I hate to admit that our study of the 50’s and 60’s was a bit more boring than the 20th century thus far. It’s partly because the gusto of school is waning as we see the end in sight, and partly because we covered most of this previously when we vacationed in Alabama last November….
Today is bittersweet for us. As you’ll see below, the boys and I have been having lots of fun celebrating Valentine’s Day. However, today is Mahayla’s 13th birthday and she’s sick. She and I were supposed to be going to CIY Believe together later this afternoon with the Jr. High youth group, too. Oh well,…
Wow. Through my email, there were a lot of questions about unit studies from my original post. I’m glad because it helps me to know what needs to be clarified or expounded upon. I tried to combine all the questions into major themes which you’ll see below. Please feel free to keep asking questions, and…
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It’s been well over a year since I posted anything about the nitty-gritty planning of my unit studies. I’ve had several email questions lately wondering how I plan, so I thought it might be time for a new post on the subject. The emails I’ve received have all been similar in the basic four questions…
Autumn afternoons are full of free time fun (and learning) for my children. Below are just a few pictures from recent days. Mahayla spends countless hours caring for her horses and pony. She’s recently learned how to braid horse hair in various styles. Another of Mahayla’s afternoon activities is photography. Eli happens to be her…
We had a great time studying United States geography! One of the coolest projects during the study included research, some technology skills, writing and a bit of art. US Geography We took some time to learn about famous national landmarks during the unit. As a final project, I gave the kids a list of several…
After a nice LONG summer break, we’re starting back for the 2009-10 school year next week! I can’t believe I’ll be teaching 7th and 4th grades this year – and we can’t forget the 2 1/2 year old who will continue to wreak havoc daily! 🙂 Here’s the basic daily plan – which hasn’t changed…
In case you don’t know, Frankfort is the capital of Kentucky. It’s also where I grew up and where my family still lives. There is a wealth of field trip opportunity in Frankfort from government to history to museums and more. We’ve been trying to make it a habit to go on a quick field…
Toddler Books Enjoyed by Eli The toddler years go by so quickly! I love toddlers with their inquisitive minds that soak up information like sponges. My biggest piece of advice for taking advantage of all that learning energy – read, read, read! Living literature, of course – yes, it even matters in the earliest of…
Our homeschool group visited the Cincinnati Art Museum last week. What a wonderful trip!! We knew we’d see art and hoped we find art by a famous artist or two, but had no idea how many famous artist’s works they have. I’ve included a BUNCH of pictures, but this only scratches the surface of treasures…
Wow. We’re on our last planned history unit of the school year. It feels great to be ahead of schedule! (At least in history, anyway!) I’ve sketched out the main topics I hope to cover in a unit on slavery and the Civil War. I think we’ll plan to make this mostly a literature and…
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