School has been rolling along and I have really enjoyed our year so far!
Because our old computer finally wore out, I have many photos to share now that we have a new one!
We have a wonderful rhythm to our days.
The kiddos days start with breakfast, chores, personal Bible time, Bible time all together, school work, lunch, after lunch chores, and then our afternoon activities.
The children spend 30 minutes right after breakfast getting themselves ready, taking care of the animals, and doing their chores.
After chores, they do their personal Bible time.
Soon it’s 8:30 a.m. and time to meet for our all together Bible time!
During our all together Bible time we sing, work on scripture memory, do a devotional, and have a round of prayer.
My trio and I start always with math, language, cursive practice and spelling.
We mostly work on school in the school room, but not always!
The kiddos got personalized pencils in their stockings at Christmas, and they have loved using them!
We usually have mascots join us for school – whether they are real live puppies or not!
Sometimes you bring leftover cheesecake to school at 9 a.m.!
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After we finish those core subjects, we move into our My Father’s World study of countries and cultures.
It has been a BLAST!
We are moving around to different countries, stamping our passports as we go, and learning as much as we can about each country while we are there.
Our study of the Amazon jungle was FASCINATING!
Once we got into studying Europe, I was enjoying it the most!
I grew up in Brussels, Belgium.
We traveled a lot the almost eight years I was there, and studying about all the places I had been brought back a lot of memories!
We make vocabulary cards once a week as we study any Science that ties into the country we are learning about.
These kiddos can really draw!
We did a lot of reading about the castles in Europe.
They are AMAZING!
I actually slept in one as a child!
Of course, we had to draw one.
Even I draw with the children most of the time.
We always have a craft day once a week.
While studying France, we made a craft with the Eiffel Tower!
We also learned about the Flower Carpet they lay in the Grand Place in Brussels every two years.
I have been to it!
Probably much more than once!
It was beautiful in person, but also beautiful on You Tube.
After My Father’s World, Lane works on his Science independently, and I teach Science to Tate and Eliza.
We also have a read aloud time every single day – which is all of our very FAVORITE thing!
We even read while we are out and about some days – this day we were sitting in the car waiting on Chad who had a dentist appointment.
Of course Chad is working away at his High School courses while I am working with the younger three.
Chad and I have a daily meeting, if needed, where I help him with any questions he has and I also jump in often as a study buddy for a test he is getting ready for!
Our afternoons are full of many things, but this year our afternoons are spent at home, of course.
We play a lot of games, read many books, do crafts, work puzzles, bake and cook, and of course, play outside.
Chad is taking guitar lessons on line this year and he is loving it!
There are SO, so many sweet things about our days here…
like puppies that are always close by –
Also the cute ways they sit!
I’ll never get enough of their cute positions!
There are always sweet little things that they bless me with on their school pages.
I have them practice a few cursive words every day, and then leave the last line blank for them to write what they want.
Look what Eliza wrote this day!
“Go light your world.” Yes, baby girl!! Go and shine your light!!
It wasn’t very sweet the day Tate had a huge nose bleed during school, but he had some sweet companions while he laid still to get it to stop!
We have some dreary days where school is SO welcome because we cannot be outside.
Some dreary days call for the construction light to be brought in from the garage!
It was so dark this particular day!
How’s that for a sssuuupppeeerrrrrr long catch-up post?
I think so too!!
We SO enjoy looking back at our scrapbook here!
And I enjoy keeping this scrapbook too!
Our school days are really full and fun.
I am so thankful to be their teacher!
Here’s hoping we will finish this school year strong!
