Group time with all 4 (or at least 3)We read about Noah from Genesis in the Bible, daily Psalms, daily from A Child's Garden of Verse, in our Morning Basket time.
We listened to the whole first disk (Chapter 1-7) of The Story of the World because they did NOT want to turn it off. We then talked about the concepts in the first chapter - fertile crescent, the wall of Jericho, nomads to farmers, where the lived, and more.
The grandparents were here this week and so we did not do as much as I would have liked but it was good to spend some time with them. The kids got to do some woodworking projects from Home Depot with Granddad. They got to ask about their dad's history as well as their grandparents history.
We also took a day trip and met some friends at the park in Staunton, VA. This meant lots of time in the car to talk about everything from caves to the golden rule and then great chances to practice the golden rule especially.
We started working on our memory work which will come in a later post.
A-1 individual timeWe did lessons 2 and 3 in First Language Lessons. We started seeing what words from the 100 most used words list A-1 can read without sounding them out.
We did math drills 1's, 2's and 3's addition as well as a short worksheet.
During Quiet Time A-1 is listening the The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
A-K and L-PA-K and L-P worked through lesson 3 of OPG. They also spent time coloring and drawing and doing verbal math facts.
Next week we need to add science, nature walk (in a more formal way), artist and music.
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.
Post time: Start - 9:25
End - 9:57
Total - 32 minutes
Saturday, September 3, 2011
What are we reading? Aug. 22-31, 2011
Working on -
Paddle to the Sea
Finished -
from Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
The Elephant's Child
Around the Clock with Harriet by Betsy and Giulio Moestro
Respect and Take Care of Things by Cheri J. Meiners
Only One Woof by James Herriot
Several kid picks by Darlin (Grandma)
Bedtime books by Dad
A-1 read
The Little Red Hen
Paddle to the Sea
Finished -
from Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
The Elephant's Child
Around the Clock with Harriet by Betsy and Giulio Moestro
Respect and Take Care of Things by Cheri J. Meiners
Only One Woof by James Herriot
Several kid picks by Darlin (Grandma)
Bedtime books by Dad
A-1 read
The Little Red Hen
Saturday, August 27, 2011
First Week 9/22-26/11
This is our first week of school this year, as well as our first review. As I said before we have A-1, A-K, L-P and JD (baby). This is our first official year according to the state.
Group time with all 4 (or at least 3)
We read Genisis 1-4 from the Bible, daily Pslams, Only One Woof, The Elephant Child, daily from A Child's Garden of Verse, in our Morning Basket time.
We listened to the Intro of The Story of the World and talked about archeology and our family and their history.
We talked about earthquakes and other natural disasters after the east coast earthquake on Tuesday.
The kids spent lots of time outside since the weather was cooler.
A-1 individual time
A-1 read The Little Red Hen to me. We did the first lesson in First Language Lessons and worked on a review lesson in Ordinary Parents Guide. The lesson in OPG did not go well, not sure why. We started a book for the grandparents that A-1 is drawing and writing the words for. He drew and narrated from The Elephant Child
We did math drills 1's and 2's addition as well as a short worksheet.
During Quiet Time A-1 is listening the The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
A-K and L-P
A-K and L-P worked through lessons 1 and 2 of OPG. They also spent time coloring and drawing and doing verbal math facts. L-P is drawn to math as well as coloring.
A-K remembered the story of The Fall from Genesis from Cubbies a year ago. She was able to answer all of the questions correctly without hearing the story again. When we got done she said "I know who Adam and Eve's kids were." I asked her who were they and she said "The daughters were Susan and umm ... Luccy and the boys were Peter and I don't remember the other ones name." We had to explain to her that was in the book (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) and by that they really meant that all humans were grandchildren of Adam and Eve.
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.
Post time: Start - 12:50
End - 1:30
Total - 40 minutes (While all kids were not cooperation with the whole Quite Time thing :)
Group time with all 4 (or at least 3)
We read Genisis 1-4 from the Bible, daily Pslams, Only One Woof, The Elephant Child, daily from A Child's Garden of Verse, in our Morning Basket time.
We listened to the Intro of The Story of the World and talked about archeology and our family and their history.
We talked about earthquakes and other natural disasters after the east coast earthquake on Tuesday.
The kids spent lots of time outside since the weather was cooler.
A-1 individual time
A-1 read The Little Red Hen to me. We did the first lesson in First Language Lessons and worked on a review lesson in Ordinary Parents Guide. The lesson in OPG did not go well, not sure why. We started a book for the grandparents that A-1 is drawing and writing the words for. He drew and narrated from The Elephant Child
We did math drills 1's and 2's addition as well as a short worksheet.
During Quiet Time A-1 is listening the The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
A-K and L-P
A-K and L-P worked through lessons 1 and 2 of OPG. They also spent time coloring and drawing and doing verbal math facts. L-P is drawn to math as well as coloring.
A-K remembered the story of The Fall from Genesis from Cubbies a year ago. She was able to answer all of the questions correctly without hearing the story again. When we got done she said "I know who Adam and Eve's kids were." I asked her who were they and she said "The daughters were Susan and umm ... Luccy and the boys were Peter and I don't remember the other ones name." We had to explain to her that was in the book (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) and by that they really meant that all humans were grandchildren of Adam and Eve.
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.
Post time: Start - 12:50
End - 1:30
Total - 40 minutes (While all kids were not cooperation with the whole Quite Time thing :)
Saturday, August 20, 2011
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.
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.
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