We begin our year tomorrow....

August 26th is officially our first day of school. I haven't quite made a plan but have our material ready...almost. I have NOT ordered Singapore Math 4 yet. I am not sure I will be able to teach it because math and I are not friends. At all. SM 4 has stuff like Improper Fractions (*gasp*), for example. Even with the Home Instructor's Guide, I don't feel confident to teach the material when I have little understanding. Yes, this is Elementary Math but again, math and I are not friends! I am praying and considering what to do. For now, I have a website with 4th/5th grade math materials we can use to start the year with so I'm not concerned.

Anyhoo...I hope to blog more updates this coming year with pictures!!!

Preparing to start...

Our BJU materials have arrived! Squeak is very excited that the Spelling book has a giant puppy on it! We just need to order math materials and pick up a workbook for Packy at Walmart. The only supplies we need so far are tape and glue! Things are rolling along!

Hello August!!

Yes, I have not been blogging much. It was really fun to begin with then just fell to the wayside!

Our next home school year is fast approaching with Squeak starting 2nd grade and Packy beginning K!! Here are the main materials I plan on using this year:

Both:
Bible and devotionals
BJU Heritage Studies 2
Read alouds, crafts, PE, music

Squeak:
Singapore Primary Math 4 with other (TBA) supplements
Astronomy for science
BJU English and Spelling 2, writing
Readers and chapter books
Cooking/Baking

I have resources at home for Packy but she will get her own workbook and I think Brain Quest workbooks look fun. I think they are a little "behind" so she will start with Grade 1.

We have been busy this summer with summer soccer (both girls play and I coached), summer recreation, family camping trips and day trips. The LORD has blessed us abundantly and we are thankful for HIM!!!

If anyone is still reading our blog, HELLO!! And I hope I will be here typing more this coming school year!!

A week of Cooking and Baking

Squeak received the DK Kid's Fun and Healthy Cookbook for Christmas and we have really put it to use this week! We are reading through the different types of food and their health benefits along with making recipes in the book. The girls have also been tracking their fruit/vegetable intake this week. Additionally, we read about Creation in our Bible study and discussed how God made all of these foods perfect to fit our nutritional needs.

Here are some pictures of the girls cooking and baking. Squeak is learning how to use the stove and together, they have made breakfast (eggs and toast):

(these are from last week):


I will have to insert pictures another time because it is NOT allowing me to access my computer picture library!!

A few Pictures from this Month

Despite my lack of blogging, school has been plugging along here. Squeak is plowing through all of her subjects especially math (no surprise with that anymore) and Packy is now 4 YEARS OLD!!! She turned four back in November.

The Lord has really blessed us. He has been providing all of our needs. What an amazing love He has for His children!

Here are a few pictures of the girls doing various art projects:

 

Paper plate wreath

 

Toilet Paper Roll Wreath (still working on this!)

Squeak compared 15 seconds and 15 minutes by drawing the same picture during both time frames.

Packy drew our family!

This is what Packy drew on the chalk board this morning:

Dad, Mom, Squeak and Packy

Fall Field Trip!

Yesterday was a beautiful day so we went on our fall field trip to a local farm market and the girls enjoyed a corn maze, a hay ride to the pumpkin patch and the play ground area.

 My little pumpkins!

 

 The girls made a couple of "friends" in the corn maze!

 

 Squeak made it out!!

 

 

 Pretending to build a fire in the play area
 

 

Riding to the pumpkin patch!!

 

 

 

 

The pumpkins that the girls chose!