Worthwhile links

I had a great time at the Oklahoma homeschool conventions. Even though I didn’t get to be in on many of the sessions, just the chance to chat with other homeschoolers about various homeschool issues was a blessing.

I ordered a consumer math curriculum for some of my high school kids that I’m excited about.  It is called Stewardship Math and it is put out by Math-U-See.  I am hoping it will help kids with real-life application of math concepts.  I also came across some other interesting links that I thought were worth sharing.

Homeschooling sanity: this is an excellent discussion of various homeschooling methods and why they are or are not practical for large families and families with little children.  I think this summary would be an excellent place for any would-be homeschooler to start.

High school science with ‘living’ books: this article shares books from which kids can learn science in a lively and interesting non-textbook way.

Rules for mothering 13-year-old boys:   this discussion about mothering young men was especially on-point for me as I am currently the momma of TWO 13 year old boys.  (Note to self:  give them haircuts.)

6 thoughts for mothering a 12-year old girl:  ditto for this great discussion about girls, since I currently have a 13 year old and a 15 year old, and am between 10-1/2 and 51 myself.  Ahem.  Go read, and you will understand.

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Later this week I hope to share a couple books that I really enjoyed.   I am also looking forward to beginning a series called: Things to Teach Our Children.  This week’s topic will be Encouraging Graceful Mealtime Conversation. I will be putting up a Mr. Linky so that you can link on my post to a post of your own on the topic.  (I can use all the help I can get, so put on your thinking caps!)