Entries for October, 2007 in Learning in Freedom
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Homeschool Uniforms
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomThere’s a joke about how homeschool uniforms are pajamas. Humor is usually at least partly based in truth. If we had to have a “homeschool uniform” I would say it would be my children’s costumes over the years. My ... -
Happy Hajjoween, from my six year old!
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomMy six year old was creating some art on the computer and he asked me how to spell "happy halloween." I spelled it out for him and he typed, "happy hajjoween" because he got the letters "L" and "J" confused. ... -
Comic Sans makes Common Sense
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomThis morning I was creating and printing out some “root sheets” for our Greek and Latin roots binders. If I have several days worth printed out I will be less likely to neglect this family activity. These sheets have the root and it’s origin, Greek ... -
Morphing Educational Philosophy
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomMy philosophy of education has changed since I first started teaching my own children at home. I started out teaching the way that I had been taught. Our style of “learning” looked very much like what you would see in ... -
Homeschoolers must score 20 points higher than "passing" to "pass"
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomIf you ever hear of a homeschool student “failing” any “credit by examination” tests when they try to enter Memorial High School, know that “passing” for a homeschooler is a score of 90 or above. This is 20 points higher ... -
Pirate schoolers can jump the grade ship.
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomWe would be considered pirate-schoolers as we focus on the three RRRRRRRRRs in our home with little busy work. Young children should be allowed to play most of the day and should never do much seat work. Too much ... -
Greek and Latin Roots Binders - Children as Authors of Their Learning
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomAll we did for the first week of “school” was start on our Greek and Latin Roots binders. These are very easy and inexpensive to make. All you need is a three ring binder, clear plastic page protectors, and a ... -
A day in the life of one homeschool family:
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomIt was nice and chilly this morning! Children should not be inside when the weather is so nice outside. Today was one of those days where we had to turn our school inside out. The children packed up their ... -
Teaching reading is not rocket science.
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomI remember watching a show on PBS about teaching children to read. One statement that stuck out was “teaching reading is rocket science…” Good thing I didn’t have a mouth full of liquids at the time. I thought it was ... -
Diamonds for a girl's best friend
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomA phone conversation today brought to mind something that had happened years ago. I hadn’t thought about it until today! When my daughter was about four years old I told her that we needed to clean the house because ... -
Homeschool burnout indicates a need for change.
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomA discussion of “free schools” over at the Homeschool Victoria Yahoo! Group reminded me of one of my favorite memories of homeschooling my children. It was a time in my life when I had come out on the other side ... -
Play is synonymous with learning.
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomHere is the e mail I wrote when my daughter "discovered" the concept of multiplication in her room while playing with her many beanie babies. I had mentioned it in my last post: I believe and have observed that there ... -
A few things I have learned while teaching my children at home.
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomWhat have I learned from ten years of teaching my own children at home? I have learned with each child that many of the educational materials out there are a waste of money, children can learn without a “qualified” teacher, and that children ... -
A day in the life of one homeschool family:
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomThursday is a busy day! -I woke up naturally at 6:00am. My teen was on the computer; he had finished today’s assignments last night while he couldn’t sleep. (Some kids work better in the evening.) I fell back ... -
"Alphabet Soup" The cafeteria can be the best learning environment for children.
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomI shared a little about how to turn lunch into a teachable moment by using Fritos as math manipulatives but now I will share an example of how you can also use lunch time to teach your child his or her Alphabet. That's right; you ... -
Homeschoolers and Field Trips
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomThursday, October 4, 2007, Homeschoolers from various local homeschool support groups visited the Marine Education Center in Palacios, Texas. Homeschoolers love field trips. It’s another excuse to get out of the house and to create an oxymoron out of the ... -
What do Frito pie, 80s music, and math workbooks have in common?
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomThey are all bad for you? Yeah, and they are also three things in my homeschool classroom (dining room) right now! I have a 15 year old playing 80s music ("Beat It" now) while the rest of the children are eating Frito ...
