These past two months have been SO incredible, especially in regards to our schooling. I have been enjoying this year (the first two months of it) more than any other time in our homeschooling past, which gives me so much hope for every year beyond this one.
Not that they are accomplishing any more or less than before. We have found a good rhythm, and we are enjoying being together – and somehow have avoided becoming overwhelmed (by design).
The results of drawing with Momma’s notsogreat vision were adorable and made her laugh so hard she couldn’t breathe.
We started the school year with Zack teaching (as he learned along side her) how to build a motherboard. She was in her element. She’ll take any excuse to take something apart and put something together. She’s a tinker like her daddy.
Poetry is still their favorite copy work. We haven’t had any biographies yet, but they will in October.
We spent a full month (or more?) studying Greece. They did a lot of art studies, crafts, larger-scale projects – like the Parthenon, above – they studied how the Greeks began as a nation as well as how their discoveries have helped us today. We read about some of their myths, gods, about the Odyssey, Illiad, Troy, and Alexander the Great.
Here are some of the short videos they watched to tied certain lessons together:
What did the Greeks do for us?
How Can I Recognize Ancient Greek Architecture?
We enjoyed reading several books, including The Horse and His Boy as we continue weaving the Narnia series among our other read alouds. While that is one of my top three Narnia books, we didn’t do a large project to go with it as we did with previous books.
The girls each picked a skill they want to focus on daily (Monday through Friday).
Mae picked archery and Rae picked drawing techniques. Right now, Mae practices an hour a day and Rae is working with me on drawing faces. We have done the face as a whole and are now focusing on the eyes.
Rae has really increased her interest in Legos over the past couple of months. You’ll often find her building as we do lessons that only require listening and verbal narration.
We have always done some form of art every day, but this year we have begun studying famous artists and their work as well as How to Study Art.
We have been posing for portraits and taking ourselves out into the world for landscapes.
On this particular day, we go to witness a bald eagle fly overhead, swoop down, catch a fish and observed it as it landed and ate the fish! Amelia even included the bird in her painting (you can see it there in the final image.).
The girls also went on two field trips – one with Mom to the zoo and one with Mom AND Dad to see a play and we took them out to lunch.
seriously, i love how you homeschool!
Thank you!! I’m enjoying it as much as they are! 🙂