It has been awhile since I added anything to my blog.  I don't know where to start.  So I will start with today.

It will soon be time for school to start in our house and I am not ready for it.  I haven't completed things that I wanted to get done this summer.  Not sure what I am going to do with the kids and our routine so that I can still complete the project I never got done. 

I do know that they both want to learn about the states.  Our project is Flat Traveler, a spin off of Flat Stanley.  Liz wasn't excited about it until we started to color the paper dolls and their clothes.  We made a suit case and now we need to make a pocket bed for our traveler to fit into an envelope and travel through the mail to different states that we will be learning.  We still need to name our Flat Travelers, write a letter to send off with them, create a journal, and coordinate their first travel.  So far it is a fun project. 

For the states part of the project, we are going to keep everything in a binder and create a slot for our Flat Travelers and travel records.  We are also going to study the states in the order that they were assigned to the union.  I still need to work on the study worksheets for each state.  A mom in our homeschool group is suggesting doing each state in a lapbook and inserting into the binder.  I am thinking of using the large sheets and folding them in half so it will be an 11x8 folder that isn't too thick.  Hole punching it and then sticking in the binder when we are done. 

The other important thing that I do need to work on with my youngest is reading confidence.  She is stuck at a level due to lack of confidence to move further.

My oldest wants to start a blog.  I am thinking that might be a great idea for her to practice typing and creative writing.  I only wish it had spell check.  She needs help in that area.  (So do I)