The Homeschooling Meme

Pam at Everyday Snapshots tagged me for the homeschooling meme that's been going around, so here goes...

1) ONE HOMESCHOOLING BOOK YOU HAVE ENJOYED

Well, I was going to put a photo of my homeschool book bookcase here to point out the difficulty I might have with "one" book, but... I couldn't get the bookcase to fit in the frame! Actually, that's probably not as bad as it sounds, because it's a tall skinny bookcase, and there's not a lot of room to maneuver in the little piece of hallway where it resides, but still... I've collected a lot of books over the past 10 years.  For instance, I have all 3 editions of The Well-Trained Mind.  Does that sound nutty? I use it mainly for the resources.

Since I have a hard time following directions, here is a list of some of my favorite homeschooling books:

A Little Way of Homeschooling

(I love this book.  It is like having a good friend at your elbow telling you to relax, that it's going to be okay, really.)

Better Than School: One Family's Declaration of Independence  by Nancy Wallace

The Latin-Centered Curriculum by Andrew Campbell

Hard Times in Paradise  by the Colfaxes

How Children Fail   by John Holt

Homeschooling Our Children Unschooling Ourselves by Alison McKee

Pretty dang unschooly. With a little classical thrown in for good measure.

2) ONE RESOURCE YOU WOULDN'T BE WITHOUT

Er... one? Well... if I was stranded without all my stuff, what I would absolutely want most would be a library card.  So I guess the one resource I wouldn't be without is ACCESS TO BOOKS, and lots of them. 

3) ONE RESOURCE YOU WISH YOU HAD NEVER BOUGHT

Hmmm... Off the top of my head, I would say the IEW writing curriculum.  I don't know how I thought I could get past my deep aversion to teaching "dress-ups.

4) ONE RESOURCE YOU ENJOYED LAST YEAR

Gee, that's tough.  There were some good books last year, but I think one of the "resources" we most enjoyed last year was the Lego unit I blogged about here.

5) ONE RESOURCE YOU WILL BE USING NEXT YEAR

Would that be this year maybe?  Because I can't plan to the end of the week, much less know what we'll be using next year!

A few resources from this year...

Discovering Moths: Nighttime Jewels in Your Own Backyard  

Rosetta Stone French and Japanese

Other Worlds: Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy

Fieldwork Marine Biology plans

Holling C. Holling books

Among the Night People

Seeing Is Achieving: Improve Your Child's Chances For Success  

A really good voice teacher

6) ONE RESOURCE YOU WOULD LIKE TO BUY

Does anybody have a schoolroom/art studio/home library space for sale, cheap?

7) ONE RESOURCE YOU WISH EXISTED

A schoolroom/art studio/home library space you could unfold and attach to your house.  Like the TARDIS -- bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.

(This sounds like a good excuse to stick in a Doctor Who Youtube montage.)

 

Actually, Doctor Who has led to some good discussions in our house, so I guess it counts as one of my favorite resources, right? (Just smile and nod; it's easier that way.)

8) ONE HOMESCHOOLING CATALOG YOU ENJOY READING

Sonlight (although I don't like their new catalog as much as I liked the old format) ... Emmanuel Books... Montessori Services... (I guess that's technically not a homeschool catalog, but that's what I use it for, so I think it counts.)

Ok, so -- tag, you're it!  If you haven't already done the meme and you'd like to, consider yourself tagged!

 

 

 

Comments

[Erin]

Angela

Loved reading your meme:)I think I really need to read A Little Way. Interested to hear what you think of Other Worlds. D is really loving OYAN.

[Pam]

Thanks for playing. I love your TARDIS/schoolroom idea. Hubby and I have just gotten into back episodes of Dr. Who on Netflix. So much fun. I read Nancy Wallace's book this summer and loved it. Of course I really liked Little Way, too. Suzie is just great. I think that one will be a keeper to reread each year. Have not read the McKee book yet though it has been recommended before. I need to get that one.