Little House in the Big Woods

I ‘m back now. I was having trouble with my server and was unable to access my account.
My husband (or my hero, as I like to call him) fixed it. He could have fixed it earlier, but I didn’t ask him because he wasn’t feeling well. I thought it was more important for him to […]

This week we are studying World War I. I found on the internet a unit study. It is filled with worksheets and projects.

The website can be found by clicking on the image or here.

Lapbooks are a great way to help children learn. You can do them at any grade level with any subject. We did our first lapbook last week. We are study the French Revolution. Each of the children pick a French leader to do the lapbbook on.
This is an example I found on the internet. There […]

Last week was such a blur. I can’t even remember all that was done. I am actually amazed by the fact we got so much done. I also feel bad because blogging got put on the back burner. We have been really trying make school priority. I am glad to say we have accomplished that […]

We continue on our study of Christmas past through our advent calendar.
Day six: Wreaths
Activity - Read John 3:16 and make wreath ornaments.
Day seven: Ornaments
Activity - Read James 1:17 ans make wreath ornaments.
Day eight: Stars

Read Matthew 2:2, 2:10 and make paper star of David.
Day nine: Carolers
Activity - Ephesians 5:19-20; Colossians 3:16 and sing Christmas carols.
Day […]

This week has been a busy one for us. I feel like the days are just flying by and we are barely getting things done. This is how our week went…
Monday - I had a doctor’s appointment but it was canceled due to the storm. It was changed to another day. Then we met with […]

This week we worked on book reports. Jason and Ashleigh used a form to help them write a book report. They will eventually be writing book reports  without them. We use them as a training tool to learn write properly. If you would like the form you can click here.

What happened this week? Let’s review.
Monday — A full school day. We worked on what needs to be done for the day and corrected last week’s work.
Tuesday — Ran errands all over town. Dropped off the movie at Blockbuster, then to the pharmacy and last to the grocery store for milk and end up […]

What do you do when the curriculum isn’t working? After the first nine weeks of school, I decide to reevaluate our daughter’s science curriculum. She is currently using Bob Jones Physical Science but having a difficult time understanding the material. This is highly unusual for Ashleigh. She usually picks up thing very easy. I am […]

Last week, Jason and Ashleigh worked on their explorers trading cards. The cards are just like baseball cards. The picture is on the front of the card and the information is on the back of the card. Jason and Ashleigh each made eight cards. Each card had to have the following information on it.

Name of […]