is how you eat an elephant... and how you try to get back into the swing of homeschooling...

We have had to take the last 2 months off due to my morning sickness and pregnancy related tiredness. I feel we need to at least get back to the basics for the rest of the summer to finish up our previous school year. It is overwhelming when I think of all the things I want to teach them, of all the subjects I want to teach. I sat down and wrote out the subjects and things I want to eventually work up to. The list wasn't crazy, but definately a huge step from where we are right now with doing no school.

So today we started back up our english/phonics and math lessons. Jumped back in where we left off 2 months ago, with the hope to finish them up by Sept when we can officially start our new school year. We use life pacs for the older two, and Bob Jones for my 2nd year old in english. Math is saxon and bob jones. So I want to get them back to the grade level they 'should' be at in the subjects that we can at least.

Eventually we will get back to A world of Adventure and begin our study of Ancient Greece. But for now we will focus our extra time on getting our 4-H projects finished as fair is at the end of the July. We have posters to design and make for rabbits, chickens, rockets, and outdoor education and safety. So rather than turn our attention to something else, I think we will benefit from working on our current projects and not stress out.

So slowly we are tackling this huge homeschooling elephant and it hopefully will work like this for awhile. No schedule, start in the am after chores and when we can. Nothing set in stone and stressful for me.

Blessings

Melanie