A couple days ago I posted our 5th grade reading list that my 5th grader will use for his independent reading time for the upcoming school year. Here is the list for my 3rd grader (in no particular order): Stuart Little by E.B. White The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz Tornado by BetsyContinue Reading
5th grade reading list
As I mentioned in my previous post about our 5th grade curriculum selections, for reading, my 5th grader will have a list of books to chose from for his independent reading time, as well as a reading log to track his progress and what he’s read. Here is the 5th grade reading list that IContinue Reading
Our Kindergarten & Preschool Curriculum for 2012-2013
I am going to type up my Kindergarten and Preschool curriculum in one post since there isn’t as much material as the older grades. I’ll start with Kindergarten first. Math: Saxon K This will be our first year ever using Saxon Math. With my two older boys, we started out with Horizons. After using HorizonsContinue Reading
Homemade Rocket
This year for science we are studying astronomy with the Young Explorer’s Series from Apologia. A project we recently completed for our lesson on Saturn, was making a rocket from scratch. Our rockets are complete; we are ready for blast-off! For this project you will need: a plastic film canister (one whoseContinue Reading
Our 3rd Grade Curriculum for 2012-2013
Being the oldest child in a homeschooling family means being the guinea pig for homeschooling curriculums and materials. So far, if something hasn’t work with Luke, I haven’t tried it with Sam. And if we have found some thing that works with Luke, we try it on Sam as well. With that said, Sam’s homeschoolContinue Reading
Building our house on the word of God
Last winter, the Doorposts blog had a Write Them on the Doorposts contest. To participate, you simply had to submit a photo, or photos, showing how you decorate your home with scripture. I did not participate in the contest, but I got some wonderful ideas on ways to display God’s word in your home. Continue Reading
Our 5th Grade Curriculum for 2012-2013
Here is what we are planning on using for our oldest son who will be a 5th grader next year: Math: Teaching Textbooks Math 6 I am so glad I found this curriculum. This will be our second year using it. I love that he can do most of it independently (he does 4 daysContinue Reading
Lollypop Farm
Last week I took the kids to Lollypop Farm, our local human society. Not only is this a place where you can adopt cats and dogs, you can also adopt many other animals such as, horses, goats, sheep, pigs, birds, ferrets, rabbits, and many others. They also provide educational programs for kids, pet-assisted therapy programs,Continue Reading
What would you like to eat?
This question is asked at least 50 times a day in our house by our 5-year-old daughter. Out of the blue, Rachel started asking everyone (quite often) what they want to eat and she would write their order down in her little Hello Kitty notebook. She mostly asked Daddy and I because she needs helpContinue Reading
House Progression
Here is the progression of our house so far! We are hoping it will be complete by mid to end of August! We are so thankful for all the doors the Lord opened for us to be able to build this home. We are so blessed! Foundation Framing starts First floor framed Continue Reading
