Curriculum Chosen...

for the most part.

Q (6.5 years old, would be first grade)

Math: RightStart Level B
Core: Sonlight PreK 4/5 beefed up with extra books and unit studies about his extra interests at the moment (I'm doing this with the goal of getting him and his brother on the same core. I may have to reevaulate.)
Handwriting: A Reason for Handwriting: Manual A
Spelling: All About Spelling
Reading: He's a pretty good reader, so I'm planing on just continuing with read-alouds of me to him as well as him to me and his siblings
Language: First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind
Art: Family projects 2X a week
Science: Sonlight books plus a special project 1-2 times a week

R (4yo-PK4)
Core: Sonlight PreK 4/5
Participate in art, science, and readalouds with Q and I

I'm prepared to start him on A Reason for Handwriting Level K if he shows interest in it. Also, we'll be doing lots and lots of math and reading readiness activities.

Morning Muffin Math

Real life word problems

6.5 yo Q calls to me as I'm upstairs dressing the toddler: Mom, How many 5s are there in 12? 2?

Me: Yes, Q, there are 2 and then there'd be 2 extra.

Q: So, that means that 2 of us can have 3 muffins.

Me: (realization dawning) I'm guessing you want to be one of those two people, right?

Q: YES!!

Family Faves...

We're settling into a busy and happy summer rythym around here. The kids are busy playing with eachother and "help"ing me. I'm busy spending time with them and getting the house in order for our official start to our homeschool in a few weeks.

Here are some of our favorite things at the moment.


*Washable Dry Erase Crayons by Crayola. I found ours at Walmart. They're perfect for writing on white boards and laminated projects. They're chunky enough that even C (our 19mo toddler) loves using them. They're washable! Hooray! They even came with an erasing mitt which my kids loves to use.

*Watermelon. I think we're going through 2 a week. Yummy!

*Grilled cheese sandwiches with garden tomatoes and avocado. Seriously good.