Time to get back on track!
It's not been easy getting our days back on "schedule" after our three week break. We've also had earaches, tummy aches, sinus infection, and a few bad cases of the "lazies." Snow finally made an appearance in our part of Wisconsin this week, adding to the mix.
Now that we've completed our second full week since the New Year, we're finally adjusted. For me the most difficult part of homeschooling is the organizing, managing, and scheduling. I am easily overwhelmed and my kids are so good at distracting me!
We are up to week 13 now in Exploration to 1850.
BIBLE -- We have successfully kept up with our James memory work and are up to chapter 2 verse 8! That's 35 verses! I knew the kids wouldn't have trouble, but I am so surprised that I am actually able to memorize and retain such large chunks of Scripture. I work at it while I'm on the stationary bike and the time flies!
HISTORY -- The time period is the early 1700's. We've gone away from the American colonies to learn about the happenings in other parts of the world -- Russia & Peter the Great, the Ottoman Empire, India, and Japan. This is such an interesting way to learn history.
We enjoyed the food of the different cultures we studied.
We went to a Japanese restaurant and were entertained at the hibachi table.
Grace & I made Indian samosas. We used the recipe from Molly Katzen's New Moosewood Cookbook. They were quite tasty!
I surprised the kids with a lovely box of Turkish Delight that didn't last long!
Here are a few of our notebooking pages:
SCIENCE -- We are nearing the end of our study of the animal kingdom and have encountered some unusual creatures. The cnidarians, echinoderms, mollusks, sponges, and myriapods are examples of our great God's creativity.
MATH -- We have decided to switch over our 6th grader to Teaching Textbooks from Singapore Math. Hopefully this will end some of the math anxiety we experience regularly. We'll see!
First Grade has been buzzing along and we're enjoying it so much. I love the gentle approach to math. I saved up a bunch of food boxes and containers and had Kayla put price tag stickers on them. Then she and Grace played Rainbow Food Center. It's this kind of learning that makes homeschooling so worth it!
To see other Homeschool Highlights visit
2ladybugsandalizard.blogspot.com.
We are up to week 13 now in Exploration to 1850.
BIBLE -- We have successfully kept up with our James memory work and are up to chapter 2 verse 8! That's 35 verses! I knew the kids wouldn't have trouble, but I am so surprised that I am actually able to memorize and retain such large chunks of Scripture. I work at it while I'm on the stationary bike and the time flies!
HISTORY -- The time period is the early 1700's. We've gone away from the American colonies to learn about the happenings in other parts of the world -- Russia & Peter the Great, the Ottoman Empire, India, and Japan. This is such an interesting way to learn history.
We enjoyed the food of the different cultures we studied.
We went to a Japanese restaurant and were entertained at the hibachi table.
Grace & I made Indian samosas. We used the recipe from Molly Katzen's New Moosewood Cookbook. They were quite tasty!
I surprised the kids with a lovely box of Turkish Delight that didn't last long!
Here are a few of our notebooking pages:
SCIENCE -- We are nearing the end of our study of the animal kingdom and have encountered some unusual creatures. The cnidarians, echinoderms, mollusks, sponges, and myriapods are examples of our great God's creativity.
MATH -- We have decided to switch over our 6th grader to Teaching Textbooks from Singapore Math. Hopefully this will end some of the math anxiety we experience regularly. We'll see!
First Grade has been buzzing along and we're enjoying it so much. I love the gentle approach to math. I saved up a bunch of food boxes and containers and had Kayla put price tag stickers on them. Then she and Grace played Rainbow Food Center. It's this kind of learning that makes homeschooling so worth it!
To see other Homeschool Highlights visit
2ladybugsandalizard.blogspot.com.
