August 29, 2007 from 10-3, the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin will be having their homeschool day. That means that general admission is free to homeschooling families, and there are discounted rates on the movies. We’re definitely going to try to make it over there sometime this year. Even though it’s not part of the official La Salle Odyssey exhibition, the first... [Read more]
The Calhoun County Museum is in Port Lavaca, Texas. The museum is open Tuesday and Wednesday 10:30-4:30; Thursday and Friday 10:30-5:00; and Saturday 10:00-3:00. The address is 301 S. Ann. The museum looks like it’s pretty small, so we will most likely combine this with one of the other museums in the area– probably the Texana Museum in Edna, Texas. The museum’s website does... [Read more]
I don’t know if this is going to be our first field trip, or not, but it’s the one I’ve started researching, so far. The Museum of the Coastal Mainland is located in Victoria, Texas. This is about two hours from NW Houston. Here are the basics on the museum: Open: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: Adults $3.50; Children $2; under 2 free The La Salle portion of the museum... [Read more]
Okay, I’m about to start a new little series here. I’m in the process of working on field trips for my kids’ homeschooling for the year. I’m planning to teach Texas History through field trips. At first, I though how am I going to cover the entire history of Texas this year? After all, we don’t live in Rhode Island. It’s a LONG way from here to El Paso. And... [Read more]
This You Tube video is making the rounds on some of my homeschool lists. It shows the weaknesses of some math curriculae being used in Washington. Now, I agree that some of what is being taught in those curriculae is pretty goofy. BUT I taught special education, and the ideas taught in Everyday Math would have been PERFECT for my students. They could have used more instruction in calculators, as... [Read more]
Perhaps someone can explain to me WHY this happens… If you try this at home, let me know if it works. I’m planning to try it tomorrow. Read More →
I know my website recently has been a bit heavy on You Tube content, but really wouldn’t you rather watch one of these videos than listen to a lot of my drivel? I think this video is great to demonstrate that yes, Physics really does have real-world applications. If you’ve got a child who loves martial arts, as well– so much the better. Plus, it’s just plain cool to see... [Read more]
If you haven’t ever seen Animal School, you really must take a look at it. It was originally posted on Raising Small Soul’s website, but I’m posting it here from You Tube. If you enjoy it, please do stop by Raising Small Soul’s website for more great information. Read More →
One of my favorite things about homeschooling is that my children get to be children. They don’t have to enter the ranks of teens at the age of 8. As you get older, it’s easy to look at today’s ten year olds and think, they act much older than ten year olds did in my day. It’s also easy to dismiss that and think that surely you must be imagining things. But in a recent... [Read more]
I hope everyone’s having a good Thanksgiving Weekend. I just wanted to take a moment to recommend a free homeschooling book about the humorous side of homeschooling. You can see the author’s YouTube preview below. It turns out there are quite a few interesting YouTube videos about or by homeschoolers. Read More →
I haven’t been writing much on any of my blogs right now because I’m busy putting up a brand new site. It’s a wiki on homeschooling. A wiki, in case you don’t know, is a community based website. Basically, that means that anyone can edit it and add content. The new site is called knowhomeschooing.com. So, take a peek over there and tell me what you think. There’s... [Read more]
There’s an excellent article on homeschool marketplace about the different methods of homeschooling. It’s part of their series on choosing homeschooling materials. We definitely fall into the eclectic homeschooling category. If it’s a good teaching curriculum, process, method, idea, I want to try to use it. Sometimes I find that something that’s a great idea doesn’t... [Read more]