In our homeschool this week…The kids chose to work on some abandoned work. Connor is reading Story of the World, Vol. 1 for fun, Drew has been doing math and reading a baseball book, Lizzy cracked open some math, Cate read and did math, and Julia did her own thing...she has been busy making feather earrings. I've been working on Powerpoint, creating some presentations for assessment portfolios for the kids. So far I've finished portfolios for the two oldest girls. It has been fun to see all the learning put in one place.
Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…If you have multiple ages in your homeschool, try doing studies together as a family. Take a look at my posts on Multi-Level Homeschooling for a boost in how to teach multiple age/ability levels together:
The Multi-Level Homeschool: General Resources
Multi-Level Learning: Part 1 (language arts) 2008
Multi-Level Learning: Part 2 (medieval history) 2008
There will be more posting on this topic, so be sure to check back! Feel free to ask questions too!
I am inspired by…some wonderful blogs that are new to me. Especially high on my reading list this week are Hodge Podge, Holy Spirit-Led Homeschooling, and Classroom Free.
Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…The pool. Baseball games. Tournaments in Columbus, OH and West Chester, OH. We'll be seeing lots of friends and family members. Hopefully we'll squeeze in some swimming during the hot days of the holiday weekend.
My favorite thing this week was…Working on the homeschool portfolio in Powerpoint. I've never used ppt before since I didn't have it on my ancient version of MS Office. But now I have a somewhat updated (5 years old) version. A local assessor discussed on her blog how some homeschoolers are doing ppt presentations for her, so I thought I'd give it a whirl! I also like how Cate cleaned out her work basket for the year, passing down an old workbook to her little brother, and adding in some new items (Berlitz Spanish and Math-U-See Skip Counting songs, both with cassettes--lol).
What’s working/not working for us… What's working is trusting in this process of very relaxed homeschooling. Working on the portfolios has been a real reassurance as has witnessing the kids picking through work they had dropped for a while. This can be a really hard thing for someone like me who likes to have everything all planned out way ahead of time!
Things I’m working on…I've been working on this blog in an effort to get more readers. Why? I'm not quite sure. I suppose I have a desire to connect with other home educating families. So, I've been working on posting more helpful home educating topics, figuring out how social networking can drive more traffic, posting with more regularity, and linking up!
I’m reading…Science Matters by Hazen and Trefil as well as Salvation Is From the Jews by Shoeman. Both of them are tub reading.
I’m cooking…This super-simple chocolate cake
I’m grateful for…being able to be home with my kids and witness the spark of learning something new.
I'm praying for...all those who have died serving our country.
A photo, video, link, or quote to share…
School-Day Pool-Day
Have a blessed Memorial Day!
Happy Homeschooling!








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