Home-SU-Cool

I love week 1's. In the beginning, I learnt from the MFW schedule to make it light. It has made a huge difference to us easing into the new school year. Bible We did an ABC study of Philippians (author, Background, Context) and dove into memorizing 1:1-4. In the end I gave up doing "a Young Person's Guide to Knowing God" because I feel that studying and memorizing Philippians is enough. I let them do their own notations of the verses, something we learnt from this video . History We did a states Pre-test, in which the older two aced it, and Lil Sis needs work, which I was not surprised. We also learnt the northeast and south states. Science We learnt about atoms and how molecules changes. We watched this video that teaches about meringues, and we made some yummy meringue. Big Bro studied General Science on his own. He did these experiments this week. Density How molecules move (comparing cold and hot water) Bi...

We begin a new year today! I love to decorate the home a little to make the day special. Thank you, Dollar Tree, for the frugal decor. This year our school room changed. During the summer, we made some changes to storage to our dining and living room. Now this is our school room. MUCH less cluttered. We have essential supplies here. That includes the Math/English/Chinese that the kids will need everyday for their own work. This, is our favorite part of our living room now. The other books are stored here. Big Bro has his own caddy, because he is doing his own Math, Science, and Writing (Institute for Writing in Excellence). We have art supplies and Kindergarten manipulatives here. This morning, I am profoundly grateful for the fact I get to homeschool our kids and I get to spend so much more time with them. I do not think it's because I'm better than other moms or more committed. I think it is a gift from God and I treasure it a lot.  We beg...