Posts by mrsmischief

If you might be interested in a math program, DreamBox is one that is similar to Reading Eggs in many ways. Students are assessed when they first sign-up and the games are set to work at their level and grow with them. There are...

A few more that popped into mind after my first response:   *Nate the Great *The Borrowers *Babe: The Gallant Pig *The Mad Scientist's Club *The Shy Stegosaurus of Cricket Creek *The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom...

  I hesitate to weigh in as my daughter is only five years old but will say I share your concerns about the social aspect of homeschooling. To ease my fears and address the issue I am sure to provide many different social...

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Today is a kitchen day to res-stock the freezer:   *homeschool *refill bird feeders *set up telling time learning wall *refill herbal shampoo & pumpkin pie sugar scrub *nature walk   Cooking &...

Quote: Originally Posted by MamaFern  i wanted to mention that we have an IKEA expedit shelf that i seriously love for organizing home-school and craftstuff. there are 16 cubes and the top ones i put stuff i don't...

We moved to Fayetteville from Olympia, WA and the adjustment was brutal to say the least. Two years into our 'sentence' in F'ville and a small crunchy pocket of Fayetteville can indeed be be found.   A few hidden gems you...

Today:   *MLK Day mini unit *vacuum and mop floors *bake 2 loaves of bread *bake cookies *trip to computer store for future purchase research and finding which laptop is most "typeable" for daughter *read two to...

Everybody's spaces are so inspiring! 

I utilize a combination of all the planning tools you've mentioned.   For planning enrichment activities for our core curriculum and seasonal mini units, I keep a binder and notebook to record inspiration and make the final...