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"For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory." - Colossians 3:3-4
...and so her summer begins.
Posted on July 11, 2008
Well, all of our 4-H projects are out of the way, the fair is over, and the house is back to normal.
I made a baby Moses basket, a scrapbook, a painting, holiday (our Christmas card), a black and white salon photo, and ten color photos. All done. ::sigh:: The morning after I had everything done, I was actually able to read at breakfast, and then sit outside in the sun and just think for a while.
What will I do this summer? I'll
In my free time I'll have art projects going, my Prince James book, etc. I also found out about a children's book contest for homeschoolers! Click here for the details!
We've come to the conclusion that cramming in as many subjects as we can doesn't work for us. Spending larger blocks of time on a fewer, more important subjects really gets the job done more efficiently. (Click here for an excellent post on "education gaps")
Mom and I narrowed down what I needed to focus on. "Six subjects only," I said, "and that's it!"
Mom replied, "Good idea."
And that was that.
So here's what we've come up with:
-Math (Consumer math, budgeting, banking, etc.)
-History (Tapestry of Grace, year 1)
-English (writing two or three books, blogging, essays, etc.)
-Art (working towards my children's book, the drawing blog, senior art show, etc.)
-Music/Piano (taking lessons, playing for church, etc.)
-Literature (more of that beautiful English!)
-(And some Chemistry)
I know, I know. You see seven subjects. But we couldn't just leave out chemistry! Really, chemistry sounds fascinating, and I'm eager to start. All of these subjects are very important to me right now, so I just pretend there's only six.
There may be some trips to the beach, berry-picking, and days under the oak tree enjoying nature - excellent time for catching up on all that reading! We've just been to Turkey Run, so maybe we'll go to some museums next!
That's 'bout all I'll have going on this summer.
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Posted at 9:33 AM on July 18, 2008 by Erin
I love Tapestry of Grace. It is such a great program for getting a big picture view of historical events in the context of period writings. Best wishes for next year. (When, interestingly enough, my family will also be working on year 1)
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