We had an exciting start to art this school year using our new chalk pastels. This was a brand new medium for all of us. I discovered an e-book earlier this year that provided guidance on how to make different pictures with chalk pastels. It looked like it would be…
These are my Kindergartner’s plans. Some of the items will be used as main resources while others are ones where I pick and choose things as a supplement. Bible Draw to Learn the Life of Jesus Bible story book at bedtime The Kids’s Bible on CDDramatized CEV New Testament –…
Now that I’m teaching reading for the third time I think I’m getting the hang of it. Way back in my early years in college I took a class on how to teach kids how to read. I’m not sure why I took it since I had no interest in…
Sometimes my mind gets a little fuzzy when I think back to our first year homeschooling. It was a very busy time in my life and the year was full of challenges. I had done unschooling with my oldest throughout the preschool years and started Kindergarten when he was almost…
This school year I have been doing various season and holiday unit studies with my daughter. For about 10 days in February we focused on Valentine’s Day. When I made our plans I didn’t realize how short of time we would have. So we didn’t end up reading all the books…
Our school year has begun. This year begins our 6th year homeschooling. My oldest son is now 10 and is starting 5th grade. My second son is 8 and is starting 3rd grade. This is the first year I have three official homeschoolers. Where we live children start Kindergarten at…
I put together this unit study for my craft-loving little girl who will be in K4 this year. September – Fall Books: Pick a Perfect Pumpkin: Learning about Pumpkin Harvests Apples, Apples, Everywhere How Do You Know It’s Fall? Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic Too Many Pumpkins Why Do Leaves Change…
In our homeschool we don’t use a specific reading program. Our reading program consists of reading. Sometimes discussion of the books take place, but standard comprehension questions don’t play much of a role here. Discussion allows me to understand how much my child understands about what he has read. …
This school year we have undertaken a wildflower project. During the first part of the school year before autumn took full force we went exploring around our neighborhood and on a farm to find different wildflowers.
My kids have discovered a fun way to get exercise inside the house. Pillow fights!
