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We have a lot of fun homeschooling!

Irresponsible Day!

Irresponsible Day!

Last night Wanda thought of a new holiday, and we celebrated it today. IRRESPONSIBLE DAY! Enjoy it as it unfolded, starting with its creation yesterday: (Not pictured: we didn’t get dressed today, we learned NOTHING [that’s a lie of course, we accidentally learned some stuff, whoops], and we

Title card for the Peanuts holiday special, "It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown"

Looking forward to special days

We keep a whiteboard calendar with holidays marked, and special shake-up-the-routine school stuff happens on those days. When there aren’t enough holidays, we make up our own. Recently it was Bird Day, an excuse to lump together a bunch of bird-related learning I’ve been meaning to get to,

Vintage brass bell in the shape of an apple

School bell

Each day starts and ends with the ringing of a sweet-sounding vintage brass bell in the shape of an apple. Wanda comes running up with a big smile and a giant hug, and I tell her, “Good morning, Quercus Prep!” or “Thank you for another wonderful day, Quercus Prep!” Maybe

Sign that says "When life gives you lemons," topped with a lemon at the top of a ramped chute.

Puzzlements

There’s a teacher in Portland who sends out an email each Friday of “puzzlements”—a handful of cool links to get kid’s noggins a-churnin’ on the curiosities of the world. This was in this week’s email, an absurdly good Rube Goldberg machine. It’s a fun watch,

Covers of ten Science Comics books.

Book recommendations

Book recommendations

Up to your ears in kids? Want something to keep your kids independently engaged for a bit, OR something to do with them? Wanda has selected these non-fiction books to share with you. These are great for all ages—even adults, I swear. I've snapped pics of the