Posted in family, homeschooling, tagged experiements, fun, mind games, play, unplugged on July 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We are having fun using ideas from Mind Games blog and Unplug Your Kids Ideas.
Below are some pic of what we did this week.
Posted in community, critters, family, homeschooling, tagged friends, summer solstice, hiking, Fae, Fairy on June 21, 2008 | No Comments »
WE ventured out yesterday to a local hiking spot called Wolfe Park. It was really serene with fake pond and gazebo with bench swings and picnic areas at the beginning of the trail. It was raining, almost pouring when we arrived at the park. It didn’t deter our plans. Upon the arrival of Paula and [...]
Posted in community, homeschooling, tagged group dynamics, homeschooling, politics, risks on May 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I took a rather large leap last night.
My local homschooling group has been in formation for over 17 years. I have lately seen discontent and heard from various folks about the lack of community and issues with not having enough activities for children of various ages particpate in. All this has been spoken in small [...]
Posted in arts, family, homeschooling, tagged homeschooling, music on May 12, 2008 | No Comments »
Today T. sat down and played a little section of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on the Piano.
I was so happy for him as this is his first musical endevor. We videotaped it so everyone could here it!
http://www.ringo.com/videos/videos.html?videoId=264496641
Posted in community, family, homeschooling, tagged swimming on May 12, 2008 | No Comments »
On Saturday we found a great local resource for Swimming all year round. Greene Community Pool. If only folks actual were told about this and encouraged to go. That little rant there is another story, but we found our way to this lovely little spot and enjoyed ourselves for two hours swimming with our good [...]
Posted in homeschooling, tagged homeschooling, imagination on May 11, 2008 | No Comments »
T. has been fascinate by the wonderful books we have full of ideas for homeschoolers and games. He found one that involved taking our house and turning it upside down and creating his own community of stores.
These pictures show the beginning of his process. This is T.’s Post Office. Later he adds a Giant grocery [...]
Posted in Unitarian Universalist, Waldorf, arts, community, family, homeschooling, homesteading, tagged life on May 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This may sound odd but I have not said those words in years, until yesterday. I have had pleasant times and hours and half hours, but a whole day is rare indeed. I took my time writing up my blogs in the morning and the boys played gently till I was through. Then I remembered [...]
Posted in community, family, homeschooling, tagged friends, homeschooling, playdates on May 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
T. and Ben played at a local park with a stream. I probably don’t have to say much else.
They had tons of fun and were very wet shortly after arrival. LOL
We are loving the burst of hot weather. We know it is short lived so we will take advantage of it while it is still [...]
Posted in community, family, homeschooling, tagged Government, homeschooling, Social Justice on April 16, 2008 | No Comments »
PRESS RELEASE:
Big News:
Roughly 450-500 families are losing or have lost special need
services to their children unless they enroll their kids in school.
In January of 2008, as a result of a new, narrow interpretation of
IDEA (federal special education law), the New York State Education
Department sent a memo to all state school districts informing them
that special education [...]
Posted in family, homeschooling, tagged homeschooling, schedules on April 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Thursdays have just gotten more busy for me. We usually have to go to Physcial Therapy in the morning at 11am, then we hurry home to make lunch so we are out the door before 12:30 to get to Biology Lab for 1pm. There I sit for two hours while the kids do their stuff, [...]
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