Term 2 ... Lots to Do!

Whew! Term 1 was pretty good. I did find myself questioning the method, if it really was right for our family. Wondering if I was doing things right. Term 1 exams were very telling. Also, now that we are into T2, I know the answer to all of those questions. The answer is a resounding YES! Things are going so fabulously wonderful right now. Readings have gotten better and I feel that we are on the right track. The only thing is that I do feel we might need to add a bit more for science. I've been looking at the God's Design series. I think we are going to start with the Life set soon.

We have recently moved to the Phoenix area and this is largely different from our atmosphere in Kansas! However, I'm loving it and we really do have quite a bit within good distance from us. We are fairly close to mountains, half a day from the ocean, and we live in the desert. There is a lot to be learned about God's creation with that variety! I'm so grateful for the moves we have had because our children have had the opportuinity to see so much of the great creativity God had when creating our world! This summer we made a trip to Canada, driving. Our family has nearly driven from one side of this country to the other in it's entirety. It is a beautiful country! I am glad to say I'm a part of it.

Now to get to what we've been doing for T2 and what the plans are (they are just plans, they can change!).

Bible - OT: beginning in Joshua; NT: starting in Luke
Composer - Edvard Grieg
Artist - John Singer Sargent
We are following the reading list from AO year 1 and we are enjoying all of the books. The only change we have made is that we are reading The Wonderclock instead of The Blue Fairy Book.
For nature studies, I'll get us out to as many places as we can find. There is Papago park close to the zoo, Estrella mountain, south mountain, and some other mountains close by. We have talked about going up to Sedona sometime and finding lots of hiking around. Next summer, we are going to go to the Grand Canyon! Sometime after that, we will head out to the ocean!
For science this term we are supposed to be studying birds, but I'm not sure how we will really incorporate that, we haven't seen too many birds around here. I'll have to take a trip to a wildlife store of some kind to see what I can find out about wildlife out here. It is really different! Lots to learn!
This Christmas, I am planning on us learning a little more this year about traditions, symbols, and read more Christmas themed books.

We started Flopsy in Kindergarten officially this week. We have her "curriculum" and we are doing about 45 minutes each day. Right now, we are working on the creation and making a creation book. We're using MFW right now for this early year. She was just so anxious to get started and wanted something official! It's been interesting figuring out how to school two children at once while entertaining a busy toddler. So far, overall, things are running fairly smoothly. I have my moments though!

Well, I wanted to get on and update after the move. I'll try to post more this term.