That Is So Homeschool of You ~ Homeschool Mother’s Journal

My favorite thing this week was…

Explaining to my almost-eleven-year-old that a book report on Noah Webster did not involve reading the dictionary. {Although, that’s not a bad idea!}

What’s working for us…

Lapbooks! Have you seen the craze? They’re a lot like our Mega Birthday Card but for school. The almost-eleven-year-old completed one this week on the platypus in place of a poster.

We are loving lapbooks for two big reasons ~

1. The smaller size makes it much easier to create and handle and store than a full-size poster.
2. The possibilities for creativity are endless. Pockets, folding papers, pop-ups, colorful borders. We haven’t fully explored all that can be done, but Homeschool Share Blog has a great resource full of templates free for subscribers.

Questions / thoughts I have…

Let’s form a new phrase that highlights and emphasizes the many benefits of homeschooling ~ a sort of secret code that we use to compliment and encourage each other.

“That is so homeschool of you.”

For example ~

Making a fold-out lapbook about agriculture in central Indiana? That is so homeschool of you.

Taking a week-long driving tour through Civil War sites in the South? That is so homeschool of you.

Doing school in the van / in the doctor’s office / at Dad’s work? That is so homeschool of you.

What do you think?

(All credit for origination goes to my blogging friend at True Aim Parenting & Education, in a comment on my Mega Birthday Card post!)

I’m reading…

Love letters from my son. This is one of the sweetest moments of homeschooling ~ an assignment to write a letter to the teacher. Especially when Mom is the teacher!

I’m cooking…

Salsa! Technically, I’m just the assistant to my husband who chopped and sliced and diced. (And snuffled and teared up with the onions and cilantro!)

We use a little canning trick I learned from a friend that makes the actual canning part a lot easier. But, I wanted to make a pin-able image, so I’ll be sharing that tip next week. J

A photo to share…

What was your favorite thing from this week? What do you think of the phrase, “That is so homeschool of you”? I’d love to hear about it in the comments!

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