Geography Travels: Greece
Here are our lesson plans for our unit on Greece. This is a geography unit about Greece as a nation. So, while Ancient Greece was discussed, it is not the focus of this unit. We did this last year...
View Article8th Grade Curriculum Choices
Yes, it’s only January. I do this pretty much every January, but I’m almost certain that I now have my curriculum choices made for next school year. If you have any input on my choices, now is the...
View ArticleGeography Travels: China Revisited
My son studied China 4 years ago (3rd grade). My post on that geography unit is HERE. My daughter did the China unit last school year (also 3rd grade). Since her unit differed slightly, I thought I...
View Article1st Grade Curriculum 2014-15
Here in England, we still have 10 weeks left of school. That will be the last of kindergarten for this family! My youngest will be starting 1st grade in September. Her schedule will be nearly the...
View ArticleK5 Learning Announcement
I've never been asked to try out and review a program before, so this is a first for me. After receiving this invitation, I tried out a few sample games on the K5 Learning website, and my girls really...
View ArticleK5 Learning Review
In May, I was offered the opportunity of trying out K5 Learning for a 6-week trial period. Now that our trial has concluded, I get to tell you my opinion. K5 Learning is an online program designed to...
View Article5th Grade Curriculum 2014-15
We’re due to start school on September 15, which is half a week after we return to the US. We haven’t been home in over 2 years, so we’re pretty excited. Our late start to school is due to our...
View Article5th Grade Reading Log 2014-15
This is my daughter's 5th grade reading log. I'll be adding to it as she reads! 1. Pedro's Journal (Pam Conrad)
View Article8th Grade Reading Log
Here is my son's reading log for this school year. Books required for school are marked with an *. You can see his 7th grade reading log HERE. 1. Snakehead (Anthony Horowitz) 2. Crocodile Tears...
View ArticleFirst Grade Reading Log
Here is Gabriela's reading log for 1st grade. These are books she reads aloud by herself. 1. Floss (Kim Lewis) 2. Daniel's Duck (Clyde Robert Bulla) 3. Katy and the Big Snow (Virginia Lee Burton) 4....
View ArticleRandom Thoughts on Blogging and Life and Death
Hi, it's me again, after a really long time. I didn't blog much last year, and I haven't done much this year other than keep the kids' reading logs going. At first I wasn't sure why I lost interest in...
View Article2nd Grade Curriculum 2015-16
My youngest is almost a 2nd grader! This will be my third time with this curriculum. I don’t think there are too many changes. Do keep in mind, in case you think I have an awfully large number of...
View Article6th Grade Curriculum 2015-16
My middle child is in 6th grade. How did that happen so quickly? It seems like yesterday that I was posting this list for my oldest. Anyway, here’s what my daughter will be using this coming school...
View Article9th Grade Curriculum 2015-16
My son is in high school! Instead of picking and choosing my own curriculum (subject by subject) this year, I decided to order an all-in-one curriculum program. I used Heart of Dakota for...
View Article9th Grade Reading Log
This is my son's reading log for 9th grade. I will add books as he reads them. Books marked * are required reading for school. 1. The Ultimate Survival Guide: Surviving Any Situation (J & P LLC...
View Article6th Grade Reading Log 2015-16
This is my daughter's reading log for 6th grade. I will add books as she reads them. Books marked * are required for school. 1. History Spies: The Great Exhibition Mission (Jo Foster)* 2. Caddie...
View Article2nd Grade Reading Log 2015-16
This is my youngest daughter's reading log for this year. Books marked * are required for school. I will add books as she reads them. 1. Tornado (Betsy Byars)*
View ArticlePaper Boats for Sale!
Yesterday, my eight-year-old daughter came downstairs to announce that she had boats for sale...only ten pence per boat. I thought it adorably cute, but I thought she was just pretending. Once I...
View Article7th Grade Reading Log
This is my daughter's reading log for 7th grade. This log will include books required for school (*) as well as books she has read on her own. 1. The Ghost of Blackwood Hall (Carolyn Keene) [Nancy Drew...
View Article10th Grade Reading Log
This is my son's reading log for 10th grade. This log will include books required for school (*) as well as books he reads on his own. 1. The Cat of Bubastes (G.A. Henty)* 2. Ben-Hur (Lew Wallace)* 3....
View ArticleReading Incentives
First of all, I have an important announcement. After nearly 11 1/2 years of living in England, our family has moved back to the USA! We've been here two months now and are living with my mother until...
View Article3rd Grade Reading Log
Here is the reading log for my youngest! She has no specific required reading for school. She is reading out of textbooks only, and I am reading aloud to her from chapter books. Therefore, these...
View ArticleOur 2016-17 Curriculum
Because of our big country-to-country, across-the-Atlantic move last summer, I never did get around to posting our curriculum for this school year! To make this quick and easy, I'm going to briefly...
View ArticleChange
So, I haven't posted very much in the past few years, but we're still here! I keep up with the kids' reading lists on this blog, but that's about it. Just to update any my readers (if you're still...
View Article4th Grade Reading Log 2017-1
My youngest has just started 4th grade! I'll be keeping a log of books she reads this year. Those marked * are require for school. The rest are books she reads on her own. 1. Pedro's Journal (Pam...
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