#secularhomeschoolers

[tmsparrow]

I totally forgot to post this earlier. But this is what homeschool looks like sometimes. We've been participating in a Dinosaur Club through @outschool and Ava loves it. ❤️ It's a great way to get a little social interaction while we're going through this #SocialDistancing . . . . . #momlife #honeschoolmom #homeschool #homeschoollife #outschool #dinosaurclub #secularhomeschoolers #secularhomeschool https://www.instagram.com/p/B95ld6WATHF/?igshid=kwwrc5tvk8z0

[ourrestlesswind-blog]

We’re starting a new-to-us dictation practice with some of our favorite poems from my son’s all-time favorite collection (so far), A Child’s Anthology of Poetry (PS: this collection is SUPER accessible and perfect for people who are new to poetry and seasoned poetry fans. It’s a delight!)

If you’re not familiar, a dictation practice is basically you reading to your kid(s) while they copy down what you’re saying. Since this is new to us, and since my child’s comprehension levels (high school) do not match his age or spelling skills (he’s 8), we’re taking it very sloooowwwllyyy.  I simply typed up a few poems he loves, blanked out words that he knows and words that might be hard, and started reading.

After a request was made on Instagram, I realized these sheets might be useful for others and wanted to share them. Keep in mind that it might be easy for your kid (or hard, I don’t know), and formatting mirrors that of the poem. Also, these have the words blanked out -- you’ll need to find the poem in a book or online.

A bird came down the walk, Emily Dickinson: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6b9e53o5oa4e1qz/A%20bird%20came%20down%20the%20walk.pdf?dl=0

A Short Story, David Escobar Galindo: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xeosds5xu4wdfs4/A%20Short%20Story.pdf?dl=0

Hold Fast to Your Dreams, Louise Driscoll: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xvg2wnl9bzl1ydc/Hold%20Fast%20Your%20Dreams.pdf?dl=0

Macavity the Mystery Cat, TS Eliot: https://www.dropbox.com/s/85q7r45xe8x5q8o/Macavity%20The%20Mystery%20Cat%20-%20dictation.pdf?dl=0

Mice, Rose Flyeman: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2wfxrdr1jppofdd/Mice.pdf?dl=0

[learningandlore-blog]

Let’s embrace the puddle way of childhood + looking at the world. It’s part of the magic of childhood truly 🌲☀️. . . . . #homeschoolplay #homeschoolplayground #vitaminn #getoutside #playoutdoors #winterhomeschool #charlottemasonhomeeducation #charlottemasonhomeschooling #eclectichomeschooler #eclectichomeschooling #relaxedhomeschool #relaxedhomeschooling #urbanhomeschoolers #bilingualhomeschool #bilingualhomeschooling #secularhomeschoolers #homelearners #homeschoolersofig #candidchild #magicofchildhood #homeschoolday #homeschoollife📚 #learningandlore #homeschoolcommunity #homeschoolfamilylife #homeschoolingtweens #secularhomeschooler #homeschoolermom #homeschoolchild #homeschoolchildhood #childhoods https://www.instagram.com/learningandlore/p/BtyTfaThHP2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=u0xjtxjl1oae

[makingyarn]

This represents all of us today. We have gone so hard this week... working, being at the beach, spending time with friends before all the kids disappear for back to school. I’ve got really big plans looming, but today we will relax like cats. That’s Pumpkin up top and our new guy Joe Biden to the right. #ontheround #catsofinstagram #momlife #homeschoolmom #secularhomeschool #indiedyer #solopreneur #maine #summervibes (at Owls Head, Maine) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnJRs6mB9Lr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19btgdt0s5wpp

[begoodstewards]

