by Learning Mama | Oct 15, 2015 | Homeschooling
My girls just love paper dolls! Whenever we are starting a new chapter of our history studies, they always ask if there are paper dolls to go along with it. We’ve been using Story of the World these last two years, and they have really enjoyed colouring,...
by Learning Mama | Aug 26, 2015 | Homeschooling
This year, I’m trying to get in on the whole “back to school” excitement just a little bit. Maybe have a special “Not Back to School” day with games planned, a field trip or a get together with friends. A special breakfast would be nice;...
by Learning Mama | Jun 24, 2015 | Homeschooling
Canada Day is one of our family’s favourite holidays! We usually celebrate by dressing the part and taking in our local festivities. We attend our community’s pancake breakfast, parade, and fireworks.This year we are having some extra fun by adding some...
by Learning Mama | Jun 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
Poetry memorization hasn’t been much of a problem for us, and we have really enjoyed working through the selections in Levels 1 & 2 of First Language Lessons for the Well Trained Mind. Less enjoyable, but still easily accomplished were the parts of speech...
by Learning Mama | May 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
Spring has officially arrived and we have been spending a lot of time outdoors. We’ve been playing in our backyard, eating on the lawn, and planting our gardens. We’ve also made a few visits to our local conservation area which has 6 kms of trails to...
