Marvelous Monday – Phonics

When I was four years old my parents enrolled me in a private, church day school.  It was an interesting choice.  My parents were not Christians, but they joined the church so that I could be enrolled in kindergarten, though I was only four.  Their reasons for making this choice were quite simple.  Though it [...]

Marvelous Monday – Preschool & Kindergarten

Kendra and I are winding down our Marvelous Monday series.  We’ll have our final installment next week, unless one of us (or one of you) brings up something we’ve missed!  It seems as though we are ending where, perhaps, we should have begun.  Today we are talking about Preschool and Kindergarten.

I’m stepping into dangerous [...]

Marvelous Monday – Electives

Kendra and I have covered almost the entire spectrum of homeschool subjects.  However, we would never be able to cover all the dozens of possible electives you and your children may want to cover.  Cooking.  Woodworking.  Electronics.  Computer Programming.  Horticulture.  Cooking.  Animal Husbandry.  Needlework.  Auto Repair.  Pastry Chef.  The list could, and does, go on [...]

It’s Just Around the Corner

The 4th of July is right around the corner, just one month away.  I spent a few minutes today pulling our favorite Independence Day books from the shelf in anticipation of our pre-holiday reading.  Here are our favorites:

The Fourth of July Story, by Alice Dalgliesh.  We read this one at [...]

Marvelous Monday – Geography

We study a lot of geography here, especially in the pre high school days.  As with most of our subjects, we use a living books approach and that has made all the difference.  No rote memorization of states and capitals here.  We learn about various countries and their peoples and enjoy the process!

We [...]