Monthly Archives: July 2012

Government Lesson Plans

My soon-to-be senior in high school is required to take U.S. Government, aka Civics, to graduate from high school.  Since he had such a good experience with AP courses, we are looking at preparing for the AP version.  Additionally, as … Continue reading

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Back Home

The boys were gone all week and we missed them terribly.  Baseball went well although we lost in the first game of the playoffs. The eldest got some driving time in and he also achieved his Life Scout rank and … Continue reading

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Boy Scouts & Summer

The boys are working toward their Eagle Scout rank.  Today we are heading to an Ecological Restoration workday at a local metropark.  This will count as part of a requirement for the camping badge.  It’s a two hour volunteer session … Continue reading

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Lesson Plan Books

In order to document the lessons the kids do each day, I use a spiral bound lesson plan book.  Since I’m getting prepared for the new school year, which will include the eldest’s senior year, I need new lesson plan … Continue reading

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Happy Fourth of July!

There are so many fun things for homeschoolers (and anyone) to study on our Independence Day.  We have done U.S. geography, studied the Declaration of Independence, read the U.S. Constitution and even researched the chemistry of fireworks. However, today, we … Continue reading

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Homeschooling in America

As always, we’ve been very busy.  The kids are still working on their reading lists and we are all – even me! – working towards library prizes. We had an awesome visit today with one of my old university friends, … Continue reading

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