Quintessentially Homeschool

Welcome to week 18 of  Blogging Through the Alphabet 2021.  This week Desiree is sharing Q is for quit. I'm so sorry my post is up late today! I saw the following on a friends wall on Facebook and thought I could not have said it any better.  Today's word for the letter Q is Quinessentially!  The first time I heard this word was in a writting class taught by Andrew Pudewa and I've loved it ever since. 

Define Quintessential: representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class 

The truth is that: 

Homeschool is calm. It’s quiet. Homeschool is loud. It’s messy.
Homeschool is a kid showered and dressed for the day.
Homeschool is a kid still in pajamas at lunch.
Homeschool is coordinating folders and notebooks.
Homeschool is broken pencils and worn binders.
Homeschool is a thoughtful production.
Homeschool is a train wreck.
Homeschool is a clean workspace.
Homeschool is a cluttered table.
Homeschool is co-op groups and field trips.
Homeschool is seclusion and not leaving the house for days.
Homeschool is music and laughter.
Homeschool is a failed test and anger.
Homeschool is met with approval.
Homeschool is misunderstood.
Homeschool is grading papers.
Homeschool is hiding in the bathroom.
Homeschool is wrapped up by noon.
Homeschool is still going strong after dinner.
Homeschool is Mary Poppins.
Homeschool is Cruella de Vil.
Homeschool is a carefully planned meal and gathering around the table.
Homeschool is a Hot Pocket at their desk.
Homeschool is costly materials.
Homeschool is alphabet magnets and free printables.
Homeschool is more time with your kids.
Homeschool is more time with your kids.

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What are some of YOUR favourite parts of Homeschooling ?

Chareen

Find the other ABC posts in this series here:

1. A is for Art Lessons at Home
2. B is for Books Where do You Purchase Yours? 
3. Charlotte Mason a Round Up of Posts 
4. Delight Directed Education
5. Encouragement for Weary Homeschooling Mothers
6. For the Children's Sake  
7. G is for Geography
8. Homeschool Bloggers  
9. Instagramers to follow who are homeschooling
10. Joy in Your Homeschool Journey
11. Know Yourself - Stop the Comparison Game  
12. Life Skills in Your Homeschool
13. Math Resource for Home Education
14. Netflix in Your Homeschool
15. Olympics 2021
16. P is for Podcasts  
17. Quintessentially Homeschool
    

Featured from last week the letter P...

• P is for Park and P is for Pictionary over at Our Homeschool Notebook
  
• Palestrina and Prokofiev ~  (composers ABC) from At Home: Where Life Happens
• Letter P Homeschool Tips from Homeschooling Highway
• Discovering the "P" rabbits of the world over at At Home Pets 
• Studies in Philippians and Educating Pet Rabbit Buyers over at A Net in Time.
  

This Week over at Our Homeschool Notebook the topic is Q is for quit. 

 

Please link up your posts starting with the letter Q for this weeks ABC Blogging

 

 

P is for Podcasts

 Welcome to week 17 of  Blogging Through the Alphabet 2021.  This week Desiree is sharing P is for Park and I wanted to talk about a couple of Podcasts I've enjoyed listening to over the years.  These podcasts have stretched me and changed my perspective and broadened my horizons in more ways than I could have imagined.  I found them both when looking for more information on a Charlotte Mason Education.

 This was my first ever homeschool podcast I listened to.  I really loved each episode.  A Delectable Education is presented by 

1. Emily Kiser - Operates the Living Books Library (founded in 2006), it is her great delight to help families implement the Charlotte Mason model of education. 
   
2. Liz Cottrill - (Emiliy's Mom) has been homeschooling her six children using Charlotte Mason and living books.
   
3. Nicole Williams - has been homeschooling her own children and others (some of them who have special needs) she blogs over at Sabbath Mood Homeschool.
   

 There are 200+ episodes of homeschool encouragement and know how with these three ladies who between them have over a centurary of homeschool wisdom and experience to impart.

I would really like to encourage you to start at episode one and work your way through the episodes. You can find a list of their episodes here, where they are grouped together by:

• Charlotte Mason 101: exploring the WHY behind the Method.
• An Abundant Feast: the WHAT and HOW of the Charlotte Mason Method
• Immersion Lessons: Listen in on sample Charlotte Mason Lessons
• Charlotte Mson in Our Homes: What the METHOD looks like in application
• Liberal Education FOR ALL: The Charlotte Mason Method beyond the American Homeschool
• The Grand conversation: We answer questions from our listeners

 Listen on: the website, podcasts on Apple, 

 Your Morning Basket Podcast is almost up to it's 100th episode and hosted by Pam Barnhill. To find out more about a Morning Basket and what it is go here. Pam has a passion to equip, encourage and breah life into your homeschool.   Listen on Apple Podcasts here.

