Home Grown Hearts

Yay! Another week under our belts....

We have another week of hsing under our belts (we did take off for Labor day though).  Last week we did mostly the core subjects, this week I am adding in a couple of other subjects (Bible, manners, and History). I also made up these tri-fold boards for listing combined subjects. I made two boards, one for the older kids and one for the younger kids. It seemed to work out nicely for the younger kids (not sure about the older kids yet)....we did their core subjects and then went over all the things listed on the board. It was nice to have everything right there, instead of pulling out a bunch of books and such. I'll try to get pictures of them to let you see what I am talking about. Here are what we are using this year:

Kiera: Daily Sparks vocabulary words, Beautiful feet Early American and World History, copywork by Queens, BJUP geometry (not such a huge hit so we may be changing), money matters for teens, manners, Bible verses, and literature studies.

Kodi: Language Lessons by Queens, copywork by Queens, BJUP math 7, BF Early American and World History, money matters for teens, manners, Bible verses, and lit. studies.

Jacob: BJUP math 5, Language lessons by Queens, copywork by Queens, BF Early American History (primary), Bible verses.

Riley: Calvert curriculum, Speech therapy.

Piper: Language lessons by Queens, Early American History (primary), Bible verses, coin of the week, calendar work, BJUP math, and DoodleLoops.

I haven't picked out a science curriculum yet, but I have tons of stuff here at home from which to choose.

Next week we add in after school activities....swimming, dance, and gymnastics. So cross your fingers that I don't get burnt out too much. I do have to admit, that I am very blessed to have a wonderful Mother-in-law who helps out tremendously with these activities. So I can't complain too much about having too much to do.