In My Purse
I’ve had a rather rough couple days… On Tuesday, while on our way home from an afternoon full of errands, I was picking up some produce from the farm and seemed to have damaged a nerve in my pointer finger/hand from carrying too many plastic bags at once. (The numbness/tingling sensation has still not gone away, and is proving to be quite challenging at times.) I do have an appointment with my doctor in a couple hours. Anyhow, yesterday I was craving CHOCOLATE. I thought, perhaps, it would distract from my hand. 😉 And not just any chocolate. It had to be really good!! When I saw the new Lindt chocolates, I couldn’t resist. Oh and look!! There are my Gymbucks peeking out from behind — those won’t be there long!! Life is good!
State-by-State Scrapbook
As I mentioned yesterday, in my Our Plan 2009-2010: Overview post, we are planning on making State-by-State Scrapbooks as part of our Geography course this year.
This idea came from Beth after I posted about my frustration with our local library. Beth had taken the time to gather various free worksheets online to use for a geography scrapbook with her children, adding each State in the order in which it joined the union, and kindly offered to email me copies of her documents. The worksheets reminded me of the Trip Journals I had made for my children last year, in fact some of the worksheets/coloring pages were the same, so I knew my children would LOVE making one!
I was able to find all the links to the various worksheets that Beth shared with me and I’ll post them here for those of you who are interested:
From KidZone Geography:
- State Flag
- State Bird Activity Worksheets
- State Flower Activity Worksheets
State Map (Print just the image, not the quiz.)
State Facts (Beginning with which state it is and when it became a state and ending with the State Song.)
USA Map (This is used to locate and color the State being studied.)
I have also decided to include a coloring page for the quarter of each state, since this is suggested in the Along the American History Trail and since Rascal has been collecting
Here are a few supplies I picked up:
- A couple 12×12 Scrapbooks (I had planned on purchasing Red or Blue Scrapbooks, but when I found these 2 on clearance for only $5.00 each, I couldn’t pass them up. I also need to go back to the store and buy one for Twinkle Toes since I’ve decided to have her make one as well.)
- A few packets of 12×12 colored card stock (I thought about getting various prints, but I didn’t want it to distract from the children’s art/coloring.)
- Various patriotic or state themed stickers to use for embellishments
I printed out the worksheets (“4 per Page” from Word — except for the State Facts which are printed 2 to a page) for Delaware and Pennsylvania, the first two states we will be studying. The boys and I looked to see if there are any special colors for Delaware, and since the official state colors are Colonial Blue and Buff we choose card stock in those colors.
Here is a rough draft of how it will be laid out:
Well, that is all I have time to share right now. We are headed out again today, this time to Summer with the Saints and a couple appointments. I hope you all have a great day!
Wordless Wednesday
Pacific Northwest Blackberries …
…sun-ripened, and freshly picked…
Our Plan 2009-2010: Overview
It’s been quite awhile since I posted our History plans for this coming year and I am realizing that I am just not going to have the time to post about each subject we will be studying this year. (I really like to be able to look back at those posts.) In addition, I need to continue spending all of my “extra” time figuring out a schedule for these plans and trying to get our home back in order (it has been really slow going since we have been gone so much on the weekends and I’ve needed hubby’s help)! So, here is a quick overview post of what we will be using when we begin again next month :
Religion ::
- Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism
- Angel Food for Boys & Girls
Volumes 1-4 (using Jen’s wonderful list of corresponding stories for the Baltimore Catechism lessons)
Celebrating the Liturgical Year ::
- Saint of the Day Story from Saints: A Year in Faith and Art
. (We also read from Saints for Young People for Every Day of the Year Vol. 1
and Vol. 2
during dinner each night — the version we have is out of print, however Pauline Books has reprinted these books (with a few revisions and new pictures), so here is the link for Vol 1
and Vol 2
- Calendar Magnet In Honor of the Saints
- Various Catholic picture books, Copywork and Coloring Pages
- Various Feast Day, Nameday and Baptismal day celebrations including lots of Catholic Cuisine
- Various ideas from Mondays With Mary A Celebration of Marian Feasts Throughout the Year
, Catholic Mosaic: Living the Liturgical Year With Children
, Celebrating the Faith in the Home, and A Year with God (As well as my other planning books!)
