NanceXToo Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Posted this on my blog today: http://nancextoo.livejournal.com/175611.html (Kind of an 'article' about what a homeschooler "does" every day). Would enjoy feedback... (and would also like to know if you guys can see all the pictures, as opposed to big blank spaces or blank white boxes, as I made it pretty picture intensive). Thanks! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saja1029 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Awesome:) From one Oak Meadow schooling family to another...you rock. You are proof that school doesn't have to look like PS (which is sometimes hard to get out of your or your child's head!), or take 8 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 What a great post! And the pictures look great. Your dd is adorable. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margo out of lurking Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Nance, it was a terrific post. The photos came out well, I'm viewing on Firefox (I know browsers can make a difference on my Blogger blog). I loved that you captured the variety of what your days can look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 So much great stuff! My DD will definitely want to make those snowman cupcakes.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Love it!! I left a comment on your blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 Thanks so much for the comments :) (here and there!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Great post! I had no trouble seeing the pictures through Safari (Mac). We use OM also. My dd doesn't enjoy the projects the way your dd seems to. :confused: It looks like you did a lot of fun things that month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 Great post! I had no trouble seeing the pictures through Safari (Mac). We use OM also. My dd doesn't enjoy the projects the way your dd seems to. :confused: It looks like you did a lot of fun things that month. Really? That's too bad, OM has so many great projects! Is she more into reading/writing as opposed to the hands on/crafty stuff? Thanks for your feedback and letting me know about the pictures showing up okay with your browser! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 So much great stuff! My DD will definitely want to make those snowman cupcakes.:001_smile: :) I posted the recipe for the cupcakes, the frosting, more pics of them, and ideas for how to decorate them in other months here: http://nancextoo.livejournal.com/173018.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 :) I posted the recipe for the cupcakes, the frosting, more pics of them, and ideas for how to decorate them in other months here: http://nancextoo.livejournal.com/173018.html Thanks! I use Opera as my browser and everything looks fine in it, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OregonNative Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I LOVE your post! How do you come up with so many awesome ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 I LOVE your post! How do you come up with so many awesome ideas? LOL well a lot of them aren't really mine. A lot of them are directly from the Oak Meadow curriculum (like the candlemaking, the biome observation, furnishing the president's mansion, the homemade ink, the word collage, etc. Some are things I've heard about here (the book challenge, times tales, etc). Some things I just come across online (the cupcake ideas, the peace dove which was from Enchanted Learning, the printable "Let's Play" kits) Some are ideas my kids come up with and we just go with. And every once in a while, I get a little creative, too. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Nancy, I loved your blog! I linked it to a friend of mine who has 2 gifted kids and is considering starting homeschooling next year. I thought it would be a great intro into "what is homeschooling like". I do Oak Meadow too, but I guess I follow it more strictly (and not as fun!). Do you still do all the "assignments" in OM, or do you cut some of them to make more room for the other fun stuff? If we do all the "assignments" we don't have that much time left. (But DD11 is a very slow mover who needs lots of prodding to finish work...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheryl Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Like it, Nance. Good job! Really though you put me to shame....;) You seem to accomplish more in your homeschooling day than I do in mine! Like you, I've been teaching my almost 12 yo dd life skills. I feel it's so important for her to learn how to: plant a garden, weed a garden, rake the lawn, use washer/dryer, etc, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 Nancy, I loved your blog! I linked it to a friend of mine who has 2 gifted kids and is considering starting homeschooling next year. I thought it would be a great intro into "what is homeschooling like". I do Oak Meadow too, but I guess I follow it more strictly (and not as fun!). Do you still do all the "assignments" in OM, or do you cut some of them to make more room for the other fun stuff? If we do all the "assignments" we don't have that much time left. (But DD11 is a very slow mover who needs lots of prodding to finish work...) Hi, we do almost all of the assignments. Every once in a while we skip or modify something but for the most part, we follow it. Sometimes I let her writing assignments be a bit shorter than what they ask for. And we don't necessarily do every single "extra credit" assignment- we pick and choose which ones sound the most fun. I also sit with my daughter and give her some handholding as needed to keep her focused on the things she might be slowest with or need the most help with, and the things I know she's good at doing independently I leave her alone to do (but still check on her regularly to see how it's going. Are you doing 5th grade or 6th? Maybe 6th is more time consuming than 5th? I'm not sure. Anyway, we do try to make the fun hands on stuff a priority! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 Like it, Nance. Good job! Really though you put me to shame....;) You seem to accomplish more in your homeschooling day than I do in mine! Like you, I've been teaching my almost 12 yo dd life skills. I feel it's so important for her to learn how to: plant a garden, weed a garden, rake the lawn, use washer/dryer, etc, etc. Yes I agree, that stuff is definitely just as important as "school stuff!" And lol I do feel like we accomplish a lot- but I also feel like I don't spend anywhere near as much time on it as a lot of people here do. It still feels thorough to me though! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 (edited) We're doing 6th. It's really heavy on writing assignments (but I've heard that about all OM levels). The writing seems to take my DD a long time! I see you are using other things besides OM. Do you use OM science and SS, and then TT for math? Maybe you just have more energy than me! :001_smile: ETA, I just realized I called you Nancy but its Nance. Sorry! Edited January 26, 2011 by coloradoperkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 We're doing 6th. It's really heavy on writing assignments (but I've heard that about all OM levels). The writing seems to take my DD a long time! I see you are using other things besides OM. Do you use OM science and SS, and then TT for math? Maybe you just have more energy than me! :001_smile: ETA, I just realized I called you Nancy but its Nance. Sorry! Lol it's ok, nance is short for Nancy anyway. I use OM English/History and Science and TT for math, yes. This is because I have older used versions of OM and in the version I have, they didn't used to have their own math curriculum from 5th grade on. They recommended Saxon! Blech! :) so after some research I opted for TT instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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