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Monthly Homeschool Wrap-Up October 2015 {1st, 4th, 8th}

Homeschool Monthly Wrap Up October 2015

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All Together Learning

 

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We do 3 subjects all together and really enjoy our time with our kids all together {most of the time}.

  • Mystery of History {finishing level 1}
  • World Geography
  • US History {YWAM Heroes of History, Liberty’s Kids DVDs}

Daddy teaches Mystery of History which is awesome.  We are almost finished with the 1st book and will move on to part 2 when we are done. My kids use the notebooking pages, and my daughter colors the coloring page.  Daddy teaches and I write notes on our board to help guide the kids with their note taking. I love our timeline notebook which is shown below…

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We still love our Heroes of History books.  We finished up reading Ben Franklin and are well into George Washington now. We are still enjoying Liberty’s Kids DVDs, to help deepen our American Revolution knowledge. 

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You can see our entire World Geography plan here.  We are LOVING this so far.  We have been focusing on South America and are finishing up the last few countries! Here’s a peek inside of their notebooks…

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1st & 4th Together Learning

Ladybug and Krash do 2 subjects together and it is working well!  We do Picture Smart Bible {K-3 Old Testament} and US Geography twice a week.

They absolutely love US Geography and I think it’s because they both really love coloring and they love birds.  Seeing the bird for each state is very exciting for them! We have completed states through Maryland and they each have a beautiful notebook for review!

You can see Ladybug flipping through her notebook in the video below…

We review all the states we have learned each day we do a new one, we use our USA Geography PowerPoint for this.  The PowerPoint show is a favorite and is really great for review.

We have added in a couple more resources to expand our US Geography learning.   The kids absolutely LOVE the awesome USA States song/video by Readeez. 

You can see a bit of it in action in the video below…

 

My kids LOVE this and we listen to it daily now! You can also see Krash playing Stack the States on our iPad.  This is too advanced for Ladybug but she likes to watch. 

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    We enjoyed playing Sequence States and Capitals together and will be using this game much more!  If you don’t own this game and are working on states and capitals, I highly recommend it!

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      We are enjoying Picture Smart Bible together and have completed through Numbers and are working on Deuteronomy/Joshua.

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      8th Grade

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      #8thGradeWithPacMan[3]

      Pac is by far my least photographed child because a majority of his schooling is done independently or with his Dad.  All of my photos of his are usually taken during his science experiments, since that’s the most exciting thing to photograph of an 8th grader’s homeschooling!

      He is awesome about including his siblings when possible. 

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      He is a pretty easy student and we are thankful.  Sure, we have issues, but overall he does what he is supposed to do. His dad oversees his math, spelling and science completely.  I oversee everything else.  Writing is the only subject I am still teaching directly.

      One of my favorite portions of his homeschooling is his reading.  He recently finished Elijah of Buxton.  His favorites are in bold, with Peace Child being the absolute favorite so far.

      Here’s his completed list…

      • Peace Child
      • Stink Alley
      • Guests
      • Amos Fortune
      • Indian Captive
      • They Loved to Laugh
      • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
      • Elijah of Buxton

      All of his other subjects are going well, we are pleased with our choices for him this year.


      4th Grade

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      #4thGradewithKrash[3]

      In order to stay committed to his gymnastics he doubles up on his schoolwork 2 days a week so he can be free to practice the other 3 days. I have recently been coming to the gym for an hour on his break to do a few subjects.   

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      I am WAY low on photos of him during school!  Nothing has really changed, we continue to be pleased with his progress.

      We finished our first novel together, Robinson Crusoe which he loved! We were both sad when the book was finished, it was a perfect fit for him.  We are now reading Mighty Men together, which is a collection of short stories. 

      He also reads books on his own at night and currently reading Revolutionary War on Wednesday.

      His reading list so far this year…

      • Robinson Crusoe {with me}
      • The Shark Attacks of 1916 {independent}
      • The Sinking of the Titanic 1912 {independent}

      1st Grade

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      #1stGradewithLadybug[3]

       

      I continue to use Lessontrek for her weekly planning and then build her daily work grid from my lesson plan.  She chooses the order of her subjects each day.  She likes to come with me to the gym when I teach Krash so she does some work there too. 

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      In no particular order, here’s a recap of her past month.  You can see her very first week of 1st grade in our post here.

      First Week of 1st Grade Homeschool FB[4]


      Science

        We have been enjoying her science together.  On a whim I decided to use an Evan-Moor science book and I love it!  It is simple, and has a project at the end of each chapter. One of her favorite topics this past month was leaves.  Here’s she was working on her leaf rubbings, which we turned into leaf friends and a leaf family tree.
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      After reviewing The Curious Kid’s Science Book we decided to add it into our curriculum and continue to love it.  She chooses one project to do with Daddy per week.  Here she was exploring how different liquids melted.

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      Below you can see a peek into a really fun paper flower project.

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      I have been letting her choose an animal to study which has been really fun. We finished our fun unit all about FROGS.

