Bible: Apologia - Who Is God? And Can I Really Know Him?
Claire's Alpha Certificate
Love seeing this!
Handicraft: Friendship bracelets
Working on our Jamestown Fort
Finished Jamestown Fort
Salt dough model of Mercury
Reading: Living Books, Classic Literature, Sonlight suggested Novels
Math: MATH U SEE (Claire will accelerate quickly through Alpha, Beta, and Gamma this year)
(Camdyn will move through Alpha and Beta this year)
History: Truthquest
Science: Apologia - Exploring Creation with Astronomy
Composition: Institute for Excellence in Writing Method
Grammer: (Claire) Intermediate Language Lessons
(Camdyn) Primary Language Lessons
Geography: Elementary Geography by Charlotte Mason
Spelling: (Claire) Spelling Wisdom
Copywork: (Camdyn) Various Scripture, hymns, poetry
Character: Wisdom and the Millers Series
Art Study: Michelangelo, Turner, Rembrandt, Renoir
Poetry Study: Robert Louis Stevenson, Emily Dickinson
Handicrafts: Family Chore List, Cardboard and Paper Crafts
Family Reading: Chronicles of Narnia, Lamplighter Publishing novels
Personal Development: American Heritage Girls
Extras: (Claire) Art Class
(Camdyn) Gymnastics Class
Our first 40+ days of schooling at home have gone very well! I'm so proud of the girls and how hard they are working! I've already seen a DRAMATIC improvement in their desire to read. We read aloud, independently, and with each other ALL THE TIME! This has made all of our subjects come alive but especially history. We are also really enjoying the Chronicles of Narnia. So far we have read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and are half way through The Silver Chair!
So.....has it been hard? YES! Are there times when I lose my patience? YES! Do the girls always listen to me and everything runs smoothly with no disputing? NO! Has schooling at home exposed all of our sin in a new way? YES! And for us right now, God's grace is washing over a lot of my short comings. We desire to do this His way and follow His lead and pray daily that He will bless our time together. This precious time together is the BIGGEST blessing we've seen so far!
Below are some pictures from our first 40+ days of schooling at home:
Flour/Butter mold of Volcano on Venus
Cam's version of Michelangelo's Statue of David
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