We have been homeschooling for many years and I sometimes forget that what we do isn't the same for others. So, I decided to try adding a monthly homeschool recap to this blog to demonstrate one way (there are so many methods out there!) that homeschooling can work.
We use an eclectic method of homeschooling that leans very heavily towards the Charlotte Mason method of teaching. Without going into too much detail about this method, it can be described as very literature-heavy. We read and discuss A LOT of books. We don't spend a lot of time on workbooks, worksheets, etc., We have gravitated toward this method over the years and found that it works very well for our learners and family lifestyle.
Here are some items that we have read, listened to or watched during the month of September:
The Holy Bible
Mountain of Fire by Paul Thomson
VeggieTales DVD
The Man Who Laid the Egg by L. Vernon
Kirby McCook and the Jesus Chronicles by Stephen Arterburn*
The Jesus Storybook Bible*
Color Yourself Smart: Masterpieces of Art by Catherine Nichols
Tuttle Twins Podcast
How Not to Suck at Life by C. Boyack
Tuttle Twins Show on YouTube
The Little Man in the Map by EA Martonyi
Richard Halliburton's Book of Marvels: The Orient
The Ultimate Guy's Body Book by Walt Larimore
The Story of Mankind by Hendrick Van Loon
Never Give In: The Extraordinary Character of Winston Churchill by S. Mansfield*
Learn Our History DVDs
Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin
Curley and the Wild Boar by Fred Gipson
The Red Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Mother West Wind books by Thornton Burgess*
Aesop's Fables*
Striker Jones: Elementary Economics for Elementary Detectives by M. Larche
ViHart Math videos on Youtube
Who is Dolly Parton? by True Kelly
Listen to Beethoven CD
AO September Folksong Study - Did you go to the Barney?
AO Hymn Study - He Leadeth Me
AO Composer Study - Mahler
The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit
The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe by Theodore Gray
It Couldn't Just Happen by Lawrence Richards
The Crazy Makers: How the Food Industry is Destroying Our Brains and Harming Our Children by C. Simontacchi*
Watch Wild Kratz episode
The Mystery of the Periodic Table by Benjamin Wiker and Jeanne Bendick
Paddle to the Sea by Holling C Holling*
Sibley Field Guide to Birds
The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson
Now We Are Six by AA Milne*
Selection of Frost poems
*Books marked with an asterisk are my personal favorites and highly recommended.
Here's a list of more "formal" curriculum products that we have used during the month of September:
Beautiful Feet Books - Around the World with Picture Books, Part 1
The Story of the World
Song School Latin
The Plutarch Project- Volume 8 by Anne White
Building Thinking Skills from the Critical Thinking Co
Reading Detective
Mind Benders
Word Roots
Basics of Critical Thinking
Right Start Math
Life of Fred
Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons
Apologia Zoology III
Fix It Grammar
Poetry for Grammar Stage
Here are online classes that we have enjoyed:
Typing.com
Strange History online class
McClanahan Academy history classes
Here are a few games/activities that we have enjoyed:
Ticket to Ride - Europe
Catan
Ticket to Ride
Checkers
Rummy
Wildcraft
Scrabble
Apples to Apples
Here are a few field trips/activities that we have participated in:
- We started participating in our first co-op. The boys participate in Apologetics, IEW writing and Anatomy classes. The girls participate in Bible, PE, Writing and Science classes.
- The weekly Bible study classes started at our church.
- Our sons helped to load and transport hay on their grandparent's farm.
- We met up with some friends for a relaxing afternoon at the library.
- We enjoyed the last weekend of swimming at the pool.
- The boys continued their soccer season.
- We attended their cousin's football game.
- We met our friends in a park to enjoy the fall weather.
- The girls started horse riding lessons with Shirley at Riding with Rhythm.
- The baby is tagging along for all of the activities.
We are excited to see what the October will bring for our learners!
In case you are interested, here are some links to the places/items mentioned above:
Leesburg Christian Church - Co-op
South Fork Christian Church – Verona, KY – Changing our community, one HEART at a time.
The Tuttle Twins Podcast - The Tuttle Twins
Oakbrook Swim Club (oakbrookswimandtennisclub.com)
Georgetown Football Club | Home (georgetownfc.com)