Knitting Socks Scrapbooking beaded bookmarks making earrings making chunky votives
Family Read Alouds
Kingdoms Dawn by Chuck Black
Our Curriculum
On my night stand
Bible
Reread Heart of Wisdom by Robin Sampson
7 Habits of a Healthy Home by Bill Carmichael
Learning In Spite of Labels~ Practical Teaching Tips and a Christian
Perspective of Education by Joyce
Our Father Abraham~ Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith by Marvin R.
Wilson
A Family Guide to Biblical Holidays by Robin Sampson and Linda
Pierce
Good and Angry by Scott Turnasky and Joanne Miller
Having Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver
A Parents Guide to The Spiritual Mentoring of Teens ~Building Your
Childs Faith Through the Adolescent Years by Joe White , Jim Weidmann
Wild Days ( a book about language arts and nature journaling) by
Rackliffe
How to Create Your Own Unit Studies by Valerie Bendt
The Power of Parents words by H. Norman Wright
How to read the Bible for all it's worth by Gordon D Fee and Douglas
Stuart
Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes in You and your
kids by Scott Turnasky and Joanne Miller
You Can Teach Your Child Successfully Grades 4-8 by Ruth
Beechick
A Strong Start in Language
An Easy Start in Arithmetic
A Home Start In Reading by Ruth Beechick
Any Child Can Write by Harvey S. Wiener
" This is what the Lord says: "Stand at the crossroads and look: ask for
the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you
will find rest for your souls."
Jeremiah 6:16
Jan. 9, 2008~ Back to School Ramblings ~
Ramblings
It has been snowing here again. I really do like snow. I love how white and bright it is and that is good for me mentally. I grew up in Kirkland Wa and it was different colours of gray or maybe sunny. Here is different depths ( meaning how many inches or centimeters) of white (snow). It is easier to send them out in the snow. I have to say we don't live in the part of Canada that gets extreamly cold. We are cold enough to have snow but not so cold you can't go out easily.
I have been easing back the boys into their lessons and it has been pretty good. I have to find a good scheduel and rhythum. My oldest was amazed at how much he had to re-learn and I told him that is why I take smaller holidays (breaks). That way we don't loose as much ground of what we had been learning.
I was very pleased when I was reading with my 2ds and his reading was better than I thought. I am looking at getting the home kit to help his cognitive learning skills but still haven't fully decided. I am also looking at getting a phonics program both are from The Brain Trainers.
I have found some real gems (books) for homeschool that I want to share REAL soon. I am hoping tomorrow.
I also have been squeezing in some knitting and beading in. Yesterday I got a check back from the local artist store that I sell my beaded work at. With that now I can invest in some real good tools for my wire work. I was so excited.
Well, as you can see I didn't have a pic for Wordless Wednesday. I guess you can say I wasn't wordless today.
It's always good to get back into a routine. I'm glad your's is going so smoothly. Paulie's reading is doing much better too. What a blessing. :)
JoAnn
That is great about 2ds's reading. Give him lots of encouragement. My 2dd's reading has been very pleasing lately too. Her writing is starting to get easier for her too.
Here is a comment you made on my blog:
We do need to ask ourselves would God ask us something just to see if we would do or....do you think there is a reason. I do not believe God asks us to do something unless there is a reason. I do know he blesses those who follow HIM wholeheartedly.
Wouldn't that be a reason? To see if our hearts are fully His?
Thanks for your comment.
Love ya!
Carol
PS I'll keep praying for 2ds and wisdom in this matter.
I just viviting your blog. It is good to here how you are doing. My girls wanted to to tell you to please send some of that snow down to north Georgia if you can. They want a snow day so bad. Have a blessed evening.
Sisiters in Christ,
Trina
http://daddyschicks.blogspot.com
It's seems like whenever we take a break, we have to get back into the flow of things. Even just taking a couple of days off seems to throw our whole week off. I go for another prenatal appointment tomorrow. They'll be monitoring the baby's movements for 30 minutes and then I'll have my regular prenatal appointment. I only have a couple days shy of two weeks to go! I can't wait!
Hope you have a great night!
Karen
www.homeschoolblogger.com/salt
www.homesteadblogger.com/tagblog
Our weather is so warm, for this time of the year. I love snow, don't mind a bit. I am a sunshine girl, I don't mind snow at all as long as we have the sun shining, but grey skies, I wilt like flower without water ;(
I am doing so much better, thank you for the cyber hugs.
I forgot to tell you when last we talked, I can't remember who told me, that phonics is not for every child, some children don't read well because their learning style is not geared for phonics, please don't quote me, but i am almost believing this to be true, for what I've seen with Anna.
(((((hugs))))
Katia
First , I am a daughter of the King almighty and a
a wife to my Handsome of 18 years. A mom of 4 on the go boys 16, 14, 10, and 8. I grew up in the states but married my Canadian sweetheart and moved up north.
We live in the southern part of British Columbia , Canada on our homestead. We have homeschooled our four boys from birth and plan to go the distance till all four graduate from our homeschool. I teach with a Charlotte Mason style. I love to craft! I am a beader, knitter, x-stitcher, quilter. We have been on a journey of being apart of building "The House that God Built". I have been recording our journey on my blog. Go to my links on The House That God Built and you will find it. I know God has a lot more instore for us and we just need to follow where our Lord takes us.
This blog is the home of Show and Tell Friday's and Tightwad Tuesdays. I hope you decide to join in on the fun !
Blessings and ((HUGS))
In Him<><
-Mary
Thank you all who nominated me for
~Best Thrifty Homeschooler
~Best Encorager
~Best Cyber-Buddy Blogger
Thank you all who nominated me for
~Best Encourager
~"Live-What-You_Believe" Homeschool Blog
~Cyber-Buddy Blogger
Thank you all who nominated me for
~Best Encourager
~"Live-What-You_Believe" Homeschool Blog
~Cyber-Buddy Blogger
First , I am a daughter of the King almighty and a
a wife to my Handsome of 18 years. A mom of 4 on the go boys 16, 14, 10, and 8. I grew up in the states but married my Canadian sweetheart and moved up north.
We live in the southern part of British Columbia , Canada on our homestead. We have homeschooled our four boys from birth and plan to go the distance till all four graduate from our homeschool. I teach with a Charlotte Mason style. I love to craft! I am a beader, knitter, x-stitcher, quilter. We have been on a journey of being apart of building "The House that God Built". I have been recording our journey on my blog. Go to my links on The House That God Built and you will find it. I know God has a lot more instore for us and we just need to follow where our Lord takes us.
This blog is the home of Show and Tell Friday's and Tightwad Tuesdays. I hope you decide to join in on the fun !
Blessings and ((HUGS))
In Him<><
-Mary
