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Our Homeschool

Nick - Age 9, 4th Grade
  1. Ray's Primary Arithmetic
  2. McGuffey's Second Reader
  3. All About Spelling Level 3
  4. Copywork
  5. Prima Latina I (Latin)
  6. Typing Instructor for Kids
James - Age 6, Kindergarten
  1. Ray's New Primary Arithmetic
  2. McGuffey's Primer
  3. Peterson Directed Handwriting
  4. All About Spelling Level 1
  5. Rime to Read (Phonics Readers)
  6. Explode the Code 1 1/2 (phonics)
Together we do:
  1. Johannes Vermeer Picture Study
  2. Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers by John Burroughs
  3. Indoor Science Experiments and Outdoor Nature Study
  4. Stories of the Civil War

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Making Reading Fun

Late last week, I filled out the “learning styles survey” for Nicholas. It told me that he has a primarily Performing Disposition, which means he wants to move and talk all the time. Based on the suggestions in Discover Your Child’s Learning Style, I found a few reading games on the internet (www.adrianbruce.com [...]

First Week

We’re almost finished with our first full week of ‘back to school’ (just a few more activities after lunch today). Things have been going pretty well. Nicholas has picked back up as if we didn’t even take a break. He is still not enjoying reading much, but he’s doing well for his [...]

Two more days!

It’s almost time for us to start our school year again. Tomorrow’s our last day of summer break. I’m looking forward to it, and so is Nicholas! I hope we can keep this level of excitement through all of our homeschooling years.
We put up the timeline strips in the living room yesterday. [...]

Hello, Stranger

Wow, it’s been a really long time since I last posted. Shortly after my last post, we found out we’d be moving to West Virginia after all. I was busy cleaning and packing for a couple months, and then moving….
We thought we’d stay with my parents for a few weeks until we found [...]