Haley is working pretty independently this year, but I'm trying to include some fun projects as time permits.  She's starting Freedom Train this week and I want to include some quilt patterns for her to put together in our Learning Lane. Quilt Pattern Blocks: My friend Kate sent me a great quilt pattern printable.  I … Continue reading Freedom Train (Sonlight Core E)

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 The Gold Rush (Week 2)

Haley's first creative writing assignment was to tell the story of the Gold Rush from the perspective of a gold nugget. She went outside and found her nugget in the rough.  She washed, dried, and painted it gold. She grabbed her laptop and typed her little heart out.  This little creative writing assignment yielded a … Continue reading A Nugget’s Tale (Week 1)