Archive for February, 2006
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Sunday, February 26th, 2006I have posted before that I really struggled finding the right books for my daughter to “get into” I bought the usual Little House, Magic Tree House, Beverley Cleary, etc books with high hopes and she responded with little interest. The key was to have patience and not force the issue [...]
What to Do When You Panic About Unschooling
Tuesday, February 21st, 2006There was an interesting thread on one of my homeschool lists recently; a new-ish unschooling mom posted that she was worried that she just wasn’t doing ” enough”. The best advice- and one that made my laugh out loud - she got was “just lie down on the living room floor and [...]
Try BOB Books Series to Learn Reading.
Tuesday, February 14th, 2006These are an EXCELLENT set of books for learning to read. The series is called the “Bob Books” by Bobby Lynn Maslen. They have 3 different sets, A, B and C and then different level within those. You should start with first set. “Bob Books First”. When my daughter wanted to start reading we ended [...]
Do WorkBooks and Worksheets have a Place in Unschooling?
Tuesday, February 14th, 2006Depends on who you ask. I am not big on labels and unschooling bests describes the way we homeschool . Some uschoolers take offence and like to tell me I am not *really* unschooling . To me this smacks of the mommy-er than though attitude I come across every so often and I just nod [...]
Help Raise Money For Milk Banks
Saturday, February 4th, 2006Fellow SEO consultant and online buddy, Jen Laycock has entered a SEO contest and will donate any prize money to milk bank. Many of you may know her as The Lactivist. If you are a breast feeding supporter please consider helping with this wonderful cause. Jen has told me many heart wrenching stories- such [...]
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