Where Love and Learning Meet
"…we know that the human hand is a wonderful and exquisite instrument to be used in a hundred movements exacting delicacy, direction and force; every such movement is a cause of joy as it leads to the pleasure of execution and the triumph of success. We … [Read more...]
We have invited the Professor to the blog to help us out with all the extra work this week since Bitty is hard at work over on the website. He has just sent us this week's syllabus and the daily schedule of topics are listed below. Of course you can jump … [Read more...]
This spring the world was taken captivate by the colorful paper dresses of a four year old girl named Mayhem. In a short period of time her following on Instagram grew from a few hundred to almost four hundred thousand. Many things converged to create … [Read more...]
Happy Pi Day! All around the world today events will be held to celebrate the constant π- for fun and to promote interest in mathematics. We celebrate with the same goal in mind - promoting an interest in mathematics, but we do so through a story. So go … [Read more...]
For the elementary years in our homeschool we use an math program called Miquon which is a Montessori based curriculum. We like Miquon because it builds a good foundation of mathematical concepts, strengthens skills of pattern recognition, and encourages … [Read more...]
How is your homeschool year going? Did you plan out your entire year in July? Are you right on schedule - not even one page behind in the math book? I know that is not true in our school. We have the year planned, but are not on target - life has … [Read more...]
If you have heard about the philosophy of Charlotte Mason and wonder why it appeals to so many homeschool families you can read my post Ten Reasons To Choose Charlotte Mason. This post is also part of the Homeschooling Voices column. Charlotte Mason … [Read more...]
This is the first post in a series called Homeschooling Voices. This blog series features homeschooling families from diverse homeschooling experiences. We thought we would begin this series by sharing a bit of our own experience. If you are … [Read more...]