We are wrapping up the Seeds chapter in Exploring God's Creation through Botany. We ventured outside in search of Monocots and Dicots. We didn't have to walk far to find so many interesting things growing in our neighbors' front yard. A green pepper and other flowers we have yet to classify. Next in Botany - Fruits.
Also this week we completed the 3 week diaroma project on Feudalism. I was so proud of the results. It was so easy to get excited about it in the beginning and then let the project drag on. But I was determined to get it finished and I'm so glad we did. Do you see the knight standing guard on the tower?
Speaking of Feudalism from our study of the middle ages using TOG, I've decided not to purchase any other units from TOG and just follow the lesson plans from SOTW CDs and the Activity Book supplementing with books from the library to complete our second 9 weeks of History studies. After that I am excited to finish up the 3rd and 4th 9 weeks using My Father's World Year 4 - Exploration to 1850. That should take us through the year and then some.
The reason I decided to switch was to save time on lesson planning. TOG is such a smorgasboard that it is too time consuming to put together. I had trouble making all that information comprehensive to ensure my kids were learning and progressing through the information week after week. "Learning and progressing" leads me to my next point - I issued Homeschool Report Cards today. Today officially marks the end of the first 9 weeks so I tallied grades and did my official final grade for each subject. I picked the "homeschool report card" up from the homeschool conference I attended last summer. The 8th grade report card I downloaded from the web and customized it to fit my needs. I can't find the site now but if anyone is interested I'll be happy to email the document.
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Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment! We are currently using Sonlight and I have found that teaching 3 different time periods is too hectic. I am hoping that TOG will be a better fit for us starting next year. To finish out the school year for my two middle girls (4th & 2nd) we are going to tackle to Prairie Primer. They are really into Little House right now so I am rolling with that. I would love a copy of the report card that you did, can you email it to me? I signed up to follow your blog can't wait to read more of your journey!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Jacquelin
That is quite the project on Feudalism! I like the report card idea too. Thanks for linking up this week!
ReplyDeleteIt is hard to have an overload of info or plans to go through, isn't it? I've been using WinterPromise, and while I do love it, I feel that it has more than I really need, so I have to filter through.
ReplyDeleteI would love to have the link to the report cards! This is our first year with our daughters at home - they were withdrawn from school last year and are in 3rd and 5th grade. I think they would enjoy something tailored to homeschooling, yet recognizes the effort and successes they are experiencing.
ReplyDeleteMy email is jvsnajder@gmail.com.
My blog is www.teachablemoments-jessica.blogspot.com
Thanks!!
Jessica