We do Bible, History, Geography, Literature and Grammar together. We are using Sonlight Core B. This has been our first year of Sonlight and we are really enjoying it. Our other subjects are separated by grade level. 

Foster – Math-U-See Beta; Handwriting Without Tears; Scholastic Success with Grammar; Read and Understand Science; All About Spelling and Readers from Sonlight

Katie- Math-U-See Alpha; Handwriting Without Tears; Scholastic Success with Grammar; Alpha-Phonics, Bob books and Level 1 Readers; All About Spelling; Phonics workbook

Foster and Katie have a calendar notebook that they fill out daily during our group calendar time. Since Theodore isn’t writing yet he helps me with calendar boards and participates in singing the songs.  Foster and Katie also pick one relative or friend to write to each week. They get so excited when they receive responses in the mail.

In addition to our curriculum, we have a lot of extra-curricular activities.  They don’t all overlap (thank goodness!) but here’s a list of what else we do… Cub Scouts, American Heritage Girls, swimming, sign language, soccer, softball and baseball, basketball. 

This semester for our BHEA Co-op classes Foster is taking Hands-On Shakespeare and Boys Game Club; Katie is taking Book Cooks and Spanish; Theodore is taking Lively Literature and Karate Kids.

And most importantly, we spend each day learning how God wants us to treat others, how to take initiative with chores, how to relate and compromise with our siblings, how to behave at the grocery store, post office, dentist office, how to manage time so that there is time for play.  There is time in every day to break down and cry and to roll in the floor laughing.  The thing that homeschooling gives us the most of is TIME.  It’s a precious thing to have this time with my children and I am so grateful to God and my husband for providing me this opportunity.