Homeschooling for His Glory

This is going to be more like a monthly wrap-up given that it has almost been that long since my last post. Well, this month we have: Done Math. I am very thankful for Math on the Level as I do not feel pressured to finish a book within a certain time frame. My goal this year was to catch up my 6 year old, who was advanced in Math, to my 8 year old who is at grade 3 level. This past month, he mastered Subtraction with regrouping and is on his way to mastering multiplication with one digit and 2 digits. Goal almost accomplished, there is still division and graph to tackle. Meanwhile Zach has been practicing these skills as well as doing some problem solving. Somehow, through our crew items, he was able to advanced through his concepts to include a bit of decimals, geometry and rounding. Done Grammar with Grammar Island practice sentences. My youngest really loves doing those. He only does the first level analysis, but that is good for now. The next step is to tackle subjec...

What is K5 Learning ? K5 Learning is an online Math and Reading program for kindergarden to Grade 5 .  "Our intent is to help kids build reading, math and study skills through independent study.  K5 is designed for use at home, after-school, on weekends and during the summer, and can also be used in conjunction with a homeschooling program." " The system automatically chooses lessons for students (based on their assessment and past lessons), tracks student progress and provides reports for parents. " K5 Learning contains over 3000 animated lessons and activities that cover: Reading Lessons Math Lessons Math Facts Spelling   and vocabulary practice and test K5 Learning's value lies on its attempt to match the program to each child that uses it. The way this is done is by having the child take an online reading assessment test before he begins, as well as an assessment test in Math. These assessments focus on 8 key reading and math ski...

This week I am going to go over our homeschooling over the past 2 weeks in 7 quick takes and photos: 1.   Besides our regular subjects such as Math, English, Handwriting and History the boys have been doing lots of Art and creations.   In the creative spirit, Zach likes to create TV shows of which he is the host. In the past he has had shows on a family of bears called " Bear Saga ", wether and news report shows, and recently he has added a Math show and a Science show called "What is Science all About". He uses my Playbook to film himself (or Jojo or I have to actually film it for him). It needs a lot of editing for me to post it here (lots of dead space, as he thinks it through in the show itself.) 2.   Science Experiments. Last Saturday we spent some time doing some exploding creations Video would not upload. 3.   Zoo Trip. It was a lot of fun to see the new cub at our Toronto Zoo. 4. Family day was ...

    

Online homeschooling programs are on the rise. Gone are the days when the only way to do school was to pull out this textbook and that workbook, sit at the dinning table, or the school desk, pencil in hand and start learning. Now, it's more get to the computer, log into this or that website and start learning. Just recently I was given the privilege of reviewing yet another online curriculum. First off, what is Reading Eggs ? Reading eggs is a learn to read  and reading comprehension interactive online program. From the website you can read : " Reading Eggs  makes learning to read interesting and engaging for kids, with great online reading games and activities... We created Reading Eggs as a unique online world where children learn to read. It supports each child’s learning by offering individual, one-on-one lessons that allow children to progress at their own rate.   The program has been developed by a highly experienced team of educational teache...

As I mentioned before I have been recently very interested  in the 4 fields of science and especially Astronomy. I am not a science geek, so this is way above my head, but I am determined to learn. Good thing my hubby is a chemist graduate . . . Also, in the course of studying A Child's Geography by Ann Voskamp, my 8 year old son, who already liked science, is developing a taste for more science knowledge discovery. So, while looking for answers for some of his questions, I stumbled upon these sites which I though were pretty cool (some new and some old): The KidsKnowIt from where you can end up @ KidsAstronomy.com Cool Cosmos Kidipede KidsKonnect.com NASA Science NASA Website ESA Kids (European Space Agency) NeoK12

One of my favorite hymns:                Jesus  Lover of my Soul by Charles Wesley Jesus, lover of my soul, Let me to Thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high. Hide me, O my Savior, hide, Till the storm of life is past; Safe into the haven guide; Oh, receive my soul at last. Other refuge have I none, Hangs my helpless soul on Thee; Leave, ah! leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me. All my trust on Thee is stayed, All my help from Thee I bring; Cover my defenseless head With the shadow of Thy wing. Wilt Thou not regard my call? Wilt Thou not accept my prayer? Lo! I sink, I faint, I fall— Lo! on Thee I cast my care. Reach me out Thy gracious hand! While I of Thy strength receive, Hoping against hope I stand, Dying, and behold, I live. Thou, O Christ, art all I want, More than all in Thee I find; Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, Hea...