Where will the day take us???: March 2009

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Curricula, Curricula, Curricula...THAT is the question!!!

I'm on the search for Curriculum...in Kindergarten we used a variety of workbooks which was good but I felt there should be a bit "more" for my dear daughter. For 1st, 2nd & 3rd grade we've used My Father's World...

I thought that I'd take a step "out" of the box and throw together a "variety" of curriculum again for 4th grade...unfortunately, when I got to the Homeschool Expo...I freaked out and froze...urgh - I just don't know WHAT I should do.

I like the fact that My Father's World has done the research, planning and dialog for me but there's SO much that they sell in their packages that we don't end up using.

I am THRILLED to death with switching from Singapore to Math U See for our math so there's nothing I want to change about that.

In Language Arts I'm considering Bob Jones English 4 or Rod N Staff.

In Bible I have a couple of Bible Study work books that look good and fun.

In History & Science I'm considering Mystery of History, Apologia, SOS, My Father's World or Heart of Dakota...Lord help me PLEASE!!!

Got any thoughts for me??? Email me kritterblogdesigns(at)gmail(dot)com

Thursday, March 26, 2009

St. Louis Homeschool Expo

Attention St. Louis area homeschooling families...tonight starts the St. Louis Homeschool Expo at Evangelical Free Church on Carmen Road. Get in FREE tonight and shop til you drop or come watch the Talent show. Tomorrow & Saturday pay $10 to attend many seminars or more shopping. Log on to www.stlhomeschoolexpo.com and come join the fun!

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Spring Break???

To "Spring Break" or "NOT to Spring Break"...THAT is the question!!! Our district is off the 13th & 20th but Heather's homeschool group classes is also off on the 17th - In all honesty...I'd love to take the ENTIRE week off of "official" school (you never STOP learning!!! :-) But since we are FAR, FAR behind...(thank goodness we have 12 months to complete our school year! :-)...I guess we'll go ahead and do school this week...urgh - bummer - just talked my self "in to" and "out of" a Spring Break!!!

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Hey Homeschoolers...

Is anyone else out there in Homeschool/bloggy land concerned about Obama's motives concerning school? urgh - HELP God!!!

What led us to homeschool?

Homeschooling wasn't anything either of us had ever been around nor did either of us intend to school our daughter that way. Back when I was a Purchasing Manager for a downtown pharmacy newsletter company, my 9 month old daughter was calling the babysitter mommy because she was with her 11 hours out of the day and only with me 3 hours at night. My husband quickly put his foot down and requested that I stay home with her. It sounded fun in the beginning. :) It didn't take long for me to begin being discontent with "staying at home". When she was 2 I decided we needed some time apart so I enrolled her in a preschool where they weren't just babysitters or it wasn't just a place for her to come and play while I shopped...I wanted her to actually LEARN things (you know, things that I didn't really desire to teach her like how to read, write, etc :) She was in preschool 3 days a week until she graduated at age 5.

We were so excited for her to start kindergarten, she had done really well in preschool and learned everything she needed to know so there were no concerns about her abilities. We really wanted her to go to a private Christian school - we were looking at Providence Christian Academy & Life Christian School. We attended an open house at PCA and my husband thought the kids learning abilities were unbelievable but that they all looked unhappy in being there so we signed her up at Life Christian school. We had met with the principal and everything was set for her to begin in the fall.

In June of that year God began speaking to me about homeschooling...I didn't even know HOW it was done but we started praying about it and realized that is the way the Lord wanted us to go so we called Life and canceled our commitment for that school year. I kind of thought maybe we'd homeschool for Kindergarten and we'd be able to put her in for 1st grade...so far, that hasn't been God's plan.

I've been a "reluctant" homeschooler, not doing it of my own free will but doing it because it is what we feel God has called us to. There was an entire year that I literally threw fits around the house about continuing it. God is so good though and his mercy is new every morning. I am SO thankful that God put us on this journey, our daughter is (yes) a social butterfly with people of ALL ages, she's VERY intelligent, kind, caring and loves the Lord.

Ultimately, it is our goal to homeschool her all the way to the end but we will pray and let the Lord lead us as he sees fit.

Where will the day take us???

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Curricula, Curricula, Curricula...THAT is the question!!!

Thursday, March 26, 2009

St. Louis Homeschool Expo

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Spring Break???

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

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