Readin’ & Writin’
Dear Miss Jessica
Dear Miss Jessica, We wanted to tell you some stories. So here they are. (Dictated by C) Once upon a time there was a kitty and he had a friend doggy. And then they made up the farmer game. And then they played and then The End Story Rounds (start a story and everyone adds … Continue reading
A trip to the teacher’s supply store
Some unschooly type people would be horrified at using actual teaching supplies at home. I understand the belief that they can learn more about animals from a trip to the zoo or raising a pet than by filling out a worksheet. But I’m not so hard core that I don’t recognize that there are some … Continue reading
Random takes from the month
OK random moments from the month that I’d meant to blog but forgot about until we uploaded some photos. We graphed gummy bears. Yummy math. We graphed by color. Even our 2 yo got it with help. We colored in the number of each color. The best part of the project was eating the manipulatives. … Continue reading
All for the love of a good book
One of the biggest things recommended to promote a love of reading in your children is to let them see you read. Sounds great. I LOVE to read. I’m a back of cereal boxes, fine print at the bottom of ads, anything that stands still long enough reader. Admittedly my reading used to contain larger … Continue reading
Goooooooooooal! Day 2
Tuesday C stayed the full three hours with D. That’s a lot of running on little legs. Of course D then went off to three hours of gymnastics Tuesday night! That’s a whole lotta exercise. They had a lot of fun though. They are really loving soccer camp. Between 9 – 12 soccer and 3:30 … Continue reading
the dragons had a piknik
wons opon a time ther wos a dragon. he wos red. he livd in a cave. ther wos a grene dragon. thae had a piknik. the end Written and typed by D
The Green Dragon
Once upon a time there was a green dragon. There was also a red dragon. They had a picnic. And then they had drinks. And then they came over to play at the park. and they ate burgers and then they went and camped. And then they went to sleep. The End Written by “C” … Continue reading
Making busy work
Gymnastics has moved from 5- 8 PM to 3:30 – 6:30 for the summer. Makes a big difference. We had time to play – plays, dance, read books. I took C and B with me to drop off D for gymnastics. Then we headed to Trader Joe’s for ridiculous amounts of juice to make popsicles … Continue reading
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
So tonight is chapers 7 and 8. We’ve been doing two a night and they are anxiously waiting the next installment. I’ve tried chapter books at various times and they’ve never been that intereted. D and C are loving this. They beg, beeeeg, BEG for just a few more chapters each night. But I remember … Continue reading
Destruction leads to discoveries
We are still working on the house. Not only are we doing the work ourselves but we work from home and homeschool three children. The homeschooling part only matters because it means they are, well, at home. As a homeschooling father of four said to us one day, “It said assembly in two to three … Continue reading
