Week 30: A Reading Dahl-A-Thon!

I mentioned last week that the boys and I are currently reading the Roald Dahl collection.  So far we have read: The Twits The Enormous Crocodile The Magic Finger The Vicar of Nibbleswicke I have since returned those books to the library, and we now hope to read: James and the Giant Peach Fantastic Mr. [...]

Week 29: Woolly Mammoths, Leprechauns, Camels, & Roald Dahl

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I give you: The boys were really excited for St. Patrick’s Day this week.  Of course, it doesn’t help when I get them hyped up about it.    More on our activities later. On Tuesday we had our monthly science class at the Imaginarium.  We talked about Prehistoric Animals.  [...]

Week 28: Eating Our (Spelling) Words

I realized this week that we are entering the last quarter of our first year of homeschooling!  I can not believe that I made it this far.  I love homeschooling far more than I ever thought I would. Ok, so what did we do this week?  I’m glad you asked.    Before I jump into [...]

Bibleman: Combating the Commandment of Confusion

Bibleman, for those who aren’t familiar with the series, is a Christian “super hero”.  He regularly combats various villians with his trusty sidekicks:  Cypherr and Biblegirl. As an adult, I find the entire video series beyond silly.  It’s low-budget, terrible acting, and borders on obnoxious.  But these videos weren’t made for me.  They’re made for [...]

Week 27: I Like Green Eggs and Ham!, said Ty and Cam.

I will admit that I never knew March 2nd was a national holiday of sorts; National Read Across America Day!  This is done in observance of Dr. Seuss’ birthday.  March 2nd also happens to be Grandpa Phil’s birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDPA PHIL!!). We started our celebration by reading, The Cat in the Hat. I gave [...]