We had such a great week with leaves, trees, and Johnny Appleseed! 🍁 Today we finished up and journaled our chlorophyll extraction and made a clay leaf model. 🍁 Then we topped the week off with my favorite poetry tea time yet - but the Sprouts do proclaim, “Nevermore”. 🍁 #begoodstewards #blossomandroot #enwcautumnleavesweek #poetryteatime #theraven #edgarallenpoe #nevermore #wildandfreekids #secularhomeschooling (at Anderson, South Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGIvzVWJWt_/?igshid=1rq4hku6qzk2d

[noodlenuts]

Today's book recommendation is a challenging one. A gorgeous book fitting for both Black History Month and our monthly theme honouring stories of bravery, big hearts and courage, "Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker" (2013) by Patricia Hruby Powell and amazing illustrator Christian Robinson, is exceptionally well researched, thorough, gorgeously written, and strikingly illustrated. It covers Baker's entire life, from childhood to old age, and what a life it was! But it doesn't shy away from using the language of the day (i.e. "Negroes") or addressing the hardships Baker faced, so be prepared for that if you're going to read it, and to have some potentially difficult conversations with kids about it. Still, this extraordinary book, winner of some of the top honours in children's literature, from a Coretta Scott King Illustrator's Honor, to the Boston Globe Horn Book Award Non-Fiction Honor, is well worth those conversations. Highly recommended. For more books on courageous hearts, check out #findmestories_heart and the rest of the RwR Book Club (see final slide). ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ #noodlenutskidsbooks #josephinethedazzlinglifeofjosephinebaker #josephinebaker #patriciahrubypowell #christianrobinson #corettascottkingaward #bostonglobehornbookawards #childrensnonfiction #picturebookbiography #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #readwithriverbookclub #readwithriver_discussions #talktokids #readhistory #historyforkids #civilrights #secularhomeschool #childrenslibrarian #iteach345 #mustread https://www.instagram.com/p/B8RmVJsHaBX/?igshid=4truezzzcfkw

[epicrealistyoutube]

Watch Syriah try #khanacademy for the first time! We love their #curriculum so far. 😋🎓😋🎓😋🎓😋🎓 #homeschool #homeschooling #secularhomeschool #seculareducation #unschool #unschooling #blackhomeschooling #blackhomeschoolers #africanamericanhomeschool #365homeschoolers #childledlearning #schoolyear #selfeducation #education #teacher #learning #kindergarten #secondgrade #thirdgrade #elementaryeducation #reading #math #writing #readallaboutit #homeschoolvlogger #homeschoolblogger #uncagedlearning #TEACHYOUROWNKIDS👍

[lovelykillerbee-blog]

#Repost @bookshark with @repostapp ・・・ These rules will save you so much frustration. Click the link in our Instagram profile to see the post on our blog.⠀ ⠀ #bookshark #booksharkcurriculum #secularhomeschool⠀ #homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolrocks #lifeofahomeschooler #homeschoollife #homeschoolmoms #homeed #homeeducation #homeeducator⠀ #homeschooler #homeschoolperks #homeschoolmama #homeschoolscience #homeschoolcurriculum⠀ #homeschoolkids #homeschoolfun #homeschoolfamily #homeschoolfamilylife

[lightsfromtheattic]

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[tmsparrow]

Stay curious ❤️ . . . . . . . . #motivation #motivationmondays #motivationalquote #quote #stephenhawking #science #learning #homeschool #secularhomeschool #secularhomeschoolers #ipreview via @preview.app https://www.instagram.com/p/B5TZrUSDZez/?igshid=4gfax7pm678q

[ourrestlesswind-blog]

Today we went to see Whose Streets, a documentary that I cannot recommend enough. As a parent of a white kid, I am extremely cognizant of the fact that the onus of responsibility for racial justice is on me, on my shoulders, on the shoulders of parents of white kids, to raise our children not to shoot, not to harm, but to love and respect and embrace. If this is playing near you, take yourself & your family. . . . . . #homeschool #unschooling #homeschooling #bayarea #homeeducator #homeeducationlookslikethis #whosestreets #raisingactivists #blacklivesmatter #secularhomeschoolers #homeschoolersofinstagram

