and […]

Summer Learning and Project Contracts

Apr 26th, 2010
by Annie Kate.
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   This week’s Blog Cruise question is, “Do you school during the summer? What do you do? Why or why not?”   I think learning is a natural part of life and can hardly be avoided.  Obviously, then, we continue to learn during the summer, even though we do not do formal schoolwork.  We read, […]

We All Need to Learn Obedience

Apr 19th, 2010
by Annie Kate.
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  This week’s Blog Cruise question is, ‘How can I homeschool if my child won’t obey me?’     I don’t think you can do so effectively.  Of course, no child has perfect obedience—just as no adult does—but in our homeschool many of the difficulties are either due to trying to learn things too early or […]

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