Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Some pics. Some captions. Enjoy.


Baking brownies in the afternoon, just because we can! My kids are excellent egg-crackers and I've been making a conscious effort to have them read the boxes or cook books as we bake. Corinne and Evan are already grasping the whole "fraction thingy" much earlier than I expected!
Not brownies, but one of the biggest perks of homeschooling: home-baked breakfasts without the rush to get it down the hatch and get out the door. Today we made baked French toast and it was HEAVENLY to eat it with my children at 9:00 am. It baked while Evan did spelling. If that's not a perfect way to start a school day, then I don't know what is!
Best $1 I ever spent at a clothing/toy sale is this floor desk. Evan does 90% of his work here...
Her handwriting is going to quickly surpass Evan's. I'm keeping that fact on the down-low, though... Can't be beat by a PRESCHOOLER, you know!

Guitar Hero TOTALLY counts as music appreciation. Ok, ok... I know. I'm working on something a little more educational. But, for now? This will have to suffice.
I dug out my good old Discovery Toys to find other preschool stuff for Corinne to occupy herself with while I'm working with the boys. She is adoring the shape sorter, even though most of these foam pieces have cat teeth marks on them...

Both of the boys are working on lap books right now and I'll update more about that once they're finished. I'm finding that they are a great stand-in for the traditional book reports or class projects that children would normally work on in a public school classroom. Plus, they're perfect to use as a marker for that question every homeschooler hears: "What did you learn this year?"

3 comments:

  1. did i just see the word crapazoid below before i got this comment screen? that is the BEST! anyway, guitar hero totally counts. and some of the PBS lineup, like Word Girl, counts, too. can't wait to hear about the lap books. how old are your kids? mine are 8, 6, 4, 21 mos and i'm due in 5 weeks with a husband who travels for work a lot. i dig your blog!

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  2. I haven't tried a lap book yet with the kids, but I like the idea of using them instead of a traditional book report. . . thanks for the idea!

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  3. I like lap books, I think. I'll let you know when I've been homeschooling for longer than 8 days!

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