Quote For The Week: Even though this our 3rd week into the “official” school year, it is really our first week of more formal work. I am looking forward to settling in to more of a steady routine now. Monday: Today was our first day to really dig into our school work for the year. […]
Quote For The Week: Monday – Labor Day: We were able to enjoy a relaxing day on our last day before school officially begins again for the new academic year. I am working on updating the website for Jayden’s football team, The Hilton Raiders, which this year has become Ava’s cheer team as well. Chloe […]
It is time for the 4th Annual “Not” Back To School Blog Hop! This week is School Room Hop where everyone is talking about and sharing picture of the space they call their “School Room”. Since moving into our home in 2008 we have been so blessed to have our homeschool room. It is one […]
Before beginning the 2011/2012 school year I spent a great deal of time researching art for my children. It is not on my list of strong subjects, thus I need something to hold my hand and help me out. I did find some things, and worked on some projects with the kids this year. Then […]
It is time for the 4th Annual “Not” Back To School Blog Hop! This week is Curriculum Week and everyone is sharing what is on their academic plate for the coming year! We live way up in the north eastern United States and public schools around here don’t start up again until after Labor Day. […]
At the beginning of June we brought you our Preliminary Reviews of Kidcoder & Teen Coder- Windows Programming. We are pleased to be back to give your our final reviews as well as a giveaway from the company! The folks over at Homeschool Programming Inc. are offering up for giveaway a first-semester title (Windows Programming) […]
Two weeks ago I shared The Grouchy Ladybug portion of our Bug/Insect Unit Study. Then last week we continued our Bug/Insect Unit, entering the world of spiders. This week we are learning about crickets, enjoying The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle, and also comparing/contrasting crickets to grasshoppers. The Very Quiet Cricket Storybook: The Very […]
Last week I shared The Grouchy Ladybug portion of our Bug/Insect Unit Study. As we continue with our Bug/Insect Unit we enter the world of spiders, beginning with reading The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle. Spider Facts: All spiders have 8 legs All spiders make silk in their bodies which is used to spin […]
I have had the opportunity to review a product that I believe to be very rare. When I first saw an ad for Homeschool Programming I stopped to look because I had never seen a computer programming curriculum for kids. Here are a few things that stood out to me right away: *Only basic familiarity […]
Ava and I are working our way through a bug/insect unit using Eric Carle books. Homeschoolshare has a bunch of great lapbooks for these books which has been our stemming point. From there we also really like Enchanted Learning and First School for information and printables. Check in over the coming weeks for the rest […]
[image width=”250″ height=”250″ frame=”simple” align=”right”]http://www.startsateight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/HSV-Garden-Challenge-250-copy.jpg[/image] This is month number three of the Homeschool Village Garden Challenge. We participated last year, and it was so much fun not only gardening, but chronicling our progress too! Here are their Participation Rules: since we are a homeschool community here to encourage homeschoolers we are asking that only […]
This is Week #2 of ihomeschoolnetworks 10 in 10. That is 10 Top 10 Lists in 10 weeks! Last week was Top 10 Favorite Homeschooling Sites. The first and most must have item for our homeschool is sharpened pencils with erasers on them! I can’t imagine what a school class of 20 or more must […]