For a month my son was able to enjoy using the ABC Mouse program as a part of his homeschool curriculum. I actually took advantage of the 1 month free trial. My son’s ‘play’ at ABC Mouse serves as a supplement from what I teach him during the day. So, I don’t direct him which activities he must do in the site but I let him play freely. He’s actually very excited with the site because he gets tickets everytime he finishes an activity and with these tickets he can ‘buy’ something. That’s really a great motivation for the kids. But since our free subscription...
I was going through our book schedule with my daughter last night. I thought of reading for her ( for our read aloud) a book that she hasn’t read yet. As mentioned earlier, she has been reading her Readers and Read Alouds books in advance. Have I mentioned she’s a voracious reader? So, I went through the list week by week.. Have you read, Sticks in the Chimney? -”Yes”, Have you read Philomena?- “Yes”. Captain Nobody?- “Yes” …. I went from Week 4 to Week 32.. and finally, I asked , ‘ How about ‘ The Word came with Power? -...
Now that I’m regularly homeschooling both of my kids, life has never been busier that I don’t have time to check appliance parts online anymore. But I’m happy with my preoccupation with homeschool. I actually feel more accomplished each day. My favorite time of the day is when my kids and I start with devotion. We are using the book, Leading Little Ones to God by Marian M. Schoolland. I used this book last year for my daughter, but she doesn’t mind using it again this year, this time with her little brother. I love how this book teaches about God and His word. Some difficult...