Everything Beautiful: Curriculum

I really think our school year went very well considering it was our first official one and we brought home two new littles with no language and experiences... very successful actually.

When I began this home school journey, I really didn't know where we were going or how we would get there.
I just knew God gave me a calling to pull my children into our home and allow them time to become a family of learners.
I knew each one needed time to love each other, learn how to be friends, and be each other's greatest advocate/helper.

I had to make a concious effort to make home our school... not bring school into our home {big difference} and huge for a public teacher of 18 years.
I had the priviledge of teaching to my indiviual children's learning style and not the middle of the group.
I chose if we hit the curricululm hard or maybe needed a slow free day of art/music/nature.
I gave myself time to grow and learn from my own children... boy have they taught and taught and taught.

I do not take this time lightly~ I am savoring every moment {even the ones when the girls are trying to read, the boys are too loud, and little bit is in a crying fit on the floor}.
{First day of school}

2012-2013

Our curriculum choices were pretty strong:

Bible~ read through 3 different ones and wrote in notebooks

BFIAR & FIAR~ Loved the book/activity format

Writing~ wrote in journals all year

Grammar/Language~ First Language Lessons 1

Reading~ first semester All About Reading, second Henry and Mudge, Annie and Snowball, now Pinky and Rex, Ivy and Bean.

Spelling~ All About Spelling

Explode the Code ~ Level 1, 1a, 2

Math~ Math U See: Primer and Alpha

{Last day of school!}

Next Year:
EK~ 2nd and SJ~ K

Bible~ (Both) Leading Little Ones to God

Switching to Beautiful Feet {History through Literature} (Both)~ Early American History ... EK and SJ have LOVED learning the states and presidents so much I think they will LOVE this curriculum!