Our Book List

--- A list of books we have read together and our rating of them---

*  Never read again

* *  Not likely to read again

* * *  Interesting, possible read again

* * * *  Enjoyable, read again

* * * * *  A classic to be read over and over!

Hear Comes the Garbage Barge     Jonah Winter     * * *    (Fun and engaging story, mild language)
The Velveteen Rabbit     Margery Williams     * * * * *    
Go Dog, Go      P. D. Eastman     * * * * *     (What can I say!? A classic I grew up with)
Never Cry Woof     Jane Wattenberg     * *     (Not our style)
The Wind in the Willows     Abridged     * * * * *      (Delightful story and pictures)
Dougal the Garbage Dump Bear     Matt Dray     * * *
Jillian Jiggs     Phoebe Gilman     * * * * *
Hurry Up, Franklin     Paulette Bourgeouis     * * *
Love You Forever     Robert Munsch     * *     ( I couldn't get over the obsessive mother who wouldn't let her boy out of her sight!)
Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock     Eric A. Kimmal     * * * * *     (Anansi is a favorite with the kids)
Anansi and the Talking Melon     Eric A. Kimmal     * * * *
Green Eggs and Ham     Dr. Suess     * * * * *     (This was so fun to read aloud to the kids!)
The Hair Book     Graham Tether     * * * * *     
Ladybug Girl at the Beach     David Soman and Jacky Davis     * * * *      (Specially for my timid Katie-Girl, lovely artwork)
Franklin is Messy      Paulette Bourgeois     * *     (I don't care for Franklin)
Hurry Up Franklin     Paulette Bourgeois     * *

A Sample of a Weekly Plan

I sat down today and tried to make some sense of all the chaos that is our school area. So many books! Anyways, here are some of my thoughts in my scattered mind of what we will do come September. (Please let me know your thoughts Rachel, am I doing it right?)

I hope to organise school work by week rather then by day.

Here is a sample of what a week would look like;

Math: I am not sure how the lesson plans look with Math-U-See as I haven't gotten the workbook yet, but I plan to do math every day, moving ahead as concepts are grasped

Reading:  One lesson in 'the Reading Lesson', (2 or 3 pages a day) I am also hoping to get Jem on Starfall if we are able to get our older computer working again

Writing: One lesson in 'A Reason for Handwriting' , plus a practice lesson sheet per day

Unit Study: Follow the plan as outlined in 'Come Sit By Me' for each week

Science: Three science project per week using the 'ScienceWiz' kits I got

Bible: Read and discuss 1 Q&A from 'the Answers Book for Kids' on Sunday, regular family devotions nightly, family memory verse review daily, one memory verse per week or month


So I am feeling very unsure of myself with all this, am I doing enough? to much? what is required of me? do I have a set amount of weeks I need to school? will this be covering everything that BC requires?

Creepy Crawlies and Pink Birthday Cakes

What happens when the peanut butter gets left on the floor...

Helping Dad

Jem had a great learning time with Daddy on Saturday. Putting in a new sink and doing some plumbing, as well as helping Daddy with screwing in the shelf. He was really watching and learning! And now I have a full bathroom downstairs finally, Yay!

Afternoon at the beach

       

We all had fun exploring at the beach yesterday! Jem found lots of dead crabs, and we watched a live one doing it's funny side walk across the sand. Jem and I enjoyed feeling the different types of seaweed that were floating around. The girls preferred to stay away from it though, to yucky I guess. It was a little cloudy but the water was fairly warm and we had a really great time!

Lydia is 1

My baby turned 1 on June 30th... here she is with her special blankie. She has been walking for nearly a week, my earliest walker yet!