Welcome

I am a homeschool mom to 4 kids.  Our oldest (A-1) is 6 and in the first grade.  Our second (A-K) is 5 and in Kinder.  Our third (L-P) is 3 and in Preschool.  Our forth (JD) is 7 months and into EVERYTHING!

I have set up this blog to be a record of our homeschool adventure.  A portfolio of sorts.

Public school starts here on Monday.  That is when we will start as well.  Last year we did quite a bit of school but it did not FEEL like school.  This year we had to submit paperwork to the School Board for A-1 so it already feels more real.

The "bare bones" plan that we submitted to the Board for A-1 is

Reading - Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reading.  We will be finishing this with him as well as other books just to read.

Language - First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind

Math - Modern Primary Arithmetic

Science - Library books about animals, the human body, plants and key scientists

Social Studies - The Story of the World

As well as What Your First Grader Needs to Know

In addition to this I plan to include Bible, Habit Training, Nature Walks, Living Books, Memory Work, Composer Study and Artist Study.  We will use notebooking, lapbooking and a mix of workboxes and scheduling cards.

In an effort to not spend to much time blogging my goal is to spend less than 30 minutes start to finish on any post.