In my life this week...
I feel like a complainer as I feel like I've mentioned this a few times in the last seven days, but...I've been sick. Got hit hard with a head cold last Sunday and am just getting over it now. This sore throat is making me nervous. Strep? I hope not!
In our homeschool this week...
We persevered and all of my children were able to finish their assignments; even on Wednesday when I was in bed most of the day. I am blessed that my children are older and do fairly well with independent learning.
Helpful homeschooling advice to share...
Encourage your children to do as much school on their own, especially if you have more than one or two children. This way, you can be as involved as time permits, but their schooling does not solely rely on your daily involvement. When you're sick in bed or have unavoidable appointments, school days are not lost. Better to use free days for something fun and useful...for everyone!
Places we are going...
We did get to a special church meeting on Saturday night (I made sure to keep my distance from everyone). My husband had caught the bug and we felt our kids needed to get to the service aimed towards young people. Afterwards, there were a couple of games of Human Fooseball (a totally fun game)! I was able to co-coach/organize the 8-14 yr age group....the group all of my children were involved in. While that's not usually something I get involved with, I realized how much fun kids really are and I can't wait to spend some time with that bunch like that again!
My favorite thing this week was...
Starbucks coffee on Saturday morning. I'm pretty sure if I had one earlier in the week, I would have healed much more quickly.
What's not working for us...
Apologia Physical Science. My husband, who has a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering & loves science, has taken over our son's science and says that this program gets too involved in things that don't even need to be dealt with at this age level. We will plug away until the end of the year, however. That's just how we roll.
Questions I have...
What science curriculum do you use for your high school students & why?
Things I'm working on...
This week, I'll be cleaning my desk and my son's room. I hope. If you don't hear from me next week, send out the search dogs...
I'm reading...
Too many things at once.
I'm praying for...
A missionary family from our church who have been home the last 9 months and are returning to their field tomorrow.
A link to share:
I posted about this fantastic site this week. I'm planning next year's curriculum around it.
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