Category Archives: Elementary Education
Handwork or Getting The Children To Make Their Own Toys!
One of the challenges of homeschooling is finding ways to help everyone learn that don’t involve everyone having separate lessons. ?Of course some things do need to be separate because different children have different needs and are at different levels, … Continue reading
November Nature Walk
Since there are so many trees in Hollywood Cemetery I thought we would spend our walk this month trying to identify as many of them as we can. I found a great printable on Pinterest for identifying leaves which you … Continue reading
Posted in Elementary Education, homeschooling, Nature Study, Nature Study, preschool educcation, Science, Science
Tagged Field trips, Nature Walks
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A Normal Day?
Actually I’m not sure we have any “normal” days, but here’s a little glimpse of a somewhat typical day. 5:30 am: The alarm goes off. I turn it off and snuggle up to S to drowse for half an hour … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Art, Elementary Education, homeschooling, Life, Uncategorized
Tagged A Day In The Life, Life, lifelong learning
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Art History Outings at the VMFA: Renaissance and Age of Exploration
We’ll be looking mainly at paintings this month and noticing the shift from mostly religious subjects to portraiture, landscapes and still life paintings. Once again I’ve prepared a little scavenger hunt as well as a drawing prompt. Perspective is one … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Art, Downloads, Elementary Education, homeschooling, Unit Studies
Tagged Art History, Elementary Education, Unit Studies, VMFA
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Paper Avalanche? How I Organize Schoolwork
One of the great joys of homeschooling is keeping all of those completed papers, right? I mean, how else are you going to convince total strangers that your children are well-educated? ?And you have to have some papers showing progress … Continue reading
Posted in Elementary Education, homeschooling, Housekeeping, Life, Organization, preschool educcation, Uncategorized
Tagged homeschooling, housekeeping, Life, organizing
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Encouraging Children to Ask Questions?
Some days the questions and speculations start before my first cup of tea! Buggle seems to set himself engineering problems in his sleep and Bull is in the categorization phase and wants to know: ?Is it morning?? ?Is it a … Continue reading
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Tagged curiosity, HEAV
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October Nature Walk: Decomposers
This month we’ll be looking at the ways in which the cemetery is preparing for next spring’s growth. We’ll be looking at small things so if you have a magnifying glass bring it along. We’ll also be collecting and releasing … Continue reading
Art History Outings at the VMFA: Medieval Art
This month we will be looking at Medieval European art. Much of this are deals with biblical themes and we will be looking at depictions of saints as well as some utilitarian items with decorative scenes. The printable is a … Continue reading
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Tagged Art History, Field trips, Medieval Art
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Loving The Mess: The Importance Of Sensory Play
The other day Jack and I were sitting on our back patio. I was reading and he was exploring the sand box and experimenting to see how much sand he could pick up with a piece of tile. He added … Continue reading
After My Break
So here I am- after six weeks off and lots of busyness, ready to begin regularly posting again. I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the blog and its direction(s), a lot of thought on how much time I … Continue reading