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Sometimes incoherent and sometimes amusing, but always my eccentrically irreverent musings on life, liberty, and the (often obsessed) persuit of excellence.
About Me
- The Eccentric Homeschooler
- I'm a quirky, introverted, wry, occasionally witty and compulsively sloppy homeschool mother of three brilliant little lunatics: Dodo, Scote, and UghaBugha. Our homeschool is a relaxed and eclectic mix of classical, montessori, and delight driven learning, with a focus on quality literature, hands on projects, maths, and logical thinking.
UghaBugha (pre-K)
What Ugha's Been Reading
- Nursery Rhymes
- The Very Busy Spider
- It Looked Like Spilt Milk
- No David!
Ugha...
~is "tee" years old
~knows her alphabet and basic phonics, but doesn't yet read
~writes her name beautifully (much earlier than her siblings ever did)
~loves kittens, counting things, Teletubbies, Elmo, her princess blankie, and clay
~goes to speech 2x a week at the public school
~still sucks her thumb (much to my consternation)
~has a pet rock, "Wocky the Wooster"
Scote (1st grade)
What Scote's Been Reading
- Anything he can find that mentions Trilobites
- Super Cluck
- Our Family Tree
- From Lava to Life
- The Pebble in My Pocket
- Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark
Scote...
~jumped from late 1st grade reading to 3rd grade in the last several months (I am so proud!)
~loves inventing things, using the computer, chess, and science
~is playing his 4th season of NFL flag football
~is a perfectionist constantly trying to be better than his sister, and usually frustrating himself
~goes to speech 2x a week at the public school (although he hardly needs to anymore he's improved so much since PreK)
~has a pet hamster, Odyssius
Dodo (3rd Grade)
What Dodo's Been Reading
- Whatever sits still long enough
- Vile Verses
- The Chocolate Touch
- Catherine, Called Birdy
- Beowulf, a New Telling
- Tales from the Arabian Nights
Dodo...
~scares me sometimes with how smart she is
~reads way more and better than her cousins of highschool age
~loves books, rabbits, mindbenders, chess, history, playing on the computer, art projects, digging and getting muddy
~is ultra-sensitive (i.e. overreacts) to just about everything and is a very picky eater
~is picking up Latin way easier than I am
~has two pet bunnies, Rosey and Narcissus
Our "Real Life" Life Science, Pets & Observations
- Triops: Dinosaur Shrimp 2006
- Hatching and caring for a quail 2006
- Caring for a Hamster 2006-present
- Worms 2006
- Firebelly Toads 2006
- Sea Monkeys (lived 6 months!) 2005
- Crickets 2005-present
- Catching and observing a crawfish 2005
- Catching and observing Ladybugs 2005
- Life Cycle of Northern Leopard Frogs 2005-present
- Ant Farm 2004
- Life Cycle of Painted Lady Butterflies 2004, 2005
- Venus Flytraps 2004
- Raising and Breeding Mini Rex Rabbits 2003-present
- Breeding Convict Cichlids (fish) 2003-present
Curriculum Resources
some activity ideas
The creepy hunchback is Ssgt Eccentric
Links
- Fun Science News
- Free "Psuedo-accelerated Reader" interactive Quizzes
- Gifted Materials
- Invention at Play Games
- Montessori Materials
- For Small Hands
- Free Printables
- Philsophy for Young Kids
- Free Montessori Printables
- Freeware Programmable Spelling Program
- The World's Funniest Science and Surplus Shop
- Early Reading Games
- Hoagie's Gifted
- Is it a Cheetah?
- The Well-Trained Mind AL Boards
Latest Field Trip
Carlsbad Caverns, NM
Pictures of the Month
Caps for Sale
"I love you, Sis."
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