We spent spring break skiing and rock climbing. I kept thinking this could be our last official school spring break. It was a little strange, but that didn't keep us from having a great time. All three kids are skiing wonderfully and I was so pleased with their climbing. We did the same climb at Smith Rock we'd done last August and it was amazing to see how all three had improved both with their skills and in the younger two, their fear levels.
Unfortunately I got sick when we got home so I've been fighting whatever it is. I finally went to the doctors today. Sinus infection. At least I can take antibiotics and start feeling human again. But it's really thrown a wrench in all my plans.
On the homeschool front, I'm making more decisions about curriculum. Here's a couple of new things I've decided on:
1) History
Although I love Tapestry of Grace, in order to simplify things next year, I bought Biblioplan instead. It comes with a three day a week schedule which uses Story of the World 1 and has corresponding bible reading. That is exactly what I'd wanted.
2) Spelling
I actually about two things. All About Spelling and Simply Spelling. I want to use AAS to get the kids spelling where it should be. They would be considered unnatural spellers. And then we'll use Simply Spelling once they have a better grip of things.
Now my big task is to get it all organized! I think I need a FlyLady for homeschoolers to help me out.
2 comments:
The wall folder holder can hold more than one folder in each pocket, I guess it would depend on how much weight you put in it and how it is hung.
Yes, our room is cleaned each day. I'm working with the kids to put back things after they are done using them. Our dog helps reinforce this b/c he loves to grab pencils and other items the kids leave laying around.
I bought ours at a local teacher supply store but here's a link to one onlinehttp://catalog.teachingsupplystore.com/storage_pocket_chart-p-128231.html
but this one has more pockets
http://catalog.teachingsupplystore.com/organization_station_pocket_chart-p-49712.html
Hope this helps,
Jessica :)
Oh...Smith Rock. We have friends that head there a couple of times a year. We've never been, but have seen some amazing pictures!
I keep looking at All About Spelling. My 8 yo is definitely not a natural speller, but he's a perfectionist and can't handle too many spelling tests. I've never heard of Simply Spelling. Our curriculum (My Father's World) suggests Spelling Power, but I just don't think that is going to work for us. Ah...all the choices!
Oh and will you be doing a snowman melt down duringthe summer? We could do it on the same day and check the time with each other. Sounds a bit morbid, doesn't it?
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