Tag:science
2nd Grade Homeschool Plan for J
2nd Grade Homeschool Plan Here’s what I’m planning on using for J this year. He’s at a weird stage where he’s mostly ahead in some areas and needs lots of focus in others. Reading This is where I feel like he’s far ahead of where he’s supposed to be. Rather than a formal reading curriculum, …
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8th Grade Homeschool Plan for H
Eighth grade for H has been a bit of a planning challenge this year. She attempted to use Alpha Omega’s online program last year. Although at first she really loved it, it didn’t take terribly long to realize it wasn’t a good fit for her. All of the subjects other than math were scrapped fairly …
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Getting Prepped for Science
I finally did it! I finally purchased the Elemental Science (ES) Biology for the Logic Stage ebook! I am really excited to start this program in a few weeks, and I think that K is, too. We will probably have to begin the program without a microscope, but I hope to obtain one soon enough that …
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Science Thoughts
The research into science options for next year is now in full swing! Before I get into what I’ve researched, let me give a brief explanation about the method explained in The Well-Trained Mind (TWTM). (Note: Susan Wise Bauer [SWB] is much better at explaining this than I am, so if you’re wanting to do this in …
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Preparing to Prepare
It’s that time of year again… The forums are filling up with people posting their projected curricula, asking about the latest and greatest programs, and generally trying to gear up for the school year ahead. Never mind that for most the current year is still forging ahead! The time to start planning is now! In …
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Happy 2013!
Well, our first week of the new year is complete. It was quite productive, too. For history, we are taking a break from Story of the World and starting a unit study that covers 17th/18th century. It is called A Journey Through… the Centuries of America. So far, they are really enjoying it. In addition …
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Weekly Report – Week #16
We had a very productive week this week. We were able to get a lot of science and history done for once, and we even had our first Jeopardy game. In history we were introduced to the Jewish people, and read the story about Abraham and Sarah and the story about Joseph, both from the …
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Weekly Report – Weeks #14-15
The new year has been very good to us from a school standpoint. For some reason, however, Fridays seem to be the day of resistance from my pupils so far. K has officially completed her faux standardized reading test. (The results for part 2 will be revealed in a different post.) We will continue with …
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The Upcoming Week
I am going to do something a little different this week. Since I did not do weekly updates of our last two weeks before our Christmas vacation, I have decided to give a sneak preview of the week to come. Tomorrow is our first day back after our break, and I’m excited to get back …
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