One invaluable tool that I have had on hand for several years is an at-home laminator. I have found so many uses for it when homeschooling, as well as for business and home management. For homeschooling, I laminate items such as schedules, timed math fact sheets, rules, chores, geography flash […]
Author: Rosanna Gotcher
Rosanna Gotcher is a mother of four children, two of which are homeschool graduates. She is a homeschool graduate and a graduate of Oral Roberts University who began homeschooling in 2005. Rosanna loves to study History and Genealogy, publishing the genealogy education guide "Making History Personal" during her homeschooling years. Now a full-time paralegal for a criminal law firm in Sapulpa, OK, Rosanna continues to write, publishing two books: a children's book called "Stone's Story" and a historical fiction novel called "Grace 11:11." When not working or writing, she enjoys spending time with her children and grandchildren, crocheting, reading, and working on genealogy.
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Learning goes on when life interrupts schooling
I used to feel guilty when life got in the way of our school lessons. When I homeschooled the girls, we would sometimes have days or even weeks when our lessons got put on hold because of some crazy life interruption. I was worried that because of the interruption, the […]
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Friday Flashback: Reading spark from Captain Underpants
This has been a very busy week for us, but great educational steps took place in spite of my crazy schedule. With my husband traveling and my best friend visiting from out of state, I was a pretty distracted teacher/mother. In our homeschool this week… Despite all of this, Joel […]
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Gotcher Family Thanksgiving
By Rosanna Ward I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving holiday. This year for Thanksgiving, the Gotcher family gathered in force at my home in Oklahoma. Mom and Dad Gotcher finished their eastern speaking tour here, and Kenny, Renée, and their girls drove in from Colorado. We had a […]
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NGHS Journal: History meets art with sugar cube pyramids
The Ward Family — Day 29 — September 14, 2012 Today we met for school at my sister’s house. While the kids worked on their math, I ran to the store for sugar cubes and icing. After most of the kids had finished with their math (Joel was being silly […]
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NGHS Journal: Friday Fun Day, Shopping in the Prize Bucket
I can’t believe we have been in school for one month already! Friday was a fun day. After Devotion and Math, Joel got to use the points he earned in August and go “shopping” in our prize bucket! He had 100 points. He picked out an angry birds slap bracelet, […]
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Because there will be days that challenge us…
I have been homeschooling since the fall of 2004, so this is the beginning of my 8th year. I was also homeschooled as a jr. high and high school student. I believe wholeheartedly in the idea of homeschooling and all of the reasons parents do it. I realize the importance […]
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NGHS Journal: Rosanna Day 14, August 23, 2012
No extra kids today. My sister decided to stay home and recuperate another day. So our routine was pretty much the same today as yesterday. We got all of our school work done by 1:00. After that I took Joel to buy soccer stuff since I signed Joel up for […]
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NGHS Journal: Rosanna Ward – Day 13, August 22, 2012
On Wednesdays we are supposed to go to my sisters house and do our school together. I had planned to use play dough to “make” fossils, do a maze activity out of our history book as we listened to the audio, and work on our history project. I also planned […]
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NGHS Journal: Rosanna Ward – Day 11, August 20, 2012
By Rosanna Ward What happened to the last 10 days? Well, they certainly flew by, that is for sure. Last week we did good to get the basics covered as our life was so busy outside of school. Of course, I think that is the beauty of homeschooling. My children […]
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NGHS Journal Rosanna Ward: Day 1 – August 6, 2012
By Rosanna Ward Monday was the first day of our new school year. Even though I don’t believe that learning should be limited to “school” — and decidedly believe that much real learning takes place outside “school” hours — I do so love new beginnings. I love New Year’s Day, […]
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Gearing up for Back-to-School: Ward Family
Although my son Joel and I have been reading and doing math facts practice all summer, along with golf and swim lessons, August 6th will be our “official” back-to-school start date. That means back into (um… or beginning) a routine: bedtime, awake, chores, breakfast, devotionals, no cartoons, and a full […]