Tag Archives: Elementary Education
The Gift of Unhurried Days
It is 8 o’clock on a summer morning and only two children are awake! Our summer days have taken on a rhythm that allows the children to sleep and waken slowly, or to bounce from bed to pursue reading, or … Continue reading
Spontaneous Action Is Not Irresponsible!
This morning I was very tempted to cancel lessons and chores and let everyone go their separate and very whiny ways! Our priest came over last night to bless the gardens since it was Rogation Monday and stayed to supper. … Continue reading
Geography Begins At Home
Geography is the study of places, so we begin by helping the child to observe his own places and learn how they relate to him and to each other and to begin to see how they shape what he does … Continue reading
An April “Vacation”
I often take time over the Christmas Holidays to evaluate our current year and put some ideas on paper for the next twelve months for school and for summer activities and travel plans. This year, I decided that I was … Continue reading
Finding A Rhythm In A New Situation
In the midst of so much change and restriction it can be tempting to throw internal family structure to the four winds! After all, the children can’t go to their regular classes and activities, they aren’t getting the chance to … Continue reading
Homeschooling In A Time Of Pandemic
What a whirlwind these last few weeks have been! I closed our co-op on March 12th with four weeks left in the term. At the time I assumed we would be able to open again in late April but I … Continue reading
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What Are We Learning? Form 2A and 2B
When Mouse and Buggle were younger, I schooled them as if they were twins for the most part. Last year it became clear that they needed to move away from each other in pursuits and expectations both in academics and … Continue reading
Creativity and Covenant- The Theme Of The Year
Over the summer I had the opportunity to spend some time reading and thinking about life in general and about how to approach what I think of as the “middle years”. Here we are in many ways past the “household … Continue reading
And It Was Summer (or at least time for a summer schedule)
One of the things that I have learned about myself in eleven years of parenting, is that I am easily distracted and driven off on wild rabbit trails! Any time we have the opportunity to just let things go, I … Continue reading
Easy, Gentle Writing Lessons For Young Students
The two subjects that seem to strike the most fear in the hearts of homeschool parents are math and writing! There is tremendous pressure to have students perform well in these two subjects and parents often feel that they, themselves … Continue reading