Okay, so Latin isn't the root of all English. After all, we can't forget to thank Shakespeare who single-handedly coined more than 1,700 of the common English words we use today. But, seriously, English is a Germanic language in its origin with later Norse influence from the Viking invasions and still later Latin and Greek … Continue reading On The Love of Latin and the Root of All English
Our nature study focus for this term is reptiles. No, this was not of my choosing. We are following the Ambleside Online rotation. I don't think I would pick snakes and lizards in a million years if it were up to me! I thought it would be a rather challenging topic since we can't just … Continue reading On Nature Journals and Open Eyes
We are in the thick of week one of this, our second year of homeschooling. Welcome to the chaos as we transition from summer lazing to solidifying new routines and incorporating a third pupil! Here are a few highlights (that word is a debatable choice!) from this week... ~ I ~ To celebrate "back to … Continue reading Tidbits from Week 1
I don't get in to the thrift stores around town as often as I'd like to. It's just too difficult with littles ones in tow. A few weeks back Belle and I did make the rounds one Friday afternoon, however, and I picked up this gem of a geography game. It has proven … Continue reading Canadian Geography – fun enough for family night!
Today we got a little head start on our artist study for this upcoming term. Each of our school years consists of three terms, and each term we study half a dozen works from one particular famous artist. Last year we learned about Fra Angelico, Diego Velasquez, and Edgar Degas. This year we will study … Continue reading Can’t See the Artists for the Trees!
My Peace in the Puzzle 