SO, how’s school going for all of you?  Please write and let us all know what’s working and what’s not!

Jacob, Ethan, and Grace are doing really well.  I’m finally buckling down and being strict about them finishing all their day’s work.  So often, in the past, I would say, “oh well, Grace didn’t get to math today.” and after a while we would be hopelessly behind. 

Now, at the beginning of the week, I make 3 copies of our week’s schedule.  They write their name on top, and they each cross off what they get done as they go along.  I’m so thankful that they are independent workers.  I am here with them, but I don’t have to help very much….I just answer the occasional question (like, “How do you make a cursive “R” again?”)  I do read and explain new things at times, too.

We have verses to memorize from Romans so I printed them out in large font and taped them to the wall.

I also hung up an Abraham Lincoln poster that I bought this summer.

David goes to public school, but I’m taking the time each morning, as we wait for the bus, to read some Scripture to him.  Oh how I love those times, just the two of us.  

For read-aloud time we are working on The Bronze Bow.  However, I don’t have time to sit and read aloud (there are too many distractions) so I bought the book for my ipod.  The children all enjoy listening to the story.

We’ve been checking out beautiful art books from the library, along with history books (Jacob read one about 9/11 during that week this month).  I’ve been taking Honey for a Child’s Heart with me to the library, to find good, well-written books for them.  Of course I also allow some “fluff” books as well, for fun.

I come across quotes quite often, about education, so I am going to try to be better at sharing them on here.

Does anyone need any A Beka math things?