I added my own question ;)

Big thanks to Ms. Melanie for the questions!

This question came from Lauren...thank you!

I wanted to get this weekly routine down before it changes in a few weeks :) Monday Our CC community day! Despite being a Monday, the girls are always excited to get up and go. I like starting our week with structure. Opening is at 9:15, then we split into our classes for memory work (Foundations.) I stay with Annie until lunch, where we all come together to eat and have recess. From 1-3 I do grammar, writing and math with Audrey (Essentials.) Abby and Annie get to play with the rest of the kids whose siblings stay for Essentials. By the end, I am wiped! So much learning for my brain. We get home around 3:30 for a snack and to change for dance. Annie has 2 classes and Audrey has 1. We're done with dance by 6:30, then it's home for dinner, playing, and bed. Tuesday We take Anne to school, then come back home. Audrey and Abby work on their math and language arts lessons in T4L. Abby will also work on Spelling City. At noon I take them to Triple Threat, then I pick up ...

When Audrey found out I was writing a blog about our homeschooling journey, she wanted to start one, too! I thought starting her out as a guest poster was a good start ;) Hi there, it’s Audrey! Today I will be talking about how much I love homeschooling! On Mondays we go to CC. We sing about all our topics. CC makes a Monday fun! My friends and I always eat together in a classroom. We started a business called The CC Kid’s Club. On rainy weather days, a lot of the little kids play inside but there is nothing to do. So, we decided to make it fun! My friends and I teach kids, while Abby and her friends basically do play time. For the rest of the week we do this program called Time for Learning. I spend up to 2 hours on it every day! I like Time for Learning  because they give the best quizzes. That's all for today, if any questions email me at acburns1224@gmail.com                  ...

...taking our own field trips ...enjoying nature ...more date nights ...more time at the Library ...bringing our learning everywhere ...more one-on-one time with Abs ...restful nights and no-alarm mornings ...more bonding ...being there for all the drop-offs and pick-ups ...learning at the grocery store ...more time with this sweet face ...doing math before bed because you WANT to!  ...lots of selfies ...time for fort-building ...a happy mom/teacher ...more time for arts & crafts ...more time for dress up ...being more carefree ...more relaxing Soccer Saturdays ...creating a "kid's club" at CC for the littles ...more goofing off I get asked a lot about how home school is going. Where do I even begin? We're only 2 months in and it has been the best decision we have ever made for our girls. Sleep training is a close second ;) We don't have it all together. I const...

...but I refuse to let it! I feel like Time 4 Learning is moving pretty fast through math. In hindsight I should have spent some time reviewing 3rd grade, especially memorizing the times tables. I could have easily done this for the few weeks of CC when the math memory work was skip counting. Whoops. Anyway, Audrey is now knee deep in multiplying and dividing huge numbers and I'm not a fan. NEW APPROACH! I handed her a calculator and walked her through solving the problems (especially the dividing with remainders!) I have her write everything down, we check her answers together, and she does understand the reasoning behind the steps. That is good enough for a 9 year old! After this division unit we move on to fractions and decimals. Oh joy. You'd better believe we're keeping the calculator out for that mess. Besides, teaching her to use the calculator frees up more time for this: A little STEM time! Building ramps Staying up late to sketch... ...and wa...