M-girl had a great year! She improved in every skill area. While my curricular choices don’t tend toward the flashy, I’ve been pleased by their effectiveness. In particular, M-girl’s writing, both in legibility and thought, are cleaner and more beautiful. M-girl is very bright and gets easily frustrated at even a little bit of difficulty. …
We had a good year. I’m pleased with the advancement in knowledge and skills the children made. I’m disappointed in my own inconsistencies because I think we could have easily gotten further. I, particularly, wish we had gotten through more of the content areas of Bible, history, and science. All in all, though, I’m content…
We’re done! We’re done, we’re done, we’re done, we’re done! Did I mention we’re done for the year? Yippee! Now for Yuletide Session. I’m planning on a year end wrap up and a Yuletide Session 2011 psot. Phonics: R-girl: learned about to, too, and two today. NB: (we’ll keep working on phonics with her over…
FOR TODAYMonday, November 14, 2011… Outside my window… cold, rainy, I think I heard some sleet (ETA Jason tells me it’s 60 and I can’t have heard sleet … but maybe it was hail instead, I know I heard something more solid than rain). I am thinking… it can’t be our last week of “school”…
We had a good, exhausting week. Sorry no pictures; our camera died and I didn’t take any on the phone this week. Phonics: R-girl: has worked through Lesson 73. She’s working on long /o/ words. Assigned Reading: M-girl: has read more Pilgrim Stories. N-boy: seems to be enjoying The Landing of the Pilgrims, now. Math:…
Lady of Quality by Georgette Heyer My rating: 4 of 5 stars Own. I picked this up at the library book sale and it was just the thing to read after the heavy-reading Lord of the Rings books. A light, witty, quick read with a happy ending for all involved and not a lot of…
Memory Work for the week of … : November 7, 2011 Bible: Psalm 100 Catechism/Creed: Nicene Creed Hymn: All People that on Earth Do Dwell Poetry: Polishing Level 1 for M-girl & N-boy. R-girl, “There Was an Old Person Whose Habits” Hooray! Counting: Skip Counting by 8s Other Memory Work: We’re working on the history…
FOR TODAY November 7, 2011 …Outside my window… it is night. But it was a gorgeous day today! I am thinking… I should be in bed. I am thankful… to have been nominated for a Homeschool Blog Award in the Best SUPER Homeschooler category. Please vote for someone else (like my vote: I’m Nobody, Who…
I recently read the whole series, I only wrote a “review” on The Return of the King, but what (little) I had to say there applies to the whole series. The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien My rating: 5 of 5 stars Own. An epic struggle between good and evil; dark and light….