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Nick - Age 9, 4th Grade
  1. Ray's Primary Arithmetic
  2. McGuffey's Second Reader
  3. All About Spelling Level 3
  4. Copywork
  5. Prima Latina I (Latin)
  6. Typing Instructor for Kids
James - Age 6, Kindergarten
  1. Ray's New Primary Arithmetic
  2. McGuffey's Primer
  3. Peterson Directed Handwriting
  4. All About Spelling Level 1
  5. Rime to Read (Phonics Readers)
  6. Explode the Code 1 1/2 (phonics)
Together we do:
  1. Johannes Vermeer Picture Study
  2. Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers by John Burroughs
  3. Indoor Science Experiments and Outdoor Nature Study
  4. Stories of the Civil War

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Bucket List

My mom sent me this list a few days ago, and I thought it would be fun to share here. I’ve put each thing I’ve done in bold, and I also added a few things to the list so that my “done” portion wouldn’t look so bare.
Been to Canada
Been to Mexico
Been to Florida
Been to Hawaii
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Education Review – Write With the Best Volume I

I first developed an interest in writing when I was around 11 years old – first poetry, then stories, and now articles and more technical writing. (I haven’t been “creative” in years.) Of course, I’ve wanted to incorporate creative writing instruction into our homeschool when the time is right. Last spring I [...]

Super Sale from the Old Schoolhouse

How would you like to get 4 issues of a magazine for the price of 1?
That’s what it is like when you order a one-year print subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine (US only). Use coupon code FB795 before midnight PST September 22, and you’ll receive a full year for only
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Bedding for Three in Two

We have three bedrooms here for five people – a king-sized bed, queen-sized bed, and two twin beds. Technically, that’s bed space enough for six people (seven, if you put a small child in the middle of the king bed). Eventually, we’d like to get Bunk Beds for the boys.
I thought for a [...]

Subscribe to The Old Schoolhouse™ Magazine for only $7.95!

Homeschooling is a Labor of Love, and the Old Schoolhouse™ Magazine is celebrating your hard work as a parent by putting their one-year print subscriptions on sale! For a very limited time, you can subscribe or renew to The Old Schoolhouse Magazine for only 7.95! (US only). International customers can subscribe to the digital edition [...]

Adding Old Posts

I am getting ready to try to import all the posts from my old blog over at Homeschool Blogger. If things start looking weird, I apologize.

Growth Charts are Garbage Part 2

I am a reader. I am a researcher. When I face an unknown, I start reading and researching to amass as much knowledge and information about the subject as I possibly can. I have read more books, reports, magazine articles, and web pages about breastfeeding and infant growth than you can shake [...]

Making Music Together – June 2009

Guess what my boys did last week – they played a song on the piano! A real song! A song with note changes and everything. After we watched the introduction for week 16, I said, “Hey, Boys, you’re going to play a real song today!”
James said, “A real song? On the [...]

Two Year TOS Sale

I just found out about another sale on The Old Schoolhouse Magazine subscriptions. If you already have a subscription, you can renew for a lower price than ordinary if you hurry.
There are less than 5 days left to RENEW your subscription to the Old Schoolhouse Magazine and get 2 years for the price of [...]

Snow Today Gone Tomorrow

Someone please remind me what month it is. April? 22nd? That’s close to the end of April, right? Middle of spring?
Spring’s the season when the daffodils bloom, right? And trees regrow their leaves? Am I mistaken about that?
So why is it snowing today? I do not live in [...]