Almost every day I see a news story about something to do with public school education that makes me so thankful we homeschool. There are times I am asked to justify why we homeschool Many of them are for personal …
Pinterest is always a great source of ideas. Some we pin for later consideration and others are just so timely that we just jump on it. That was the case with the pumpkin project. We were decorating for Halloween and …
Biography’s documentary on Paul Revere is a great supplement to curriculum when you are learning about the Revolutionary War. It gives a fairly well rounded and accurate portrayal of Paul Revere and emphasizes the fact that the legend of the …
The Star Spangled Banner’s lyrics were written by Francis Scott Key in 1814. The lyrics came from a poem he wrote entitled The Defense of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812.
John Stafford Smith wrote a popular British song …
Today we did some do-it-yourself puzzles. This is a fast, easy, and inexpensive way to be creative and have some fun. This is one of Homeschool Pool’s go-to crafts for rainy day fun when all your plans fly out the …
Hello to everyone and hope the new week is productive for all. This week we have co-op, Lemonade Day activities and typical course work for everyone. Our butterfly garden is doing really well. We have caterpillars and we had to …
We thought we would update you a bit on what we have been up to this week. There has been a lot of activity in our butterfly garden. We have caterpillars! We have pretty flowers, too but the caterpillars are …
One of the languages we study at Homeschool Pool is Spanish (along with German and American Sign Language). There were a few lessons that were learned first: alphabet, numbers, colors and days of the week. The following explains the days …
At Homeschool Pool all the kids are interested in animals but then again, what child is not? However, Guppy is especially interested in them and seems to have a gift with them. She is already a very compassionate child so …
At Homeschool Pool we often go to museums. Art, history and science museums are among our favorite. Whenever we go, though, we are always amazed that there is someone who acts inappropriately. At times this is a minor irritation and …
Homeschool Pool recently had an opportunity to attend two performances of the Houston Symphony in one week. One was an educational outreach program designed for grades 4 and up, the other a private bassoon duet. Both performances were phenomenal. Both …
Homeschooling is gaining in popularity, there is no doubt. The reasons for homeschooling are as varied as the people who make the decision to do so. However, as a group, homeschoolers still have a long way to go to be …
If you found us by the Hip Homeschool Hop, please let us know! For those of you who do not know about it, Hip Homeschool Moms have a weekly event designed to help other homeschool sites network. Welcome to everyone …
A few weeks ago, Tadpole and I had the opportunity to go see the replica of the Nina and the Pinta that were, at that point, docked in Freeport, Tx. When I first heard about this, I cleared my schedule …
I will start out by saying Singapore Math is not for everyone. We did not start here. Instead, Homeschool Pool used another math curriculum that used a spiral approach. This means that every new section mostly reviewed the previous while …
This morning we had all the kids water the garden and added a few little decorations. We added a red flower near the white butterfly bush which will help attract humming birds and some small water globes that won’t do …
Today we finally got to continue with our butterfly garden. We planned on getting it done this week but the rain had other ideas. Today was the first day we were able to get outside to do some work. We …
Cascarones or confetti eggs are a really fun tradition here in the south, especially around Easter time. They are a lot of fun to make and they are even more fun to smash over people’s heads! The fun of it …
Today Homeschool Pool students went to Jones Hall to enjoy the Cameron Symphony Explorers Concerts. Since Homeschool Dad plays cello and double bass and we put an emphasis on music in the home, we have been to the symphony …
