tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post7001650627712622689..comments2024-03-25T10:03:49.844-05:00Comments on Stitched Together: Homeschooling with Main Lesson Booksrachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12000794959264304528noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-52467716895467525172017-11-18T04:54:13.214-06:002017-11-18T04:54:13.214-06:00Hi this is a beautiful blog to follow! We are a St...Hi this is a beautiful blog to follow! We are a Steiner homeschooling family in Australia and love getting ideas from others :-) I would love to know what camera you use? The pictures are divine! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966316154471125265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-44068819061785195702017-11-18T04:52:04.183-06:002017-11-18T04:52:04.183-06:00We also Steiner homeschool...this is a great blog!...We also Steiner homeschool...this is a great blog!! Can i ask what camera you use? The pics are brilliant!! :-)<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966316154471125265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-45120664035038165342017-08-29T23:33:56.843-05:002017-08-29T23:33:56.843-05:00Can you tell me which podcast with Jodi Mockabee y...Can you tell me which podcast with Jodi Mockabee you refer to in this article? Thank you! Kander11https://www.blogger.com/profile/09272808897190752899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-42426823614799417542016-03-18T07:53:56.601-05:002016-03-18T07:53:56.601-05:00I remember my own main lesson books from when I we...I remember my own main lesson books from when I went to a Steiner school as a child. I still feel a bit heartbroken thinking about the day they were thrown out - they truly do get cherished and become a work of art. You are doing a wonderful job!Morningstar Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070670067357153773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-57998556666956422842016-03-17T14:46:40.686-05:002016-03-17T14:46:40.686-05:00That's great, Nicole! I should have asked you...That's great, Nicole! I should have asked you from the very beginning! xxrachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000794959264304528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-60843638867735228882016-03-17T04:57:32.653-05:002016-03-17T04:57:32.653-05:00In a 'drawer'In a 'drawer' motherof5https://www.blogger.com/profile/10195031588051037622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-1887267665930775282016-03-17T04:57:08.265-05:002016-03-17T04:57:08.265-05:00I love my laminator. I have been saving a picture ...I love my laminator. I have been saving a picture or piece of work, every six months, for all my children. I laminate them as I go.<br />They are just in a draw but one day I will put them together.<br />Beautiful post and photos. motherof5https://www.blogger.com/profile/10195031588051037622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-17419412201932363512016-03-16T14:23:21.459-05:002016-03-16T14:23:21.459-05:00I used to do the exact same thing with mounting th...I used to do the exact same thing with mounting things into main lesson books! I would use washi tape to tape their watercolor paintings into their main lesson books, but it was a pain and never looked as nice. (Yours probably looked a lot nicer than mine did!) The lamination makes it look really sharp!rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000794959264304528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-90269423765470047982016-03-16T14:10:55.496-05:002016-03-16T14:10:55.496-05:00Hi Shannon! So great to hear from you!
About a...Hi Shannon! So great to hear from you! <br /><br />About a month ago, I wrote a post about what our daily rhythm looks like. You can find that here : http://www.stitched-together.com/2016/02/establishing-home-life-or-homeschool.html#.VumqNBiQDGc <br /><br />Regarding the main lesson books specifically, I think the way our curriculum (Christopherus) sets it up is helpful. First, we work in blocks. So we do not have a lot of different subjects going at one time. Often, the blocks are integrated with other subjects. This has been especially true for Indigo (third grade). So for example, in her Native American block she will learn about geography, wild life, botany, weather, native dwellings and art, and survival all in the same block. I actually plan to write a post about block scheduling because we love it so much. <br /><br />On a given homeschool day my kids always do math, handwriting, spelling (until they pass their test each week), piano practice, and 30 minutes of quiet reading. Then we try to do a read aloud together and Jude, Indigo and I are reading the Bible in a year aloud together. On top of that Tia and Indigo have their main lesson work (Jude uses a different curriculum). So they actually have a lot of free time to work on their main lessons, and I try to set it up for them during a time when they won't rush through. With Tia, I usually need to be working side-by-side with her. She will often work on a drawing while Hazel is napping or alone with me after Dan gets home from work, before bedtime. Indigo has often worked on her paintings or drawings at night after the little girls are asleep, so they won't disturb her. Or she will take her work into her bedroom and work on it alone in there where it is quiet. I do ask that she does the writing in pencil so that we can correct it together. And I ask that she please proof read the writing herself before bringing it to me. <br /><br />Finally, I get that not all children will love drawing and that is ok. It hasn't been Jude's favorite thing and so we don't use this curriculum for him. But we do try to follow the same approach with his curriculum.rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000794959264304528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-52151121846396442732016-03-15T21:31:21.729-05:002016-03-15T21:31:21.729-05:00I love this so much!!! I was really delighted with...I love this so much!!! I was really delighted with Joe's teacher's approach this year. Joe does one page of simple and fun math homework every week - often it's a fun game to play with a parent or sibling, and then there is a little spiral book with a laminated cover. Every week he has to answer a prompt, draw a picture, and write a little bit. The prompts are often related to the season or recent events in his life. What I love is that it's a record of the year, and you can see his progress! It's not as intentional and polished as these lesson books, but it's such a good idea! Plus we appreciate that his homework is minimal and fun (he is only a kindergartener after all!). These little books will be such a treasure!! Inder-ifichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09724667602427496583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-89020439099569166402016-03-15T20:14:05.961-05:002016-03-15T20:14:05.961-05:00Great post Rachel - and just as I was thinking &qu...Great post Rachel - and just as I was thinking "but what about my kindergartener, who rushes through everything so she can be the first one done?" you addressed that too. Your kids have done some lovely work. <br /><br />Last year we used a Waldorf-inspired curriculum for our religious studies and there were several units that required a main lesson book, however we did all the artwork on separate sheets of paper and then I mounted them into the books at night (because I too make them start over!). It was kind of a pain in the neck though.Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364861545043732582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-33402798515794044062016-03-15T19:24:27.905-05:002016-03-15T19:24:27.905-05:00Rachel...I'm curious how you keep on schedule ...Rachel...I'm curious how you keep on schedule if they are encouraged to take their time. I have a perfectionist too and she could literally take hours on some assignments. I also like the 'go slow to go fast' message for my others! Finally, how do you correct their work when you are keeping this for them...just verbally? I think my kids would really love this concept...which we do on a much more low key way when our curriculum includes it. But, I find we are always rushing and I just can't see myself relaxing for them to take their time on it! Would like to try though! I'd love to hear more about your daily schedule. Always enjoy your homeschool posts!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963009348615496805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-62801830339541011652016-03-15T19:20:39.561-05:002016-03-15T19:20:39.561-05:00These are great questions and I am so glad you ask...These are great questions and I am so glad you asked. Yes, I punch the holes after I laminate them. That's a bit of a pain, so Dan often does it for me. :) And I do laminate them at home. I added the links of what I use to the post! The process does create some fumes, and I don't care for that, but I haven't found a better way to preserve their work yet. I just try to open a few windows and do it at the end of the week, at one time. Tia usually does 2 illustrations and 2 narrations every week. I let Iris make one alongside of her each time, so she feels special and included. Indigo's amount of work will depend on the block we are in and Jude's curriculum does not include main lesson work anymore. But this is reserved for their very best work only. I definitely don't want to be laminating everything. :)rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000794959264304528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-49952970502417933312016-03-15T17:53:28.435-05:002016-03-15T17:53:28.435-05:00I love this approach! Do you hole punch after lami...I love this approach! Do you hole punch after laminating? Do you laminate at home? I have a binder full of sheet protected boring workbook pages from school last year.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882596439110061970noreply@blogger.com