Category Archives: Organization and Scheduling

(Not at) Homeschooling

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Amy

Today the girls and I took off with Steady Eddie, leaving the DLM in my mother’s care, for a day of togetherness and shopping in the nearest-to-us Big City.  However, after the week we had last week, we just couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Weekly Wrap-Up::October 10-14, 2011

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Amy

Do you know those weeks when nothing goes as planned? Well, this was one of those weeks.  Actually, some of what happened was planned, but that didn’t make it any easier or conducive to nice, calm, ordinary days, like I … Continue reading →

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Memory Monday & 2nd Six Weeks Circle Time

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Amy

I have a love-hate relationship with our daily circle time, which is an overly dramatic way of saying that sometimes I don’t think I really grasp its value.  I mean, I love it–as a Christian, I recognize that the most … Continue reading →

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Homeschooling and working part-time

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Amy

Yesterday I had the DLM in the nursery at church and one of the workers was a young college student. In chatting with her about her college experience and her undecided major, I realized something: I judge every possible career … Continue reading →

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Memory Monday::Weeks 1-6 (or so) of 2011-2012

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Amy

I’ve been meaning to post exactly what we’re doing for memory work for this first six weeks or so of school, and since we’ve been schooling for four weeks now, I think it’s about time I actually do it.  Hymn–from … Continue reading →

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School Day Snapshot–August 22, 2011

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Amy

I documented our day today in order to participate in this year’s {Not} Back-to-School Blog Hop over at Heart of the Matter Online.  It’s day-in-the-life week, which is probably my favorite week of the entire thing.  It’s fun and instructive to … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Homekeeping, Kid-Speak, Louise, Lulu, Organization and Scheduling, Our School Room, Philosophy and Methods, The DLM | 5 Comments

School Room Redux

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Amy

I took these pictures on Sunday night when the room was somewhat clean.  I had hoped to get it really, really clean, but you know what?  That’s just not happening these days around the House of Hope.  So, overlook the … Continue reading →

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Weekly Wrap-Up:August 1-5, 2011

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Amy

I feel like this week has been something of a failure in the formal academics department.  The main reason for this is that the girls had a swimming lesson daily at 10:30.  This means that after we all got up, … Continue reading →

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2011-2012 School Year

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Amy

I sort of feel like a curriculum post for this next school year is either a.) old-hat by this point, since I’ve mentioned Charlotte Mason so many times in recent blog posts or b.)pointless, because I’m still not exactly sure … Continue reading →

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Knee-Deep in Books and Planning

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Amy

Steady Eddie and I (along with the DLM, who discovered there just how much he likes to walk) spent a portion of the weekend at the CSTHEA Education Expo and Curriculum Fair.  Our express purpose for driving the six hours … Continue reading →

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