Homeschool Curriculum Picks {2018/2019}

Hi Guys!

Today i'm going to share with you all of our curriculum choices for each kid this year.


Cruz (Preschool/ 4 years old)



I couldn't just pick 1 curriculum to use with him this year, because there are so many good choices out there. So i'm doing a mix up of 4 different ones.

God's Little Explorers - I used this in the past with Karina and we enjoyed it.
The Good and The Beautiful Pre-K Level (language arts) - This was super affordable ($15) and it's much raved about in the homeschooling community. So we are excited to give it a go!
Confessions of a Homeschooler Letter of the week - I bought this years ago when i started my homeschooling journey and this will be my 3rd child i've used it with.
Encompass Preschool Curriculum - What really excites me about this one is the planned out field trip ideas and snacks to go with each week.


Karina (2nd grade/ 7 years old)




Math: Math-U-See Beta level
English: BJU Press English 2
Vocabulary: Wordly Wise 3000 Book 2
History: Abeka Book Our America
Science: ABeka Book Enjoying God's World
Reading: All About Reading level 2
Language Arts & Literature: The Good and The Beautiful level K - This covers phonics/reading, spelling, grammar/punctuation, literature, and art.



Dasean (5th grade/ 10 years old)



Math: Math-U-See Epsilon
English: BJU Press English 5
Vocabulary: Wordly Wise 3000 Book 5
History: Abeka Book Old World History & Geography 
Science: Abeka Book Investigating God's World
Language Arts & Literature: The Good and The Beautiful level 1-5 - This is a free curriculum!! And like i said above, it covers: phonics/reading, spelling, grammar/punctuation, literature, and art. I'm starting him on a very low level because he does need some extra help with spelling and i'm sure by the end of the year we will finish level 5.


Samuel (8th grade/ 13 years old)




Math: Math-U-See Algebra 1
English: BJU Press Writing & Grammar Grade 8 
Vocabulary: Wordly Wise 3000 Book 8
History: Abeka Book America Land I love
Science: Abeka Book Earth and Space
Language Arts & Literature: The Good and The Beautiful level 2-7 - He also struggles with spelling, so i'm starting him low too and by the end of the year he will be where he needs to be at.

That's all for their individual work...

Each kid is also doing some form of Spanish class. Some do it on the computer, phone app, and others do worksheets.

The 3 oldest kids also do Typing Instructor for Kids on the computer.

They are all still learning piano.

So that's everything, curriculum wise, we have going on this year. I hope you enjoyed hearing about our choices, and if you homeschool your kids, i'd love to hear what curriculum you are using this school year!



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First Day of School Interviews {2018/2019}

Hi Guys!

I started this tradition of interviewing my children on their first day of school, when we first started homeschooling back in 2013! Ever since then it has become one of my favorite things of our whole back to school process.

Here are their interviews for this school year...


Samuel




My name is Samuel
I am 13 years old
The yummiest food to eat is Grilled Cheese with pickles
My favorite show to watch is Gortimer Gibbons Life on Normal Street
The best thing about school is getting done
The worst thing about school is waking up early
The coolest person on Earth is Mommy
I am really super good at being creative
My favorite color is Silver
The best place in the world to be is outside
When i grow up i want to skydive
I really really do not like to eat raisins
My best friend is Jackson
When i was little i used to dance
3 words that tell about me: creative, smart, funny
This year i hope to learn Spanish

Dasean



My name is Dasean
I am 10 years old
The yummiest food to eat is all foods
My favorite show to watch is Nexo Knights
The best thing about school is Math
The worst thing about school is siblings complaining
The coolest person on Earth is Mommy
I am really super good at building LEGOS
My favorite color is Red
The best place in the world to be is home
When i grow up i want to be a master of building LEGOS
I really really do not like to eat raisins
My best friend is Jackson
When i was little i used to suck my thumb
3 words that tell about me: funny, smart, intelligent 
This year i hope to learn fractions


Karina




My name is Karina
I am 7 years old
The yummiest food to eat is strawberries
My favorite show to watch is Son of Bigfoot
The best thing about school is Math
The worst thing about school is nothing
The coolest person on Earth is Mommy
I am really super good at typing
My favorite color is pink
The best place in the world to be is with my mommy
When i grow up i want to sing
I really really do not like to eat broccoli
My best friend is Mommy
When i was little i used to drink milk
3 words that tell about me: cute, funny, a princess
This year i hope to learn how to be a mom


Cruz




My name is Cruz
I am 4 years old
The yummiest food to eat is bread
My favorite show to watch is Halloween kid shows on YouTube
The best thing about school is B
The worst thing about school is nothing
The coolest person on Earth is Cruz
I am really super good at playdough
My favorite color is Red
The best place in the world to be is with family
When i grow up i want to be Lincoln's age
I really really do not like to eat bird poop
My best friend is Lincoln
When i was little i used to sleep in a crib
3 words that tell about me: funny, silly, gooey 
This year i hope to learn ABC's

•  In case you are curious, you can read some of their previous interviews below:

2013/2014 School Year
2014/2015 School Year
2015/2016 School Year
2016/2017 School Year
2017/2018 School Year

• Or if you want to interview your own kids, i have made it into a handy printable. Just click the link below:

Free First Day of School Interview

First Day of Homeschool {2018/2019}

Hi Guys!


As you can tell by the title of this blog post we have started back up with homeschool, for our 6th year of homeschooling!


This year i have an 8th grader, 5th grader, 2nd grader, and preschooler.




*Seriously why is it so hard to get 4 people to look at the camera at the same time and smile. This was the best picture i got.*

I plan on sharing all our curriculum choices in a separate blog post, so be on the lookout for that.

But as far as how our first day of school went, it was pretty good. We are doing a new schedule this year so of course that takes time to get used to. I might share our schedule in a separate blog post, if that something you guys would like to see, let me know. As we were doing our school work i realized some of our stuff hadn't arrived yet and i also realized that i forgot to order a few things, so that was our one hiccup during the day. Nothing major though, and we were able to move along with the day.

Cruz, my preschooler, loves doing school. He keeps asking for more work, gosh how i love that age! I wish my 8th grader was as eager to do school work.

I really wish we had a fun, first day back at school tradition, but the only thing we do is take these pictures and do interviews, which will also be in a separate blog post. I was thinking though that we might do something fun on Friday to celebrate our first week of being back to school. Not sure yet, but i will let you know if i come up with something.

July Reading List

Hi Guys!


Today I'm sharing with you all the books we have planned to read in July.






Samuel (13 years old/ 8th Grade)



A Wrinkle In Time




Dasean (10 years old/ 5th Grade)





Around The World In Eighty Days




Where The Mountain Meets The Moon




Karina (7 years old/ 2nd Grade)




Frog and Toad Are Friends




George Muller - I'm reading this one aloud to her.



Cruz (4 years old/ Preschool)




We're Going On A Bear Hunt




Blueberries For Sal



Ten Apples Up On Top!


Veronica (Me!)




Whispering Shadows



Bringing Up Boys



The Backyard Homestead


Those are all the books we are going to be reading this month. What book(s) are you reading?



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Happy 4th of July!

Hi Guys!


I just wanted to take a minute to wish you all a very happy 4th of July!




Our family doesn't really do much for the 4th, our only plans are to do fireworks tonight. How does your family celebrate?

Whatever your plans for today, i hope you all have a fun and safe 4th of July!




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