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Sunday, November 18, 2012
Homeschool Mother's Journal - #2
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Monday, November 12, 2012
Homeschool Mother's Journal: 11/11/12
I have been looking for a way to keep more up-to-date on our school updating and have come across a link up that I am trying for the first time. Hope you all enjoy!
In my life this week . . .
We found out on Wednesday our van was totaled when my husband was hit last weekend. (no one was hurt!!) So we have a new-to-us 2007 Chevy Uplander. I am loving the new car!!
In our homeschool this week . . .
We have made progress in all of our subjects but no real completions. We did start listening to Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt byJames Baikie. We have also started memorizing Psalms 100 and Luke 2.
Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share . . .
I have been reminded this week that it helps with homeschooling if you start out at HOME!! Deep, I know but I think it is a good reminder to all of us at times!
I am inspired by . . .
The spouses of our Milatary personel. They sacrifice a lot for our freedom and are often not noticed at all.
Places we're going and people we're seeing . . .
We are having dinner with some neighbors on Thursday but nothing big for a couple of weeks!!
My favorite thing this week was . . .
On Sunday evening, (yesterday) we got to go to my dad's church for a packing party for Operation Christmas Child. They collect items all year and then they get together and assemble and wrap shoe boxes in November.
I'm reading . . .
I am actually in between books right now! I picked some up last weekend but they were in the van until this morning.
I'm grateful for . . .
My husband's job that allows me to stay home and school our kids.
A photo, video, link, or quote to share . . .
http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/
This is the site that we have been listening to audio books from. So helpful!!
I have linked up with http://www.ihomeschoolnetwork.com/
I could not get the graphic to add - maybe next week. There it is!!
In my life this week . . .
We found out on Wednesday our van was totaled when my husband was hit last weekend. (no one was hurt!!) So we have a new-to-us 2007 Chevy Uplander. I am loving the new car!!
In our homeschool this week . . .
We have made progress in all of our subjects but no real completions. We did start listening to Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt byJames Baikie. We have also started memorizing Psalms 100 and Luke 2.
Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share . . .
I have been reminded this week that it helps with homeschooling if you start out at HOME!! Deep, I know but I think it is a good reminder to all of us at times!
I am inspired by . . .
The spouses of our Milatary personel. They sacrifice a lot for our freedom and are often not noticed at all.
Places we're going and people we're seeing . . .
We are having dinner with some neighbors on Thursday but nothing big for a couple of weeks!!
My favorite thing this week was . . .
On Sunday evening, (yesterday) we got to go to my dad's church for a packing party for Operation Christmas Child. They collect items all year and then they get together and assemble and wrap shoe boxes in November.
I'm reading . . .
I am actually in between books right now! I picked some up last weekend but they were in the van until this morning.
I'm grateful for . . .
My husband's job that allows me to stay home and school our kids.
A photo, video, link, or quote to share . . .
http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/
This is the site that we have been listening to audio books from. So helpful!!
I have linked up with http://www.ihomeschoolnetwork.com/
I could not get the graphic to add - maybe next week. There it is!!
Monday, November 5, 2012
Goals for November
What are my 3 goals for the month of November for our school?
1. 15 minutes 1-on-1 reading with EACH child, EVERY day. A6 and L4 need to be practicing with me everyday and not just most days/some days. I also need to be reading to L4 and JD2 1-on-1 EVERY day. A7 needs to get in the habit of reading for pleasure daily, so for the next month or 2 I will need him reading to me every day.
2. Memory work every day during school. Focusing on Psalm 100, Luke 2, skip counting, and a poem about Thanksgiving.
3. Copy work every school day! Copy work has been pushed to the back burner for most of this year. This should be a very easy thing to do!!
Blog Goal Post weekly reviews instead of month or more. On Sunday night
1. 15 minutes 1-on-1 reading with EACH child, EVERY day. A6 and L4 need to be practicing with me everyday and not just most days/some days. I also need to be reading to L4 and JD2 1-on-1 EVERY day. A7 needs to get in the habit of reading for pleasure daily, so for the next month or 2 I will need him reading to me every day.
2. Memory work every day during school. Focusing on Psalm 100, Luke 2, skip counting, and a poem about Thanksgiving.
3. Copy work every school day! Copy work has been pushed to the back burner for most of this year. This should be a very easy thing to do!!
Blog Goal Post weekly reviews instead of month or more. On Sunday night
October in Review
Where has October gone?
Field Trip
This month we went to Williamsburg, VA and Historic Jamestowne. We had a blast learning about the founding of our nation. Before we went we started reading a book called Who's Saying What in Jamestowne, Thomas Savage? and part of the Felicity American Girl books. While in Jamestown, we completed the Junior Park Ranger book and went on a tour with one of the archeologists who has been at the dig almost since the begining. We went to the Archaearium and were able to see MANY artifacts from this facinating place. While we were at the church looking for answers from their book we found a plaque about Thomas Savage which was very exciting for A7 and me. I could write lots more about Historic Jamestowne but that will have to be it for now. Williamsburg was a neat living history experience for us all and we are planning to go back a couple of times over the next year with our year long passes.
