Homeschool

First, we focused on the basic shapes: circle, triangle, squareThen the next set of shapes: diamond, oval, rectangle.One of our favorite books to readPracticing tracing squaresHe did great!He is definitely a righty, but he does use his left hand for many things. ... View the Post

Happy New Year!Three really cool things have happened:1) We got to see my family and went skiing! K got to try it for the first time. It was awesome! He's only three years old! Can't wait to do it again.2) I got money from my parents as a Christmas gift, so I decided to get a toaster oven. Why? Because I was trying to step away from using the microwave as much a possible for many reasons. The few reasons that come to mind right now areRADIATION,THE FACT THAT ALL FOOD NUTRIENTS GET KILLED,IT ... View the Post

This week was a more relaxed week in terms of how much homeschooling we did; we learned lots, nonetheless. The reason why it was more relaxed is partly because we've been out of routine for a little while and we haven't been intentional about getting back into it full-swing. And partly, it is because I still haven't had too much time to get Caleb's materials together. Granted, we could've worked on stuff I already have ready, but oh well, I'll eventually get into it.I'm just being honest. I love ... View the Post

Oct. 1-5HomeschoolingWell, after not thinking about it much, I decided to take the week off of homeschooling. That's right, after all, every school (public, private, home, and other) take a break every so many weeks. I wasn't really planning on it, we just got extremely busy with other things and honestly, next week is still looking packed, so I am not sure if we'll be homeschooling next week either.I was doing ok finding time to put together the next phase of K's Language Arts lessons, but once ... View the Post

K has always been enjoying boyish stuff, but especially lately. He loves superheroes, tractors, dinosaurs, cars, and muscles. He cracks me up when he's showing off his "muscles" or when he's pretending to be a dinosaur, stomping all over the place.Another thing: As soon as we get home, K loves to take al of his clothes off, except for his big boy underwear. Must be a boy thing, too! By the way, he is almost completely potty trained! It was incredible! One day, he's not "with it," and the next, ... View the Post