[Sharing a neat site-nice greek mythology printables, etc...]

wow! these are great thanks

kim

[Does anyone use Spelling Power?]

I used it for 10 years now, I love it, because the kids don't have to do unnecessary workbook pages, if they need reinforcement on a rule, there are games to play, or other reinforcement ideas. The Main reason I first went to SP, was because my kids can no longer memorize the words for a test, they are quizzed daily on their natural spelling abilities. I love it, It is not really recommended until 3rd grade or until Phonics is very concrete in their memory

kim

[Just got back from Mummy 3...no spoilers.]

We had a date night last friday and went to see it, we also love the first 2. We really enjoyed all the humor and the portrayal of the Dragon King and his soldiers, it really made me curious on the real history behind the movie. So I've been doing some research.

 

i was Also disappointed the wife was played by a different actress!

kim

[Timelines - how often do you do these?]

We do ours once a week, It's a big Binder, so I don't like to have them get them out daily, then we can put all the weeks event in at once

kim

[How long is your normal school day??]

We get up @ 8:00 then

9:00 Math

9:30 Bible

10:00 Language Arts/ Phonics

11:00 Writing/ Vocab

11:30 Literature/ Reading

Noon -1:00 Lunch w/ family

1:00 TOG History, etc..

2:00-3:00 T, TH SCience

2:00-3:00 MWF- TOG Project

 

Then onto household chores and play

kim

[Homeschool Room Photos!]

The Pyramid mural is on 2 large cardboard boxes, it was our kick off for school, we're starting w/ Ancient Egypt! and Yes! Lance had me cut a door in the pyramid so he could pass through it, into school! he was laughing at lunch , because his older brother luke, 21 went through the little door!

kim

[Homeschool Room Photos!]

I know there was a thread on this? but I couldn't find it. So here is our room, it's in our basement , we share it w/ the family room!

kim

Bookshelf wall

My teacher's Bookshelf and desk/table

Lance at his desk

Lydia at her desk

 

If these come through large, sorry

kim

[Anybody care to share pictures of dc with curriculum]

Here is Our First Day of School !

kim

 

[First day of new school year! Anyone else?]

We started at 9:00 w/ our TOG yr 1 HIstory & Geography, Math u See, and their Reading, and we ended the day by listening to the STOW CD ch 2! All in all It went pretty well! I'll post a photo soon

kim

[A question for those that have adopted]

:iagree: :iagree:

 

This really rubs me wrong, too. I didn't adopt kids because I'm such a fabulous person...I NEEDED them, probably more than they needed me. Plus, the comment assumes that my kids were so needy to begin with, something wrong with them or their lives that needed rescuing. Not at all sure that was true.

 

:iagree::iagree::iagree:

 

Me To, Cause I'm definitely not a "wonderful" person, just ask my kids!

kim

[A question for those that have adopted]

The only question I HATED as an adoption mom! is .............." Is this your grandchild?" Other than that, I love, love , love to talk about our adoption and our kiddos! I never get offended w/ questions of genuine interest! Your comment wouldn't have offended me. I've even had people ask; " Are they brother and sister?" now yes they are! but I KNOW what they mean, they mean are they biological siblings! So I just answer; " yes and Yes!" then they feel a little embarrassed and I laugh it off! Maybe it's different for parents who couldn't have any biological children.

I'm also pretty thick skinned!

kim

[Notebooking pages. Is it worth it to buy them?]

I've used these notebooking pages alot! I'm just starting STOW, So not sure how I'll use them yet. But w/ our American History last year, I used a lot of these Notebooking sets, I have my kids do their writing on a page that correlates w/ the writing. for ex; Civil war, I find a notebooking paper that has a graphic that matches up w/ the assignment. I've really liked using them

kim

[I blogged about the Circa TOG workbooks]

These are very impressive! You have invested so much in them. THey look wonderful!

kim

[Who works full time and/or part time (for money) in your household?]

OTHER!! we own our own business, which he runs w/ our sons, and I do the bookwork, but I don't get my own paycheck!

kim

[Sixth Grade Fiction: What novels are you having your 6th graders read?]

My 6th grade daughter loves horses so she's read a lot of Marguerite Henry Books, she also loves the Animal Ark Books. THe Life of Faith Books by Mission Press(CC) are some of here favorites, she's read all of Ellies, Kathleen, and has read some of Violets and Millies. My daughter really loves series!

 

For school this year we are doing Ancient History w/ TOG yr 1; so she'll be reading the recommended literature

kim

[Who has the most kids here? How many do most of us have?]

we Have 5!!! WE had 3 biological children in 3 years, and I didn't think I could handle anymore, so I had my tubes tied, when our youngest turned 4, I really wanted more, but My tubal was not reversable? A decision I really regret! It took me several years for Hubby to consider adoption! Then some people from our church adopted 2 babies from Russia, and He was hooked and we adopted 2 children from Guatemala from the same birth mom! Wish we could adopt more! but $$$$

kim

[head spinning......first grade curriculum]

I thought about 1 more thing I did when they were younger! we did Nature Walks through each season, THey would beg to do this. We would pack a clipboard, paper, colored pencils, nature guide book, camera; then when we found something, we would draw it, take a photo of it, and maybe a sample - like a wildflower, then go back to the house and read about it, and finish coloring it in, we'd put this on nature journal paper http://www.donnayoung.org/science/natj/natrjrnl.htm

sometimes, We'd copy a nature poem on the lines.

kim

[Another free shipping code & 10% off order code at CBD]

WOW ! thanks very much

kim

[cool ancient videos]

WOw! thanks a bunch, we are studying the ancients this year

kim

[head spinning......first grade curriculum]

Have you thought about some lapbooks for history and science, we alternated these during 1st grade

http://www.handsofachild.com/shop/Default.aspx

 

http://www.handsofachild.com/shop/PreK-1st-C130.aspx This is the ones for K-1rst

 

 

My 1st grader loved these, I cut them all out and he copied the words on the little books

kim

[Homeschooling the Easy Way by Cindy Rushton]

I read this book after homeschooling my older 3, and wished I'd of had it at the beginning!

kim

[Math-U-See...is it enough?]

I've never supplemented and have been clear through the program once, I do drill math facts

kim

[When does your school year officially start?]

Aug 6th for us!

kim

[Sorta Spin-off: What did you do before you became a homeschool mom/dad?]

Wow! Some really educated moms! I was a Beautician, and had my own shop in our home! I worked pt in my home shop while I homeschooled our older 3, Then DH bought a business and I closed the shop, and we adopted 2 more kiddos!

kim

 

NEVER WANT TO GO BACK TO WORK! I love my freedom!

[How much reading? Can you look at a typical day's history schedule?]

It sounds more like a couple days of work, for my 5th grader last year, and she's an avid reader, we did about

5- 10 pages of History Spine ( depending on how much info was on each page)

30 pages of History literature ( to be done independently)

Then if we had another book, I would only assign about 5 pages?

is she doing all of this independently? or are you reading some aloud?

 

But so much depends on how well your child reads or likes to read? and whether your doing it aloud together?

kim