I am still here!

Wow, so I have been really neglecting this place! We have been pretty relaxed with school right now which has been great for all of us. I enjoy both a very strict and structured format to our days but also a very relaxed and spontaneous format. A few weeks of the strictness and then a week or so of the relaxed keeps it fresh around here. Right now we are in the middle of studying birds still, also rocks which we are all very fascinated with. Tomorrow we will make a crystal garden and Friday we will possible make a volcano.

Learning to Spell through Copywork, has anyone had any experience with this program? I was able to flip the the pages of it this weekend and really like the looks of it but would love some thoughts of a user. I have decided on Simply Grammar after looking at it. History is still undecided for me, I was thinking of continueing Story of the World by Susan Wise Bauer but have been thinking about All Through the Ages by Christine Miller. I like the idea of getting the cd for SOTW and listening to it together each week.

Well it is pouring outside and my boys just woke up ready to eat and start the day! Have a great day! Things will start back in order around here soon.

JOYfully in Him,
Kelli

Cursive Decision...

We have decided to begin cursive next year. Here are two of the handwriting books that I am attracted to for obvious reasons, or at least what I think are obvious:

Classically Cursive... I am drawn to this one, why? Well just the beauty of the cover grabs my attention but even more is the description given.....



Volume I, Bible Primer, begins by teaching the proper way to write the
letters of the alphabet. It continues with letter combinations, the books
of the Bible and the Lord’s Prayer. Volume II teaches more letter combinations and then has the student copy the Ten Commandments. In volume III, the students write out all one hundred and seven questions and answers of the Westminster Shorter Catechism. Volume IV covers the attributes of God through the copying of Bible verses on God’s existence, holiness, omnipotence, immutability, power, wisdom, dominion, love, goodness and patience.

Another guide that I am drawn to is...

Pictures in Cursive...

Our Pictures in Cursive series contains six volumes, each based around fine works of art. You may take a peek inside these books on our web site! They are incremental in nature; each book getting a bit more challenging than the last, with slightly smaller writing spaces. Consumable, each book contains 12 weeks’ worth of cursive practice, assuming you are doing cursive each day.


I would be very interested in your opinion of these two if you have had any experience or contact with either :0) and I would love to hear your suggestions for any other Cursive guides for a 2nd grader!