Homeschool Snapshot: Sprittibee - What Works for Us

Sprittibee - homeschool photography parenting mommy christian:

The article is "Doing What Works" ... and describes what they are doing right now in their home school to make it all work.

I especially liked that she pointed out that they don't do the same thing every year ... and sometimes what worked one year, isn't the best fit the next.

I love the flexibility of Homeschool that can be tailored to fit each child and parent.





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June 1 - A Peek at our Week

We do a LOT of work around here.

Chores for two houses, ours and my Dad's house next door.

In exchange, my Dad lets us use a couple of rooms for school and play.

Plus we are gardening ... the hard way.

Lugging water to half of the garden,

and mowing down weeds with a yo-yo.

In spite of the work load,

we manage to find time for school and fun.

Last Friday

Sunshine contemplated the sign for apple.

ASL - you make a fist, and twist the pointer knuckle into your cheek

or make a sort of tight X sign, and twist the knuckle of the x pointer into your cheek.

Sunshine chose to be more graphic and used her favorite apple.

I love the way she is trying so hard to watch the apple.

Um ... yes, she has a swollen eye.

The boys were playing knights in shining armor,

and the fair princess got too close.

You should see the whack Scholar got when he took his foamy nerf sword out

to play knights ....

against his cousins sticks!

He told me, "I think that was a really bad idea that I had". 

Saturday...

Scholar and G2 compared and contrasted their new 

sandals.

Sunday

Sunshine tried on her new necklace.

Song made it for her while off visiting cousins.

Sunshine fell asleep watching 

Blue's Big Pajama Party with Steve.

Monday ....

Sunshine decided she liked Song's

new necklace much more.

It didn't choke her.

Sunshine LOVES necklaces.

Song harvested beans and cooked them for our supper.

Not to be outdone,

Story harvested green onions and a tomato to go with the hamburger.

Sunshine found her baby hat.

She claims it still fits.

And shared her cheerios with her baby,

out of an Easter egg.

We made a trip to the public library,

where Scholar snatched up a bag full of books,

a grand distraction from his 2 pages of work he's doing daily,

to practice his math, and writing.

Wednesday .....

We sold Sunshine's pack and play.

We made enough money to pay for the Gas

for the Ref to go to a job interview in the big city.

Except it wasn't an interview,

you pay them to promote you to companies.

The Ref feels like they gave him enough pointers and tips 

that it was still worth the trip.

Sunshine and Scholar and Story

spent a great deal of time building with blocks

and train tracks.

The Ref surprised us with some fresh fruit, 

including a watermelon.

Delicious desert almost every single night this week.

Story has been getting 1 - 2 tomatoes every day.

We moved all of the computers next door,

and this is what Scholar put together for his desk.

Thursday ....

Sunshine climbed a tree.

Story's new desk area.

She saved all of her money for 3 years 

to get her computer.

Song's new desk area.

Her computer was a gift from a friend

who replaces computers for a living.

The old owner gave it to him to dispose of any way he saw fit.

Sunshine is very serious about this potty training business.

We found a miniature toilet,

and she has diligently trained all of her small dolls.

Most of our suppers look like this.

Noodles, something veggie, 

and something meat.

Tuna this time.

Scholar investigated this line he found on the wall.

I'll post more about it later.

Later he found this rainbow on the floor.

Sunshine discovered that she can wear

some new hand me downs.

Made by This One's Mine.

Friday ....

And nearly every day,

Scholar and Sunshine 

lavish huge amounts of attention on

their baby rabbit.

It's a Harlequin - and so docile.

Song raises these bunnies, 

and this one has a hurt eye, 

so didn't get returned to the main cages with 

it's siblings.

She's still doctoring the eye 3 or 4 times a day.

He's a very spoiled bunny.

I'm wondering if I didn't manage to get 2 weeks into these pictures,

or maybe 10 days?

Maybe somebody messed with the date setting on my camera?

To Read MORE

Homeschool Weeks

http://www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com/2012/06/weekly-wrap-up-one-with-all-blog-stuff.html

or another place to look

Homeschool Snapshots - May 30

Beauty of Home school - Kids learn at their pace, not everyone elses ...

http://www.smockityfrocks.com/2012/05/the-beauty-of-homeschooling.html


Science in a co-op

http://hopehomeschoolconsulting.com/blog/wednesdays-words-of-wisdom-by-amy-townsend-on-science-labs/


Tips for Art Journaling

http://www.homegrownlearners.com/2012/05/art-journaling-heart-of-artist.html


Using Workboxes to motivate a child or help organize a child.

http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/blog/2012/05/whats-in-the-box-wednesday-3rd-grade.html

Homeschool Snapshot – Karen Waide on Geography with Preschoolers | H.O.P.E. Home School Consulting Blog

This feature is articles that I find on other blogs about their home schools.  


Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom – Karen Waide on Geography with Preschoolers | H.O.P.E. Home School Consulting Blog

The Cousin Crowd

When my family gets together,

this is what the Cousin Crowd looks like.

Story is the oldest at 17.

And Quarter is the youngest at 1.

Of course one sister and her dozen children are missing,

and she has 2 younger than Quarter.

But this is the local bunch.

This is 4 families

Mine you've met.

Then one group are the 3 Grubs and Bali Girl.

Then there are the 4 Princesses.

And then then 5 more.

You wouldn't believe the 

games and stories that they come up with....

Aren't cousins grand!

Home School Snapshot: Se7en’s School Curriculum Fair

I'm going to start featuring different blogs School set up posts.

Our FIRST Home School Snapshot



Se7en’s School Curriculum Fair… A List of Lists… » se7en


Se7en has an excellent post about the resources that they use in their school year.



While I will be posting this as a regular feature - as I find entries in the blogs that I follow,
if you have a blog and want me to feature your family - or if you know of a blog that I should see,
please leave a comment or contact me on the "About Me" page.

Thank you!

Article from "Raising Olives" - Homeschooling a 5 year old

Q & A: Beginning Homeschooling, Potty Training and Newborns | Raising Olives


All home schools look different - it just depends on the parent and the children involved.

Raising Olives is a home school of 11 children.

This is a short answer of how this large family starts their 5 year olds out with home school.

She's answering questions, so she also deals with Potty Training and adding a Newborn before she discusses the Home school question.

Homeschool Curriculum

Homeschool Curriculum

This is another big family - 6 children doing school days from K - 12th grade and a couple of smaller children, I think the baby is 2, just a little older than my girl.

They do school more structured - like I do. And they have a big enough budget to get what they want and to explore possibilities.

Homeschool Curriuculum for 2011/2012 | Raising Olives

Homeschool Curriuculum for 2011/2012 | Raising Olives

Back to school plans ... different families adapt and do things differently - and this particular family of 10 children ranging from 1 to 14 uses a Charlotte Mason approach.