Not Back to School Blog Hop....our classroom

Our school room is in a tiny, extra bedroom that we have upstairs.  It looks very junky, I know, but we like it and everything has its place.  We had to buy bedraisers to lift the wooden table higher so all of our legs would fit under it this year.  My dad found these used office chairs for us so we no longer have to sit in little wooden chairs.  The chair at the piano will turn around and face the table during class time.  We do all of our written work in here but all of our group reading on the couch!  Hope you enjoy the tour.  It is very quick!

This is standing in the doorway looking into our tiny classroom.

Our US map, Art DVD set, monthly Bible verse, and keyboard for piano lessons
(which are on DVD also!)

Their independent work stations.  A little messy right now, we haven't cleaned them out this summer.
 The gray metal file storage holds their SRA cards and different reading activity cards that I found at a flea market. Hanging on the right are Christmas card pictures from this past Christmas.  We love to leave them up all year long and pray for our family and friends.

This side of the room has our TV for watching our Math U See DVD and art DVDs.  It also has our calendar, featured books for the month, language helper charts, book shelf with readers for the kids, and my dry erase board.

Bookshelves full of games, puzzles, arts and craft supplies, books, binders and so much more.

I sit in this chair pictured and behind me is everything that I need within my reach......textbooks, lesson plan binder, daily lesson plans, pens, pencils, scissors, timer, and Germ-X (a mom and teacher's best friend)

Not Back to School Blog Hop...Curriculum Week (2012-2013))

I'm participating in the "Not" Back to School Blog Hop with Curriculum Week.  The kids will be going into 3rd grade this year and below is our curriculum for the upcoming school year.

"Who is God?" textbook and notebook
This is our 1st year to use this.
We will also be learning a Bible verse every month.

Shurley English 3rd grade
This is our 2nd year to use this.

Mystery of History Vol 2
Textbook, timeline figures, and reproducible CD
This will be our 2nd year to use M of H.

 Institute for Excellent in Writing student portfolio

All Things Fun & Fascinating by Institute for Excellent in Writing
We will attend a co-op once a week for this class.
This will be our 1st year to use IEW.

Math U See Gamma
This will be our 3rd year to use this.

Spelling Power
This will be our 1st year to use this.

Mike's Inspiration Station are DVD collection 1-12
This will be our 1st year to use this.

This is one of the books that I'll be using for cursive handwriting.
I've made a copy of each page and they will go in a page protector for the kids to write on with
dry erase markers.

This is a 2nd book that I will be using for cursive handwriting.

Horizons Health
Student book and teacher's book
This will be our 1st year to use this book.

Teacher Created Resources
Reading Comprehension
We will be using this along with some SRA stories that I found  at the thrift store.
They will also be assigned one book report per month.

Christian Liberty Press Nature Readers
We will be reading books 2-5

Apologia Science
Exploring Creation w/Zoology I textbook and notebook
This is our 2nd year to use this but our 3rd book to use.

 
Simply Music DVD program for piano at home.
We started this summer and LOVE it.  The kids are picking up piano playing fast.

That is it for our curriculum that requires books/DVDs.  We will attend a K-6 grade co-op once a month for P.E., snack, and  a lesson .  We will also attend the IEW  co-op once a week.  The girls are taking a homeschool gymnastics class and will attend their 1st year of Keepers of the Home.  Clay will be playing Upward flag football and will be working on his Bear badge in Boy Scouts.

I'm Back....with 3rd grade!

We are starting our 3rd year of homeschooling in just a few weeks and I realized what a slacker I have been with this blog.  I didn't make a single post during 2nd grade and we did some fun stuff.  One of my personal goals this year is to update this blog more with activities, experiments, projects, and field trips that we do.  Happy Homeschooling everyone!

Trip to Half Acre

Me, hubby, & the kids taking a walk with cousin Marc on his new land (during hunting seaon). We looked for animals tracks and studied habitats.

Family Photo

Moo all pooped out from so much walking. She was glad to hear that we were headed back to Aunt Wynell and Uncle Vern's trailer for some YUMMY lunch!!!

Thanksgiving food & crafts

The kids making mini cornucopia's They turned out really cute......waffle cone and Runts.....simple.

Pilgrim hats.....round chocolate striped cookies, mini Reese PB cups, white icing, & Reese Pieces.

They also used water colors to paint Pilgrims.

Weekend in Auburn

Our sweet friends that just moved to Auburn, invited us over for the weekend to celebrate the trio's birthday and to tailgate at an Auburn game. Above is the cookie cake they gave the trio. My trio with their older triplet friends.

This is what it looks like when you try and take a picture of 2 sets of triplets.

Every now and then you get lucky and get one of these shots.

This is a very forced "Yes Mom" shot for me!!!

Halloween

Hannah Montana, Darth Vader, and black cat.