Rinoa’s Ostrich Lapbook

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Rinoa is currently learning about animals in science. It is the first part of her three-part life science curriculum this year – with the other two being the human body and plants. Here is a lapbook we did to learn more about ostriches, including a video of her...

Rinoa’s History Lessons: Ancient Times

Monday, October 18, 2010

I’m sure I’ve mentioned in the past that history has become Rinoa’s favorite subject. Each morning as we start our schoolwork, she would ask me if she has history lessons that day. When she doesn’t (since I alternate history and science), she...

Back to School

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Summer is over in our household and we are back to homeschooling for the third year. As always, I’ve reassessed my goals and reasons for homeschooling. Every now and then, I start to lose confidence and question my goals, but what’s interesting is I always...

Lapbooking Meets Notebooking

Monday, November 16, 2009

Lapbooking was introduced to me by my cousin who is a homeschool consultant in San Diego. Apparently, it’s a growing trend among homeschoolers. I think it’s a brilliant idea. Lapbooks are an absolutely fun way to learn and can be implemented in any...

Back to Homeschool

Monday, September 28, 2009

“If you’re fortunate, you live near an elementary school filled with excellent teachers who are dedicated to developing your child’s skills in reading, writing, arithmetic, history, and science. These teachers have small classes – no more than...

Rinoa’s Homeschool Curriculum

Thursday, February 12, 2009

One of my personal challenges in homeschooling is that I have two daughters – an 11-year old and a 4-year old. They can’t exactly share a program or even use the same books because they are so far apart in age. Imagine what a crazy life I have, trying to...