Bible
We are using Simply Charlotte Mason Module 1 for Bible, World History, and Geography. We are taking this slower than it is written so far and have worked through Creation, the Fall, the Flood, Babel and have started on the life of Abraham. We have used our map some and looked up the area we are talking about. We have also learned Leaning on the Everlasting Arms during this time.
Phonics
We started with McGuffey Readers this year. A7 is working to catch up to where his prior knowledge is. A6 is finally excited to learn to read and is starting to catch on. L4 is still soaking it all in with the informal stuff we are doing with him!
Math
We are working our way through our math book while also following outside intrests. We learned a game at Williamsburg that is a dice addition game that they have really enjoyed since our return.
Science
We have started Apologia's Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day. We have started keeping a bird house for them to see the birds that will join us. We have also started reading Burgess' Bird Book
as well as the Among the People series
Other
We also focused on fire prevention as we listened to Firefighters a radio drama and discussed it.
A7 taught A6 to tie her shoes.
It has been an exciting month with lots more going on than this snapshot shows! I have got to be more disciplined in doing weekly and not monthly reviews!!
Field Trip
This month we went to Williamsburg, VA and Historic Jamestowne. We had a blast learning about the founding of our nation. Before we went we started reading a book called Who's Saying What in Jamestowne, Thomas Savage? and part of the Felicity American Girl books. While in Jamestown, we completed the Junior Park Ranger book and went on a tour with one of the archeologists who has been at the dig almost since the begining. We went to the Archaearium and were able to see MANY artifacts from this facinating place. While we were at the church looking for answers from their book we found a plaque about Thomas Savage which was very exciting for A7 and me. I could write lots more about Historic Jamestowne but that will have to be it for now. Williamsburg was a neat living history experience for us all and we are planning to go back a couple of times over the next year with our year long passes.
Bible
We are using Simply Charlotte Mason Module 1 for Bible, World History, and Geography. We are taking this slower than it is written so far and have worked through Creation, the Fall, the Flood, Babel and have started on the life of Abraham. We have used our map some and looked up the area we are talking about. We have also learned Leaning on the Everlasting Arms during this time.
Phonics
We started with McGuffey Readers this year. A7 is working to catch up to where his prior knowledge is. A6 is finally excited to learn to read and is starting to catch on. L4 is still soaking it all in with the informal stuff we are doing with him!
Math
We are working our way through our math book while also following outside intrests. We learned a game at Williamsburg that is a dice addition game that they have really enjoyed since our return.
Science
We have started Apologia's Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day. We have started keeping a bird house for them to see the birds that will join us. We have also started reading Burgess' Bird Book
as well as the Among the People series
Other
We also focused on fire prevention as we listened to Firefighters a radio drama and discussed it.
A7 taught A6 to tie her shoes.
It has been an exciting month with lots more going on than this snapshot shows! I have got to be more disciplined in doing weekly and not monthly reviews!!
Sunday, July 29, 2012
We are starting our new year tomorrow. I am so excited! We are going to be schooling year around and only 4 days a week. If we only take 7 weeks off during the year we will get in our 180 days. If not we will have to go back to a 5 day week which I do not want to do! Daddy is off on Friday and Saturday so it is hard to try and work when he is off and then Sunday is, well, Sunday. We tried to do school on Sunday but that just does NOT work here! I do not feel organized enough to start but do not want to put it off another week so we will probably spend a good deal of time getting back in the swing of things this week. That along with preparing for my parents to visit will make for an intresting week.
The older three kids will all be participating this year A-7 will be in the 2nd grade, A-6 will be in the 1st and L-4 will be in Kinder and I also have a 18 month old running around. So I will also be getting used to teaching with a toddler.
So much more running through my mind but it is 1:00 and I know the later I stay up the worse the day is. I hope to check back in tomorrow.
The older three kids will all be participating this year A-7 will be in the 2nd grade, A-6 will be in the 1st and L-4 will be in Kinder and I also have a 18 month old running around. So I will also be getting used to teaching with a toddler.
So much more running through my mind but it is 1:00 and I know the later I stay up the worse the day is. I hope to check back in tomorrow.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Update
What did we do this week, month, last 2 months?
OK, so I have meant to do weekly reports but I have not posted in almost 2 months! So I guess the big question is how is school going and what have the kids been doing.
A-6 is working through OPGTR at a steady pace. He is finally more interested in print and not just pictures. He is wanting to sound out everything he sees. That is a very exciting step for me.
We have just started All About Spelling this week. I have heard lots of good things about it and am excited to use it.
We have also been working on Pizza Hut Book It. Our goal for October was for me or Dad to read-aloud for 20 minutes a day to them. They love this time and did great at it (not a surprise).
