Here's my account:
Lady of the House Diaries YouTube
My channel is an extension of my blog, it's main focus is my homeschool journey, hope you guys enjoy!
:) :) :)
Monday, November 11, 2013
My YouTube Account!
So I've finally built up the courage to join the YouTube world!
Here's my account:
Lady of the House Diaries YouTube
My channel is an extension of my blog, it's main focus is my homeschool journey, hope you guys enjoy!
:) :) :)
Here's my account:
Lady of the House Diaries YouTube
My channel is an extension of my blog, it's main focus is my homeschool journey, hope you guys enjoy!
:) :) :)
Monday, November 4, 2013
Puzzles and Audiobooks
We're focusing on concentration and patience. To do this we have introduced puzzles to the mix of our activities! It encourages her to persevere and focus until the project is finished.
I went to the dollar store this week and had a great time buying 16 piece and 24 piece puzzles. Today we finished two puzzles together, a 24 piece Winnie the pooh and 16 piece Disney princess puzzle. I probably should have bought more 16 piece sets because she is having a blast with those.
My goal is to have her piece familiar puzzles together while listening to an audiobook. This week we checked out a Winnie the Pooh unabridged audiobook, so I'm going to let her listen to that while she does her activity.
I'm really looking forward to this strengthening her patience skills, she tends to get frustrated very quickly, and I want to see her break this habit by encouraging her to do more orderly activities, in an organized way.
I think with my son I'm going to encourage this type attitude earlier with a Montessori style approach, thankfully I'm learning new methods as I go along. I can't turn back the hands of time, so with my three year old I'm incorporating Montessori type methods with her where I can so she can develop her concentration and patience skills.
I'm excited!
I went to the dollar store this week and had a great time buying 16 piece and 24 piece puzzles. Today we finished two puzzles together, a 24 piece Winnie the pooh and 16 piece Disney princess puzzle. I probably should have bought more 16 piece sets because she is having a blast with those.
My goal is to have her piece familiar puzzles together while listening to an audiobook. This week we checked out a Winnie the Pooh unabridged audiobook, so I'm going to let her listen to that while she does her activity.
I'm really looking forward to this strengthening her patience skills, she tends to get frustrated very quickly, and I want to see her break this habit by encouraging her to do more orderly activities, in an organized way.
I think with my son I'm going to encourage this type attitude earlier with a Montessori style approach, thankfully I'm learning new methods as I go along. I can't turn back the hands of time, so with my three year old I'm incorporating Montessori type methods with her where I can so she can develop her concentration and patience skills.
I'm excited!
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Dr. Ben Carson for president!
Yes, after recently seeing the prayer breakfast and how he courageously rumbled some feathers speaking HIS REAL VIEWS on things that affect this nation in front of the president and other important political figures, again I say, Dr. Ben Carson for president!.
Its interesting to me that we live in a FREE nation, with the right to FREE speech, but when people actually speak what THEY feel, other people want to censor it. IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY. Listen, I'm all for being discerning and speaking at the right time, so when that time comes, namely when specifically asked to speak, or encouraged to speak, I believe people SHOULD speak, don't hold back, articulate YOUR OPINION. Not what others want to hear.
That's the beauty of America, at least it should be.
Dr. Ben Carson is a pediatric neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and well known public figure, attributed to the popular movie, Gifted Hands, which is based on his story coming from a disadvantaged childhood to his current success as a doctor.
I actually saw the movie, and it is a BEAUTIFUL portrait of what education can do for an individual. One thing that sticks out about his life is having a mother that believed in the power of knowledge. She made her two children read two books a week, turn OFF the television, with the exception of two to three programs a week and write book reports on what they read. Now in today's day that seems a little extreme, but in reality this is the type of mentality and efforts that it takes to transition from a lack of knowledge to a lover of knowledge.
Ben Carson says that of course as a child at first he didn't like the reading, but found over time that he begin to develop a LOVE for reading and could go anywhere through the pages of a book. This was so important for him because he was POOR, all caps poor. And for him, through reading he could transport away from his current situation and see the bigger picture.
It was through this practice that led to his pursuit of becoming a brain surgeon and becoming one of the most successful and prominent figures in our nation today.
Now before I even saw the prayer breakfast, I remembered this man's story, its liberating and encouraging to know that a solid education and access to knowledge could lead one to sure success.
So the prayer breakfast was actually the first time I had even seen him speak! And boy was that a treat! As a christian, Carson started his speech with the wisdom of Proverbs and spoke on the importance of education in his life. How reading allowed him to change his outlook on poverty and position in poverty, to success, and a good life. He spoke on how education is important for this nations's success as well, and how his strong belief in this has led to a scholars program, in which he gives out scholarships to those that excel in education and caring for other people as well.
But he didn't stop there...
Carson spoke on the wrong direction we as a nation are going, and offered a few suggestions on issues that are affecting us across the board, namely,taxes and healthcare.
This is a must see speech!
Enjoy!
Its interesting to me that we live in a FREE nation, with the right to FREE speech, but when people actually speak what THEY feel, other people want to censor it. IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY. Listen, I'm all for being discerning and speaking at the right time, so when that time comes, namely when specifically asked to speak, or encouraged to speak, I believe people SHOULD speak, don't hold back, articulate YOUR OPINION. Not what others want to hear.
That's the beauty of America, at least it should be.
Dr. Ben Carson is a pediatric neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and well known public figure, attributed to the popular movie, Gifted Hands, which is based on his story coming from a disadvantaged childhood to his current success as a doctor.
I actually saw the movie, and it is a BEAUTIFUL portrait of what education can do for an individual. One thing that sticks out about his life is having a mother that believed in the power of knowledge. She made her two children read two books a week, turn OFF the television, with the exception of two to three programs a week and write book reports on what they read. Now in today's day that seems a little extreme, but in reality this is the type of mentality and efforts that it takes to transition from a lack of knowledge to a lover of knowledge.
Ben Carson says that of course as a child at first he didn't like the reading, but found over time that he begin to develop a LOVE for reading and could go anywhere through the pages of a book. This was so important for him because he was POOR, all caps poor. And for him, through reading he could transport away from his current situation and see the bigger picture.
It was through this practice that led to his pursuit of becoming a brain surgeon and becoming one of the most successful and prominent figures in our nation today.
Now before I even saw the prayer breakfast, I remembered this man's story, its liberating and encouraging to know that a solid education and access to knowledge could lead one to sure success.
So the prayer breakfast was actually the first time I had even seen him speak! And boy was that a treat! As a christian, Carson started his speech with the wisdom of Proverbs and spoke on the importance of education in his life. How reading allowed him to change his outlook on poverty and position in poverty, to success, and a good life. He spoke on how education is important for this nations's success as well, and how his strong belief in this has led to a scholars program, in which he gives out scholarships to those that excel in education and caring for other people as well.
But he didn't stop there...
Carson spoke on the wrong direction we as a nation are going, and offered a few suggestions on issues that are affecting us across the board, namely,taxes and healthcare.
This is a must see speech!
Enjoy!
