Conference Recap Day 3 #hsttd
Man! I woke up tired on the last day. My brain was overloaded with awesome information. Taking that all in and trying to process it is hard work. Interestingly enough, my first session was with Jan Bedell, AKA the Brian…
Conference Recap Day 2 #hsttd
The Children’s Program “Mission: Incredible” started on Day 2. I heard they have 700 children enrolled in the program. WOW! Naturally, drop off was a bit chaotic but I was still able to make it to my 1stsession with time…
Conference Recap Day 1 #hsttd
I came away from Day 1 of Teach Them Diligently feeling very encouraged. All of the speakers I listened to were fantastic and, as anticipated, all of the attendees are very nice. I went to the pre-conference session by Sonya…
Preparing for a Homeschool Conference #hsttd
Today I’m going to my first homeschool conference. I’m excited and nervous all at the same time! So much to learn. So much to do. So many people. At this point, I refuse to even think about all the curriculum…
Creative Writing: King the Corn Snake
So, after we had that really bad day that turned out to be a good day, I’m reconsidering the “unschooling” method and at least trying to incorporate it on a mild level. For starters, I asked tLG what she wanted…
A Bad Day at Homeschool
On Friday, we were having what I would call a “bad” homeschool day. She was distracted. I was distracted. She was complaining. I was complaining. It was Friday. Neither of us wanted to do any work. So, I called it…
Curriculum Kits – Nashville Public Library
Last year, before we were even thinking about homeschooling, the Nashville Library started offering Curriculum Kits. I thought they were a great idea and was excited to finally get to try one. We picked Asia for our first one. tLG…
Basket Weaving
Basket weaving has forever been a joke often used in reference to college electives. Basically, it means you are goofing off but still getting college credit. In our homeschool we totally have a basket weaving course. Except she really learns…
Better Than The Book Fair
Earlier this week, some friends were talking about the book fair at their school. This is the first time that tLG has really missed anything to do with public school so we needed to come up with a homeschool version…
A Girl and Her Library Books
On Mondays, while tLG is at her Engineering for Kids class, I run over to the library and load up on books for the week. I try to pick a variety of picture books, chapter books, and non-fiction books. Ideally,…