http://thelearningnook.homeschooljournal.net A homeschool journey. A life journey. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:39:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As some of you know, I am a member of LibraryThing.  Check out my books over there -------> I love this site! I've catalogued all of my daughter's books so I can tell in an instant if we own one, or can pull out any on a related topic for ... http://thelearningnook.homeschooljournal.net/2008/09/23/the-prairie-dog-prince/ We let our Disney annual passes expire over a year and a half ago.  My daughter and I have been going through withdrawl, and my husband is tired of being tolerant while we whine, "We want Disney!"  So, I set a health goal for myself and, if met, we are ... http://thelearningnook.homeschooljournal.net/2008/09/23/my-love-affair-with-the-mouse/ I've been having a (silent) philosophical difference of opinion with the current leaders of my daughter's Girl Scout troop. They're great people - we're not of different opinions there! But I think my idea of what Girl Scouts can be is a little overwhelming and too much to ... http://thelearningnook.homeschooljournal.net/2008/04/06/this-could-be-the-start-of-something-great/ Seems like it took years and years, but when an impatient Mom is coupled with an hiatus in bookwork - well, it can start to get ugly. In reality, it only took 2 months or so, but The Library is finally open. Sydney doesn't want to call it ... http://thelearningnook.homeschooljournal.net/2008/04/03/the-library-is-open/ Camporee was last month and, as usual, Sydney had a ball! Girl Scouts is SUCH a good thing. I'm glad we are a part of it.  And it's only going to get better next year! The Girl Scout Promise & Law (read it sometime - words to live by!) What ... http://thelearningnook.homeschooljournal.net/2008/04/02/camporee/ Syd was assigned a new song to learn for piano class this week.  Fortunately, the music book prints the lyrics as well, and these (being the inquisitive sort) piqued Sydney's interest.  Exactly WHY would a monkey chase a weasel around a cobblers bench and exactly what happens when he "pops?" Well, ... http://thelearningnook.homeschooljournal.net/2007/10/06/pawn-your-coat-for-a-trip-to-the-pub/ OK, so obviously something changed.  I did NOT decide to put Syd in school (horrors!).   I just stopped blogging her daily lessons.  Couple of reasons; most of them personal.  You'll hear about cool projects, life in our homeschool, etc.  But the daily log is a thing of the past. http://thelearningnook.homeschooljournal.net/2007/10/06/changes-at-the-learning-nook/ READ ALOUD: 15 min. INDEPENDENT READING: 20 min Singapore Math 2A - text page 98 & 99; workbook page 33 Practiced piano - 30 min. Time 4 Learning - 1 2nd grade Math section Building Thinking Skills, Grade 2/3 - page 194-195 Wrote assigned sentences Chose 2 pages from The Anti-Coloring book Independently read a chapter in Nancy ... http://thelearningnook.homeschooljournal.net/2007/09/09/sunday-september-9-2007/ READ ALOUD: 15 min INDEPENDENT READING: 15 min. Writing Skills, Grade 1 - page 70-71 Singapore Math 2A - workbook pages 145-147 Wrote assigned sentences Practiced piano - 30 min. Read Welcome to Josefina's World, pages 22 - 25 and answered comprehension questions Thinking Skills, Grade 3 - page 66-69 Time 4 Learning - 1 3rd grade Language ... http://thelearningnook.homeschooljournal.net/2007/09/09/saturday-september-8-2007/ READ ALOUD: 30 min; 15 min INDEPENDENT READING: 20 min Singapore Math 2A ~ workbook pages 142 - 144 Welcome to Josefina's World, read pages 18-21 and answered comprehension questions Spelling Skills, Grade 2 - page 76 & 77 Practiced piano - 30 minutes Read aloud from American Girl - Josefina's Surprise while Syd played with ... http://thelearningnook.homeschooljournal.net/2007/09/07/friday-september-7-2007/