What are some of YOUR best Homeschooling Podcasts?

Chareen

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Find the other ABC posts in this series here:

1. A is for Art Lessons at Home
2. B is for Books Where do You Purchase Yours? 
3. Charlotte Mason a Round Up of Posts 
4. Delight Directed Education
5. Encouragement for Weary Homeschooling Mothers
6. For the Children's Sake  
7. G is for Geography
8. Homeschool Bloggers  
9. Instagramers to follow who are homeschooling
10. Joy in Your Homeschool Journey
11. Know Yourself - Stop the Comparison Game  
12. Life Skills in Your Homeschool
13. Math Resource for Home Education
14. Netflix in Your Homeschool
15. Olympics 2021
16. P is for Podcasts 
    

Featured from last week the letter O...

• O is for Out over at Our Homeschool Notebook
  
• Offenbach (composers ABC) from At Home: Where Life Happens
• Letter O Homeschool Tips from Homeschooling Highway

This Week over at Our Homeschool Notebook the topic is P is for Park. 

 

Please link up your posts starting with the letter P for this weeks ABC Blogging

 

 

Olympics 2021

Welcome to week 16 of  Blogging Through the Alphabet 2021. This week our letter of the alphabet is the letter O and I thought I'd share a couple of resources to get you looking at the Olympics as it commences tomorrow!  It's certainly going to be a different one this year and a year late to boot.  My co-host Desiree at Our Homeschool Notebook the topic is O is for Olympics.

This year the summer Olympic Games are being hosted in Tokyo from the 23 July 2021 to the 8 August 2021.  The Paralympic Games are being hoted from the 24 August to the 5th of September.  I'm quite excited about these games as Australia has a homeschool student - Oceana Mackenzie who is competing in the new sport climbing division. We also have extended family - Kate French from the United Kingdom modern pentathlon team competing as well. Wow and as I was writing this it was announced that in 4021 days Brisbane Queensland will be hosting the 2032 Olympic Games.

The Olympic Creed

"The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph, but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered, but to have fought well." Olympic Creed 

The Olympic Charter

"The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play." –Olympic Charter

Future Olympics

• Winter Olympics - Beijing 2022 (History of the Winter Olympic Games.{History and Interesting Facts} Did you know that the oldest Olympic medalist was 72 when he won two gold medals ?)
• Summer Olympics - Paris 2024
• Winter Olympics - Milano Cortina 2026
  
• Summer Olympics - LA 2028
• Winter Olympics - Japan 2030
• Summer Olympics - Brisbane Australia 2032
  

 Resources

• FREE Homeschool Unit Study - The Summer Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 from Sonlight. Nine days of lesson plans and activities about Japan.
• Olympic Games Tokyo on Teachers Pay Teachers
• Lesson Planet - Tokyo, Japan
  
• Over 200 resources on my Olympics Pinterest Board
• Learn More from the Summer Olympics with Unit Study Resources over at As We Walk Along The Road.
• Olympic and Country Flag Coloring Pages over at Nest of Posies Blog. 
• Olympic Mascot History Did you know that Olympic Mascots were approved for the first time in 1972 ? Did you know that mascots are traditionally revealed three years before the official Olympic event ?  Be sure to read about other trivia and pictures from mascot history.
• List of Children's Books about the Olympics over at I Can Teach My Child.
• If you're looking for some resources on Winter Olympics I shared a list over here: Winter Olympics 

What are some of YOUR best Olympic study/investigation resources?

Chareen

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Find the other ABC posts in this series here:

1. A is for Art Lessons at Home
2. B is for Books Where do You Purchase Yours? 
3. Charlotte Mason a Round Up of Posts 
4. Delight Directed Education
5. Encouragement for Weary Homeschooling Mothers
6. For the Children's Sake  
7. G is for Geography
8. Homeschool Bloggers  
9. Instagramers to follow who are homeschooling
10. Joy in Your Homeschool Journey
11. Know Yourself - Stop the Comparison Game  
12. Life Skills in Your Homeschool
13. Math Resource for Home Education
14. Netflix in Your Homeschool
15. Olympics 2021
    

Featured from last week the letter N...

• N is for Ninjago over at Our Homeschool Notebook
  
•  No Longer Wanted from A Net in Time
• N is for Names from A Mom's Quest to Teach
• Discovering the N Bunnies of the World from At Home Pets
• N is for saying NO from A Net in Time
• Nelson  (composers ABC) from At Home: Where Life Happens
• Letter N Homeschool Tips from Homeschooling Highway

This Week over at Our Homeschool Notebook the topic is O is for Olympics. 

 

Please link up your posts starting with the letter O for this weeks ABC Blogging