It is so hard to believe that we are beginning our fourth year of homeschooling. It really doesn't seem possible. This is our first year of officially doing two grades (3rd & Kindergarten) and I'm excited to be able to watch Naomi grow in her knowledge of phonics and reading as we learn together over the next several months. This is our homeschool room (pictured above and below). We had hoped to have finished our unfinished downstairs, but God's timing is perfect and it's not finished yet. So, since we knew we had another year of school upstairs, we decided to make it as functional as possible. Marty built my new IKEA shelves a few weeks ago and I've pulled out many of our boxes of books and school supplies to make our room feel as welcoming and learner friendly as possible.
Instead of backpacks this year, I made the girls their own canvas bags using the simple tools of a ruler and sharpies (Thanks to Pinterest!) They were a lot of fun to make and the girls were excited to have new bags with their names on them.
French Toast for breakfast!
Excited to start school ... seriously!!
Some new school goodies (mostly freebies or super cheap items from Staples & Target). I have recently discovered Mike's Used Books, which has been great for purging through our old books and finding some new ones. All of the girls received "new" books in their bags (American Girl doll book, The Art Lesson by Tomie de Paola, and If Jesus lived in my Heart - board book)
Sophie got in the spirit and got all these puzzles out herself before we even began our school work.
I am blessed with three precious students!
The principal and his girls!
Our precarious, I mean... precious preschooler
Our kangaroo of a kindergartner (always jumping)
Our thriving third grader (constantly learning and reading)
Sophie's attempt at the Pledge of Allegiance
Proud to hold the Bible
Watching Super Why on the Ipad
A little mammal classification with the help of Pinterest
Science Experimenting
One morning we went to the park first thing to avoid the heat of the day. Our Sophie can certainly be full of "joy" on mornings like this.
My little explorers at the park
Once again, avoiding the heat by staying inside with my artists.
Overall, the week was a success. Did I accomplish everything? No way! Was coffee an extreme necessity every single morning? For sure. Did Sophie cover herself with chapstick during naptime one day? Oh, yeah! Did I get stressed that my schedule wasn't going as planned? You betcha! But at the end of the week, do I still want to do this homeschool thing? Only by God's grace, YES!
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