We are eagerly looking ahead to a fresh start and a brand new year full of learning moments together.
By the grace of God this will be our seventh year homeschooling. This year we will be staying with Rod and Staff for several subjects. This works very well for us and we adore their simplicity in teaching. We also love Apologia for Science and will be diving into two new themes this year. However, we are going on an adventure and exploring something new for Bible.
I don't know about y'all, but I love to go shopping for school supplies. With that being said, I am so blessed to be receiving a new tool from a sweet friend this year that will be amazing in helping us to stay focused & productive. I am praying & believing this will be our best year ever. :)
Here is a glimpse of what will fill our days, and inspire us to learn in many different ways...
Bible
Apologia: Who Is God? And Can I Really Know Him?
This is Volume 1 of the series What We Believe: Biblical Worldview of God and Truth. There are three volumes in this set. I plan to cover all three, so we decided to start with the first and move on from there. I haven't even received the shipment yet to know if we will cover more than one volume this year or not. I can't wait to take a peek at this one!
I love how Apologia offers these amazing notebooking journals. How incredibly special this will be when our girls have completed it! What a sweet book they will have outlining their walk with our Lord this year!
5th Grade:
Rod and Staff Math
6th Grade:
Our Combined Subjects:
Rod and Staff: Understanding Latin America
We will cover Latin America this year with Rod and Staff. I enjoy reading orally with the three of us together . It allows for great discussion. They also have the freedom to read it themselves to absorb even more.
Apologia: Exploring Creation with Botany
We will enjoy reading this together aloud. These are amazing books that aid in high retention of the material covered. The girls will often talk about what they have learned in passing day to day.
This notebooking journal makes all the difference. It is worth the extra money to really cement in the ideas and give them such a fun visual aid to hang onto as a keepsake.
Apologia: Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology
We will follow the same format we do with Botany.
Our girls are really looking forward to this one. There is so much that really tweaks their interest.
We were blessed with this computer program and are hoping this will be a fun way for them to learn to type. They have limited time on the computer, so this should be a hit. :)
Other Involvement:
- Cast Members in plays at our church for Children's Church, as well as, our annual church-wide Christmas & Easter Productions
- Taking dance instruction in Ballet, Jazz, and Lyrical
- Lots of fun field trips
- Trip to the Smoky Mountains in the beautiful fall
What a blessing it is for us all to have the honor of teaching our children from home! May God be glorified in all that we do as we seek to raise a generation devoted to HIM. May our children follow the path He has already chosen especially for them.
Lord, direct our steps - may we continually surrender our plans to fully embrace your perfect path & will for each of us so that we can truly follow you and not be led or go astray. In Jesus name, Amen.
Here is a link to the "Not" Back to School Blog Hop. Come and link up or visit some other homeschooling families to read about their journey this upcoming year.
6 comments:
Stopping by from the "Not" Back to School Blog Hop.
I loved the "Well Planned Day" teacher planning book - used it for the first time last year.
We are also doing the same bible series as you - we are in Volume 2 this year. Apologia is wonderful.
Have a great school year!
Alicia @ Joy in the Everday
Thanks for stopping by my blog! Looks like y'all have a great year planned, too. I was happy to read your thoughts on the Apologia's Notebooking Journal. I haven't purchased it yet, but was contemplating doing so. My kids are 7 and 9, but I think the Jr. Journal would be best. Thoughts? Ideas? Would it work to get one journal for the younger and use the downloadable one on the Apologia site for the older one?
Thanks,
Jada
Love it! You are ALWAYS such an inspiration to me! Yes...the best year yet - AMEN!!!!
Jada,
You can preview a portion of the journal pages on CBD.com for both the standard and junior version. I am not familiar with the junior. As far as the downloadable one I have heard of it but unfortunately don't have experience with that one either.
You could always purchase the one and see what you think as far as it working for your children's level. you may find that the standard would be fine for both of them. Then you could always order another one if need be.
Hope this helps!
Thanks for linking up! I'm going to be following your science journey this year!
Hope you have a wonderful school year!
Blessings!
I have been looking at the Well Planned day. Glad to see your post on it. Happy School Year day!
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