The “Ideal” Family Size
Prompted by this news article. I've been closely following the RH bill debate in the Philippines for several months now. One of the biggest reasons proponents of the bill give for pushing for the bill is that the bill will legislate helping families achieve their...
Twenty-One Years and Counting
Today, dh and I celebrate 21 years!!! (And hubby's birthday too!) He took a half day off work and we met him at Mass with all the kids (Aisa's off school on Wednesdays!), then had a late lunch at Half Day Cafe. The toddler is napping now so we may sneak out for a...
Must Read: When Nothing Created Everything
Over at First Things: Brilliant!
“Nakedly Religious Overtones”
Considering that the previous Narnia movies weren't 100% satisfactory (see Narnia Invaded for examples), it was heartening to see a review of the new movie, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. This gives me hope. If a secular writer can say that about Dawn Treader, those...
Fifteen Will Do
It hasn't even been here a week. And one doesn't even need thirty minutes a day. Fifteen will do. Fifteen minutes of this gives one enough practice and knowledge to read fifteen minutes of this:
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Last month I ordered Herodotus, The Iliad and The Odyssey from The Teaching Company. Last week the 19-mo climbed up a chair to get a DVD case from the shelf without any of us noticing . He took down the Herodotus DVDs and broke Disc 2. I shot them an e-mail to ask if...
Sentence Diagramming Helps
One skill that I believe my children should learn is diagramming sentences. When they diagram sentences, I can see how the lightbulbs come on and they understand better. Diagramming helps them not just in their English and Latin lessons, but more generally in...
Free Sheet Music, “Sight Reading” Pages, Sight Reading Practice Online
So I'm trying to be a better piano teacher this year. To that end, I was searching for free printable music sheets that we can use for sight reading, since what I've been doing is hand-printing sight reading sheets myself. Making Music Fun has many that we can use....
Ranger’s Apprentice Teacher Helps
Finishing up Migi's course plans for the year. I've got several book studies lined up for him, but he wants to round it all out with some Ranger's Apprentice material. And Harry Potter, but I think I may have to come up with those myself (more on the HP subject...
Ready for Takeoff
Whew! Finally, after weeks and weeks of not having phone, internet, and a few days where I didn't have my right thumb (long story), we are ready. Paco is enrolled at Kolbe Academy shooting for Honors. I've got his curriculum figured out and agreed upon (very important...
Africa Unit Study, Day 20
Read aloud: Galimoto Art activity: Make your own galimoto with different grade wires from the hardware store. More ideas here. Read and narrate: Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. (3rd grade and up) Continue to work on African Saints today. Mom: Food Culture in...
Africa Unit Study, Day 19
Fun Read Alouds or for Beginning Readers: What's Cooking, Jamela? Fun Read for Older Kids: King Solomon's Mines (Mom, pre-read please). For discussion: Should fiction be included in a serious study of history? Why or why not? In reading King Solomon's Mines, what did...
Africa Unit Study, Day 18
Mom and older kids: Saints of Africa. Can also read aloud certain sections. Pick 12 saints to include in our Africa scrapbook. (Note about this book: It is a worthy compilation of well-known, lesser-known and obscure African saints. What bothers me about it (so far,...
My Favorite GTD Flowchart
I finally found *the* one.... and realized just how visual I am. at Folded Space -- a png file It's tempting to do a post on "GTD for Homeschoolers"... except I wouldn't know where to begin. 😀
Africa Unit Study, Day 17
Read Aloud: A is for Africa. Add notes to the Nigeria page. Read Aloud: Moja Means One. Copy and illustrate the numbers in the book. Older kids: Read African Fractals. Take note of interesting information and include in the Math section of the Africa scrapbook. Print...