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How to Schedule with Heart of Wisdom
Following my review of the Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach, a reader, Jamie asked me the following question, and so I will write my response here as she doesn't seem to be a HSB member and might not find her way back to read my comment. Question: I'm so glad I found...
The Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach
Those who are interested in a Bible based, Delight-Directed, Note-Booking, or Charlotte Mason approaches may like these products as the author has taken the best from each approach and blended them to make the Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach.
I have used some of the Heart of Wisdom units for a few years now but I have been most influenced by Robin’s book, The Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach. I have learnt that the Bible outlines how we can teach our children and that study is a form of worship. The goal of this approach is to train children to read, to study, to understand, to love to learn and, most importantly, to desire and seek true wisdom. A benefit to this approach is that it is multi-level teaching and can be used by a mother with children of all ages.
Stop the world, I wanna get off…
Just when I thought life was going to settle down into a nice, steady routine - WHAMMO!!!!!! No way, it isn't. John is scheduled for surgery on Monday. The bone in his shoulder has to be scraped and chiseled in order for the repaired tendon to fit into place. Then,...
40 Days of Focussing On Health
Where is my head? Well it isn't in blogging, that's for sure! I can't write about lessons as we're still in a time of rest, a Sabbath rest. This means that I am not striving toward lessons or the planning of them. This is great but I don't have any great plans to...
Working out, Intensity, high points…a way of life.
Bill Phillips talks about how we should strive to hit a 'high point' in our workouts. That it is the intensity in which we train, not the duration. He mentions how some fitness people suggest upping your workout routines from 30min to 40 and then to 50 min and so on,...
Working out…in our homeschool.
We're learning more about the Human Body through my latest interest than we ever could through a book! I'm starting this venture (40 Days of Focus) with my 15yodc...this child is a great help to me. However, the other children were feeling a little out of 'it'. So,...
Responsibility With Our Words
For many years, I didn't have an opinion. I was raised to listen and learn and be careful when I did speak and I often felt that I wasn't being listened to. Yeah well, sometimes life is like that eh? But then came the Internet, email groups, forums, the power of...
Not a National Identity card…it's a Smart Card!
I try not to be an alarmist or to be freaked out by progressive technology...but, I don't like the sound of Australia's new 'progressive' move toward the SmartCard. Apparently, the access card will replace 17 health and social services cards and vouchers across the...
Thoughts on Moving
Well, we're moving! It will all be happening soon. I think most people know how excited we are...but I'm also getting nervous. We've just had 18 months of solitude, where we didn't get out and about very much or meet many people. That season was good for a time but...
Waiting on God…
I'm slowly reading and studying through the Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach by Robin Sampson. Now, I really liked this book the first two times I read it...but I'm still learning and gleaning from it. In chapter 3, Robin is talking about focusing on God and not on...
Using Bible Stories Year After Year
This time of year is always fairly spiritual for me as I meditate and ponder fully the work of the cross, the work of God to redeem His people. Yesterday I was reminded by my 15yo daughter that this is also an opportunity to learn more about the Lord...and opportunity...
Plants and Pillars or Sons and Daughters
I love gardens. Beautiful flowers of varying colours delight my senses. I see many parallels between gardens and families...gardening and training a family. Sometimes the word, 'training' (in regard to children) holds negative thoughts for some people but I see it...
Does God Say ‘Oops’?
I have a problem when a person is fairly adamant about a decision or choice they’ve made, claiming that ‘God told them to do it’. Some of these things aren’t black or white areas; they’re just every day decisions in life that we all have to make. Does God says oops?
The blog about not blogging about the Big Picture Conference!
What a whirlwind weekend! 'Miss A' , 'Miss R' and I excitedly set off early on Thursday morning to drive to Sydney for the Big Picture Conference. On the way, we listened to a downloaded audio of homeschool speaker, Cindy Rushton and then we listened (rather, I...
Seasoned Speech
I took one of those online personality test quizzes, which often are a little silly but this one had me seriously thinking... My score told me that: 41 TO 50 POINTS: Others see you as fresh, lively, charming, amusing,practical, and always interesting; someone who's...
Structure or Routine
There are scheduled times that I clean the house, mop and vacuum the floors and other jobs that need doing on a regular basis. However, if these were to be the only times that I cleaned or tidied, my house would be near uninhabitable! I’ve learned that while it is good and necessary to have these cleaning times, if I don’t tidy or pick things up at other times the scheduled cleaning time is staring at me like Mt. Kosciusko!
Selected in the Aussie Squad U/16…
Wahoo!! I just have to brag! Miss A has been selected in the U/16 Girls Australian Squad for softball. She has been training and working hard for three years now at State representative softball. It hasn't been easy as she has had to commute 4 hours to and from,...
A Verbal Skill Breakthrough…
We're having a breakthrough! Yes!!!!! Both my boys are fairly quietly spoken and humble. They're quietly confident in themselves with many things but they've been slow to learn to read. Patience and gentleness have been lessons the Lord has wanted to teach me. I've...
Narration ~ Discussion ~ Debate
Narration and discussion have been a cornerstone of our family's learning style and I just wanted to share something that happened the other day. A (14 yodd) came to me yesterday as she wanted to 'discuss and debate' some lyrics of an album that she wants to purchase....
Composition, the HomeGrownKids Way
Writing Strands, Write with the Best, Institute of Excellence in Writing...do we need a text or curricula in order to instill a love of writing in our children? Do we need to use it every week, every year? Surely there's an easier way? These are my thoughts (to date)...
