Category Archives: Homeschooling Last week we started learning to write in cursive. I wish we had learned cursive first before printing, but what’s done is done. His printing is not very good. He has problems keeping the letters within the lines and problems with spacing, etc. I’m surprised at how well he is doing with cursive. Although he...  On Friday, OMSI had a free day and we woke up early to take advantage of it. I thought it would be packed, but because we were there early, we had free run of the place for a couple of hours before the crowds showed up! They had a lot of great science experiments and...  Today we did our spelling practice at the computer. He’s a natural with typing. He keeps his fingers in the right place most of the time. The only thing that I catch him doing is using the wrong finger for shift when making capital letters. He will struggle to use the same pinkie as the...  We really love “All About Spelling”! It’s so easy to use and he really learns and retains a lot of what he learns. The setup with the cards in the dividers along with the tiles really seems to interest him and helps to keep the spelling rules fresh in his mind. Since we take about...  “Every two to three weeks, the child should memorize a poem and recite it to you. Memorization and recitation of poetry is an important part of the reading process; it exercises the child’s memory, stores beautiful language in his mind, and gives him practice in speaking aloud…” Our main home school philosophy comes from this...  Here are a few photos from the last 2 – 3 weeks. We’re already enjoying a wonderful summer! Photos taken with: Canon PowerShot G11  Yesterday we started our new science curriculum, REAL Science Odyssey: Life (Level One). Although Griffin is officially a kindergartner this fall, all of the curriculum we are using begins at the first grade level. It took quite a bit of searching to find a good, solid secular science program. So far, we really like it! ...  Miquon is one of the math programs that we are using. I consider it a supplement and use it whenever we have the time. I like to use it more like a game and we like to do it outside or in the evenings for fun! We just started with the workbook as I let... We are quickly running out of room on the bookshelves in our school room. After reading this article, I don’t feel too bad about that! Books in home important |
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