Adventures in Homeschooling
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02/20/12Moving at OUR Pace!, by KamiWe are very proud of our 5th grade son! He has been working really hard this year and his report card shows it. Yes, kids who are educated at home can have report cards too. |
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02/16/12Combining Content, by JenniferI know from personal experience that when you’re in a classroom setting there are incredible demands for your time from many different sources. Now I’ve discovered that even though the demands are different, there are just as many of them when you’re teaching at home. |
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02/13/12What about P.E., Music, Art, Foreign Language, and Extracurricular Activities?, by KamiHome schoolers and “school at home” families get asked a lot of questions about why we choose to take control over our children’s educations. Since we started this journey I would say that there are six questions that I get asked most often. Posted at 11:25 PM | Permalink | Comments: 1 |
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02/09/12Beating the Winter Blahs, by JenniferFebruary is officially the month of the winter blahs. So many days are chilly and gray and after five or six months of school, students everywhere suddenly realize that they aren’t interested in doing much of anything. Unfortunately, moms aren’t immune to this, either, which can be a bad thing when mom is also the teacher! |
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02/03/12Saying No, by JenniferWhen we first decided to homeschool, I’ll admit that I worried some about my son not having enough opportunities to be around other kids. I was afraid he might become “that weird homecshooled kid” that looked and acted differently. |
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02/01/12Snow Days? What are Those?, by KamiWhen we started schooling at home, I posted on Facebook something along the lines of “I wonder if our son has realized that technically there is no such thing as 'snow days' when you do school at home?” It was a joke of course, but there is some truth to it. The difference is we can fit in a “snow day” whenever we want to! |
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01/26/12Planning, by JenniferThe great thing about using a flexible curriculum is that you get to decide what you’re going to cover and when you’re going to cover it; the awful thing about using a flexible curriculum is that you have to decide what you’re going to cover and when you’re going to cover it. |
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01/23/12Housework: Is it Ever Done?, by KamiHow do you keep up with everything? What is your secret? How do you stay so organized? Where do you get your energy? No matter how your phrase it, the question is pretty much the same. The answer is “I don’t.” I promise I am not “Super Mom”. |
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01/20/12Getting Back in the Swing of Things, by JenniferSometimes it’s hard to get started again in January. It’s cold and dark and spring seems to be three years away and really the only thing that sounds good is staying in bed all day with the stack of books you got for Christmas... |
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01/16/12School+Work+Chores+Extracurricular Activities= A Very Busy Mom!, by KamiOne of the questions I get asked the most is “How do you find the time to do all that?” My answer is pretty simple actually. A basic schedule. Posted at 11:37 PM | Permalink | Comments: 1 |
yr old Haleigh and Air Force wife of 11 years to Tim! The McManus family moved to Oklahoma City a little over 2 years ago. Kami is an Air Force brat herself and now so are her children!
