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Why I Homeschool
(This post was written back in May of 2008 on my old Rose Cottage blog, but worth a repost, as it’s all still relevant!) As I’m ordering books for next year and working on my lesson plans, I am thinking all the more about the reason why I choose to homeschool. I hope you find…
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Weekly Wrap-Up: Itching to finish the Year
I am sooooo itching to be done with school it’s not even funny. I’ve never felt like this before! I think that’s because this year has just felt like survival mode because of jumping into homeschooling Lindsey even before I really knew much of anything about her learning style or skill levels or anything. I…
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Field Trip: Atlanta Botanical Gardens
I had grand plans at the beginning of the school year that we would do a field trip each month. Ha! That didn’t happen, but there’s always next year, and this was a busier year than I expected when I made those plans. Anyway, yesterday we did field trip to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. I…
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Charlotte Mason Blog Carnival
Welcome to the May 11, 2010 edition of The Charlotte Mason Blog Carnival! This is my first time hosting since I relocated from my Rose Cottage blog, so welcome, folks! I have my steaming hot cup of tea in hand, so I’ll wait right here while you grab your beverage of choice, and then let’s…
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Nature Study – Dogs
One of our favorite nature studies ever was this one, Outdoor Hour Challenge #51: Wolf, Fox, and Dog. We watched part of a PBS show called In The Valley of the Wolves. It does have some graphic parts, but Kathryn didn’t seem disturbed by it. I’m always conflicted on those parts, and never can decide…
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Mother’s Day Tea Party
We don’t need much motivation around here to have a tea party, so when I saw that our friend Mari (affectionately known around our home as “Tea Mari“) was having a giveaway for tickets to a Mother-Daughter Tea Party at the Southern Museum in Kennesaw, we jumped on that opportunity! And we won! What a…