Sunday, October 31, 2010
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Saturday, October 25, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Book Organization
Way back in April I wrote a post about how I manage our books. It was meant to kick off a series of posts on the topic, but I never followed through.
So in the same vein, six months later, I am going to talk about managing books on LibraryThing.
LibraryThing allows users to catalog and tag books they own, read, want to own, etc. Users can log in 200 books for free. Above that you can purchase an annual membership for $10 or a lifetime one for $25. I have been a lifetime member for over two years and have never regretted spending the $25.
There is a lot of detail in the information you can input and edit. For those of us obsessed with books, it could turn into an addiction. But we busy homeschool moms don't have time to devote to every aspect of LT.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Franz Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn is our composer of the month. I thought I'd put up a quick post linking to our resources. Most of these are from the library.
Plus I bought copies of the Farewell Symphony (No. 45) and the Surprise Symphony (No. 94) on iTunes.
Our spine for classical music studies is:
Monday, October 06, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Dividing an Equilateral Triangle
This year Arch is using the wonderful, hands-on math program called RightStart Mathematics Geometric Approach. It is an intermediate-level math program which he is using for fifth grade. He loves it.
Last week he was dividing equilateral triangles into even pieces. The book took him to twelvths, then challenged him to do more on his own. He made a large (16") equilateral triangle on paper and divided it into - 1,536 equal pieces!
Monday, September 15, 2008
Fra Angelico
We are doing Fra Angelico this week in art.
Books:
Web:
Bl. Fra Angelico on the Patron Saints Index
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Whew! Finally Caught Up
Well, I am finally caught up with paperwork, just in time for school to start on Tuesday. What a summer!
Today will be a relaxing day at home, maybe even with a nap. Tomorrow some last minute-shopping and cleaning. Then, Tuesday Arch starts grade 5 and Bam Bam starts pre-K.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Home Education and Books
It is the time of year when my thoughts turn toward next school year, and all of the books we will need or want. I usually try to time my book purchases just after the arrival of our income tax refunds. I like to have everything in place before summer, so I can relax!
But things are different now than they were when my oldest began kindergarten five years ago. I have discovered "living books." And the library. And their book sales. And the swap sites. And LibraryThing. We are in a different home, and possibly moving again this year. We have a different income stream, which is sometimes a trickle. I now plan, acquire and manage my resources in a vastly different way than I did back then.
So I thought I would write up some posts on my whole Book Thing. I should come clean first and foremost and admit that I am a book junkie. I love to read. I love to buy books. I even love to sell them! I've made a nice, if small, bundle over the past nine years selling used books online. I even want to write one. I even have one started!
My boys love books. They both love to read. Hardly a day goes by that they don't read or are read to. Except maybe summer, when they play hard outdoors all day. That is just fine with me, too. My oldest wrote and illustrated an alphabet book for his brother, which I had published on LuLu.
My ever-patient husband says that our duplex is bursting at the seams with all of the books we own. They are starting to make him nervous. They are everywhere. We actually do have bookshelves in every single room in the house, including the hallways, and excepting only the foyer and the two bathrooms. And we are out of shelf space.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Aquarium of Niagara
We had a field trip with another homeschooling family to the Aquarium of Niagara. It is a small aquarium and we were able to see it all, including the sea lion show, in about ninety minutes. Great fun was had by all.