The daily happenings in the life of a homeschool family http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Wildflower99/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:00:00 -0500 Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:00:00 -0500 For an update on Wildflower Academy  www.xanga.com/seeker86 Until I regain my health I will link to this blog.  I hope to resume this blog soon.       http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Wildflower99/349835/ Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Wildflower99/349835/ My youngest daughter has written, illustrated, animated, lipsynched and recorded the following cartoons.  We are so extremely proud of her!!!!   Mishell and Angelina     Gothic Fuzzles Trailer   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Wildflower99/227754/ Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:29:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Wildflower99/227754/ Hubby's 40th birthday.   DD #2 Birthday We had a field trip for National Fire Prevention week with our co-op on her birthday.We had a great time learning about fire safety and touring the fire station. She shared her turtle cakes with her fellow students and the fireman.   DD#1 Birthday     http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/seeker86/?action=invite   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Wildflower99/220800/ Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:10:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Wildflower99/220800/ http://www.funbasedlearning.com/ Chemistry Elements Quiz http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Wildflower99/205702/ Wed, 20 Sep 2006 10:06:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Wildflower99/205702/ Singing "I'll Fly Away" by FFH at promotion night   Accompanied on piano by sissy. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Wildflower99/203392/ Sat, 16 Sep 2006 12:37:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Wildflower99/203392/ 4th grade Math -Bob Jones Math 4th Grade English-LLATL Literature books Benjamin Franklin : Young PrinterBy Augusta Stevenson The Boxcar Children #1 by Gertrude Chandler Warner, L. Kate Deal The Sign of the Beaver Elizabeth George Speare Wilbur and Orville Wright : Young Fliers By Augusta Stevenson The Tale of Anabelle Hedgehog by Stephen Lawhead Alice in Wonderland Unit study w/sissy www.easyfunschool.com ) Vocabulary Wordly Wise Book I – We will use this book for spelling as well Various words from Literature and the Bible Writing Unit - Focus on Story writing and Poetry To Be a Writer-A guide for Young People Who Want to Write and Publish You Can Teach Your Child Successfully –Writing Lessons Teaching 10 Fabulous Forms of Poetry   History -Co-op Ancient Civilizations Old World History and Geography A Beka Book Heritage Studies6 –Bob Jones (This is heavy in bible history and works into Ancient Civilizations.) Science Horizons Science Usborne Science Encyclopedia PE-TKD Some sort of Drama or music class?   10th Grade Curriculum 10th grade British Literature Book List Frankenstein Hamlet Beowulf The Adventures & The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Though the Looking-Glasshttp://www.discoveryschool.com]Alice in Wonderland Study Guide Julius Caesar The Great Divorce CS Lewis The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Dubliners Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Sharing Shakespeare with Students, Volume I (CLC) www.CreativeLearningConnection.com Complete Guide to Shakespeare’s Plays Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Study Guides http://www.glencoe.com/sites/florida/teacher/literature/assets/litlibrary.html Write for College Kaplan’s New SAT Writing Workbook Petersen’s Success with Words  English from the Roots Up II Jensen’s Grammar Finish Teaching Textbooks Algebra then Geometry World History Around the World in 180 days w/ Abeka History of the World or Streams of Civilization Apologia Chemistry PE-TKD Leadership Bible Study Course Web Design online course started in June Worship Band CPR and 1st aid –All day class next week Online Piano Course? http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Wildflower99/170620/ Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:47:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Wildflower99/170620/ ~ Madeline and her friend getting ready to do battle~   Combaton is a sport that combines Tae Kwan do, soccer, football and basketball. For more informationabout this sport  click here to www.combaton.com visit the website  Most of the players are black belts so it is an honor to have Madeline on the team as a sr. green belt.  It's nerve wracking for me because I hate to see her knocked down and hurt but she loves it.  Her friend in the picture is a black belt also.  It's a co-ed sport so the girls have to stick together.    For those of you who know me personally no, I didn't run out on the field with bandaids but I did chase her around with a water bottle and sunscreen.   Baby steps:)   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Wildflower99/138344/ Sat, 20 May 2006 21:54:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Wildflower99/138344/  Ariel's LLATL book assigned her to write a riddle. We just read an Encylopedia Brown story, studied code writing as well as Morse Code.   Here is her riddle:   I wander in and out the houseI am furry and sweet.I can jump from great heightsAnd I can land on my feet.What am I? Madeline is doing test prep work but loves riddles and wanted to write one too.   Here is her riddle: Cradled in my arms of stoneI leave you to the monotoneAs moonlight's argent glow beguilesSilhouettes of deadened smilesVacant eyes foretell our fateLivid membranes dissipateWhitewashed walls in scarlet throeA frost which stills the afterglowWhat am I?         http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Wildflower99/137709/ Fri, 19 May 2006 12:58:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Wildflower99/137709/ Co-op performed dances and songs from around the world for the rest home.  Here is Ariel doing the Mexican Hat Dance.   After church on Easter we went for a walk around a local lake.   Some turtles we spotted as we walked over the bridge   Easter Baskets:) http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Wildflower99/119379/ Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:43:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Wildflower99/119379/ Dissecting squid in Biology class.   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Wildflower99/98544/ Sat, 11 Mar 2006 19:28:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Wildflower99/98544/