Category Archives: language arts

English language gives rise to (The) Chaos

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

The modern English language allows parents to wax sentimental about their child’s first steps while in the same moment their pediatric orthopedist makes a diagnostic evaluation of little Johnny’s pigeon-toed gait.  English has deep multicultural roots, and the victor has … Continue reading →

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Decoding sentences and equations with a first, last, middle strategy

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

Sometime in the last six months I started referring to mathematical equations as ‘math sentences’, since they convey meaning just like English sentences.  This convenient little explanation lead us down an interesting road this last week, as we compared the … Continue reading →

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Snapshot of a Day

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

The first book I read about homeschooling, about ten years ago, was Homeschooling: A Patchwork of Days, by Nancy Lande, which tells the stories of a single day in the life of dozens of homeschooling families. It was THE book … Continue reading →

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Where we’re at

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

I haven’t documented where we are in our various subjects and activities for a while, so here goes – the early 2012 edition of Turkeydoodles Homeschool:

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Wasn’t going to post today*, but…

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

Buddy just read his first sentence: “Gus runs in the mud.” Thank you cuddle-school and Starfall.com! *in protest of the poorly written SOPA bill.  

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Beara’s Latest Novel: A Halloween Tale about Scale

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

(Beara made this physical book in a class last summer, with musical end note papers and everything, so now that she’s drawn this lovely little tale in it, I’m loathe to bend it open enough to get flat shots, so sorry about … Continue reading →

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My apologies, Gentle Reader…

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

You’d think that I would have lots of extra time now that soccer season is over, but I’ve been wonderfully crazy busy with prep/attendance/recovery from the New England Conference for Gifted and Talented, held here in Vermont the other week.  I’m working … Continue reading →

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In Theory…

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

… I’ve got everything I need, supplies and curricula-wise, to start our more formal Fall.  That said, I *did* just order Mathematicians are People, Too (vols 1 & 2), and Hakim’s The Story of Science: Aristotle Leads the Way.  (Great … Continue reading →

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Learning to read at the Mall?

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

Yup!  Daddyman had an eye appointment, and I needed my glasses frames adjusted, so we both had to go, but would have time to kill.  What to do with three kids at the mall? (Other than the obvious; buying stuff that … Continue reading →

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Spiffiness on a Sunny Fathers’ Day*

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

We were completely and utterly derailed this past week by my getting a very nasty case of poison ivy on my hip, but we did what we could!   (Buddy was cuddled up for warmth and nursing access while we were camping last … Continue reading →

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