Aug. 17, 2009 - New Template and School Books
I know. Your staring in astonishment at my blog. Wondering how on earth it could transform into this beautiful array of colors. Well, it was not by my doing. While I was chatting away happily with my dear friend Sam on the phone, she all of the suddenly told me she had this website she wanted me to look at and sent me this link. When I clicked on it, my blog popped open (she used a tiny url so I wouldn't recognize it) and it had a new template. Sam and Eyebright had been plotting it for awhile. So here it is in all it's glory.
That's not the only thing this post is about though. We started school last week. I had been missing it and was glad to jump back in right where I had left off when the move got to busy and I had to stop. Kekoa was doing SOS on the computer, but it stopped working and he is now doing some school with me.
Homeschooling in the motor home is not as hard as some people seem to think it is. Right now I am doing a bit of an easier schedule because of our tight budget and space issue, but it's not really a problem.
Math: Saxon. I'm going back over some of the simple math because that's what we had at the time and I don't think I'm quite ready for Algebra yet. Kekoa is not doing this one with me. I wasn't really ready for that yet.
English: Writers Express, A Handbook for Young Writers, Thinkers, and Learners. I'm also reading The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them) Expect a review on the ladder later.
Bible: The Pilgrim's Progress. I'm having a bit of trouble getting through it, but I am enjoying it so far. Kekoa is not reading it with me because I was already half way through when he started doing school with me. I am doing The Fallacy Detective with him though.
Spelling: Spelling Power. I've done a lot of spellings, but I always seem to come back to this one. Simple and to the point.
History: Robin Hood and the Crusades Unit Study E-book. This has it's dry points, but it's covering some of my favorite subjects! We are also reading The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood. We both have really been enjoying it and Kekoa told me it's the only thing he looks forward to in school.
I would like to start doing Geography when we move into a house, I'm not sure what I'll use for that though. Any suggestions?
Comments
Aug. 17, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by alizona
Nice template change!! What a fun surprise!
So how exactly do tinyurls work? I really don't know anything about them!
That's cool that you are doing The Fallacy Detective -- I am, too! I think the schedule for me is one chapter a week, how about you guys?
Aug. 18, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
how about lerarning spanish..heres a free site where you can learn it..Leena
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/explore/Spanish/spanishFreeLessons.htm
Aug. 18, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by SmartyJones
I like Spelling Power. I have tried a number of things for spelling and nothing has helped me as much as Spelling Power!
Last year I was trying Bob Jones and I really, really liked the geography!
~SmartyJones
Aug. 28, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Missirocks
Wow. They tricked u into making your blog amazing! That's one prank I like!
