The bug hit us this week. :( We all had sore throats, stuffy noses, and coughs. With all the coughing, came a headache. Of course this made us all tired and not really in the mood to study. I couldn't even read aloud because too much talking put me in a coughing fit. But, today I ...

Here are the books in MaryEllen's Book Basket for 7th grade. Some are from the Robinson Curriculum book list (RC), others go along with our history curriculum (SM), and the rest are ones I added in. She will do two literature studies this year using the Any Novel Novel Study Guide. Title Author   The Swiss Family Robinson Johann Wyss  RC Charles ...

These are the books I have planned for Donnie this year (6th grade). I am not sure if he will get to them all, but it is a good goal. Some are from the Robinson Curriculum (RC) book list, some I added and some go with the history curriculum we will be doing this year (SM). ...

Another homeschool year is upon us. This is what I have planned. Our core will be the Robinson Curriculum(RC). I will break it down by subject. Bible: MaryEllen and I will be doing Foundations in Romans: A Romans Bible Study together. Donnie will finish his study in Genesis using Abraham--God's Brave Explorer.  After Genesis, I will assign ...

I am guessing that this is going on in a lot of homes right now as we gather material for next term. Printing For History Yesterday, I printed up the Simply Charlotte Mason History material I purchased. I am looking forward to using this for our history next year. I was planning on doing The Life of ...

I thought I would share a little of what the kids did yesterday during study time. Our days have been seeming so unproductive. My son has been dawdling and last week he didn't even get all his work done. So, I told the kids this week we were going to have 'periods' like they do in ...

Wow, we are on week 9 already. It has been a few weeks since I did a recap or a record of what we accomplished. The Kids Did... The kids have done their 3R's every day. I cut their 2 hour of reading to only 1 because we will be reading during read aloud atleast 3x a ...

After talking with the kids, I found out that they wanted to do more hands on type stuff, projects etc. I love Robinsons because it is SO basic and effective, but we are going to try adding a few things to our study day. The kids will still be doing their RC (Robinson Curriculum), which ...

The kids did better this week with the kittens still being around. The kittens are now interested in solid food, so we are going to give them another week or two before we begin to give them away. We decided to keep one, the one the kids call Fuzzy. I think we will rename him ...

  Wow, we have finished week two already!! The kids did wonderful again this week. They got all their work done!! Yippee! Donnie finished his Saxon 65 math book this week. MaryEllen scored 100% on her math test! They both are loving the Elementary Anatomy book and have asked if they could read ahead. Of course I said sure. ...

  Our first week back went wonderful. The kids took to their schedules real well. They did have 2 months of nearly doing no studies, so like my sister said, maybe they just needed a break. Here is some of their work that they ended the week with.               I can't say it enough how pleased I am with the ...

  A few days ago, Donnie finished Saxon 65 and has graduated to Saxon 76! Yay! He did very good in his Saxon 65 edition.   Yes, he let me take a picture! He is happy with his new math book, mostly because the beginning is easy with lots of review. But I was told that it is ...

  This is MaryEllen's Book List for this coming year 2011-2012. We will add to it if necessary. MaryEllen’s Book List Title Author What Your 6th Grader Needs to Know E.D. Hirsch Jr. McGuffey Fourth Reader McGuffey Christian Conquests Charlotte Maria Tucker In His Steps Charles M. Sheldon Swiss Family Robinson Johann Wyss Up From Slavery Booker T. Washington Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Kate Douglass Wiggin Gladyss Aylward Janet & Geoff Benge Robert E. Lee Lee Roddy Mahalia ...

  I found out that the public school in our are began last Friday, August 5th!! And I thought we were beginning before them. lol! Usually they do not begin until the middle of August. Funny because I thought they were cutting the school year by a week or so. Hmm. Anyway, we began on Sunday. So ...

  This is Donnie's Book List for this coming year 2011-2012. We will add to it if necessary.   Donnie's Book List Title Author What Your 5th Grader Needs to Know E.D. Hirsch Jr. Six O’Clock in the Evening Isabella Alden Exploring With God Rod and Staff McGuffey 3rd Reader McGuffey A Head Full of Notions Andy Russell Brown Alice In Wonderland Lewis Carroll Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates Mary Mapes Dodge Florence Nightingale David ...

  This is the assessment I did for Donnie for his 4th grade year. Because for the most part the kids do the same thing, it is almost, but not quite, repetitious of MaryEllen's. Student: Donnie Albright Age: 10 Grade: 4 Parent Supervisor: Cynthia Albright Address goes here School Year: August 01, 2010 – July 31, 2011 Yearly Assessment Donnie ...

  In the state of Georgia, we have to write up a yearly progress report for each student. I thought I would share what I wrote for the MaryEllen. Donnie's can be found here. Student: MaryEllen Albright Age: 11 Grade: 5 Parent Supervisor: Cynthia Albright Address goes here School Year: August 01, 2010 – July 31, 2011 Yearly Assessment MaryEllen ...

Today we downloaded the new division game from Big Brainz, the makers of TimezAttack! The basic level is free, but it goes through all the facts up to twelve. So far, Donnie is the one playing it. Maybe tomorrow MaryEllen will give it a go. Even though, the kids know their multiplication quite well, and because ...

We are nearing our 180th day of homeschool! That will mean that I will not have to send in attendance for two months (June & July). For those two months, I am planning on having the kids continue math and writing, but their reading can be anything from their 'free reading' pile, plus it can be ...

I don't know what week we are on! I guess I should take out a calendar and find out. But, I do know what day we are on as Georgia requires us to send in monthly attendance reports until we have reached 180 days. As of today, March 16th, we are on day 136. For Math: This week, ...