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Homeschooling and Sickness

February 25, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 8 Comments

Having good health has been a big blessing for our family. We rarely get sick! When we do it is usually a mild cold. No grounds for skipping school. This past week we finally got our due. Seven of the eight kiddos are out for the count! They have sore throats and achy bodies. Poor […]

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Mothering & Homeschooling: Finding Time to Personally Recharge and Refresh

February 18, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 9 Comments

Homeschooling is demanding. Motherhood is demanding. Combine the two together and what do you get? Wonderful demanding days full of teaching, snuggling, cooking, reading, guiding, serving and nurturing. In the midst of all the good things we do each day we may think ourselves to be selfish if we do not say yes to every […]

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Family Work

February 17, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 7 Comments

There’s a joke we like to tell in our family about my nephew. When he was about 5 years old his mom asked him to do some chore and, of course, he complained. Someone asked him if there was anything he disliked more than doing chores. My nephew answered, “Yes . . .jobs!” Jobs were […]

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GUEST POST: Day in the Life of a Large Homeschooling Family

February 16, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 7 Comments

Today’s guest post comes from another large homeschooling family. Alison and Paul have seven children, five boys and two girls. Alison is also one of 17 children so she has plenty of experience with large families! They were gracious enough to share what a typical day is like at their house. We don’t run strictly […]

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A Typical Homeschool Day

February 15, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 14 Comments

My day begins at 5:30. I am a morning person and love that quiet time for personal scripture and gospel study. At 6:30 Bon Bon and Semisweet join me at the kitchen table for seminary. In our church all high school aged youth attend seminary, a scripture study program. It is usually held in the […]

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Homeschool Planning

February 14, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 15 Comments

As any homeschooling mama knows it takes a lot of planning, researching, and following through on our part to make sure our children are learning everything they need to know. Multiply that by lots of children and one can be overwhelmed in no time flat! Here’s how I try to manage all the nitty-gritty details. […]

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Toddlers, Babies, and Schooling, Oh My!

February 11, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 9 Comments

Homeschooling is tough! There are so many different things to keep track of and think about, especially when there are a large number of children in a family. Now that my three oldest are 15, 14 and 12 there are helpers to switch duties keeping the younger ones entertained while I help the others do […]

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One-on-One Time With Mom

February 10, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 13 Comments

Yesterday I showed the schedule we follow. Throughout the day I spend some one-on-one time with each child but it’s usually for something they need: help with school, fixing their hair, helping them practice the piano, brushing teeth, reading bedtime stories, etc. I wanted to spend time with each one that was just for fun, […]

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It’s About TIME

February 9, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 23 Comments

UPDATE: I now use this magnetic schedule so I don’t have to cut out all those little pieces of paper! Everything else is the same. See this schedule? This is my saving grace. And I HATE schedules. I did all right getting things done when there were only three, maybe four, children running under foot. […]

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Running a One Room Schoolhouse

February 8, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 11 Comments

I’ve always harbored a secret wish to travel back in time and visit a one room school house. When I was younger I used to fantasize about what they were like as I’d read about them in books like Little House on the Prairie or Anne of Green Gables. (image credit) Now as a homeschooling […]

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Rocks, Pebbles, Sand, and Structures

February 7, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 15 Comments

Today marks the beginning of Heart of the Matter‘s Homeschool Blog Hop. I am so excited! Every week day for the next two weeks you will find a plethora of homeschool blog posts. Scroll to the bottom of this post for links to all the other great homeschooling mamas who are participating. My wonderful husband […]

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Other Signs of Reading Readiness

February 4, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 6 Comments

A funny thing happened after I wrote last week’s post and mentioned how one of the indicators I use in knowing when my children are ready to read is to have them touch their ear with the opposite hand. My mom, who taught school for years before homeschooling us, was rather appalled that I used […]

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Homeschooling: Where to Start With Young Children

January 28, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 14 Comments

Wendy said… I just have struggled to start. I’m not exactly where to start or how to find the right fit for our family. Without knowing where to start seems very overwhelming. So I haven’t even started the cycle. I just avoid it. 😀 My boys are little yet. So my question is where do […]

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Wordfull Wednesday: My Favorite Childhood Book

January 26, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 12 Comments

As I sit to write this I am surprised that I can’t think of a single book that I absolutely LOVED as a child. Can you believe that? Me? The one who learned to read at three and hasn’t put a book down since? Oh, there are books I remember reading like Little Bear, Dr. […]

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Wherein I BEG for Your Help

January 23, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 20 Comments

I need your help! In February, Heart of the Matter is hosting a 10 Days of Homeschooling Blog Hop. This hop is a bit different in that they have asked just 16 homeschool bloggers, each with a different focus on homeschooling, to write 10 posts each about our area of ‘expertise.’ The posts will run […]

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Hello, I'm Montserrat. I'm a farmer's wife, mother of eleven, homeschooler, chocoholic, music lover, and like to play a good game of Scrabble. You can read more about me here. . .

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