Quote For The Week: Monday/Tuesday: We started digging in to our Elections Unit Study this week. We are using Amanda Bennett’s Election 2012 as a base and stemming point. I have been surprised to find some great resources on YouTube to help with some of the major concepts. Last week I created and posted, Mostly […]
Over the past month or so I have been keeping my eyes open for Election 2012 resources. Of course there are many more than I could ever account for, but I have compiled a small list of my favorite, mostly free election resources that I am using with my children (ages 13, 9, & 6). […]
Quote For The Week: For whatever reason I felt like we had time to spare this week, thus I had planned an art project. Now as I sit here on Friday and reflect back on the week, I can’t figure out where the time went and I find myself stressed because we have yet […]
I am so excited to share some of the photos and little facts we learned from Civil War Day at Genesee Country Village! The kids enjoyed the Fall Sampler there so much this year that they couldn’t wait to get back for more 1860s fun and learning! We had 4 hours, and more stations than […]
Quote For The Week: Monday & Tuesday: The beginning of the week has us home getting our formal work done for the week. It seems so odd to not have so much to report, but the ease of the kids math and grammar programs means I get to be a little more hands off […]
About the Book: You Don’t Know Me (Deep Haven) Sometimes the secrets we keep to protect ourselves can be our undoing. To all who know her, Annalise Decker is a model wife and mother. She’s a permanent member of the PTA, never misses a sporting event, and is constantly campaigning for her husband’s mayoral race. […]
Ava and I spent a week in Harold’s world! The drawings are so simple, yet the story elicits such a large amount of imagination! We talked about what we would draw and how cool it would be to be able to draw in our life whatever it was that we needed. I have compiled a […]
Quote For The Week: Monday: We had a full morning of table work to accomplish today. This will be the first week that we add our new science curriculum in to our weekly tasks. We are studying the human body this year and are starting out with a general overview of the body systems including […]
We are using the Little House series as a basis for half of our history this year. In doing this we started the year with a week long camp where the kids got to “Live a Long Time Ago” in the 19th Century. They wore time period appropriate costumes, and learned things like how to […]
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/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday: The kids are spending the whole week at this wonderful place called Genesee Country Village & Museum. While they are there they will experience living, and working in a 19th-century country village. The village has over 40 furnished buildings ranging from a pioneer homestead to a grand octagon house. They […]
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 […]
