New friends, PE day

Last night we went and visited a family for the first time. It was another family that uses Christian Light Education. I was given their phone number while in Virginia for training. For several reasons we haven’t been able to get together until last night for dinner at their house. They only live about 5 [...]

In my kitchen

Today’s post is a fun one. No more deep thoughts on this sunny (if rather chilly) early winter day. As temperatures drop, I tend to spend more time working in the kitchen. I found this kitchen post over at The Mennonbrarian at homesteadblogger. It seemed like fun so I’m giving you a similar tour of [...]

His first mile

One of the reasons I like homeschooling, is being able to explore Alaska whenever we want. Part of this includes winter trips. My son got his first skis for Christmas last year but only went around the driveway and near the house last winter. Yesterday evening I took him skiing at the Dog Musher Hall [...]

New thoughts on Halloween

After reading more about the subject by both sides, pondering Bible verses, and of course prayer, I’ve decided Halloween is still evil although modern consumerism and Sunday-only Christianity tries to tell us differently. How can pretending to be the devil, ghouls, dead of all other kinds NOT be evil? How can excessive revelry (and often [...]

3rd grade and beyond plans

Now that I’ve decided on science, I have most of next year (and likely beyond) figured out. Yeah!
I think we are finally on track as far as curriculum goes. These align with state standards to progress through his correspondence school district’s goal levels, and his learning style. This may change of course as [...]

Switching science programs

Science curriculum problem solved.
I’m not very happy with the WinterPromise World Around Me. There’s nothing wrong with it. He just needs more details. It would have been good for him last year or kindergarten. Plus, its only a single year. I’d need another program next year anyway. I can use it in a few years [...]

Phonics for speech difficulties

My son has a mild speech difficulty. It’s nothing very serious. He’s just harder to understand than other kids his age. When he was younger we took him to have his hearing and mouth checked to rule out any physical problems. He’s fine.
Most parents and educators agree phonics are a valuable way to teach kids [...]

Cape dresses = comfortable

What do you think of when you hear the term “cape dress”? Do you even know exactly what this is?
A cape dress is a hand made dress with a cover called a cape over the body. It can be attached or separate. They frequently have a zipper up the center of the back. They hang [...]

Ultimate non-partisan politics

It’s election time in the US again and again there is the usual talk about working on both sides of the aisle and non-partisan political ideals. Will the winners hold to these campaign promises? Probably not likely for very long. No matter who wins, we all need to remember that God is in control. With [...]

Starting art

Today we started art. We skipped the first lesson. It was a review of coloring in the lines. He’s good at that already and the picture wasn’t interesting for him. Today’s lesson was 302: shading. He really enjoyed this lesson and discussion. It talks about how to find the light source relating to the subject [...]