Adventure In The Great Wide Somewhere

Sonlight is having a monthly blog linkup this year, in honor of their 25th anniversary. Find out how we decided to homeschool in the February hop and my best advice for new homeschoolers in March and in April shared a day in the life of my homeschool . Last month, I admitted complete ignorance to the whole convention scene and instead blogged about our summer reading list (so far). Now for June's prompt: Share your favorite summer reading and learning activities . Ah, the lazy days of summer... CAUTION: Three consecutive weeks of swim lessons may induce napping. or not as much, in our case. One of the many perks of homeschool is that when it is center of the sun hot (which in Texas, can stretch from June well into September) we hibernate. Now since we don't live in a cave (or under a rock) hibernating is quite pleasant and even dare I say fun in it's on way. What do we do to hibernate? Read. Lots. Which means our library card gets quite the workout (as can ...

Sonlight is having a monthly blog linkup this year, in honor of their 25th anniversary. Find out how we decided to homeschool in the February hop and my best advice for new homeschoolers in March and in April shared a day in the life of my homeschool . Now for May's prompt: Share your best homeschool convention tips and experiences. I'll be honest, between the three local (very active) homeschool groups I belong to, I've not gotten around to attending the (humongous) Texas Home School Convention (practically in our backyard.) Therefore instead of pretend an answer, in honor of our first homeschool-iversary (is that a thing?) this past Tuesday and Kylee's kindergarten graduation this past weekend, I am doing our recent reading lists! Books on Every Subject! Core C Books The Bible (mostly the gospels and the book of Acts) The Awesome Book of Bible Facts Usborne Book of World History Window on the World Geography Medicine News: The Germ of an Idea Red ...

Sonlight is having a monthly blog linkup this year, in honor of their 25th anniversary. Find out how we decided to homeschool in the February hop and my best advice for new homeschoolers in March. April's prompt: Share a day in the life of your family. What does your family’s homeschool schedule look like? What exactly does a day in the life of a homeschooler look like? A day in the life of our first year with Sonlight. That's like asking what a fruit looks like. Sure they're all loaded in fructose and produced through photosynthesis, but like a kiwi and a watermelon, each day has a very different flavor. This year I have a 6 and 8 and a half year old. We just started into our second year of homeschooling in March using Core C, Science C and Language Arts 2 and 3. Here's our plan: Christopher's Weekly Planner Each child has a binder with their math, language arts, handwriting and science worksheets inside for the entire week. The cover has a ki...

I loved starting our homeschool last June (especially since I had the benefit of a few mentors and friends who were happy to lend me a little good advice for a brand new homeschooler). By the end of my first week of homeschool, I had figured out a few things on my own. By the end of our first forty days of homeschool, I could've practically written a book with all the things I learned. In reality, there are only two things you need to know before you jump into homeschooling.  The only two things you need to know before you start homeschooling. If I started afresh tomorrow, I'd send my self a note that said two things: 1.) Murphy's Law-Things Will Go Wrong Sometimes your best laid plans will need to slide for a sick day or a mental health break. It's okay to let the little things go.  Homemade Donuts and Homer Price Once you've picked a curriculum , stocked up on more pencils and crayons than anyone could possibly need and organized to the best o...

After deciding to homeschool last year, we took the time to assemble some desks and bookcases. With a nice little office off of the master bedroom, we pulled together a pretty space for me and the kids to enjoy while we homeschool. What's interesting is although I used it all year, I never really went through and rearranged (and culled) to suit us. We finished up our first year of homeschool (shifted schedule, YAY!) so I took the opportunity to rearrange, cull unused or misplaced items and generally streamline things. Just call it a good thorough spring cleaning, homeschool style. Without further ado, welcome to my new(ish) homeschool room!   Peeking through the French Doors that separate our bedroom from the office. It's nice that we have doors and can shut off the classroom when it isn't in use. With the French doors, we get the mixed blessing of lots of natural light from the bedroom windows and being able to see directly into the classroom after hours. Turn...

In Honor of Throwback Thursday, here's a look at our reading list for the past year... Fun Fact: Kylee loves history. Read Aloud Books Core B Leading Little Ones to God Usborne Book of Peoples of the World Missionary Stories with the Millers Usborne Book of Houses and Homes Charlotte's Web Favorite Poems of Childhood Homer Price Archeologists Dig for Clues Usborne Book of World History A Child's History of the World From Akebu to Zapotec Little Pear Usborne Time Traveler  Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Owls in the Family Henry Huggins Tut's Mummy: Lost...And Found The Year of Miss Agnes Understood Betsy Greek Myths The Greek News  Mountain Born It Could Be Worse George Muller The Wheel on the School Gooney Bird Greene The Great Wall of China Roman Diary Mr. Popper's Penguins Detectives in Togas The Case of the Gasping Garbage Science Books The Usborne World of Animals Night Animals The Usborne Book of Science Activities Volume 1 See Ho...