Archive for October, 2008
« Previous EntriesWeekly Prompt: The Sounds Animals Make
Monday, October 27th, 2008Write down this list of five animals and describe the sounds that they make. However, you may NOT use the words in brackets beside them!
horse (neigh, whinny)
cat (meow, hiss)
dog (ruff, woof, growl, snarl)
cow (moo)
lion (growl, roar)
For whom are we REALLY buying those things?
Sunday, October 26th, 2008There’s been a really fascinating discussion on a mailing list that I’m on about toys and our intentions when we buy them. De we buy them for our children, or are we really trying to “live vicariously through them,” as the saying goes.
We often see toys or activities that look fun and entertaining, but are [...]
…but what if my child spends all day playing video games?
Saturday, October 25th, 2008One concern I had about unschooling until receiving this email, was how could my daughters actually learn much if they are playing video games or watching TV all day? Amberlee’s email put my mind to rest and I hope that it does the same for the rest of you considering unschooling as an option.
Let me [...]
This Week’s Carnival is Ready!
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008This weeks Carnival of Homeschooling is being hosted by Melissa’s Idea Garden. Come and read why she thinks that homeschooling has gone to the dogs in “Who let the dogs out?!“
Weekly Prompt: Boredom
Monday, October 20th, 2008Describe someone who looks bored. Don’t use any form of the words yawned, or stared, or sighed.
28 Skills any Child Needs to Learn
Monday, October 20th, 2008One thing that completely turns me off of the educational system in North America and most of the world is how little our children are truly prepapared for life. Isn’t it the objective of education to prepare children to live out their lives as adults? …or are they actually just trying to make good employees [...]
Watching my girls learning through play…
Sunday, October 19th, 2008After getting home from the science museum and having a lovely dinner, I started unpacking some stuff that my parents brought down from New Brunswick. These are things that I had left behind because I didn’t have the space to bring it with me last year. In it was a large set of flash cards [...]
A Visit to the Science Museum
Sunday, October 19th, 2008What a busy day we had today! After going to pick up a couple of car seats from a good friend, we were off to the Telus World of Science, which is an awesome museum for children to explore. They recently hosted the Body Worlds exhibition and I’m kicking myself for not taking the change to [...]
When times get busy…
Saturday, October 18th, 2008It’s been a very busy week in the Hassan household. Appointments and my parents’ upcoming visit was enough to keep things quite hectic! With little time to “sit back and relax,” it was difficult to pay attention to the girls and their needs.
I feel bad about that, but happily, they have plenty of toys to [...]
Zoo-Phonics Giveaway
Friday, October 17th, 2008Give a dog a cookie, and he’ll follow you around everywhere. Offer a homeschooler a phonics program, and she’ll be your friend for life!
I think that there is an inbred gene for homeschoolers that make them want to seek out the best possible curriculum for their children. I am certainly no exception and while I’m [...]