In math, we have started adding 2 numbers. He seems to do well with it. He loves counting, reading the digital clock, and doing oral story problems.
We have been listening to SOTW and talking about what we have heard. We have not been recording this in anyway.
We have also been looking at books and the Internet about cave animals and ocean animals. We have not been recording this either.
A-1 had a chance to go to Mammoth Cave with his grandparents. We have also been to the pumpkin patch and to the National Zoo in Washington, DC.
We have also read to them all lots.
A-5 and L-3 have been learning right along with A-6 but nothing formal. A-5 did start Girl Scouts and L-3 does Story Hour at the library.
JD is now walking and into EVERYTHING!
OK, so I have meant to do weekly reports but I have not posted in almost 2 months! So I guess the big question is how is school going and what have the kids been doing.
A-6 is working through OPGTR at a steady pace. He is finally more interested in print and not just pictures. He is wanting to sound out everything he sees. That is a very exciting step for me.
We have just started All About Spelling this week. I have heard lots of good things about it and am excited to use it.
We have also been working on Pizza Hut Book It. Our goal for October was for me or Dad to read-aloud for 20 minutes a day to them. They love this time and did great at it (not a surprise).
In math, we have started adding 2 numbers. He seems to do well with it. He loves counting, reading the digital clock, and doing oral story problems.
We have been listening to SOTW and talking about what we have heard. We have not been recording this in anyway.
We have also been looking at books and the Internet about cave animals and ocean animals. We have not been recording this either.
A-1 had a chance to go to Mammoth Cave with his grandparents. We have also been to the pumpkin patch and to the National Zoo in Washington, DC.
We have also read to them all lots.
A-5 and L-3 have been learning right along with A-6 but nothing formal. A-5 did start Girl Scouts and L-3 does Story Hour at the library.
JD is now walking and into EVERYTHING!
Monday, September 5, 2011
Memory Monday
One of the things that I believe is very important for our school time is Memory Work. I looked into Classical Conversations this year because of their emphasis on Memory Work but the expense and the distance were too much for us right now. So when I saw that Miss Moe does Memory Monday as a meme, I jumped on it!! Check it out at http://missmoe-thesearethedaysofmylife.blogspot.com/
We started today with our Memory work so this is our plan for the year.
Each morning during our Morning Basket time, we will focus on 2 things to memorize. Before lunch we will read through all Current Memory Work. Afternoon snack time we will review all Previously Memorized Works.
Our Morning Schedule will be:
Monday - Psalm and Math Fact
Tuesday - Hymn and History Fact
Wednesday - Poem and Spanish Vocabulary
Thursday - Other Scripture and Science Fact
Friday - Folk song and Nursery Rhyme
First we will be doing:
Psalm 150
Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
Ephesians 6:1-3
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
Hymn
Blessed Assurance
Folk Song
Simple Gifts
Poem
The Caterpillar by Rosetti from FLL
Math Fact
Skip count 1s and 2s to 12
History Fact
7 Days of Creation
1 - Day and Night
2 - Heavens
3 - Earth, Plants and Seas
4 - Sun, Moon and Stars
5 - Fish and Birds
6 - Animal and Man
7 - God Rested
Science Fact
Nursery Rhyme
One, Two Buckle My Shoe
Spanish Vocabulary
madre - mother
padre - father
ablulo - grandfather
abula - grandmother
hermana - sister
hermano - brother
tia - aunt
tio - uncle
I expect they will master some of these faster than others! We will "test" on Friday. After A-1 and A-K have mastered the material, we will move it to our .Previously Memorized Works.
What do you think is important to memorize?
We started today with our Memory work so this is our plan for the year.
Each morning during our Morning Basket time, we will focus on 2 things to memorize. Before lunch we will read through all Current Memory Work. Afternoon snack time we will review all Previously Memorized Works.
Our Morning Schedule will be:
Monday - Psalm and Math Fact
Tuesday - Hymn and History Fact
Wednesday - Poem and Spanish Vocabulary
Thursday - Other Scripture and Science Fact
Friday - Folk song and Nursery Rhyme
First we will be doing:
Psalm 150
Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
Ephesians 6:1-3
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
Hymn
Blessed Assurance
Folk Song
Simple Gifts
Poem
The Caterpillar by Rosetti from FLL
Math Fact
Skip count 1s and 2s to 12
History Fact
7 Days of Creation
1 - Day and Night
2 - Heavens
3 - Earth, Plants and Seas
4 - Sun, Moon and Stars
5 - Fish and Birds
6 - Animal and Man
7 - God Rested
Science Fact
Nursery Rhyme
One, Two Buckle My Shoe
Spanish Vocabulary
madre - mother
padre - father
ablulo - grandfather
abula - grandmother
hermana - sister
hermano - brother
tia - aunt
tio - uncle
I expect they will master some of these faster than others! We will "test" on Friday. After A-1 and A-K have mastered the material, we will move it to our .Previously Memorized Works.
What do you think is important to memorize?
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