Discipline (especially the toddler and elementary years….EXCELLENT suggestions) Creative Correction…Lisa Whelchel General Help Boundaries with kids…Henry Cloud Gary Ezzo…Babywise, Pre-toddler Wise, Toddler Wise, Teen Wise, etc. as well as Growing Kids God’s Way Power of a Praying Parent…Stormie Omartian How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids […]
I love having boys! I love raising boys! Yet, as a female, there’s been a learning curve in the journey since I am not a boy! So, I have sought out books to help me as I journey through raising boys. I have come across some pretty insightful and helpful things for me. I thought
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As I looked out the window this morning at the ground dusted with snow, I spotted a daffodil with flowers drooping a bit from the weight of the snow resting on their blooms. As I kept looking at the outdoor scene, I came back to the daffodils in the snow. I thought a little deeper
This isn’t just any quarter. This quarter has a story. Actually, it has a life-saving story that I’ll share with you. Last Fall, I had taken the boys to cross-country practice and set off for a run through town. It was a beautiful morning…just crisp and cool enough, yet not too hot…the leaves were
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Having organized the 4 year high school course plan based on our state’s graduating requirements, we mapped out what classes to take when and had a plan for 9th grade. With English, Writing, and Literature being lumped together in high school as one course, we chose to continue with the English curriculum we have
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A lot of the coursework as a sophomore was similar to what we did during freshman year…including English, Literature, History, Spanish , and Health. We continued through the same English book and Literature book. History was focused on the Medieval time period. Spanish included interpreting spoken dialogue. And Health continued to dig into nutrional
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An overview… In our state, a homeschooler can participate in athletics if they take one class at the high school. It is up to the superintendent of each school corporation as to whether to allow participation by a homeschooler. So, when our eldest was in 7th grade, we inquired about the opportunity to do
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Books we enjoyed looking through, reading, exploring, and/or re-reading… LANGUAGE Brian P. Cleary books (parts of speech/grammar) Alvin Schwartz books (Busy Buzzing Bumblebees) MISCELLANEOUS Too Many Pumpkins (L White) McBroom (S Fleischmann…tall tales) Five Little Peppers (M Sidney) Alfred Hitchcock’s Solve Them Yourself Mysteries Chocolate by Hershey (B Burford) Time Zones (D Adler) Disaster (DK…Richard
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Here are the “Read Alouds” that we have read and enjoyed as a family (often times in the car while driving to and from places). Many of these followed our history curriculum while others were just selections from the shelves of the library (particularly Caldecott, Newberry, and other award winning books). Come On, Seabiscuit
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So…we have mice that enter our cellar area from some of the ancient pathways known only to myriads of generations of mice that have tried to dwell in our cellar since the house was built around 1890. Each year as the weather snaps in Autumn and the little furry creatures seek warmth (and any possible
