Homeschool Highlights ~ Weeks 5 and 6

Homeschool Highlights ~ Weeks 5 and 6
We were planning to take a week off this past week, but instead we had 2 easy weeks. At the end of week 6, we are up to 24 days of school, which averages out to 4 days a week ~ I'd like to stick with this! Here is what we have been up to the last 2 week…

Play With Me ~ Pond Life {Before FI♥AR}

Play With Me ~ Pond Life {Before FI♥AR}
In Play With Me , by Marie Hall Ets, a little girl goes to a meadow to play with the animals by the pond and one by one they all hop, slither or run away from her, until she sits still and quiet - then they all come out to play. Our B4FIAR activities th…

Homeschool Highlights ~ Weeks 3 and 4

Homeschool Highlights ~ Weeks 3 and 4
Here is what we have been up to over the last 2 weeks ~ 18 days completed this year. Biblical and Ancient History: We picked up Ancient Civilizations and the Bible this week and are working in Unit 4: The Children of Israel. We will continue working with…

Blueberries for Sal {Before FI♥AR}

Blueberries for Sal {Before FI♥AR}
I love this story. It has an old fashioned charm and appealed to me in so many ways. The story and illustrations are quaint and I thought it was neat that the author used his wife as a model for the mother in the story. We used our first B4FIAR Fold and …