Saturday, February 9, 2008 Home School Posted in Home Schooling We have got back into the swing of home schooling again after the long summer break. The season is turning & we are feeling a nip in the air morning & nights. I have LOVED this summer!!! I've changed my focus with James & we are doing more hands on work than seat book work for some subjects - especially science - we are following Abbey's science lessons eg this week its learning about Sir Issac Newton's laws. James has had great fun doing experiments & then writing up the Laws. - He tends to add mad scientists to his art work in science - its very clever what he comes up with & sure makes me laugh. I received his art curriculum I ordered - James is gifted in this area & as I have no talent at all it has been a subject we just never get around to - but being fair to me - I have always found him art teachers to do art with him - And Brent is arty - the two of them spend many fun hours drawing. I digress the curriculum I brought was How Great Thou Art He seems pleased with it - it has a teachers book - but I feel very  unable to help as I can not draw any where near as good as James.  He has a new art teacher this year - Emma  you can see her art work here. (I think her art is a bit too scary for me) She is a famous artist who has had her art work published for a book. (I haven't read the book so at this stage only showing you all her art work) I was THRILLED yesterday - I brought the next two Apologia science books for Abbey for the price of one new! - I nearly brought it at the home school day out - but I really felt I needed to wait & try and get it second hand - so I was thrilled. One is the first issue - but I hope that will not matter - I use Donna Young's schedule & she has vol one up PHEW. It does feel nice to be back to routine & I am loving having both the kids home going along our journey - its a good thing! My kitchen table you can't really see - it has sewing machine on one corner - art work & props on the other and in the middle school books piled high as I was planing their next two weeks - when the phone rang at 3.30pm to say people picking up kittens would nearly be here. I had to stop & do the kittens pedigrees & pack its bag - before I knew it - theuy were here to collect kitten & Brent was home - tea was needed to be cooked & my day ended. My kitchen bench is a hot spot again - tadpoles one end, birdseed & spilled birdseed, cat pedigree papers needing filing not too bad a hot spot - but won't take me long to get this area looking tidy. It has a well loved lived in look - not at all a Martha Stuart! • Post A Comment! • Send to a Friend! Comments Saturday, February 9, 2008 - Untitled Comment Posted by Citygal I have really enjoyed this summer too. But I'm finding it getting chilly at night - had to have a hotwater bottle the other night!! I love the sound of your art curriculum. My children go to an art teacher too - I'll have to check yours out later. I'm really excited about our science study this year. I was telling my mother I want to throw reading and maths out the window (I won't, but I want to), and just do science - it looks so exciting. Growing seed and studying the biology of plants and animals. Is that homeschool thing you went to an annual event for any homeschoolers? Rachel • Permanent Link