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Category Archives: Homeschooling

Back in the Saddle – Ready for Extra-curricular Activities!

Well, it’s been nearly a year since I posted here. A lot has happened. I became adjunct faculty at USF for a semester to teach a graduate 20th-century analysis music theory course. I really enjoyed it. Sadly, I am not teaching there this semester. Maybe next, though.
I am teaching a class at our homeschool co-op this [...]

Homeschooling update

So, we are almost into October, and how’s homeschooling going? Pretty well, I think. We are still trying to find our groove, though. Spelling and Math are getting done most every day, Sunshine State Readers are getting read, Science and History are being integrated into every other subject, along with Writing. As far as physical [...]

Print Your Own Manuscript Paper

I have a few piano students and we are always using manuscript paper for things: exercises, scales, ideas, etc. My personal preference is to write on the nice heavy printed manuscript paper you buy at your local music outlet, but for scribbling down stuff at piano lessons or completing theory assignments, it’s much cheaper to [...]

Lapbooking

Eric the Red, Leif the Lucky, and all of their viking friends have been hanging out at our house over the last week as we’ve been discussing the first Europeans to visit North America. It seemed like a good time for Elizabeth to make her first lapbook.
We got totally sidetracked with the whole lapbook thing [...]

First Day of School means one thing… Schulanfangfeier!

Yesterday was our first official school day in our family’s home school. We celebrated at our friends’ house with a traditional German first day of school party called a “Schulanfangfeier.” Our hosts presented each child with a “Schultüte,” also known as “Zuckertute.” It’s basically a cone full of school goodies! They were filled with zipper [...]

Handwriting Worksheet Maker

I came across a fantastic site for handwriting exercises! The site is crammed full of ads and stuff, but there is some great free content available there. You will find the navigation links for the site at the upper right of the page underneath the ad for math worksheets. You can produce worksheets using either [...]

Spelling, Writing, and American History

My daughter suggested that we use an official school name like Adair Academy. I’m going to think about it. It would be fun to get t-shirts with our school name and a crazy mascot to foster some school spirit around here. I’ll keep you posted on school colors and mascot selection and naming!
I’m so excited [...]