Nov. 20, 2009 - The skit..
Morgan-Britney, Josiah & Zechariah did a skit for our unit on Greece & Rome. They chose to do it on a bit of the story of Odysseus by Homer. They did a great job!!
The audience.....
The actors and actress
Blessings!!
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Nov. 12, 2009 - Greece & Rome
We are really enjoying our unit study! I really like History so units like this are just my thing. :)
Today the children are coloring some Greek Architecture and creating their own newspaper about the first Olympics.
We have done our vocabulary words for the day, math, bible, etc..
Next week we are going to add some Thanksgiving lessons to our school plans. And of course some decorating.. :)
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Nov. 9, 2009 - Greece & Rome Unit Study
Today begins our Greece & Rome Unit Study. This will be a 20 day unit focused on the ancient history of these two places.
With day one we will be labeling an outline of ancient greece, filling in a Greece timeline, and doing a fun worksheet on Greek handwriting. My children will also be doing some reading to go along with their unit.
Josiah: The Boy's Ben Hur by Lew Wallace
Zeke: Aristotle; Philosopher, Teacher, Scientist by Sharon Katz Cooper
Gabriellia: Megan in Ancient Greece by Susan Korman
Morgan: Ben Hur by Lew Wallace
Quentin: The Twelve Labors of Hercules by James Riordan & Christine Balit
Along with our unit we will be reading about Paul and his journey in Acts. 1 Peter and Luke..
I think we'll be learning alot! I am always excited about starting a new unit and this one looks to be a fun one! :)
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Nov. 3, 2009 - Some pics of yesterday's Responsibility Unit...
Here are some pictures from yesterday's study on responsibility.
The oldest 3 playing a matching game with the vocab flashcards..
Mama's lesson plan for the day..
We evaluated our level of responsibility..
The children wrote sentences using the vocab word..
A crossword puzzle...
We had a productive day! Today we're learning more about responsibility. Off we go!!:)
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Nov. 1, 2009 - Responsibility..our focus for the week...
We finished our 10 day Astronomy Unit Friday and this week is our off week. (We school 3 weeks on 1 week off)
But instead of having nothing but wasted time on our hands I decided to spend this next week doing a character study. A friend of mine is using the Book of Virtues by William Bennett and so I looked online and found a free complete lesson plan with worksheets, vocab, etc..
I chose responsibility as our character trait to focus on this week. This is always something that the children can work on.
I am looking forward to the exciting changes this small study will bring!
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Oct. 22, 2009 - It's a challenge..
Yes it's a challenge for me. Learning to teach my dd who has some special needs. Learning the best way to help her learn the best way she can!
We follow a unit study method of learning and while my other children do well with it Gabriellia does not. So yesterday I pulled her out of the unit study and begin to use textbooks. I was pleasantly surprised to see how well she did! She read and answered the questions getting them all right. I think she just needs something more concrete in front of her. I am excited to see her blossom! :)
Our astronomy unit is going well. The children are learning alot. We're on day 4 and we have gleaned much information already,
We have learned about the moon and did some moon mapping. The sun was next. We drew the stages of a solar eclipse. Yesterday my children did solar system worksheets on each planet filling in each planets information. Things like color and appearance, distance from the earth, composition, etc.. We will be doing some neat experiments with this unit and learning many new things we didn't know before!
Well, it's time for learning! :):)
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Oct. 20, 2009 - Middle Eastern Meal
Here are pics from the children's very well done middle eastern meal last night. Our temple to Tabernacle Unit is now wrapped up...
5 of my children planned and made this meal by themselves. They each had a dish or two to complete.
Morgan-Britney 17, Josiah 13, Zeke 12, Gabby 11, Quentin 9.
I think they did an awesome job and they told me they had fun too!! That's the glory of homeschooling isn't it!!?? They learn and it's fun!
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Oct. 18, 2009 - Update & Middle Eastern Meal
Mama is pregnant and so she has been letting this blog go for a bit now. But she is feeling better and heading into her 2nd trimester so this blog should now be kept up to date!
We just finished our Temple to Tabernacle Unit. I believe the children enjoyed it. As a close to the unit the children have planned and will be making a middle eastern meal. This will happen tomorrow evening.
Tomorrow we are also starting a new unit: The Heavens Declare His Glory, which is a unit on Astronomy. I am looking forward to it!
Mama made it to the library this afternoon to get some good books and biographies on astronomers and astronomy.
The children's menu for their middle eastern meal is as follows:
Appetizers..
pita bread with hummus
chickpea and olive
for the first entree'
cucumber soup
tabboule'
the 2nd entree'
spincah salad yogurt
the main dish
stuffed pastry squares
and for dessert
halva
It sure sounds good to me! I am looking ahead to tomorrow's supper with much anticipation!!
Blessings!! :)
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Aug. 27, 2009 - Finished the unit and on to the next one!
The last thing we did in our Roots and Relations Unit was a Family Crest. All the children worked on it together.
I think it turned out well!
Monday we started a new unit. Oceanography. We're already learning alot together!! The munchkins have done a few days of labeling a map with geography terms like canals, isthmus, ocean currents, etc..
