Funny Homeschool Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIOogqa-5GA
This is a funny video for homeschooling moms!

Good Reading

I'm addicted to reading. Maybe it's because it is the only get away I get during the day. I recently read 2 great books by Merrilee Boyack. The Parenting Breakthrough is a good book about helping your kids be independant adults eventually. It's got some great ideas in it. The other one is called Strangling Your Husband Is Not an Option. It's a fun read and helps you prioritize things better. She's a great writer.

Science Project

For science we have been learning about bones and muscles. So for our activity we dissected a chicken leg (drumstick). We looked at the skin, muscle, bone and tendons. It was kind of gross but the kids thought it was interesting.

Homeschool

As most of you know we have decided to homeschool our kids. Walker is actually in a preschool this year for 3 days a week. We have really enjoyed homeschooling. The kids do really well and have fun learning. We have school in the morning at 9am, complete with recess. Depending on what extra activities we have we are usually done by 12 or 2pm and the kids have the rest of the afternoon for friends, playing, soccer, and fieldtrips.

Weston's Year
Reading - Explode the Code, Hooked on Phonics, library books, classical books on tape
Writing - Diction, Journal pages, narration
Math - Singapore Math, Math-It
Spellling/Grammar - Spelling Workout, Sentences from Classical Books
Science- Human Body, Simple Machines, Plants
History- Ancient World History, Story of the World
Scriptures - Picture scriptures
Art - Adventures in Art, history projects
Logic - Critical Thinking, Mind Benders, games, puzzles
Music - hopefully piano lessons
PE - soccer and fencing

Walker's Year
Preschool
Reading - Hooked on Phonics, Explode the Code, library books
Writing - Journal pages, narration
Math - Singapore Math
All others same as Weston

Sadie's Year
Nap - hopefully
Smile and not cry during school time

Roman Dinner

In school we have been learning about ancient Rome. So we set up a Roman Cafe for dinner. The boys wore togas. We made some Roman food, menus, signs and money. We also had pillows on our chairs (I wouldn't let them eat on the couch like Romans did). It was fun! In the middle of the table in a grasshopper in a jar that the boys caught. They thought it would be a nice touch for our meal!!!

Soccer Boys

Soccer season has started. We spend all day Saturday at the field. Weston has games in the morning and Walker in the afternoon. They both love getting the treats at the end of the game. (I wonder if that's why they play).

Sadie's Blessing

I had promised a couple of people

pictures of Sadie's blessing dress. She looked so cute and didn't scream. Yeah!