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
We have had a lot of fun exploring Ancient Rome, though as you can see, I haven't used a lot of resources. Now that we have a subscription to the Great Courses Plus, this seems to be the best resource I can find. My twelve-year-old and I have really enjoyed watching the lecture, and there … Continue reading History Lesson Log #4: Ancient Rome
Today the weather finally feels like spring. We've had other spring-like days this winter, but I think we were too busy to notice. But today it's Sunday, and we took advantage of this warmer, cloudy day to go bird watching at Ft. Yargo State Park. There were very few people there since the forecast predicted … Continue reading March
We made a wreath for our front door. 🙂
Though we began a more formal study of U.S. history earlier this year, starting with life in America before the arrival of Europeans, I have been teaching my boys about Native Americans in a variety of ways over the past few years. The resources listed here will reflect that. I will return to this page … Continue reading U.S. History Lesson Log #1: Native Americans
January has been a quiet month around here. It has offered some very cold days -- at least cold to us Southerners -- so it's been a good time to stay inside and get some work done. The boys and I have been doing a lot of birdwatching out our windows, and we finally started … Continue reading January
