Category: homeschool
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Twas the week(ly report) before Christmas…
Although some folks take off the whole month of December, which I love in theory, it doesn’t work for us — at least not at this point in our lives — since it’s easier to work with Lindsey’s public school schedule, and because there is always some time around Thanksgiving and Christmas when Kathryn is…
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Weekly Report: It’s December!
I didn’t post a weekly report last week, so this is a two-for-one! First, a bit of camera phone fun: 1) Last Friday Kathryn and I watched Lindsey and Ken perform in a community production of “Snow White and the Two Princes” — a more old-fashioned and less-Disneyized version of the story; 2) Kathryn’s first…
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Weekly Report: Shoeboxes & a New ‘Do!
Kathryn had a cold over the weekend, and although she still spent part of this week camped out on the sofa, she was able to do her schoolwork. The freedom to modify our days to meet the needs of an under-the-weather family member is one of the many things I love about homeschooling. We ended…
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Habits and History: Our Weekly Report
We’re behind on the Beautiful Girlhood character studies with B’twixt and B’tween, but Kathryn and I had a good discussion this week about true beauty. This is so much easier to start talking about now, rather than waiting til she’s a teen. My goal is to start reading our chapter each week at a tea…
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Weekly Report: Catch-Up Week
This was our first-ever “catch-up” week. I’m so glad I built these into our schedule this year. If we’re caught up, these weeks will just be breaks, but when we’re a bit behind, they’ll give us an opportunity to have a more relaxed week yet get back on track on a few things. Kathryn did…