Archives for 2009

A Little Random Link Love

I'm often pretty clumsy in real life, so I tend to Stumble a lot. Here are 10 great links I found this week on some of my trips. (Oh, boy, I am so corny! Someone shoot me now!) The list, as you will see, is pretty random, hence the title "Random Link Love." But it […]

Filed Under: Foreign Language · Latin

Choosing to Learn Latin

What foreign language would you choose to study? Is learning Latin a good choice? I'm planning to include Rosetta Stone Spanish in our curriculum beginning next year, and my girls have been very excited about the prospect. But Jaden has seemed less than enthusiastic about learning Spanish, so today I asked him what language he […]

Filed Under: Science · Science

How to Make a Solar Nighlight

I definitely don't consider myself a tree hugger, but I am a believer in being a good steward of the planet God has given us. A friend sent me a link to this "green" project, and I thought it would make a great project for the homeschoolers. Making a solar nightlight would be a memorable […]

Filed Under: Our Curriculum

Our 1st, 4th, and 6th Grade Homeschool Curriculum (Revised for Spring)

Our spring 2009 curriculum have some changes from the beginning of the year. This is our fourth year homeschooling, and I feel more comfortable with our curriculum choices than I have ever before. We've switched some of our curriculum from the beginning of the year, but all the changes have been for the better. We're […]

Filed Under: Family

Of Scorpions and Marshmallows

Family camping? Well, we'll give it a try. Here are the lessons we learned from camping in Texas. We started our last 12-week term just after Easter and I intentionally refocused my priorities, trying to concentrating on schooling my kids. Blogging was sadly one of those things that got laid aside. But after a one-month […]