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From one homeschooling mom to another
Encouraging words we need to remember on our homeschooling journey: Letter from an imperfect homeschooler.
December 7, 2009
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Monica Brand В· 
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Posted in: Home schooling, Mini blog
The real purpose of math manipulatives
October 23, 2009
В· Monica Brand В· 5 Comments
Tags: boys, fun, Learning В· Posted in: Home schooling, My Boys
The home schooled teen: not what you think
I’m two years away from having an official “teenager,” and I must tell you, I can’t wait for those years. This is an article aimed at the home schooled teen, learning during those so-called high school years, especially for the young adult planning to attend university.
October 18, 2009
В· Monica Brand В· No Comments
Tags: home schooling В· Posted in: Does this count as Unschooling?, Home schooling
As I was saying…
Preoccupied with homeschooling these days, still trying to find a balance in what to do with the boys, how much to push them, and if they aren’t doing “school”, what should they be doing in replace of it. So far this fall, we’ve tried letterboxing, started back to Community Bible Study classes and AWANA, resumed [...]
October 13, 2009
В· Monica Brand В· 3 Comments
Tags: life В· Posted in: Home schooling, Living, Reading
Watching her read
As a mother, and asВ a lover of fine words and stories, I will never grow weary of watching my children fall in love with reading and books. This week I witnessed Susan’s relationship with books deepen. We were at the library, and as chance had it (or maybe it was a God-ordained meeting?), our [...]
October 2, 2009
В· Monica Brand В· 4 Comments
Tags: fiction, Reading, Susan В· Posted in: Does this count as Unschooling?, Home schooling, My Girls, Reading
Two cool things we did this summer and me with no pictures to prove it
I’ve been wanting to write about it for ages, since July for one of them, and I have no still pictures. Lame, lame, lame, Monica. You must have glorious color pictures! I know! Sorry, Blog. Please, forgive. I’m going to record a quickie blurb about both anyway, so I can mark the activities here so [...]
September 8, 2009
В· Monica Brand В· One Comment
Tags: homeschooling unschooling В· Posted in: Does this count as Unschooling?, Home schooling
