Category: homeschool
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Weekly Report: Week 24
It’s been a busy, fun week! Lacy the WonderDog helped Lindsey with her Switched-On Schoolhouse algebra. Wednesday night at church, Kathryn met several missionaries and learned about their work in other countries; this is part of missions week at our church. This also completed what she needed to do to earn another GA’s badge. This…
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Field Trip: Georgia Aquarium
We’ve been studying marine animals in our biology study, Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day, so when friends offered us discount coupons to the Georgia Aquarium, we enthusiastically accepted! They are doing the same biology study in their own homeschool, so we invited them to come along, too! Another fun aspect of the day: the…
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Weekly Report: Week 23
I seriously love the fact that I can take pictures on my iPhone. They aren’t the same quality as my “real” camera, of course, but when there’s a quick moment I want to catch, it’s often easier to just pull out my phone instead of going to get the big camera. Two of those moments…
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How Effective Are Living Books?
We’re doing WinterPromise curriculum this year, which is very Charlotte Mason-style. We have wonderfully delightful living books to read for history, as well as lessons in a “Time Travelers” text. It’s not as a dry as a typical history textbook, but it’s a far cry from a living book. I do admit it’s a nice…
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Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 22
I wrote this post last night, but I’m going ahead and posting because I don’t expect to do much today. Kathryn woke up this morning with a tummy bug, so I am staying close (and praying the rest of the family doesn’t get it). She has been soooo excited about tonight’s GA’s racer derby at…