"Trees are nice..."

For many reasons, my husband and I decided to homeschool. Our oldest is 4 so now we are investigating all our options. I am part of a Mom's Book Club which used to be a playgroup and is becoming a homeschooling group. We had a Nature Project at one mom's house last month and I volunteered to do the next one here at my house. I really love to teach those who want to learn. Especially things I am interested in :)

This month, the topic is "Trees." Broad subject, I know, but I am trying to keep it simple. 'Tis the season so we will be making Christmas trees out of construction paper and decorating them in addition to other activities. I am posting a few videos here so I don't have to look for them later :)







There. That should do it....

Word of the Day...

Mark Twain is known to have said, "I have never let schooling interfere with my education."

And the word of the day is:

Autodidacticism

It means self-education or self-directed learning. An autodidact is a mostly self-taught person, as opposed to learning in a school setting or from a tutor.

Mothering

I love Mothering Magazine! It is a magazine full of natural ways to mother your children. This particular issue (Nov-Dec 2008) has an article on Forest School that is popular in Switzerland and Germany. I think I want to start it for my daughter and her friends. It seems to go with the concept of homeschooling or "unschooling."

Now I have to take in my husband's car for an oil change and tune up. If you need a reliable family-run fix-it place, South Tire in Cocoa, FL is excellent. Not the cheapest, but you get what you pay for. They are honest and very good at what they do. My dad has been taking our cars there for years - even before I could drive.