During the holidays, the boys continued to do their seatwork, but expectations were lighter so that we could immerse ourselves in learning about & getting ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Of course we also had a complete 2 week break as well.
Our tree
Another activity we enjoyed was making Christmas tree ornaments out of buttons.
Here are the boys in front of the tree at Spring Mill Inn. Mom came up for a few days and visited us right before Christmas (I wish I had taken a picture of her with the boys).
For the new year, we are adding a couple of new studies into our daily schedule.
- Leading Little Ones to God is "the basics" of leading children to the Lord. I wanted to make sure I didn't leave anything out when teaching my children about the Lord. Even though we regularly attend church, daily memorize verses, read a Bible story, and read the Psalms out loud, I want to make sure I don't leave the plan of salvation out. I thought the book might help me out.
- We are also going through Journey through the Bible. It is fascinating! It gives the historical background behind the Scriptures. It was a must when I saw it!
- I am back to ABeka for history, and we are going to use Apologia Science. I have heard rave reviews about Apologia, and we are going to use their astronomy book. We will see how it goes!
- Now that we have finished memorizing the Presidents in order, we are memorizing the states & capitals via song. After they learn that song, I plan to teach them the locations of the states and do a study about each state.
That's pretty much all we are changing for now. We are already enjoying the new studies!