This is a place for me to write about what we are doing in our homeschooling. I may add more than just homeschooling stuff, but for the most part ..... this is a glimpse into our homeschooling life.
• An Old-Fashioned Education
• Oakes Academy of Excellence
• Ignite The Fire
• Homeschooling With Notebooks
• eThemes
• Planning a Unit Study
• Portfolios, Goals & Evaluation Forms
• Enchanted Learning
• DonnaYoung.org Printables and Resources
Fun Art Project
An Unexpected Fieldtrip
Real life science?
Today
A little bit about our day
 
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Oct. 8, 2008
a bit of an update
It's been a while since I have updated this blog - life just seemed to get away from us for a while.
The kids have been working on their math a lot lately - mostly marking and corrections, that's another thing that seems to have gotten away from us lately.
We went to the library a few weeks ago and I got Josh to borrow a Clive Cussler book - he is really reluctant to start this book, I'm not sure why. I think if he starts it he'll really enjoy it, however, if I let him choose all of his books (rather than showing him ones that he wouldn't normally think to pick up) he borrows Astrixs & Oblix type books all the time. He did borrow an audio of Sherlock Holmes books that he really, really enjoyed - he quite liked the fact that he could lay on his bed listening to a story while he flipped through the Wish Book, lol.
Yesterday was swimming for the kids and today Charlotte's stomach muscles are really sore - they learned the Dolphin Kick (I think that's what it is called) and it looks like it literally uses all the muscles in the body to do. I do have one complaint about the swimming lessons - last session the instructor would not allow the kids to wear goggles during lessons, her reason was that if they fell out of a boat they wouldn't have time to find them and put them on before they hit the water. This session their instructor (a different one) says that they need to have goggles. Now, here is the complaint - why can't they all be on the same page about these things????? Why isn't it all the same with each instructor?????? So, last night while the kids were at Scouts we (Don and I) were in Wal-Mart frantically trying to find two pairs of goggles. We could have bought them at the pool but I thought that they were a bit high priced for my tastes.
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School Starts
~August 5 - 08~
-- a work in progress section --
*****DISCLAIMER*****
~Not all of the curriculum listed will be used completely~
Joshua 2008/2009
≈ Bible - reading through
≈ Saxon 8/7
≈ Math Games ...
... To the Top (board game)
... Math Blaster (on PC)
... Quarter Mile Math (on PC)
≈ English Smart 7 (workbook)
≈ Blogging
≈ Sequential Spelling
≈ Language Games ...
... Jarnac (board game)
... Upwords (board game)
... Scrabble (board game & on PC)
... Reading Blaster (on PC)
≈ Around The World in 180 Days
≈ Exploring Creation - General Science
≈ Drawing Textbook
≈ Read & Report
≈ Swimming Lessons
≈ Home Ec for Homeschoolers
≈ Typing program on PC
≈ Second Language - ASL
Joshua's Independent Reading List 2008/2009
≈ My Story series ...
... Battle of Britain: Harry Woods, England 1939-1941
... The Trenches: Billy Stevens, The Western Front 1914-1918
... Desert Danger: Tim Jackson, North Africa WWII
... Flying Ace: Jack Fairfax, Royal Flying Corps 1915-1918
... Spy Smuggler: Paul Lelaud, France 1942-1944(finished Sept. 2-08)
... U-Boat Hunter: Peter Rogers, HMS Arum 1939-1945
... D-Day: Lieutenant Andy Pope, Normandy 1944
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Charlotte 2008/2009
≈ Bible - reading through
≈ Saxon 6/5
≈ Math Games ...
... To the Top (board game)
... Math Blaster (on PC)
... Quarter Mile Math (on PC)
≈ English Smart 5 (workbook)
≈ Blogging
≈ Sequential Spelling
≈ Language Games ...
... Jarnac (board game)
... Upwords (board game)
... Scrabble (board game & on PC)
... Reading Blaster (on PC)
≈ Around The World in 180 Days
≈ Questions and Answers about the Natural World
≈ Drawing Textbook
≈ Read & Report
≈ Swimming Lessons
≈ Home Ec for Homeschoolers
≈ Typing program on PC
≈ Second Language - ASL
Charlotte's Independent Reading List 2008/2009
≈ Dear Canada series ...
... A Ribbon of Shining Steel - Yale, British Columbia, 1882(finished Aug. 23-08)
... Orphan at My Door - Guelph, Ontario, 1897(finished Aug. 30-08)
... Winter of Peril - Mairie's Cove, Newfoundland, 1721(finished Sept. 16-08)
... The Death of My Country - Quebec, New France, 1759(finished Oct. 10-08)
... Whispers of War - Niagara, Upper Canada, 1812
... Brothers Far From Home - Uxbridge, Ontario, 1916
... Turned Away - Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1941(finished Nov. 14-08)
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Extras the Kids Have Participated In 2008/2009
≈ VBS ≈ July 28 - August 1, 2008
≈ Skills Camp ≈ August 10 - 14, 2008
Our Schedule:
Monday to Friday:
≈ Core Subjects ...
... Bible
... Saxon Math
... Language Arts
... Science
Monday:
≈ Second Language - ASL
≈ Art
≈ Physical Education
≈ Computers
≈ Home Economics
≈ Silent Reading
Tuesday:
≈ Second Language - ASL
≈ Art
≈ Physical Education
≈ Computers
≈ Tea Time
≈ Silent Reading
Wednesday:
≈ Read & Report
Thursday:
≈ Second Language - ASL
≈ Art
≈ Physical Education
≈ Computers
≈ Social Studies
≈ Silent Reading
Friday:
≈ Second Language - ASL
≈ Art
≈ Physical Education
≈ Computers
≈ Social Studies
≈ Silent Reading
Saturday:
≈ Math
≈ Day with Dad ≈
Sunday:
≈ Church & Fellowship ≈
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