Hello Friends,
I will be posting mainly over at my blog, Drucilla’s Stitches I love homeschool blogger but have a difficult time doing anything beyond the basics.
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God Bless You!
Tina
We have been using Anna Comstock’s Handbook of Nature Study for several years and now have found a great website to follow along as we study from her book.
Handbook of Nature Study is an online journal that you will enjoy if you like this book.
Today we are making a Flower Notebook as we have been collecting flowers for the past few weeks and they are dried.
As soon as I can remember how to add pictures I will share our notebook.
Yes, we are back on track. One week of school and daily adding some of our extra curricular activities such as art, soccer, and our upcoming homeschool support group meeting. Much planning has went into our meetings this year with a newly formed leadership committee, in which I am truly grateful. As coordinator for our group it is sometimes overwhelming so I am very thankful for each person who helps in our group. We have a precious group of women who love the Lord and have been such a blessing to me the past few years.
I am determined to get up early this year before we begin school to have my quiet time of prayer and devotions before beginning our day.
Today as I was reading my daily Proverbs 31 devotion by Wendy Pope I was so excited to see that the P31 team is beginning a study on the book, He Speaks to Me, by Priscilla Shirer. This sounds like something I may really enjoy so I hope to get the book in the next few days to look over before deciding. You can visit her at her blog, Experiencing The Real Meaning of Free.
As I was waiting for my daughter during her art lesson today I decided to swing by the library and check out some books. We really enjoy History so I try to make it fun and add in a few books while we are reading from our particular text. Today I found a wonderful book that I have seen in homeschool catalogs from time to time called, The Signers, The Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence by Dennis Brindell Fradin. This is a fabulous addition to our history lesson as we begin our year! I sat down and read a little section this evening and can’t wait to begin this with my daughter tomorrow!
We are having much needed rain today! Praise God!!
Tina
The Friday Freebies from The Old Schoolhouse Magazine has some wonderful resources this week to help with your planning this year.
Everything from recipes to worksheet planners. Please take a look at the great freebies this week. If you aren’t receiving the Friday Freebies you can sign up at The Old Schoolhouse Magazine website listed under E-Newsletters.
We are always on the lookout for helpful curriculum for Geography and this freebie is awesome!!
Thank you for all the freebies!
It’s always the same each summer………we have a blast with trips, visiting friends, picnics, camping, and so much more, then around the first of August we begin to feel the pull to get back into a routine around our home. We truly love our home and being home. Yes, we love homeschooling! I’ve always tried to instill a "love for learning" into our home. Although my girls don’t want to admit it, they do love learning and enjoy a good book and "digging" into a subject.
I learned early on in our homeschool journey that we really love the Charlotte Mason style of learning and reading living books.
For the longest time I couldn’t understand what a living book was. Through experience from reading good literature and reading many books and blogs about living books I began to understand what it means and how important it is in the learning process.
If you are interested in learning more about living books or the Charlotte Mason approach to homeschooling you can find lots of information simply by searching Charlotte Mason online. I hope to post more information in the coming days about this learning style.
The Old Schoolhouse magazine is such a blessing and encouragement! I received the Summer issue today and have been glancing through the pages since finishing dinner. I enjoy glancing through the entire magazine and then allowing myself time each day to read each story and article written as I slowly digest each one. So very much to consider as you read about the lives of real homeschooling families just like you and I. This issue is one of my favorites because I enjoy the Charlotte Mason style of homeschooling and all the helpful resources and information packed within this issue.
I also received the most recent flier from Progeny Press today in the mail and have been looking over the books listed for each grade level. This is a wonderful resource even if you don’t plan to use the guides. You can take a look at Progeny Press if you would like to see the list yourself.
If there is one thing you order this year let it be The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, you will be so glad you did!
Have a Great Day,
Tina
Faithful Friend