Thursday, July 7, 2011

The kids are excited…

The following books have my children excited about the new school year:

 

Usborne Internet-Linked First Encyclopedia of History (First Encyclopedias) This one has been opened the least at this point.
Human Body (Internet-linked Library of Science) This one will go along nicely with our Human Body study we started a couple of weeks ago.  (We need to get back to it; the girls were loving it.)
Usborne The Children's Book of Art: Internet Linked I feel this is one area that has been slack in our book selections and such.  Kristyn is very interested in art and I wanted to get a book a little closer to her level than some of the others I have brought into the house.  I hope she enjoys it.
Usborne 100 Science Experiments (100 Science Experiments Il) Another area that has been lacking – science.  Well, only lacking in a formal sense.  They do science stuff all the time, but will little or no instruction.  This book has been the most looked at since it arrived.  I can hardly keep it away from them.  But why would I?  I told them we’d try to do one a week.

 

and last but not least, is a book that I bought mostly for my education and as a way to further instruct my children.  I am so excited to dig into it.

 

A Family Guide to the Biblical Holidays This is something that I’ve been studying a lot in the last 6 months or so.  It started with the weekly sabbath and snowballed into something so much more and so much deeper!

 

We started in the last three weeks to do more sit-down stuff and Wyatt is begging for a math book.  I am so thankful for my friend Gabby, who sent some homeschool things they are done with to me.  In there was a preschool 0r pre-K math and a language arts or something.  Wyatt is over half done the math book I think.

 

I think it’s going to be a great year!

 

Now, on to enjoy summer.  We set up the pool yesterday.  I just wish the mosquitoes weren’t out in such a force.  I remember why I hide out in the house for a lot of the summer.  I guess it’s time to cover up, spray on some chemical and get out there, hey?

 

Striving to learn and live God's purposes,

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1 comment:

GAFlyGirl said...

those look like some really great resources!! have fun!