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Aug. 18, 2009 -
Yesterday my devotion was talking about not comparing ourselves to other families and how they homeschool. We need to do what's right for our family. This was so timely for me as I sometimes find it too easy to compare our way of homeschooling to what other's do. Some want their children to attend college, others plan for their children to attend a trade school and some don't plan at all. Some use unit studies, some textbooks, some follow the trivium or classical method and other unschool. We are all so varied and it's in this diversity that we are strong!!
Today the children are working on making a family crest along with math, bible and our daily subjects...
I can't wait to see the finished project!
We got started late today as we headed to the library this morning. The children did well and I was pleased.
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Jul. 28, 2009 - Our day was productive!!
Our unit, Roots and Relations is turning out to be great! Mama is learning so much right along with my children!
Around our house today..
The baby has to be right in the middle of all the learning..his favorite place is ON the table! :)
This week we began work on our family heritage books..
We have learned about the cell and it's parts along with DNA.....
And today Gabby & Quentin made a clothesline timeline of our family with important dates that impacted their lives while the older 3; Morgan-Britney, Josiah & Zeke added a family timeline page to their family heritage books..
We put Gabby and Quentin's clothesline timeline on our Wall of Fame..
Zeke working on his family timeline for his heritage book...
Zeke's timeline..
Josiah's family timeline..
We had a very productive day! We leave for vacation on Friday and will have 10 days off returning to homeschooling on August 11th..
We are going to be working right up until Friday accomplishing as much as we can..
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Jul. 23, 2009 - So far..
Well since starting our homeschool year on Monday things have been going well.
We are currently learning about cells and DNA in our Roots and Relations Unit Study. I am surprised at the amount that I am learning. It's always great when mama learns right along with the children!
Yesterday the children learned about the chemicals that combine to make a DNA strand..They then made their own DNA strands which turned out pretty good! :)
Some things I want to focus on this year:
My 10 year old dd Gabriellia needs to practice reading out loud along with her comprehension.
Get my 7 year old Micah reading..
Making sure each of my children is understanding their math so they don't fall behind.
Spending one on one time with my children so I know where they are in regards to their learning.
I am thankful HaShem for being able to homeschool my children!
I feel so blessed...
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Jul. 20, 2009 - Our first day of homeschooling for the year..
our first homeschool day is going well..we have learned about cells, did awesome drawings of cells, notebooked Psalm 139: 1-2, did 2 pages of Math and corrections, did explode the code and draw right now, did literature study, and all we have left is our vocab words...
It feels so good to be back at it!! I love having more structure to my days! And I love being a homeschool mama! I have the best job in the world!!
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Jul. 6, 2009 -
I am ready to begin homeschooling again. I have had enough of a break I think. But I am not sure when we are going to start back up again?? We leave for vacation in August so I might just wait until after we get home and start then. Just debating when to start for now..
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Jun. 3, 2009 - She likes math again!
Gabriellia liked math when she first began but as the years have gone by she has started letting me know just how much she dislikes it. This week she has started multiplication and guess what? She likes math again! I am happy to hear it!
Micah is doing very well with his Liberty Mathematics level K. We do two pages each day. Daddy corrects math for mama and then the children do their corrections.
My oldest dd Morgan has been asking me if they can do school. Our 3 weeks on 1 week off schedule hasn't been exactly on schedule. Isn't it great when your children ask you if they can do some school? I must be doing something right then!!
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May. 28, 2009 - an update..
It's been awhile since I updated.
We were doing 3 weeks on 1 week off but with so many things going on and just life in general that hasn't been working so well. And of course when it's nice outside who wants to be cooped up inside doing schoolwork?
We are trying to do school although it has been slowly that it's been accomplished.
Here are a few pictures of some things the children have done around here lately..
went to a sheep shearing field trip
notebooking
dissecting a flower and then notebooking..
We are now doing an astronomy unit. Recently the children mapped the moon. I wish we had a telescope. It would make our study so much neater!
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Apr. 9, 2009 - Our new schedule
Monday we're starting our new schedule: 3 weeks on 1 week off which will be year round. So today I have been doing my prep and writing up my library book list. We're heading to the library tomorrow. We will be starting the Christian Cottage Unit Studies and doing the Bread of Life Unit. I will be doing this with my 5 oldest children. My almost 7 yr. old and I will continue to focus on phonic and math separately.
I got this in the mail today and I love it!
I was also given the expecting organizer free with my order which we're praying I will get to use very soon. 
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Apr. 3, 2009 - Our curriculum..
Monday I went and bought our new curriculum for this next school year. I decided to go ahead and start the pearables studies now. We did one this week and the children loved them!
This is everything I bought. I only have a few more things to get..
This is the main curriculum we will be using..
Anyone used the Christian Cottage Unit Studies with their children??
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Mar. 12, 2009 -
Sharing some more of our homeschool notebooking with you!
Morgan-Britney our oldest child is doing a bird notebook. We have several different bird feeders in our backyard. It's great to be able to incorporate them into her notebook.
Quentin (8) read in his science text and then notebooked what he read.
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Mar. 4, 2009 - Zucchini Bread!!
Today my almost 13 year old son made 3 loaves of very yummy zucchini bread! He did a great job and we all couldn't stop eating it!
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