The dreaded odd sock basket, we have a love hate relationship. I usually put the kids to the task of matching them up and I pay a nickel per matched pair. My oldest daughter was really great at this, but we found out the boys just fold socks together whether they match or not. Dad was not too happy about this after multiple attempts at trying to find a matched pair in in his drawer.
I am always trying to come up with fun ways to deal with laundry and the sock basket is no exception. This morning we had a blast sorting and matching socks. Over the weekend I had done marathon laundry. I kept washing and folding but didn't match the socks, they were just put in the basket.
This morning I brought the kids into the living room and we "math" matched the socks. What a blast. All of the kids ages 2-10 helped and played the math games. We did fractions and addition, we multiplied and their personal favorite divisibility. They had such fun making small piles of socks to see how many groups of 4 go into 40, and so on...
They really didn't think of it as math and only my oldest said it was just a "tricky way of getting the socks matched". Well no matter what is was it accomplished two tasks at once and neither one felt like a chore. It was a win-win situation!
Monday, August 2, 2010
The Start of School
It is August and the start of school is just around the corner. We took the summer off this year and had such fun swimming, bowling, watching movies, working in the yard and garden, and just plain having fun. I have spent the last week preparing to prepare for school. I have made all my lists and have done a lot of research and now I am ready to spend this week getting everything in order. We will be taking a different route this year and trying our hand at notebooking and lapbooking, www.NotebookingPages.com. I am very excited as this will allow us to study one subject at multi age/work levels.
Our curriculum does not exist. I have downloaded the work pages to go along with the Book of Virtues and look forward to using it to enhance our reading and understanding of this great book and the lessons it holds. I will once again be using Hooked on Phonics ( Kindergarten and 1st grade) and for the older kids the Brain Quest Comprehensive Workbook, grade level appropriate. I will use books from Abeka for History and Math, Bob Jones for English, and the Internet for whatever we can't find on the bookshelves.
What I look forward to most this year is a more laid back, hands on approach in which all my children will enjoy taking part. We plan to read A LOT! and I even have some audio surprises for them thanks to www.homeschoolfreebieoftheday.com and www.homeschoolradioshows.com.
We will continue to garden and maybe this year get more serious about 4H; our summer garden did pretty well despite the heat. We look forward to a fall garden and will change the layout a bit, but really liked our garden plot and how easy it was to tend.
This fall we have a trip planned to Washington D.C. and the surrounding area. The kids have spent a great deal of time on the computer planning and researching places they would like to visit. This week we will take a trip to our local AAA office and pick up some AAA Guidebooks and maps so that we are prepared for our trip. We will be camping for two weeks, something we love doing...tips on this later.
I still have not found a reading list (grade level) that I love and this is where my mom will come in handy. She has a multitude of books and will keep us well supplied throughout the school year. Not only that but she will be able to help us with fun reading that will compliment and reinforce our studies. There will most definitely be a lot of reading. This is a perfect way to encourage learning without feeling like school.
I imagine our school year will be filled with fun and laughter, messes and mistakes, but at the end of they day I hope we all walk away with a new fact or tidbit of information we did not know when we began. I pray for patience and co-operation. I pray that our 1 year old will be co-operative and that he loves PlayDoh! I pray mostly that we honor God in all be do. He created us with amazing minds and the capability to learn and do great things. I pray that I do not take for granted the opportunity I have to teach my children at home.
Looking ahead to great things......
Our curriculum does not exist. I have downloaded the work pages to go along with the Book of Virtues and look forward to using it to enhance our reading and understanding of this great book and the lessons it holds. I will once again be using Hooked on Phonics ( Kindergarten and 1st grade) and for the older kids the Brain Quest Comprehensive Workbook, grade level appropriate. I will use books from Abeka for History and Math, Bob Jones for English, and the Internet for whatever we can't find on the bookshelves.
What I look forward to most this year is a more laid back, hands on approach in which all my children will enjoy taking part. We plan to read A LOT! and I even have some audio surprises for them thanks to www.homeschoolfreebieoftheday.com and www.homeschoolradioshows.com.
We will continue to garden and maybe this year get more serious about 4H; our summer garden did pretty well despite the heat. We look forward to a fall garden and will change the layout a bit, but really liked our garden plot and how easy it was to tend.
This fall we have a trip planned to Washington D.C. and the surrounding area. The kids have spent a great deal of time on the computer planning and researching places they would like to visit. This week we will take a trip to our local AAA office and pick up some AAA Guidebooks and maps so that we are prepared for our trip. We will be camping for two weeks, something we love doing...tips on this later.
I still have not found a reading list (grade level) that I love and this is where my mom will come in handy. She has a multitude of books and will keep us well supplied throughout the school year. Not only that but she will be able to help us with fun reading that will compliment and reinforce our studies. There will most definitely be a lot of reading. This is a perfect way to encourage learning without feeling like school.
I imagine our school year will be filled with fun and laughter, messes and mistakes, but at the end of they day I hope we all walk away with a new fact or tidbit of information we did not know when we began. I pray for patience and co-operation. I pray that our 1 year old will be co-operative and that he loves PlayDoh! I pray mostly that we honor God in all be do. He created us with amazing minds and the capability to learn and do great things. I pray that I do not take for granted the opportunity I have to teach my children at home.
Looking ahead to great things......
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