Wow! It has been a busy month.  We've started school.  It's going well.  Isaac and Julia are loving it :)  I have been fairly relaxed with the two of them about "school".  During their pre-school/kindergarten years, learning took place throughout the day when life would lend itself to teachable moments.  

"Life" is the most effective curriculum parents can use to teach!   (at any age)

This year, my little first graders have also begun more directed learning.  They actually recognize "school" and enjoy it immensely.  It gives them tangible evidence of their accomplishment when they complete an assignment - something we all love. 

We're using:

• Leading Little Ones to God  Schoolland
• Veritas Phonics
• First Language Lessons  Jessie Wise
• Singapore Math
• Story of the World  Susan Wise Bauer
• Handwriting Without Tears
• Veritas Time-Line
• Science and art are incorporated weekly with nature walks and projects using what we find.
• And many, many books from Five in a Row and Sonlight reading lists as well as others we have accumulated throughout the years.

My big boys, Luke and Levi, are using Sonlight Alt 7.  They are studying World History this year with the living books Sonlight recommends.  They are also using:

• Easy Grammar/Daily Grams
• Wordly Wise
• Saxon 7/6 (Levi)- Teaching Textbooks Algebra (Luke)
• Science topics from Classical Conversations (Levi)- Apologia Physical Science (Luke)
• And a few supplemental materials for Latin and logic.

It is such a blessing to be able to have a direct role in training my children.  There are many times throughout the day when acedemic lessons cease and life lessons are discussed.  Praise God for leading me in this direction!

In other news... I am taking a class from our local technical college and working part-time.  More about those topics another day. 

Corey