Homeschooling A Houseful

Photo Credit here. 14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. ( Colossians 3:14-16 , King James Version ) 7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. ( Psalm 26:7 , King James Version )

Since it's been a long while since I blogged, and figured it would be nice to start off with a bang, or at least something fun! I thought I'd post the ABC's of my online world... here goes, hope you enjoy and maybe find a new fun place to linger in cyberspace...... A~ Amazon.com , however since I know, everyone knows that one... I'll add one more, Annie Elliott B~ Biblegateway.com , nothing like a computer doing the word search for you! Blogger, gotta love it! C~ Confessions of a Homeschooler , again well know... so how about Classical Conversations . We are not part of their co-op but I love looking over their suggestions and ideas. We are using their memory suggestions, spelling and dictation. I love how this is laid out. D~ Delightful Learning , love seeing all her posts, she always inspires. Dean's Academy , a good friend of ours, gotta love seeing your real friends in cyber space. E~ Ebay , gotta love them, especially for their cloth diapers! Etsy , I love hom...

Yes, I do realize it's not August anymore, but well like they say better late than NEVER!!! In August our field trip group, went to a ladies home who spins wool and weaves yarn. It was very interesting, and hands on. Here's a few highlights: Showing us her small spinning wheel. Explaining the process from wool... to yarn and how to begin! and did I mention a YAK? Yes she has one, and uses it's wool too!! More field trips to come, and updates on our houseful, soon!!!!

announcing our newest little A...... just alittle late. What can I say, been busy! Littlest A was born, September 4th.

For our preschool we will be using, lots of fun and games, educational activities we own, or I make. File Folders, etc. I will also be doing a letter a week preschool from confessions of a homeschooler . Peaceful will probably do a few of these activities too, as she would think they are fun! Along with that, they will cause plenty of mischief and make tons of noise!!!!

Along with our family studies, Peaceful will be working with her workboxes. She will have 12 boxes to complete through the day. Most are fun and games, with these included throughout. I also might try to incorporate five in a row, maybe with Valiant and Peaceful together, we will see... if I feel I can add one more thing to my teaching schedule or not! MATH~ Peaceful is working with Rod and Staff Math . PHONICS~ She is using Rod and Staff Phonics, we call them the green books. Along with that we are using the Abeka Sounds and Letters K . Peaceful, loves to color and do "busy work" so I am using that, with her for now! HANDWRITING~ Peaceful is using a reason for handwriting K . This is one of my favorite parts of this curriculum. She learns each letter individually. Then there is an animal we discuss for each letter, and she colors it. The A's have enjoyed keeping these, as animal notebooks! BIBLE/COLORING/BREAK TIME!!!~ We have used the Abeka Bible Friends for my last 3 A...

I am letting everyone know that I just updated my laundry detergent recipe, click here to see the update and new recipe.... I am now loving this detergent. I like it before, and felt it was helping with the budget, but not quite up to Mt. Washmore, and all the stains and dirt that 7 little A's can make, along with their Papa Bear. {Okay so Mama Bear is definitely up on the list of spilling on herself! Whenever I get bibs out for the youngest A's, Papa Bear, teases me and asks where mine is!!!} This stuff actually bubbles in the washer!!! I love seeing bubbles!!!