It is that time of the year again!!!! School Time!!!
Here is my rundown this year:
Leland, (will be on 8-9) 16, junior at NCHS
Gregory, 13, 8th grade at JCJH
Norman (Bear), 5, kindergarten at home
Abby, 3, prek at home
So, this year, I'm starting over. Back where I was 11 years ago. The spacing is a little different because Bear has a late birthday. Where Lee and Greg had 2 grades between them, Bear and Abby will only have 1. I'm not yet sure how that will work out in the long run. THIS year, we are using MFW K. We started last year but life happened so we didn't get much done. I've spread what we do have left over the year, adding time off to studying things like Pilgrims and Indians at Thanksgiving and Presidents in January.
The "learning" focus will be on Bear this year. In addition to the core we will be adding Alphaphonics for reading. Sometime this year I will also get Singapore math level K or 1 (haven't decided yet).
Abby will be learning right along with us. In addition I will be adding units that will focus more on her skill levels from places like 1+1+1=1 to give her repetitive skills practice. Bear will also get to work on some of this stuff depending on his interest and whether it would actually be useful for him to do.
Our read alouds will be plentiful and we will be exploring the nature that is around us. I'm hoping to add a trip to Lincoln Log Cabin soon so that they can get some hands on history in.
It's here....we start tomorrow :) Check back and see how we are doing!
Sunday, August 04, 2013
Saturday, August 03, 2013
Here We Are
We moved :)
I would say that you missed me but I'm so sporadic with posting that I doubt you noticed. About 6 weeks ago we moved back out into the country. We spent the 6 weeks before that sprucing up the house we were moving to....we did total room painting, laid new floors in the kitchen and downstairs bath and completely redid the downstairs bathroom. We also ripped up all the downstairs carpet and refinished the hardwood floors that were underneath.
It is an old farmhouse with lots of character and a beautiful front porch. I love to sit out there in the afternoons and evenings.
The house came with a cat :) She has since had 6 kittens.
We acquired 25 chickens. We have had 4 for meals :) We are getting an egg a day but are hoping soon that more will start laying. The 2 rooster we plan to keep I named Simon and Garfunkel. The boys don't get it but that's ok. Abby checks for eggs every morning, she has a little egg gathering basket and everything. I got mudboots. My very own pair. I look very stylish in them :)
School will be starting here on Monday. That's for another post. I hope to share more of that journey as we go along.
And that's that. My computer died so I have to borrow one from the boys. Money is tight so I have no idea when I will be back on my own.....I'm going to post when I can :) I've got lots of post ideas on my phone app. So there will be lots coming up. Hang with me :)
I would say that you missed me but I'm so sporadic with posting that I doubt you noticed. About 6 weeks ago we moved back out into the country. We spent the 6 weeks before that sprucing up the house we were moving to....we did total room painting, laid new floors in the kitchen and downstairs bath and completely redid the downstairs bathroom. We also ripped up all the downstairs carpet and refinished the hardwood floors that were underneath.
It is an old farmhouse with lots of character and a beautiful front porch. I love to sit out there in the afternoons and evenings.
The house came with a cat :) She has since had 6 kittens.
We acquired 25 chickens. We have had 4 for meals :) We are getting an egg a day but are hoping soon that more will start laying. The 2 rooster we plan to keep I named Simon and Garfunkel. The boys don't get it but that's ok. Abby checks for eggs every morning, she has a little egg gathering basket and everything. I got mudboots. My very own pair. I look very stylish in them :)
School will be starting here on Monday. That's for another post. I hope to share more of that journey as we go along.
And that's that. My computer died so I have to borrow one from the boys. Money is tight so I have no idea when I will be back on my own.....I'm going to post when I can :) I've got lots of post ideas on my phone app. So there will be lots coming up. Hang with me :)
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