Category: Home Ed Life
In response to Gill
How could I resist this? I started to respond in a comment, but it got rather long, so I thought it better removed to a post. There was a highly amusing thread on Brightkite as to what orgoplanning is – it’s a term that was coined by mazportico some years ago to describe the perceived…
Small and reading.
Have just tested Small’s reading level here He didn’t miss much until he got into the square with image, and then didn’t hit anything after that, giving him a score of 56, which is a reading level of 5.6, which is US age 10 – 11. It’s slightly higher than I would have assessed him,…
The world according to Small.
Big has gone away with Tim overnight. This has caused a level of anguish for Small as now he has no one to play with. Disregard if you will the fact that he and Big very rarely play together these days, at least when she is here he has the option. So he’s already stressed.…
yet more reading
I read The Friday Night Knitting Club and really enjoyed it, even though it made me cry. Quite a lot. I am a big softy. I also finally finished reading And the Skylark Sings with Me: Adventures in Homeschooling and Community-based Education which I found very interesting and enjoyable, if almost implausible in parts. Or…
And today's library haul…
yes, I know I only went yesterday. But I finished reading Last of the Wilds (Age of the Five) last night, and when I checked online, I discovered that the sequel, Voice of the Gods (Age of the Five) was on the shelves, so I couldn’t resist going to get it this morning, so that…
Handmade Holidays « Handmade Homeschool
Handmade Holidays « Handmade Homeschool Maybe you’ve taken the Buy Handmade Pledge, maybe you want to handmake a few gifts for special people, maybe your kids drag you kicking and screaming into a world of holiday crafts, but whatever level of seasonal craftiness you’re aiming for, here’s a peek into how we’re trying to get…
Family kind of weekend.
We had a full timetable of events this weekend, it’s my sister’s birthday tomorrow, so yesterday we all met up for a family meal at a curry house in Bil’s village. It was quite a subdued event, I think it was our first normal event without Katrin iyswim, and I can’t have been the only…
The first great lesson.
If you don’t know what a Montessori Great Lesson is, or what it’s about, I recommend you tootle off to see Miss Barbara. If you’re wondering why you would do that with elementary age children (6 – 12), there’s a wiki page (isn’t there always a wiki page somewhere?) that explains it. First of all,…
Master of the universe | Technology | The Observer
Master of the universe | Technology | The Observer How important is it that his games teach as well as entertain? ‘I’m not sure teach is the right word,’ he says. ‘Computer games and simulations are much more powerful [as an aid] to motivate than to teach. I’d rather have a game that got a…
Little Birdie Secrets: it's a cinch! easy bags for back to school
Little Birdie Secrets: it’s a cinch! easy bags for back to school Technically back-to-school week ended Friday, but we’ve decided to give you some extra-credit homework! And even for those of you who aren’t going back to school (a shrinking audience I feel 🙁 ) you might enjoy the bag.