I'm thinking about using Konos for us this next school year, and since we use tax money to buy curriculum I thought I would ask around for what others thought of it, if they had used it and so forth.

So feel free to share.

We need to change some things, Science is something my son loves but things we've tried just aren't clicking, so i'm still looking on that part as well if we don't go with Konos.

I'm looking for something all together like Konos but fairly cheap.

I know Sonlight is out there but just can't go there and not fully sure it would click with my son.

Its been awhile since I've been around here. Wish I could say its because we've been busy but not really.

Things have been slow going this year. I need a boost of energy to get things done. Some days go really well then others I'm like I don't want to do anything.

So that's where we are at.

Hello all ~ I haven't been here in forever.

We are getting things ready to start our new year. We tend to slowly start in August, but we come in an end in May at some point.

We are on year two for homeschooling and I'm looking forward to it. With one year down it seems to help me feel a ton better that we made the decision to be homeschoolers.

Our summer was a tad busy with raising the Ducks, Geese, Chickens and Pigs. But its been fun.

I'm still around. Don't blog much as you can tell.

Everything is bought for the fall school year to start. We did some changes in things and hope it goes well.

Right now we only have History and Science to finish for the year. And its become harder with the nicer weather outside.

For the fall the things we are going to be using are the following.

Spelling Power

Zoology 1

Mystery of History

Pathway Readers

Climbing to good english

Daily Grams(my son likes these)

World Geography & You

Music & Art

Health

That's about it....lol.

We are looking forward to it. I changed what we were doing for Social studies to History Pockets. These are neat little things. We are doing Ancient Egypt, its more hands on which my son loves. I hope Zoo I is also something he'll like.

Thinking of starting Zoo I now instead of what we have been doing, he loves science but what we are using now he doesn't seem to do well with answering the questions but passes the tests. No idea why...lol.

I just learned about this book at women's bible study last week and checked into it. I think I am going to get this to do for our History. Its Biblical History intertwined with World History. It looks really great.

Has anyone used it? If so please share your opinions and experiences with it.

Here's a link to check it out.

http://www.themysteryofhistory.com/shop_mohstore.shtml

I haven't been here in so long, I hadn't realized that.

Schooling is going well, we've taken a couple weeks off here and there depending on what needs to be done on the farm.

Other then that all is well. We are on our last book for First grade pathway readers . We are halfway through MUS, we've taken unit test one in Science. Its all been good.

I've been reading more. I go in spurts for reading.

I think this time it was started by reading. Confessions of a Shopaholic. I have a couple others of the Authors to read as well...lol.

Then I went into the library and came across Lauraine Snellings books.

I grabbed a bunch thinking it was all the same series. And alas it wasn't I had wanted to read her series called  Red River of the North. But didn't have book one.

Instead I had book one of Dakotah Treasures ~ Called Ruby.

Great book BTW and am looking forward to reading more in that series as well.

So then I started Red River of the North and am currently on book 3 with book 4 waiting. I'm sure I'll be overdue as I've been reading slow lately.

I'm looking forward to reading all of Lauraine Snellings books.

If you have other books written in the time period as these (!800's) please share them with me as I'd love to read more written in that time period of living on the land and living the pioneer way of sorts.

I posted awhile back that I was planning to try and go wearing all dresses. Now this was happening a lot until it got really hot here in MN. And I switched to shorts and what not.   But the last few weeks I've noticed that my jeans are just not comfortable anymore. I put a skirt or dress and and its more comfy. And of course before that just wouldn't be the case....lol.   So it just makes me realize that I am changing and maybe the Lord is changing me for dressing as I probably should.   Saturday I went to the thrift store and got 3 dresses, a sweater/cardigan all stuff in the store was 50% off I hadn't realized that. I hope this coming weekend its still the sale and I can get a few more things. There was a couple other dresses there I was interested in but didn't want to spend much. We only spent $13 and some change on the 3 dresses, the sweater a pair of shoes and a old style coffee pot that you use on the stove. I plan to switch and use my stove to make coffee instead of my electric one. Since we have a gas stove. Maybe save a wee bit of electric that way....lol

We are in the middle of week four. With actually doing school mostly every day.

Last week Thursday and Friday we didn't. Thursday ds helped daddy who stayed home from work to do some haying. It was just easier to let him go with daddy. Plus I get him all day long, so it was only fair that daddy get him all day long.....lol.

Fridays are normally short days for us as we have to take dh's paychecks into town. Starting this week though he's working 4 ~ 10 hr days and has friday + the weekend off. SO more days to try and get things done. And one less day to drive 50 miles round trip for only 4 hours.

Anyway, yesterday we didn't do school either, as he was with my dad in the field again. So today we need to get some work done. Lets just hope he doesn't whine.

Other then that things have been great.

I've been wondering what people use to learn about the Pioneer Days. I"ve had Little House on the Prarie books suggested. Not sure my ds would be interested in listening to them though.

So looking for additional suggestions. Does anyone have an place I can get a pioneer curriculum type. Or just other books to suggest for learning about Pioneer Days?? I'm not that great at winging things yet, so something that's a bit more intact is easier for me....lol. I hope to get to the point where I can just go with things and not need so much stuff laid out for me.

Anyway any help would be great.

Thanks

Yesterday we spent the day at the Draft Horse Field Days. It was fun.

Yesterday we had a GOOD DAY!!!. Got to love that. My ds ate breakfast all of 3 scrambled eggs and either 3 or 4 pieces of toast.....lol. Then we got to work. About an hour or more later he then added 2 more pieces of PB toast then wanted a Debbie Snack. I told him to finish the worksheet pages he was working on then he could have one.

He did so. There was no whining at all. When we were filling up the one stock tank I let him play outside with my cousins dog until it was full then back to work.

I am looking forward to more days like yesterdays. Seems the removal of the TV from his bedroom is working. Last night I had him read a book b4 falling asleep. I hope to make it a habit for him.

I was looking through a catalog I got in the mail and came across some books that I indeed want to get.

The main one was called Scripture Sleuth They sound really interesting about a boy that gives the reader a Bible Verse at the end to look up to solve the mystery himself.

Other books in there I liked the sound of was By The Great Horn Spoon

Naya Nuki

There was some others like Childrens Classic Literature, like Heidi and the like.

So many good books to look at and decide on....lol.

Well on friday we finished the preprimer for grade one reading in pathway readers.

I looked at the others I have for 1st and 2nd grade and it will take about 115 days to finish them, then onto grade 3 reading.

The other book we finished was Learning Through Sounds book 1. And we are on book 2 now.

Its been fun really.

We had this book started sometime last summer I believe, so its not all been done this yr. But they are pretty simple stories and worksheet pages. DS seems to love them. So I am keeping Pathway Readers as our reading program.

We are looking forward to moving on to the Grade One Primer. DS keeps asking if the same characters are in them......lol. I told him he'd have to wait and see :)

Has anyone done this? I want to do this with my son sometime this school yr. But would also love any books to go with to help learn things as they happen and such.

Any suggestions would be great.

Thanks

Ever have one of those days or couple days where your child suddenly hits a time in the day where its meltdown time??

I've had 2 of those days. Yesterday there was 2 major meltdowns though. So things were removed from his room in hopes that not having them will help.

Today we just had one small sheet left then it was lunch/break time. But he managed to fuss enough to get us both in a very angry state.

Yup I have anger issues as well. I've been doing good but not today.

But he ate something and is back to work. But I know if there's *too much* work he will do it again.

*sigh* it won't matter if we slow down either, when we get to sept it will be full time no matter what, I've already considered us started. So he's going to have to try and deal better. Lets hope and pray it all works out.