I’m always learning as a homeschool parent. These first few weeks of school I have still been planning our year. Yes, the basics are going on and I’m still gathering resources. Learning about Homeschool Tracker. And discovering things I forgot to order like a Saxon first grade meeting book.
But that’s what starting slow is for, right? To get your groove before the full load. I’ve also seen how the Lord provides for some of the resources we still needed. Through ebooks, iBooks and wonderful friends.
So, on this Friday I find myself grateful. And tired. 🙂
The older three are learning they have to spend some t-i-m-e on subjects. We’ve gotten many Teaching Textbook and Saxon math lessons under our belt. English assignments, some writing. 1. Eldest girl prefers to work through Teaching Textbooks lessons with the book. | 2. Eldest Boy gets a little help from Hodgepodgedad
“Your talent is God’s gift to you; what you do with it is your gift to God.” —Leo Buscaglia
The younger two are so excited about learning! 1. Making an Olympic O with Fruit Loops | 2. Lil Buddy joining in Saxon 1st grade math with linking cubes | 3. First Grader finishing up her school work before our trip to the neighborhood pool | 4. handwriting practice
Fitting in the Extras. A sprinkling of extras with Sketch Tuesday, nature study and Manners Made Easy. But our main studies during and after lunch have been all about the Olympics. We’ve had the pleasure of enjoying Amanda Bennett’s Olympic study and supplementing with all those fun Pinterest projects. Here’s how it’s been going. Sometimes I read from the ebook while they finish up lunch. We pull out our Olympic journals. Sometimes the younger ones will color a page I’ve printed.
We’ve been learning about these each day:
- Olympic verse for copywork and/or memorization
- vocabulary
- Olympic sport (watch a video online)
- famous Olympian – Carl Lewis, Wilma Rudolph, Mark Spitz, Nadia Comaneci, Jesse Owens, Muhammad Ali and more
- Olympic history
- a country
Plus, of course we’ve been watching the Olympics (staying up way too late), reading our Olympic library books and watching on demand on the Olympic app.
“But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” (Isaiah 40:31)
Favorites from the weeks – sweet moments: 1. Middle Girl reading to Littlest Girl | 2. Lil Buddy trying out the chalkboard, practicing Xs | 3. Littlest Girl at her desk | 4. Nana helping Lil Buddy with chalk pastels | 5. Eldest Boy – after chalk pastels | 6. Big construction time
I think the children have earned a cookie Olympic medal for the first several weeks of school! (or several cookies!) We are celebrating a birthday this weekend and will enjoy a closing ceremonies/unit celebration.
Tapestry books from the library!
Onward to Tapestry of Grace and slowly adding in more subjects each day. Plus all the regular extracurricular starts up next week! Citius Altius Fortius!!
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.”
(1 Corinthians 9:24)
You might be interested in these I shared this week:
- Our Hodgepodge Curricula
- The Ultimate Guide to Choosing Curriculum
- Duct Tape Epipen Bag
- The Ultimate List of Easy Slow Cooker Recipes
- The Ultimate Guide to Housekeeping Habits
Many thanks to our Friday hostesses…
- Collage Friday hostess Mary at Home Grown Learners
- Weekly Wrap-Up hostess Kris at Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers
- Jamerrill at Holy Spirit-Led Homeschooling, plus
- Homeschool Mother’s Journal at iHomeschool Network
I’ll be sharing about our homeschool room over the weekend. Chalkboard, IKEA baskets and more!
How ’bout you? Are you always learning as a homeschool parent too?
Sounds like a fun start to the school year! We love Amanda Bennett unit studies!
What a fun week!
You have inspired me to do some Olympic crafts with Sir N from my pinterest boards. It looks like a very fruitful week in your home.
I love your photography inspiring 🙂
I love your starting the year with Olympic studies! I so love watching your school!
Thank you ladies! We have truly enjoyed the Olympics as a start to our year. It sure is busy over here with preschool all the way up to high school. Continuing ed for me and soaking up the age range of blessings 🙂 Chareen – there are so many wonderful ideas via Pinterest. And Amanda Bennett’s unit study is rich!! All the quotes and verses above are from her study.
Oh, I totally should have done a Paddington read-aloud. I guess it’s not too late, is it? I always get so many good ideas from you!!
It’s been a busy 2 weeks, hasn’t it? I’ll be sad when the Olympics are over. Thanks for linking!
Tricia – looks like great learning and fun! We are slightly (maybe more than slightly) obsessed with the Olympics right now. Those cookie medals are adorable.
ALWAYS learning! I have to stay sharp to keep up with the kiddos! Sometimes it seems like they’re running ahead of me when it comes to learning! LOL
Wow! I’d say you had a productive week of learning and fun! Welcome to the new school year!
Love your photos. ♥ swoon ♥ Beautiful week.
Nice week! We started the AB Olympic study two weeks before the start and have had a lot of fun watching a variety of events. I love seeing all your ages learning things.
Lots of great stuff going on at your house. I had planned to do an Olympic theme but I haven’t even managed to watch a single second of the Olympics. In last 12 year. lol
what fun – I love the paper plate Olympic rings!!
Me too Stef! Simple is sometimes the very best.