Our 2011 School Year Starts
Today was our first day of school. Last year we did an informal Before Five in a Row curriculum. We enjoyed the stories, but this year I was looking for something still literature-based with lots of reading but with a…
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A Smile for the Homeless
Mr. Versatal The children and I spend our days at the park, walking the trails and beautiful streets of our subdivision, or reading and living and loving in our comfortable home. But sometimes, when we venture into the city, our…
Box Day 2011 – Sonlight
Our first box day was 2010 (using Before Five in a Row). A fun, easy-going year. This year marks our second year homeschooling and our first with Sonlight. John will be doing Fiction, Fairytales and Fun (P3/4) and Chloe will…
Track and Field 2011
Our church has a Christian School and the Lord has blessed our church with a good sized property in addition to a large separate gymnasium on the property. Each May, our church hosts a Track and Field meet. Christian…
Tot School: Bean Bag Toss
I know the one picture of John is super blurry but you can still see the look of joy and delight on his little face; he just got it in the basket! You may or may not have noticed that…
Shirley’s Prepackaged Crafts
I love The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, especially their ads. A funny thing to like magazine ads but there are so many interesting ones and I discover many wonderful resources through them. What is Shirley’s Prepackaged Crafts? In the fall issue…
Tot School: Spring Walks
Get Moving! This week we had beautiful weather where all the snow had melted, then we got a whole bunch more. With the fluctuation of weather, it was inevitable that the littles are battling colds; Chloe more so than John.…
Tot School: C is for Cupcake
We’re working on C from Learn Your Letters, Learn to Serve this week. The Letter “C” In November I shared that Chloe didn’t know her ABC’s. Around that time, Chloe started expressing an interest in spelling her name and lately…
Tot School: Nesting Blocks
Coloring Chloe got a couple giant coloring pads from Oma for her birthday last month; Pooh. This week we exchanged it for a Princess one and John picked out a Cars one. We did some special coloring pages to decorate…
Tot School: Monkey Pegs & Lauri
What do we look for in toys? Durable, quality Classic, timeless Inspires creativity Requires imagination Demands interaction Educational in some way Can grow with the child in some capacity Improves motor skills Preferably no batteries That being said, everything doesn’t…