One of many highlights of our recent trip was being able to visit The Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York. If you've been following my blog for awhile, you'll know I've written several times about my younger son's love of birds. He's nine-years-old now, and he's been talking about birds since he was … Continue reading The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
I have been keeping a secret for months, and now I'm happy that I can tell you. But first let me keep you in suspense a little longer and tell you about July.... Most significant: It's hot, and it's humid, and I'm melting, so please send ice cream. 🙂 Also, we have just got back … Continue reading July
Our homeschooling year continued full swing into the first half of June mostly because this is a testing year for us, and I wanted to finish up a few things before I administered the tests last week. As a result, I am feeling burned out on all things homeschool. I am so glad we have those … Continue reading June
At the beginning of each year, I write a post about what curriculum and resources I’m planning to use. At the end of each year, I write a follow-up, letting you know what I changed. Because I always change something. So this is my follow-up to At Home with the Editors: Shelli’s 6thand 3rdGrade Curriculum, … Continue reading How Did We Do? Our 2018/2019 Homeschool Review
For a couple of years, I have been wanting to squeeze poetry into my sons' course of study. But how to do this, especially when my eldest son loves to tell me how much he dislikes it. This makes me sad. When I was his age, I was writing poetry! I understand how poetry isn't … Continue reading How to Teach Poetry to a Kid Who Hates It
May is one of my favorite months of the year. Flowers are blooming and the temperature is perfect. The trees have fresh, new leaves, and the birds are tending to their babies. Our resident bluebirds had a successful brood, and we even got to witness one of the chicks leave the birdhouse — what an … Continue reading May
I hesitate to share a post like this because it reveals so much. In this case, I've had this sitting in my draft box for about four months. But I'm going to share it because I've been victim to comments by people that assume stay-at-home moms lead a life of luxury. Once a non-homeschool mom … Continue reading What I Do All Day
Happy Arbor Day! In my last post, I told you a bit about my boys’ interest in plants and how we began identifying all the plants and trees in our yard. Even more so than plants, I think my eldest son is interested in trees, and he loves to try to identify them and propagate … Continue reading Project-based homeschooling: American Elm
Happy Earth Day! To celebrate, I thought I would write about a project we've been working on for over a year. My older son has always had a special interest in plants. When he was little, he became obsessed with seeds for awhile. Then he had his carnivorous plant project, and we still grow the … Continue reading Project-based Homeschooling: Plant Project
Every week I have to drive down Price Avenue to take my youngest son to his cello lesson, and I'm so glad that I have at least one reason to drive down this street. Prince Avenue is special to me, mostly because I used to live near there before I was married. I loved the … Continue reading April
