A Fly On My Homeschool Wall

The whole primary got mustaches during singing time at church. It was a hard week. Ladybug, Brother, and Beowulf have been very challenging. As in throwing bricks, breaking stuff off cars (our own), stealing eggs and smashing them to the ground off the deck challenging. "Surfing" down the artificial turf hill!   But Pixie worked and danced all week, and we think she's finally found an alarm clock that wakes her up in the morning.  It has a strobe light and a volume adjuster that allows it to get really, really loud. With dance classes starting at 7:45 am this fall, she'll need it! Super Star, Belle, and Nature Angel spent the week at Girls' Camp. Nature Angel, freshly home and showing us all of the pins she earned! Little Princess missed her big sisters dreadfully.  She took care of all of the animals every day, stuck close to me, and read a lot of books. Ladybug completed 3 math lessons and another week of spelling.  She passed off t...

This was Belle's 9th grade year. She started seminary, and she started counting credits for high school. Symposium = 3 credits    1 credit--English         The Good and the Beautiful High School 1          College Writing  homeschool co-op class Fall 2018    1 credit--History         The Mystery of History Volume 4    .5 credit--Spanish Listening and Translation         BJU Press Spanish 2 (not completed, used as a resource)         www.churchofjesuschrist.org--General conference archives in Spanish         www.churchofjesuschrist.org--media library in Spanish         YouTube videos in Spanish    .5 credit--Art, Sketching and Watercolor         The G...

This is likely to be a gushy post because Nature Angel is just the sweetest person I've ever known, and she works so hard that she learns and grows no matter what goes on around her. I'll try to control myself. :) Nature Angel independently completed coursework in: Math Science Language Arts History Greek Art Personal Scripture Study She also participated in: Morning Meeting Academy Dance Homeschool Co-op The Young Women (church youth group) Math Saxon Math 7/6 --She did a great job completing her assignments, correcting her own work, and just plain learning how to problem solve.  She's ready for Saxon Math 8/7 next year. Science/Language Arts/History Oak Meadow Grade 6 --I found a used copy of the 2006 edition of these study guides, and I snapped them up for Nature Angel.  They all demanded significant reading, research, writing, and creative projects.  She worked hard, she learned, and she produced beautiful art. Greek ...