Learning and doing

Sun tea

By megret | September 3, 2010 at 11:51 am | One comment

In the late 70s and into the 80s, making "Sun Tea" was a huge trend. I remember my mom making a gallon of sun tea every few days in the summer. She had the classic yellow-lidded jar, and I saw it sitting in the center of our driveway many an afternoon. The kids just...

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Our classroom

By megret | August 21, 2010 at 10:46 am | 3 comments

We're so thankful to have a lower den that is big enough to accommodate a homeschool classroom! We painted it a warmer color this summer and painted the dark stained trim white. The furniture is a mix-mash of furniture intended for kids' rooms and "grown up...

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Homeschooling: Helpful web links

By megret | August 19, 2010 at 1:49 pm | One comment

It's amazing how much you can find online these days. Makes it hard to imagine what it was like to homeschool before the days of internet connections! The world wide web has been a great source of information and inspiration for me...as I began to consider homeschooling,...

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The confusing chaos of…curriculum.

By megret | August 18, 2010 at 7:54 am | No comments

Last year, picking curriculum was a breeze. I just needed to find one set of all-inclusive preschool curriculum for Gardner, then buy extra student books for Rainey so she could join in. We ended up using Horizon Preschool by Alpha Omega Publications and liked it....for...

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Surrounded by school supplies

By megret | August 17, 2010 at 7:50 am | No comments

I would show you a photo or two of what my house has looked like over the past week or so, but you would probably shudder. There has been an influx of school supplies, art doodads, desk accessories, construction paper, and educational games over the past month that began...

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