Category Archives: Weekly Reviews, 2009-2010

Week in Review: May 24-31… More Nature Study

Posted on June 1, 2010 by angelathome

Officially, this week was our last week of school.  What this really means is, this is the last week I’m going to make anyone do math or Latin until sometime in July.  I imagine that the nature study, building, etc. … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, History and Culture, Homeschooling, Nature study, Weekly Reviews, 2009-2010 | 3 Comments

Week in Review: May 17-23, Stone walls and Birds

Posted on May 23, 2010 by angelathome

Spring has arrived in upstate New York.  Beautiful temperatures and only one day of rain, so we took most of our learning outside.   Maybe it doesn’t count as “learning”, but the little boys are a lot happier that they … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Farm Schooling, Homeschooling, Nature study, Reggio Emilia, Spring, Weekly Reviews, 2009-2010 | 3 Comments

Week in Review: May 10-16

Posted on May 17, 2010 by angelathome

It was the sort of week that goes by without being captured on film.  Or pixels. We started off with a trip to the doctor for Farmerboy, who was diagnosed with a sinus infection and prescribed antibiotics.  In the middle … Continue reading →

Posted in ADHD, Daily Life, Farm Schooling, Homeschooling, One of Those Days, Organizationally Challenged, Spring, Weekly Reviews, 2009-2010 | 4 Comments

Week in Review: May 2- May 9, or All About Birds

Posted on May 9, 2010 by angelathome

Bird Week! The chickadee nest in our bluebird box, with eggs (photo by Katydid) I had nothing to do with the “theme” of this week.  It was a force of nature.  Farmerboy, Pip, and Pop all suddenly decided that birds … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Farm Schooling, Nature study, Preschool at Home, Spring, Unschoolers in Disguise?, Weekly Reviews, 2009-2010 | 1 Comment

A Week in the Life: Saturday 5/1

Posted on May 9, 2010 by angelathome

All photos in this post by Katydid. This Saturday was a little different because Andy was still out of town and didn’t get home until late that night.  But on the other hand it was fairly typical in that the … Continue reading →

Posted in A Day at Our House, Birds, Farm Schooling, Nature study, Spring, Weekly Reviews, 2009-2010 | 1 Comment

A Week in the Life: Friday 4/30

Posted on May 7, 2010 by angelathome

Friday is “extra chore” day.  All I have from our Friday (4/30) is one lone picture:   … in which Chipmunk and Pip put pots on their heads and pretend to be daleks.  (We have to be prepared for Saturday … Continue reading →

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A Week in the Life: Thursday 4/29

Posted on May 7, 2010 by angelathome

Thursday begins about 5:30 AM when Andy leaves for the airport.  I should get up, but I go back to sleep until 6:45.  Around 7, I find that the twins are up and have opened all the drawers to Farmerboy’s … Continue reading →

Posted in A Day at Our House, Spring, Twins, Weekly Reviews, 2009-2010 | 3 Comments

Week in Review: April 19-23

Posted on April 23, 2010 by angelathome

Technically,the only schoolish thing we did this week was to add math back in on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday so we could concentrate on unpacking,laundry,and putting the house back in order — a slow process, but progress is being made.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature study, Spring, Weekly Reviews, 2009-2010 | 3 Comments

What we’ve been up to this winter

Posted on March 23, 2010 by angelathome

I haven’t had time or the inclination to do detailed weekly reports, but I do have a collection of photos I’d like to archive for this winter.   Pop’s “handwriting”…   Chipmunk’s flour construction sites… Light-saber battles  (Chipmunk always seems … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Life, Homeschooling, Weekly Reviews, 2009-2010, Winter | 6 Comments

Bits and Pieces

Posted on February 20, 2010 by angelathome

What we’re up to: Watching the Olympics — trying to deduce the rules of curling without looking anything up.  Wondering why it looks like they’re using shower scrub brushes, and why brushing the ice in front of the stone makes … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts and crafts, Home Sweet Home, Homeschooling, Our Living and Learning Room, Preschool at Home, Reggio Emilia, Sports, Weekly Reviews, 2009-2010, Winter | 1 Comment