Week 6: Back in the Saddle

  It’s been two weeks since our vacation, and I think we are finally finding our rhythm. Since we finished our literature study last week, we decided to do some “pocket folder” adventures for the next couple of weeks.  The pocket folder we are working on is “Non Fiction” by Evan Moor.  While I am [...]

Week 5: Bugs

Nothing gets you back into the rhythm of school quite like knowing that you will be on two field trips that week.  I’m kidding, of course.  The anticipation kills the kids.  They’re bouncing off the walls, and saying things like, “we don’t have to do any lessons on Tuesday or Thursday!!!”  Um….wrong.  You WILL have [...]

Week 4: Disney!!

After 12 years, we were finally able to take a ‘real’ vacation.  And what better place to vacation than Disney?  This will be mostly a photo blog of our vacation.  Enjoy! DAY 1: Operation “World Showcase Tour” In an effort to make the World Showcase at Epcot more enjoyable for the boys, we purchased Epcot passports, [...]

Week 3 & 3 1/2: Revolution!

I’m combining our third week with this week because we only did about two and a half days worth of work this week.  We’re heading for Disney (for a whole week!) on Friday, and no one is focused enough to work on school…we’ll pick it back up when we get back. Last week the boys [...]

Week 2: How To Eat Fried Worms?

I’m just going to put this out there and let the chips fall where they may.  I do NOT like our Reading program.  It bores me to tears.  It is difficult for me to feign interest as we trudge through the stories.  I could muster up the wherewithal to stick with it if it sparked [...]

Week 1: 2012-2013 Goal This Year? FUN!

Day One: What better way to start the year, than with a brand new backpack and school supplies?                                                                   I bought the boys [...]

Ty Does It Again!

First, let me say that it’s been a LONG time coming.  This is the child who cried for an hour every Saturday, for 10 WEEKS straight when he was learning how to skate.  He was 3 years old.  The coach assured me that I wasn’t doing permanent damage by making him continue to learn to [...]

A New Year, A New Look

Because last year was such a huge disappointment for me, personally, I decided to repaint and redecorate our classroom.  I searched high and low online for inspiration, and boy, homeschooling Moms do NOT disappoint!  We opted to go for a teal/lime/orange theme.  It’s bright.  It’s cheerful.  It’s calming as well. Here are some pictures (taken [...]

2011 – 2012: The “Lost” Year

The 2011-2012 school year is one I have deemed “the lost year”.  We went through the motions of school.  We watched video lessons, completed the assignments, and passed the tests.  But we didn’t have a whole lot of fun.  Sure, we had “fun” spots here and there, but when I compare it to previous years…well, [...]

Story of the World, Book 1: Lesson Plans

I created these lesson plans to use with Story of the World, Book 1. You will have to look up the location of the books through your own library, but I hope this helps someone out there!    SOTW_Lesson Plans   PDF SOTW_Lesson Plans  Word Document  

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