This book was recommended by another mom in my homeschool group and I’m so glad I got a copy for myself. The Book Tree ,very simply put, is a Christian reference for children’s literature.
As a child I really disliked reading. Really, really disliked it. I don’t know why, but I [...]
Category Archives: School
The Book Tree
January 11, 2010 – 11:09 pm
An American Girl
December 7, 2009 – 9:11 pm
Today was the big day! Savannah has been eagerly awaiting (and working toward) the day she could get her very own American Girl Doll.
Used as an incentive for reading skills and tied in with her birthday later this month, her Dad and I were pleased to be able to reward her with one of [...]
Mommy Clones???
November 5, 2009 – 10:49 pm
When I first got into blogging a few years back I discovered a whole network of moms who homeschooled their children. It got me to thinking these crazy, whacked out thoughts. That maybe I too could stop anticipating the first day of school, get used to having my kids around me all the [...]
Science Gone Bad
September 7, 2009 – 3:21 pm
One thing I dreaded when I began homeschooling was the thought of school projects. I know my kids would love to do arts and crafts, and science experiments, but everything in my being was fighting against it.
The mess. The hassle. The time. The energy. The clean up. The MESS!
But [...]
How Old, Question Mark
September 4, 2009 – 9:38 am
Emery doesn’t get as much formal teaching time as Savannah, but he’s always hanging around, absorbing bits and pieces of whatever I’m telling her. We’ve been doing a lot of work on punctuation marks and sentence structure type stuff.
One day in her Sight Words book she was learning the words “how”, “old”, [...]
