I really enjoy seeing samples of what others are using in their workbox system. It was blog posts by other homeschool moms showing how they used their workbox system in their school day that inspired me to want to give it a try. I also am hooked on seeing what curriculum and creative ideas others […]
Category: Homeschooling
Our Homeschool Workbox System
As a new homeschool mom, I have been frequenting many homeschool blogs for ideas, tips and any other helpful information I can find. One thing I have noticed is a lot of buzz surrounding the “workbox system”. Our first six weeks of homeschooling went well overall. But although our Sonlight curriculum breaks everything down daily/weekly […]
Scrapbook Layout – First Science Experiment
This is a scrapbook layout of our first science experiment as a part of our homeschooling. Credits: Layout created from a sketch by Allison Davis, Kit is “Sweet & Simple #10” by Gina Marie Huff Journaling reads: In science this week, we have been discussing the atmosphere and air. We found an easy little science […]
Math and Turkeys
I am still enjoying schooling Adrianna at home. Our current curriculum is very literature based, with lots of reading aloud by me. Many of the books are Usborne books, which I have fallen in love with. Usborne also has a website that offers many links to fun activities to go along with what we are […]
The Science of Ice Cream
We had our second homeschool field trip to enjoy a class, “The Science of Ice Cream”, at a local Children’s Museum. It was a fun science experiment to show the 3 different states of matter (solid, liquid and gas) with the yummy result of homemade ice cream to enjoy at the end. The solid was […]
Symphony
We had our first homeschooling field trip this week: a visit to the symphony. It was a special youth concert, so many other school children were there from public schools, charter schools, and private schools, as well as other homeschoolers. This was Adrianna’s first time to see a symphony perform. She excitedly pointed out all […]
My Father’s Dragon
One thing I am really enjoying about our homeschooling curriculum, Sonlight, is all of the books that we get to read together. The science and history ones from Usborne are awesome and the fictional read-aloud stories are wonderful too. So far this year we have read The Boxcar Children and My Father’s Dragon. Both were […]
Science Experiment – Carbon Dioxide
In science this week, we have been discussing the atmosphere and air. We found an easy little science experiment where we could create carbon dioxide using baking soda and vinegar and have the gas that is created blow up a balloon. First, we filled up a bottle with vinegar. Next, we made a funnel so […]
Favorite Teacher
Cindy was talking to Adrianna about school this year and she asked her who her favorite teacher is. I was very pleased when Adrianna said that Mommy was her favorite teacher. 🙂
My Father’s Dragon
We are really enjoying the books that our Sonlight curriculum came with. We just started (and finished) reading “My Father’s Dragon” by Ruth Stiles Gannett together – fantastic book. We loved it so much that we read it all in two sittings rather than reading only a chapter a day for 10 days like the […]