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Looking Into College Online Courses with JumpCourse.com
The Gifted Need for College Courses I’m looking into options for college credits for my gifted learner. Here is the reality I live with. If you follow along with our homeschool blog then you know that he is gifted in math. He’s 10 and working in highschool advanced math. So that means he is going to reach a limit for secondary level learning in just a few short years. So what’s a homeschool mom to do? I could take him to the local community college and enroll him in a college level class at age 13-14, but is that really what I want for him? This sponsored post with affiliate links is brought to…
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Kid Eye View of Homeschool
From Little Man’s Perspective Give the kids your camera for a day… That was the idea, to see what homeschooling is like from a kids perspective. Little Man’s Day Behind the lens was a busy day for us. We got up early and drove dad to work then went to an art class on the other side of the city. It was a later than usual day for us and while reading “The Secret Garden” he snapped a picture of our dog, Martha. From the Eye of the Child Early morning, not my best shot, but hey,it’s about his perspective and not mine. In the art class, the kids painted…
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Tips from the Coach for Keeping Gifted Children Active
Interview with Chris Quickert from The HomeSchool Gym As a mom to an academically gifted child, I sometimes wonder if I keep him active enough. I know that physical activity is vital to a healthy body. Given the choice of outside play and indoor play, he will usually choose indoor play. Although, he can at times spend hours swinging on the swing. I want to make sure that I am not only providing opportunities for him to be active but that I am guiding him to be motivated to be physically active as he gets older and into his adulthood. I’m blessed to live near a large metropolitan city.…
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This Week… Back to Some Routine?
A Slow Return to Normal This week we were home. AH! A whole week for Little Man and I of not travelling. Beloved only travelled for work one day and didn’t spend the night. It really was a slow week for us, especially after all of the hectic travel of the past several weeks. It’s not easy to get back into a routine after such hectic-ness. But we did try. Little Man also has been doing some work around the house with his dad. He learned to drive the lawn tractor this week. Oh My! Be still this mom’s heart, proud and nervous all at the same time. Monday was a…
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Ancient Math Instruction
Can you Count in Greek?, Exploring Ancient Number Systems Book Review My son loves math. If you follow this blog, then you know he loves math. I talk about it a lot. I am in awe of his ability. We can be out somewhere and he will see something math-like that he finds challenging and he will get fixated on it until he solves the puzzle. So when this package arrived in the mail, and he saw this book, he was more than fascinated. Disclosure: I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review of the product. All opinions expressed are my own and I share them…
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Homeschool Award Printable Certificates
2014 Certificates of Achievement It’s coming close to the end of the year. As homeschoolers we look around and gather our papers, prep portfolios, schedule testing (for those states where it’s required) and begin to think about curriculum for next year. But, don’t leave this year behind too fast. As you make those end of year arrangements, take a good look at what your children have accomplished. They have learned to write and spell, count and multiply. They have learned memory verses, and taxonomy. Your kids have done amazing work. They should be reconized for what they have accomplished. That is why I am offering you these free certificates…
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This Week… Another Crazy Adventure
Traveling Here, There and Yonder I’m late with this week’s post. It’s another crazy, unexpected travel weekend. On Wednesday my Beloved got 2 unexpected phone calls. The first was for a freelance job in Cincinnati, on Friday afternoon. Being that Cincy is just a couple of hours drive and he said, yes. He thought it was a simple pre-game sports show and he’d be finished in just a few hours. Later in the day he received a call from a guy representing the MSN (Moutaineer Sport’s Network) to see if he could do audio for the WVU spring game, on Saturday. WVU, for those who aren’t aware, is in Morgantown…
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Mom’s Memories Basket
Remembering Mother‘s Day with a Giveaway There is just something special about the relationship between a mom and her child. It is a relationship that most often remains strong long after the child has grown into adulthood. That is why we celebrate one day, Mother’s Day, in recognition of our mom’s. “Let your father and your mother be glad,And let her who bore you rejoice.” Proverbs 23:25 NKJV A Little Mother’s Day History Did you know that the first Mother’s Day observance happened in my home state of West Virginia? It did, in a small town called, Grafton. It is there where you will find the International Mother’s Day Shrine. It…