      Exploring Frogs Unit Study and Lapbook


      Handwriting

      Handwriting is one of her favorite subjects now and she begs to learn more cursive letters! 

      We are using Logic of English Cursive.  We begin by introducing each letter in the salt tray, she loves this!  We also use the salt tray for review, which is fun and low stress for her since she can easily erase a mistake.

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      Here’s a video clip of a review time…

       

      She started writing words recently and LOVED this!

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      She makes a little card after we learn each letter by turning the letter into some sort of shape!  This is our collection recently…

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      Math

      We do a few different things for math and our combination is working beautifully for her.  She continues to LOVE Life of Fred and is finished with book 1 and well into book 2.

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      Spielgaben is a great fit for her and we do about 2-3 lessons per week, mostly using the worksheets.  See our recent post here…

      Hands on Math with Spielgaben


      Grammar

      Growing with Grammar and First Language Lessons are both wonderful and she enjoys both.  We use both because they are different, yet similar. 

      Here’s a video clip of her working on her second poem she memorized, Work {she’s using our Poem PowerPoint}.


      Reading

      All About Reading 2 is moving along completed through lesson 24. She is moving along as a reader at a pretty rapid pace now, it’s exciting! She loves the games in the lessons.

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      Here’s a video peek of her reading her level 2 reader aloud.  She LOVES these stories!

      Ways we supplement reading development…

      We go to the library at least twice a month, sometimes more! Her library books are read daily both independently and aloud!

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      Before we take books back I ask her to set out her very favorites and I snap a photo and share on Instagram.  These are some recent favorite stacks…

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      We are almost finished with The Dragons of Blueland, the final book in the series.  She LOVES these books!  We also started the first Little House on the Prairie book, MUCH to my JOY!!!

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      We recently got the Life of Fred Beginning Readers for review and she LOVES them!

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      We Choose Virtues has been awesome, we are finishing up our last virtue currently!  She talks about them a lot and loves our display!

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      Whew!  I think that’s it! It takes me forever to write these posts but they are my favorite to look back on!

      Here’s last month’s post…

      Homeschool Wrap-Up The First 6 Weeks with 1st, 4th and 8th Grade[3]

       

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      Carisa Hinson
      How are we here? Kyler starts classes at the commu How are we here? Kyler starts classes at the community college on Monday, we did orientation today. 

He is in 11th grade, he will be taking two classes through the college on campus (math, writing) and three with me the old fashioned homeschool way at home (chemistry, history, Spanish). We are doing the College Now program mostly so he has a classroom experience before leaving our home. 

I’m a little bittersweet about it all. It was REALLY hard when my oldest did this, I’m a bit more emotionally prepared but it’s still hard! He’s my Tot School baby!
      Our first foster fail, otherwise known as our fost Our first foster fail, otherwise known as our foster WIN! Webster was one of our first foster kittens and these baby photos popped up in my Timehop today. He’s such a big boy now and he’s so awesome. We love our Webby!

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      I love her and love that she loves our foster cats I love her and love that she loves our foster cats. 💕

This is Beverly, you can see more of her and her babies on my other account @crazy_foster_kitten_lady
      I turned 47 last week and we celebrated tonight wi I turned 47 last week and we celebrated tonight with my parents! Fun evening out to eat sushi together and then to my parent’s house for some fun birthday gifts - mostly cat stuff!!! ❤️😻❤️ It’s not often all three kids can be in the same place like this so we grabbed some pictures! So thankful for my people!
      My little helper. Mabel is the sweetest thing and My little helper. Mabel is the sweetest thing and loves everyone. I heard scratching in my office and looked up to find her like this. 💕
      Remember when I mentioned that Pebbles liked Mabel Remember when I mentioned that Pebbles liked Mabel and that’s one of the main reasons Mabel became a forever family member? Here’s the proof. How cute are they?

#calicokitty #calicokittens #catfriends #cutekittens #cutecalico
      Mabel’s first walk on the leash! So far she’s Mabel’s first walk on the leash! So far she’s the best leash-walker we have! 

#fluffycalico  #calicokitten #kittenonaleash #cutekittensonly #cutekitten
      This dog. He always tries to get the firetruck to This dog. He always tries to get the firetruck to come get him.
      In case you haven’t figured it out yet, Mabel is In case you haven’t figured it out yet, Mabel is a forever member of our family. ❤️ Yes, we are crazy, but we are OK with that!

Mabel brings so much joy and fits so perfectly in addition to being one of the most beautiful kittens ever. She is technically my daughter’s cat, she matches her short hair calico - Pebbles, and this is the only kitten Pebbles has ever liked and accepted. That’s one of the main reasons she’s staying. Mabel and Pebbles both sleep in Lili’s room and get along fabulously. We never thought Lili would ever be able to get another cat because Pebbles is very possessive of Lili, but then Mabel came along and shocked us all! We knew we had a special kitten when Pebbles liked her!

