Showing posts with label konos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label konos. Show all posts

Monday, August 31, 2009

IN LOVE with BOB!

Here is our FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL PIC! The day went VERY WELL! I am thanking God for the smoothness of the day. The 4 littles napped for 2 hours in the afternoon so that helped a TON. Last year they weren't "in napping sync" and it makes SUCH a difference. We do Bible and our Unit study in the morning and then I am able to work QUIETLY with the 2 big kids on math and language arts during nap time! Our Konos attentiveness study is REALLY going to be awesome!


MY MY is in LOVE! With Bob.....Another BIG HIT is our BOB BOOKS! Nothing brings on the waterworks more than a little one learning to sound out words and read. And to know God gave me the ability to teach her is even more awesome!She just keeps saying "I WANT MORE!" "I'm so excited to read!" She is already on book 4 of the 12 set FIRST readers . There is one problem however. The 3 other little ones are not quite ready to read but they want me to teach them and are envious of the alone time spent with My My. I am working on a solution to this.
Praising God today for being my kids teacher. It's such a blessing!


Thursday, August 27, 2009

Homeschool Countdown...

I got my last bit of homeschool curriculum in the mail today. Isn't it cute? Supposedly, all I need is in this box! It's my first DIVE into the world of unit studies. It is KONOS IN A BOX. I will admit, I'm smidge "SCARED" of the whole unit study situation but I think I can do it and am excited to do something all my kids can sit and listen to. The main focus of our BOX is "ATTENTIVENESS." Making eye contact (which 2 of my kids have MAJOR issues with), learning about the senses God gives you to help you BE ATTENTIVE. For instance how the ear works, dissecting an eyeball, listening to classical music & enough crafts for several kids! This is cool stuff people, I hope I don't screw it up LOL! I know with prayer and God's help, we'll be fine! I plan on "officially" starting school on one of the up coming Monday's-vague I know. We have piddled around with a bit of Language Arts and Math on rainy days.
Bean & T will both be using "LEARNING LANGUAGE ARTS THROUGH LITERATURE" by Common Sense Press-the orange book. And they will both do HORIZONS MATH by Alpha Omega. T-3rd grade. Bean-5th grade.

The 4 littles will listen in on the KONOS and are doing Heart of Dakota's "LITTLE HANDS TO HEAVEN." I will also be teaching MyMy how to read-she's sharp as a tack and ready to read!

Saying all that WORE ME OUT!
NOW, I'd better go read and learn so I can teach these 6 sponges!