‘General Lessons’ Archives
Learning plans 2009-2010
Last year was challenging (but when is homeschooling not challenging really) because I have always struggled with doing things the "right" way using the [...]
Enjoying a good word study
Word studies are hard. And dry. And time-consuming. At least that's how some people see it. Even the title makes me chortle. Who ever heard of such a thing as [...]
Unique ways to test your kids
TEST, v.t. To compare with a standard; to try; to prove the truth or genuineness of any thing by experiment or by some fixed principle or standard; as, to test [...]
What to do when mom is sick
If you have been schooling for any length of time this has probably come up. What do you do when you are too sick to have a regular homeschool day? (more...)
25 creative notebooking ideas
Notebooking is one of the best ways to demonstrate your individuality in your lessons. But sticking some worksheets in a binder is not true notebooking. You [...]
Spirit-led lessons
My most exciting times as a home educator have come under inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Without the help of the Holy Spirit my lessons become dry and frankly [...]
Paring down and gearing up
As we prepare to get back to our lessons next week, I've been prayerfully considering what to do and what to avoid this year. These are some things I've [...]
My 2007-08 plans
Well I sort of hate to do this, because as soon as I post it here, it probably won't get done as written. ha! I am looking forward to this year more than I [...]
Lesson planning with Mr. Rose
Those of you who know me well know how dear Mr. Rose's book is to me. It is invaluable in my BPA quest. I thought I'd share a way of planning lessons using his [...]
Gearing up
Things are hopping around here. We are painting, laying wood floors and making various repairs here at Casa Hawthorne. Please pray that I will recover from the [...]