- The Jesse Tree during Advent
- The Advent Calendar
- The Jesus Tree during Lent
- Our Lenten Calendar
- Celebrate the 50 days of Easter
- Year of the Priest Faith Folder
Math :: (This was extremely hard for me last year. My kids, on the other, LOVED the program and so I am giving it another year… Hopefully we can make much better progress.)
- Right Start Math (level A with the girls)
- Right Start Math (complete level B and move on to level C with the boys)
Language Arts ::
For my older boys –
- Handwriting For Young Catholics 2 and 3
- Spelling For Young Catholics 2 and 3
- English For Young Catholics 2 and 3
- MCP Phonics Level B
and Level C
- Wordly Wise Grade 3 Set (for Captain)
For my girls –
- Along the Alphabet Path
- Handwriting without Tears Hands-On Materials
- (I am still trying decide between Alpha-Phonics: A Primer For Beginning Readers
and Sound Beginnings for Phonics with Twinkle Toes… I really wish we could just hire the tutor to come back for the girls or that I could be trained in the Lindamood-Bell method!)
- The Bob Books
and other various readers for practice
All together –
Science ::
- Exploring Creation With Astronomy (Young Explorers)
- Corresponding Lapbooks for Lessons 1-6 and 7-14
- Various Science Experiments and Projects
History ::
Geography ::
- Globe and the Blackline Maps of World History Book and CD
- G is for Geography (I have decided to purchase a few of the books as, and IF, I can…)
- State-by-State Scrapbook (Using supplies from a dear reader!! Thank you Beth! My children are thrilled!!)
- Great States
and Great States Junior
- Maps, Charts, and Graphs States and Regions Level D
- Geo Puzzles: USA and Canada
, Europe
, Africa
, Asia
, and Latin America
“He’s on the front porch Mom!”
Hummmm, maybe I will join Renee’s Random Summertime Photography Challenge!! It would be fun to try and capture more of these random little moments which make me smile, and then start the bath! 😉
A World War II Birthday Party
It has been really really busy around here lately, and I have had hardly any time to spend online. I don’t know if that is going to change much this week or not, but I thought I would pop in for a few minutes and share a few pictures from a wonderful birthday party we attended on Saturday. We all had such a great time!
~ Playing Axis and Allies ~
~ Lunch and Cake Time ~
~ Birthday Gifts ~
~ Pin the Monocle on Colonel Klink ~
~ Group Photo with Father~
On Scheduling and Organization
Jen at Wildflowers and Marbles is AMAZING!!!
If you by any chance are feeling like me, completely overwhelmed with trying to figure out a schedule for this coming school year and just how to fit everything in, don’t miss Jen’s post from today:
It was just what I needed to read today. Now, back to my own decluttering, organizing, and working on that schedule… ☺
Small Successes: July 9, 2009
I pulled out our favorite Shooting Star
I’ve continued working rearranging our home… I’m beginning to think it may take the whole month of July, or longer! My small success this week was being able to fill up 10 more bags of stuff to donate, and 2 more bags of trash, from the boy’s old bedroom. That brings me to a total of 27 bags. Just 13 more and I will have doubled the “40 Bags of Stuff” we were able to get rid of during Lent. ☺
On Tuesday I took all 5 children with me to my monthly check-up so they could hear our new little one’s heart beating, as well as see Linda, my midwife who has delivered all 5 of them! After my appointment we met two other families at the theater for a $1.00 showing of Horton Hears a Who
On our way to the movie theater…
Walking past Cold Stone!
(And not one of them asked to stop!! Another small success??)
The Year for Priests Coloring Contest!!
My children have been asking for some time when Illuminated Ink would be having another coloring contest. Well, according to their July news-eLetter they are having one right now in honor of the Year for Priests!
All entries must be postmarked by Saturday, May 15, 2010 to be eligible. There will also be five different age brackets to be judged: ages 0 – 4, ages 5 – 7, ages 8 – 10, ages 11 – 18, and ages 19 and up. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places will be awarded in each age bracket, and the winners will receive an Illuminated Ink Gift Certificate. (Which can be redeemed for the products of their choice… complete with free shipping!)
Here is the link for all the details and to download the coloring page. Good luck!
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