by Learning Mama | Feb 15, 2015 | Homeschooling
Here’s a “normal” day in the life of this homeschooling mama of three girls aged 9 months-7years. I’ve been calling my homeschooling style “Classically Eclectic Slacker” or something like that. It’s 6:40 am and Baby...
by Learning Mama | Feb 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
A recent addition to our math lessons (pun intended!) is Fun Friday. On Fridays we will take a break from our usual lessons and do some of the more fun type of math activities. Today my oldest did an addition colour by number page while her little sister matched the...
by Learning Mama | Feb 4, 2015 | Curriculum Reviews, Homeschooling
When we began our first-grade spelling lessons last year, it took me a little while to figure out that what we were doing wasn’t working for my daughter. Did she protest when I brought out her spelling book? No. Did she drag her heels and take forever to...
by Learning Mama | Jan 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
Along with my “second grader” I am also “schooling” an active 4 year old. If we were public schooling, she would have started JK this fall which is now full day, every day school. But that’s not how we roll around here 😉 At the beginning...
by Learning Mama | Jan 15, 2015 | Curriculum Reviews, Uncategorized
We’ve just begun the second volume of Susan Wise Bauer’s Story of the World. My original plan was to complete one volume each year. We would begin in first grade and make our way through history from the ancients all the way to our current times in a four...
