We began our 8th year of homeschooling today. I have been looking forward to starting our schooling again because it’s been 4 months since I was able to do school with the kids. They did finish up the last month of school while I was having spinal fusion surgery and recovering, but I didn’t have a chance to teach them directly and I’ve been missing it!

As I prepared for the upcoming school year, I was reflecting on how much more confident I was in my curriculum choices, planning tactics, testing plans, etc. I feel like I felt when I had a third, fourth, fifth kid. Been there, done that. Mistakes in curriculum purchases, switching from the not testing camp to the testing camp, going with an umbrella program, turning off screens on school days…all of the changes we’ve had every school year have allowed for the preparation and beginning of this school year to be very smooth and positive. Of course, it has only been ONE day.

I have 2 readers and 3 non-readers this year. But not one child in diapers. I’m not nursing and I’m not pregnant. It truly feels like the beginning of a completely different world. I do rejoice in the fact that I’m able to write this while my children are awake (at least until I have to put out the next fire) it is a luxury that hasn’t been available to me for the past 11 years or so.  However, I’m spending a good portion of my free time researching and reading and praying about adoption and foster care.  I guess I’m not ready to throw a “I have no littles in my house party”.  I know I’m not, but more on that in a later post.

So what are my little darlings learning this year? I’ll lay it out for you.

Our 2015-2016 paths of study:

Foster (6th grade) –

Typing – Typing Instructor Platinum 21

Creative Writing – Minecraft story starters;  The Creative Writer

Spelling – All About Spelling Level 5

Latin – Visual Latin

Test Practice – Spectrum

Grammar – Easy Grammar

Math – Math-U-See Epsilon

Vocabulary – Wordly Wise

Reading, Literature, History and Geography – Sonlight

Katie (4th grade) –

Typing – Typing Instructor Platinum 21

Spelling – All About Spelling

Test Practice – Spectrum

Grammar – Easy Grammar

Math – Math-U-See Delta

Vocabulary – Wordly Wise

Phonics – Explode the Code

Handwriting – A Reason for Handwriting

Reading, Literature, History and Geography – Sonlight

Theodore (2nd/3rd grade) –

Reading – All About Reading

Math – Math-U-See Beta

Grammar – Easy Grammar

Phonics – Explode the Code

Handwriting – Draw-Write-Now

Test Practice – Spectrum

Sight word practice

Reading, Literature, History and Geography – Sonlight

Parker (1st grade) –

Reading – All About Reading

Math – Math-U-See Alpha

Grammar – Easy Grammar

Phonics – Explode the Code

Handwriting – Draw-Write-Now

Test Practice – Spectrum

Sight word practice

Reading, Literature, History and Geography – Sonlight

Jonah (Pre-K) –

All About Reading (Pre-Level)

Pre-K workbooks

Just fun preschool stuff!!!

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