I couldn't believe summer vacation was over and it was time to start school again. Truth be told, I was SUPER excited to start FIAR. I chose Lentil (Picture Puffin Books)Lentil by Robert Mccloskey, because I knew it would appeal to Jordan. I needed a great book to get him excited about school after a … Continue reading Lentil
Jordan is in second grade and we've started something new this year! We're using FIAR (Five in a Row) as his main curriculum along with Sonlight's 2nd grade Language Arts, Math, and Reading programs. So many of the activities we do for our second grader will be a Sonlight-FIAR fusion 😉 This week's Language Art … Continue reading Grade 2: Suffixes, Verbs, and Similes (Week 2)
Sonlight's world history program is amazing! This week we learned about life in ancient Egypt. How they dressed, farmed, and lived. We created Egyptian collars (as suggested in the book) and watched videos about creating linnen from flax. The Usborne books are wonderful teaching tools. Check out our Sonlight Core A playlist on youtube!
Haley's currently reading The Great Horn Spoon and The Turkey Walk which both take place during the California Gold Rush. I wanted to add a few "fun moments" along the way and found some wonderful resources at http://www.education.com. I printed several worksheets and slipped them in here and there. We also combined her Grammar "verb charades" to … Continue reading Sonlight Core E – The Gold Rush (Week 2)
