Category: homeschool

Homeschool Week 64: Peace, Testing, and Toddlers in the Waiting Room

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This week our family is preparing for standardized tests. I can safely tell you one thing that will never ever work at home school. Standardized tests. Oh.my.goodness. Alan downloaded practice tests and Scantron sheets for the boys to practice with. Here’s an example of why this sort of super official testing would never work at home school, at least not at ours: “Mom, I’m done! I’m done! I’m done!” Joshua shouted as he finished his math section. “Yay!! That’s great! […]

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Classical Conversations, Basketball, Busy Bags, and Other Mom Stuff

Classical Conversations, dads, exercise, homeschool, parenting, preschool, school, science

These are the kinds of fun things we get to do in Classical Conversations, our home school tutoring service and curriculum. Look closely at his picture to see if you can find the eel coming out of the coral. (Hint: middle-left, It’s a profile with an eye.) Classical Conversations is a rigorous way to approach home schooling, but it is also fun. It has definitely raised the educational bar for us. ******** If you felt like you were reading the […]

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Our Favorite Books from Homeschool Year 2

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There is a time of day that is my absolute favorite. It’s the hour at the end of the day when I read to the big boys. The children love it too because it means spending time with Mom. Do you think Joshua and Caleb would ever, in a million billion years, have chosen to read the entire Little House on the Prairie series? This is a series of books that takes the time to describe the common things that […]

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How to Build a Family Schedule That Works

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I have never been a highly scheduled person. I dabbled with the baby feeding schedules, but for some reason I could never get the babies to understand my plan. “No, no, no, little one. You see, right here on the 9:00 hour, the schedule clearly states that you are to be asleep.   WHY YOU NO SLEEP?????” I get it. All schedules must have wiggle room. Life doesn’t go as planned. Ever. Well, sometimes, maybe? I married into a family […]

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A Quiet House, Thankfulness, and Sweet Relief

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My house is quiet! My house is quiet! Did I mention my house is quiet?? The oldest children are off on a play date. JD is taking his nap, and the house is quiet. Can you feel the excitement??  I’m so excited; I could dance around and make carpet angels……if I had more energy. However, I’m old, and I spent all of my energy on teaching them and making their lunch, so instead I’m going to throw a VIRTUAL party, sitting […]

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Homeschool Year 2, Day 18

Classical Conversations, home school, homeschool, little boys

Errand Day I am going to attempt to take 4 children on a MEGA grocery shopping trip. If I do not return, you all now know why….. The day is actually off to a good start. A plumber installed a new faucet. It doesn’t leak into the cabinet, it doesn’t leak into the sink, it doesn’t spray water off to the side, it has no hole shooting out water from the handle. It’s all very EXCITING.  We went on our […]

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Creating Our Home school Schedule

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For my first year of home schooling, I worked out a schedule and adjusted it repeatedly until it WORKED. That was last year. I had a one-year-old. Year 2: Three weeks in. I now have a 2-year-old, which means less nap time. I also added in teaching time for the 3rd kid. That’s right. Daniel was 3 last year, so I wasn’t actually spending much time teaching him. Plus, we decided to return to kids’ sports. Oh, and I now […]

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A Sense of Belonging

Bible verses, blog, blogging, God, home school, homeschool, little boys, stay-at-home mom

I’ve noticed that I often share my struggles with people rather than my joys. I think it’s more encouraging to hear that other people have a hard time, than to listen to bragging. However, today I don’t want to think about my problems, so I’m just going to share good news, and pretend like the bad things don’t exist. Other people are always doing that, and it gets on my nerves, but I’m going to be THAT Mom today. 😉 […]

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The Back to School Meltdown

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Our home school, Pacific Christian Academy, officially reopened its doors on Tuesday. The first day went so well, I was euphoric really. I felt like I was on a roll! The 2nd year is so much easier than the first! And then the rest of the week just kept on coming, and coming, and coming. School has gone well, but life isn’t just school. Teachers don’t just work from the beginning of the school day to the end of it. […]

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Church Hair and the Susanna Wesley Book Review

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The countdown is on. Tomorrow is my Teacher Work Day, and the boys go back to school on Tuesday. I still feel behind, but I’m not panicking at the moment. Why? Because today is Sunday, and Sunday is a peaceful day. I slept in, I went to church, I napped, and I planned this week’s lunch and dinner menus. Easy. Breezy. This morning, Daniel looked so nice and well groomed. Alan always combs his hair and parts it really sweetly. […]

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