Volume I - Middle School Style: The last time we rowed Night of the Moonjellies, Haley was in 4th grade, Jordan was in 2nd grade and Parker was in Kindergarten. Parker was so little that he only remembered "bits and pieces" from his early homeschooling education. I'm glad I captured so many of those moments. … Continue reading Night of the Moonjellies
READY TO ROW: Kick-off Breakfast: I thought a rainbow breakfast would be PERFECT to kick off this unit. We've done SO many rainbow breakfasts through the years - rainbow pancakes, french toast, buttered bread, and hootenannies. After considering all options, I decided to prepare color mixing bagels for breakfast. Parker LOVED this breakfast choice. Bagels … Continue reading Pocket Full of Colors
READY TO ROW: I planned Cranberry Valentine as our holiday row this year, but I started it too early and finished before the holiday. I was going to continue our chapter book series with The Story of George Washington Carver when I saw Carrie Bozeman’s post about On The Corner of Chocolate Avenue. I was … Continue reading On the Corner of Chocolate Avenue
READY TO ROW: Kick-off Breakfast: We kicked off this row with multi-grain chocolate chip heart pancakes and fresh fruit. Cover Art: Parker chose to feature Mr. Whiskers has his cover art for this row. Story Disk: Parker colored the story disk and placed it on the North East region of America. BIBLE: Bible Verse: I … Continue reading Cranberry Valentine
READY TO ROW: Kick-off Breakfast: Since we decided to row Angelo for Christmas, we kicked off our row with Panettone, a special Italian Christmas treat. Truth be told, Pandoro is our favorite Italian Christmas treat, but this year we didn't order it in time. Cover Art: Parker chose to create a black and white sketch … Continue reading Angelo
READY TO ROW: Kick-Off Breakfast: This was both our back to school breakfast as well as our kick-off breakfast. I set the table with festive back to school decorations, sprinkled treats and served pancake muffins! Story Disk: Parker colored the story disk and placed it on Ghana, Africa. Cover Art: Parker used pen to create … Continue reading Emmanuel’s Dream
READY TO ROW: Kick-off Breakfast: This is a very loose representation of a prickly pear cactus. Not the prettiest pancakes, but everyone enjoyed them. Story Disk: Parker colored his story disk and placed it on Arizona. Cover Art: Parker created a very colorful cover art using markers and watercolors. BIBLE: Memory Verse: Parker used the … Continue reading The Gullywasher
READY TO ROW: Kick-off Breakfast: I made lemon blueberry hootenannies to “kick-off” this row. Cover Art: Parker chose to create the small cabin in the woods as his cover art page. Story Disk: Parker colored his story disk and placed it on Wisconsin. BIBLE: Memory Verse: My daughter created digital artwork for Home in the … Continue reading Home in the Woods
READY TO ROW: Kick-off Breakfast: We kicked off our Valentine’s Day row with a sweet breakfast of cinnamon rolls and hot chocolate. Cover Art: Parker drew a beautiful picture of the groundhog as his cover art. Story Disk: Parker colored our story disk and placed it around Alberta, Canada. BIBLE: Memory Verse: My daughter created … Continue reading Groundhug Day
READY TO ROW: Kick-off Breakfast: We had MANY fun breakfasts during this row, but the snowman pancakes were the first! Homemade cinnamon rolls and cranberry hootenannies were some delicious honorary mentions. Story Disk: Parker colored the story disk and placed it somewhere on the East Coast. The coats are getting crowded, we need to venture … Continue reading Cranberry Christmas (Take II)
