Well, today was okay....school went good. Everything got finished. Once again Social Studies was a time of good discussion.

You know what I LOVE about homeschooling? The fact that I can do it how ever seems right for my family! I can be as structured or as relaxed as I want & as long as I meet our state's requirements....it's okay! For a long time I have worried about not doing school like everybody else did.

Family A does school at the kitchen table & Mom lectures....

Family B goes outside most of the warm days & un-schools....

Family C doesn't believe in testing their children....

And the list goes on & on. The way I school my children works for us & it's okay! I'm not going to feel guilty anymore!! And with that said....today we did:

Bible:

Today we studied the religious parties....better known as the Sanhedrin....the Scribes, Pharisees, & Sadducees.

Math:

Division was today...can we stand the excitement? LOL!! We're both looking forward to next week when maybe we'll get to do....umm....fractions? LOL!!  I'm just teasing....review is always good!

Literature:

Today's story was called Second Chance. It was about a young man who cheated on an lab experiment & then because he was a Christian went back to his teacher & told the truth at the risk of getting a failing grade. The teacher allowed him to re-do it because he came in with the truth. Then of course there was the Vocabulary & Questions.

Science:

Today we studied the structure of atoms. And learned about the nucleus & the atomic number. How can Shaun say this is the easiest class? (I don't know about easy but it's definitely by far the most boring!)

Social Studies:

The United States' Independance & the Political Parties. Shaun thought the name"Whigs" should have continued....wonder what the Democrats & Republicans would think of that?

Computer Basics:

Today he learned about storage devices. The floppy disk, hard disk, compact disk, & tape back-up. Once again he already knew what they all were....LOL!!

PE:

PE was a romp in the yard with Honey....I think she enjoyed it as much as Shaun! They both came back in looking all tuckered out! I'll see about making him do a more structured form of PE next week. All in all I'd say that the first week went real well.Tomorrow is Test Day! Prayers please....