HOMESCHOOLING IN AN UNSCHOOLING WAY

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

September is here!!!

A lot of reflection went on this summer. I have two going to middle school, and one staying home. My youngest is very excited about this coming year!!

To start with, I created a group called, 'Disney Friends' on facebook. Through this group, that meets once a month, (for homeschool/school kids) kids can meet other children that enjoy going to Disney. When they find friends, they can go together! My 7yo calls it, 'Disney School', LOL. We will be getting our week Disney pass this/next month. (Monday to Friday)

We also attend a coop in Orlando, where she takes Latin, American History, Writing, Magic Tree House Literature Study (science/history), My Body (science), and I believe another class;) The coop is only 3 days a week, 2 classes a day. She has a lot of fun!! She's already made a friend or two, and can bring a sack lunch.

To top that all off, we moved!! A lot of changes going on this year. Can't wait to post on them:)

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Weclome to Classical Unschooling

We are in the process of getting started. Please come back in the next couple weeks and I will have something up. As for now, look at my favorite site!

www.veritaspress.com

Read your childhood favorites here, get creative, and have fun :) Also check out all my favorite links, many of them free!!

Friday, September 23, 2011

Getting Creative with Lunches

Peanut butter and Yogurt Dip, Tomatoes, carrots and celery

Peaches, carrots, celery with Peanut butter and Vanilla Yogurt

Blueberry Yogurt, Hard boiled egg, and cooked carrots with butter/brown sugar sauce

Here's what we found in our engine:

Ginger

Here he is with sisters

Neli

Reeses

sadly, no one has responded to the craigslist listing...and we can't keep all 3. So, at least 2, will be taken to the SPCA unless this occurs...

Good-bye kitties..hope you find a home...

Friday, September 9, 2011

September 9, 2011

Oh, so much has changed!

I found a few great links that the kids are really enjoying! Those, along with a few worksheets a day seems to really sum it up:)

Study Ladder

http://www.studyladder.com/login/login

This is a great site and if you enter your umbrella school (or if you choose to be connected with the school district, just put in your local school) and it lets you on unlimited during school hours. As the teacher, which is what I put myself in as, you can assign tasks for your student to do, or just have them go on and play for fun. Fun, in any subject!

The other one I want to share is

Carrot Sticks.

This site, you can play by yourself, or against other kids. This makes it even more fun!!

http://www.carrotsticks.com/florida1

Something kids really enjoy!

So that is what is going on currently. FLVS is completely out. Back to old school and, to tell you the truth, liking it!:)

Happy Homeschooling!

Friday, September 2, 2011

September 2, 2011

Wouldn't you know, only a week or so into the semester, and we're already at a loss again.

I saw the 'Florida Virtual' reviews, it sounded real good. But all it is is an online textbook. You simply read the lesson, and take the quiz. No teacher teaches a thing. There is nothing. Just a textbook, and a quiz. Sure, you can retake the quiz, but that doesn't work for my 10yo. The teacher is only available for questions, the don't teach anything unless you ask.

What!?

No wonder they don't get paid as much...

We're hanging on for math, though. I just have to teach the concepts, or find a site that will. She really likes her teacher, too. Although, phone-to-phone is NOT the way to teach her. I am going to have to find a tutor...

So we're on Weaver for Language Arts. We read together some poems by Shel Silverstein the other day, and their job is to write a poem this week.

We're going through a lot of freebies for worksheets. Fun, fun!;)

anyways, things keep changing. We had to drop Spanish, too. What language can be learned with no teacher to teach it? You can't just 'read' the lesson, with no video or anything....

What to do...
Happy Homeschooling!