Category Archives: Homeschooling

Around our Homeschool room 2014

I thought it was time to shared some updated pics of our homeschool room.

I have shared pieces here and there but I thought this way you could see how we use the whole space.

homeschoolroomI still love the table my husband built for me!

We have chairs but the boys usually lose them due to tipping them.

They seem to do better standing anyway.

cabinetsMy craft area is to the right when you walk into the room.

totesI really load those cabinets (something else my husband made) and totes with supplies.

The totes hold things I do not need often like Math Manipulative’s for later lessons.

kitsInside the cabinets are science kits, art supplies, and craft supplies.

wirebasketI have way more craft supplies than I actually use but at least with so much on hand I can still do those crafts I think up at the last minute.

craftareaThe bookcase under the cabinets holds all of my craft stuff, educational games, and the boys art supplies.

scale boards game scrap boysarea basket fabric games prettyholders jars

biblessideThe window seat is where I spend most of the school hours.

I had always dreamed of having one so my husband built it for me as a gift!

I keep some old encyclopedias, my dictionary collection(yes, I collect old dictionaries), and text books we have picked up in the bookcase on the left.

oldbooksdictionaryIn the bookcase on the right is my husbands bible collection as well as a lot of our spiritual books.

craftThat is also where my husband put my little craft nook!

plantglobe

On the left when you walk into the room is my keyboard and some posters that go with what we are studying.

posterside

I stuck our Magnetic board for All About Spelling on the back of the door with picture hanging command strips.

For hanging the posters and sometimes artwork, I just used nails and picture hanging wire.

wireI just put two small nails in the wall and twisted the wire around it!

It has been almost two years and it is still holding up great!

aigposter poster clipsI got the clips from Joann’s.

doorsideThis bookcase holds our curriculum and books for the boys.

narniaI put the books I would like them to read down where they can reach them.

schoolbooksWe have used these magazine holders for a couple years now for our school books and I still really like them!

I like how they keep it contained and organized.

mathareaAll of our Math Manipulative’s that we are currently using stay in this little tub.

classicslazysusanI do not think that a room is necessary to teach your children but I do enjoy using this space.

I am so glad it has not become a storage closet again(AKA junk room!).

History ~Sumerian Civilization

booksI really liked the “Ancient Civilizations for Children-Mesopotamia” DVD and will probably get more from this series.

gilgimeshThe Epic of Gilgamesh was a little too scary two years ago when we studied this last so I was pretty excited we got to read some of the stories this time.

The Last Quest of Gilgamesh” touched on the flood myth, which is what I really wanted to read about since it has many similarities to Noah’s Flood.

We are still finishing “The Golden Bull” but so far it is a really good read!

It is about two children in the city of Ur and when it describes the city and different parts of their life we look it up in our reference books.

It really makes that time period come alive.

pomAfter learning that they ate Pomegranates I bought one for the boys to try.

I found this really great tutorial on how to open them.

eatingThe boys liked it a lot!

messAs you can see from this boys face.

writingI had the boys try their hand at Cuneiform again also.

All you need is some Air Dry Clay, Pictures of what it looked like, and Chopsticks.

tablet2They used reeds to make the impressions for the real thing but I found the edge of a chopstick worked pretty well.

presstabletlookingCuneiformTabletsMy youngest really enjoyed making his!

He wanted to do more but I did not really want to use up all our clay on this project!

Because I am sentimental, here are some pics from when we did this project over two years ago!

oldest lasttime oldThe cuteness is a bit too much for me…

30 Day Project ~Day 2 “School”

lookHere is my pic I used for my 30 Day project of my kids.

My youngest doing his handwriting.

handwritingWe use Handwriting Without Tears.

The boys seem to like the workbooks.

They were both getting bored with the printing books so I bought the KickStart to Cursive workbook.

withouttearsThey flew through it in two weeks.

They would have finished it in one day but I made them do other school work.

I am mean like that.

schoolI did not have the next cursive workbook for them both and needed them to slow down!

happy laughThey have really enjoyed it so I am going to continue to the 3rd grade cursive book.

They were pretty much done with their 2nd grade print workbooks anyway and get plenty of practice printing with their copywork and spelling.

writing2It is nice to see them both enjoy writing again.

Cursive is such a fun way to write!