Mabel gets along with our other cats and our dogs too, and she is super brave, friendly, playful, and snuggly. It was impossible to even imagine her ever leaving our home. Her staying was a family decision, actually led by my husband! We enjoy our kitties so much.
      This is Sarah - my bonus daughter - and her new hu This is Sarah - my bonus daughter - and her new husband Jake. And their new son - Dipper!!! We have had Dipper here an extra long time until they could get down here to pick him up from PA! I am SO excited for them, he is the perfect cat and will be so spoiled! His name may be changed, but for now he’s still Dipper! 

For those of you who have been around awhile, she’s part of the “Philly friends” family who come to visit several times a year. ❤️
      Look what showed up in my Timehop today!! Perfect Look what showed up in my Timehop today!! Perfect timing because All About Learning Press is offering a 10% discount right now- BUYEARLY! Link in profile for details! 

This is virtually unheard of so I recommend taking advantage of this and not only will you save money but you’ll have time to organize too! The link to the post that features this photo is in the profile link too!

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      Prep for next year has begun! I am considering try Prep for next year has begun! I am considering trying many new things for my daughter (will be in 8th grade) and before I choose I am trying myself. 

First up is giving @compassclassroom American History a try. I am planning to complete the first few weeks myself to see if I think it’s a good fit for her. Have any of you used this? I’d love to hear your thoughts! Link in profile to the curriculum. 

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      It’s time. I finally started another Instagram a It’s time. I finally started another Instagram account just for my foster kittens. I have SO many photos and videos I want to share every single day and I know there are many of you who would love that! So, @crazy_foster_kitten_lady is your new place for loads of foster kitten content. I’ll still introduce new kittens here and share some, but it will be over the top kitten content on the new account!

Join me, Rachel (left), Joey (right) and the rest of the Friends!

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      Welcome to the rest of the Friends! The shelter is Welcome to the rest of the Friends! The shelter is packed with kittens so I went and picked up four more! 

Ross - black
Chandler - orange 
Joey - fluffy gray 
Janice - fluffy tuxedo

Yes, that’s a total of 7 foster kittens. Yes, I know I’m crazy. I love the kittens and I love helping out as much as possible when kitten season is in full swing. ❤️

#fosterkittens #fosterkittens4thehinsons #fosterkittensofinstagram #fosterkittenlove #kittenfostering #kittenfostermom #kittenfoster #fosterkittenlove @animalscmpd
      Introducing our new FRIENDS ~ Phoebe (top, dilute Introducing our new FRIENDS ~ Phoebe (top, dilute calico), Rachel (middle, gray and white), and Monica (bottom, gray).💕💕💕

They are totally healthy and weigh a little over a pound right now! They were scared at first but are now all purring! 

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      The gymnastics season comes to an end and he’s t The gymnastics season comes to an end and he’s taking home the 🥈 silver medal on pommel horse again! 

It’s been a fun week of competition and time with friends. Thankful for this time together in Arizona and excited for the new season already! 

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      He is 16!!!!! 🎉🥳🎉 We are busy with so m He is 16!!!!! 🎉🥳🎉 

We are busy with so much right now, most importantly final prep to leave for nationals in Arizona tomorrow! This past weekend he was presented with an award from his coach(with him in this pic) - Athlete of the Year, which is really special. He heads to nationals tomorrow in good shape, feeling confident! 

@kyler_hinson I am so proud of you for so many reasons! Seeing you fight so hard through continual pain the past few years has shown such a strength of character, determination, dedication, and perseverance. I love the man you are becoming and am so thankful to be your mom. 

We have a fun week ahead of us and I’m so excited to be by your side. ❤️ #krashthegymnast
      He’s 20 today. Lives on his own, with an AMAZING He’s 20 today. Lives on his own, with an AMAZING job, managing adult-ing beautifully, constantly making me smile when I think of his perseverance, determination, commitment, and ambition. I can’t put into words how proud I am of this man of mine. My son, my baby.

Happy birthday @paxtoroni ❤️ I pray you know how loved you are.
      In case you missed their intro in my stories, I’ In case you missed their intro in my stories, I’d like you to meet the new fluffy trio! Named by my daughter and her friend after characters in the show Gravity Falls. 

Mabel (calico, girl)
Dipper (white/gray, boy)
Soos (tabby, boy)

They are so adorable and came at the perfect time to bring healing after we lost Bruno. ❤️

My guess is about 5-6 weeks old, and they will probably be in foster for about a month, the smallest weighing 1 pound, 3 ounces. 

The look like little dust bunnies flopping around the room, they are so round and fluffy! 

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      Our youngest child is 13. I’m not sure how that Our youngest child is 13. I’m not sure how that happened. We celebrated Lili today with our best friends from Philadelphia here to visit for the weekend! She opened her presents from us, and loved on our new fluffy foster kittens. Her wish was to foster a fluffy set of kittens and that wish came true yesterday!

So thankful for this awesome kid of mine. She is such a blessing to me and inspires me continually. She is strong, compassionate, brave, unique, artistically talented beyond belief, and I just love being her mom.
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