[learningandlore-blog]

m went to a homeschool crotchet class last week . . afterwards it was so much fun hanging out at a nearby park + watching the sunset 🌤. . . s w i p e >> for some of their tire swing faces 😂💗 . . even thought it was a one time class it was so well taught - that m was able to make a coaster ☕️ by the end of the class. . . she learned how to do a single stitch and double stitch.. and of course I just sat back and watched in awe. . . . . . #homeschoolplay #homeschoolplayground #vitaminn #getoutside #playoutdoors #winterhomeschool #charlottemasonhomeeducation #charlottemasonhomeschooling #eclectichomeschooler #eclectichomeschooling #relaxedhomeschool #relaxedhomeschooling #urbanhomeschoolers #bilingualhomeschool #bilingualhomeschooling #secularhomeschoolers #homelearners #homeschoolersofig #candidchild #homeschoolcandids #homeschoolday #homeschoollife📚 #learningandlore #homeschoolcommunity #homeschoolfamilylife #homeschoolingtweens #secularhomeschooler #homeschoolermom https://www.instagram.com/learningandlore/p/BtyR-NIBLEc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vf97u9lk1gc7

[alicialucas-blog]

The boy wonder watching the original Fantasia for his music composition class. #secularhomeschool #secularhomeschoolers #secularhomeschoolersofnewarknj #secularhomeschoolersofcolor

[noodlenuts]

A little boy goes to the farmer's market with his parents, wanders off and gets lost. It sounds like a rather anxiety-provoking premise for a children's book, but instead Huda Essa's "Common Threads: Adam's Day at the Market" (2019) is a joyful exploration of community and kindness. As Adam looks for his parents he encounters all sorts of helpful adults who resemble his mum and dad in various ways. Illustrator Mercé Tous' colourful spreads highlight both the beauty of the marketplace and of the various ethnocultural aesthetics, from Adam's parents in their headscarf and skullcap, to the nun in her modern habit, to what may be (much to my excitement) the first example I've ever seen in a picture book of a Modern Orthodox Jewish couple, in casually modest dress also with headscarf and kippah. The parallels drawn are beautiful without being heavy handed, and the almost-wordless story flows delightfully from one scene to the next. Back matter invites children to further explore the various ethnicities they've encountered in the book, which is a nice added touch! Thanks to Sleeping Bear Press for the PDF copy of this book, submitted for consideration as part of our #FindMeStories_2019 book list! ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ #noodlenutskidsbooks #commonthreads #commonthreadskids #commonthreadsadamsdayatthemarket #adamsdayatthemarket #farmersmarket #easternmarket #hudaessa #mercetous #lostchild #multicultural #multiculturalfamily #diversefamily #traditionalclothing #ethnicity #bookclub #homeschool #secularhomeschool #bookrecs https://www.instagram.com/p/B5TWtcMnV3I/?igshid=gwrl0gsokr2v

[fieldandwork-blog]

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Our color maps. Noticing the colors in the room. "There are so many more colors in here than I ever knew!" Love this. @kaartist #homeschoolartschool #secularhomeschoolers #colormap #colortheory #makeyourownfun

[epicrealistyoutube]

🌟I am TIRED but I will not give up on my kid's education. Point blank period. 👍 🌟Because the government doesn't know what to teach my kids. That's been proven for decades. 💜🌱💜🌱💜🌱💜 #homeschool #homeschooling #secularhomeschool #seculareducation #unschool #unschooling #blackhomeschooling #blackhomeschoolers #africanamericanhomeschool #365homeschoolers #childledlearning #schoolyear #selfeducation #education #teacher #teaching #learning #prek #kindergarten #secondgrade #thirdgrade #elementaryeducation #reading #math #writing #readallaboutit #homeschoolvlogger #homeschoolblogger #uncagedlearning #TEACHYOUROWNKIDS👍