When we bought our homestead last year, we were blessed with a large room that we converted to our schoolroom. We've been homeschooling for ten years and its really nice to have an actual schoolroom. The paint is still drab olive green but I've been tossing around colors to change it too. Our schoolroom runs a little into the hallway to the bath and my bedroom. I'm converting one of those walls to a chalkboard for the littles to have fun on.
The above photo is the view looking out of the schoolroom windows into the front yard. You'll have to ignore the glare. I refuse to put up any curtains to destroy the view. I love it too much. After living in military housing for so long and having your neighbor a few feet away, window coverings were essential. I am enjoying my new freedom!
Excuse the giant black lump on the floor. The dog had landed there and now that he's getting older, its getting harder for him to get up. The bookcase to the left of the picture with the clock on top holds our puzzles, math items, and books for everyone to read. I have a large bean bag chair upstairs and I'm getting another to put in front of the desk so the kids can sit and read. The space on the floor is big enough for the littles to play or do puzzles. The orange carpet is some remnants from our church that were never used that they were going to throw away. Not exactly the best color, but it works to cover and protect the oak floor. The large bookcase in the back holds our books. I need to get another bookcase because there are several shelves where the books are two layers deep. Also, my two shelves for history are totally full, and I have to add in this years' books yet. The desk was left here by the previous owner. It is huge and wears about two hundred pounds. Its a great surface for me to lay out all my books and do lesson planning, however, it always looks a mess.
Here are three of our school desks. My teen does work up in his room. My father made each of these desks and I just love them. They have one drawer, which is perfect. The shelf in the corner holds our art supplies, games, and science kits. The crate on the floor behind the desk holds all of the notebooks and schoolbooks for my oldest daughter. The second daughter's desk is next to mine and the littles are in the center of the window. They don't have crates because they are still really in workbooks.
This is the view out of our front windows. Now you know why I refuse to cover them up. We sometimes pause during the day to watch turkeys, deer, squirrels, or birds.
I finally have all of our curriculum laid out for this next year.
TL will be in Tenth Grade:
History: Tapestry of Grace Year 3/4
Science: Bob Jones Biology
Math: Bob Jones Geometry
Language Arts: SAT Flashcards SAT Daily Prep Essentials in Writing Easy Grammer Literature: Great Gatsby, Two Shakespeare plays, Old Man and the Sea, Last of the Mohicans, Huckleberry Finn, All Quiet on the Western Front, Animal Farm, The Glass Menagerie, Diary of Anne Frank, and some Sherlock.
Spanish: Bob Jones Year 1
Computer: Several misc books from my college class
Art: To include a study of drawing and different artists
Bible: Reading from Bible Trail Guide to Bible Geography
Also working on Discover What You're Best At and Study Strategies Made Easy
Princess will be in Sixth Grade
History: Tapestry of Grace Year 3/4 Science: Elemental Science Biology
Math: Bob Jones 6
Language Arts: All About Spelling Easy Grammar and Daily Grams Essentials in Writing Building Thinking Skills Vocab Connection Literature: Wizard of Oz, On the Banks of Plum Creek, The Long Winter, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Island of Blue Dolphins, The Bridge to Terabithea
Geography: Passport Club Trail Guide to US Geography
Art: To include a study of drawing and different artists
Bible: Readings from Bible and memorization
Bug-a-Bug will be in Fifth Grade
History: Tapestry of Grace Year 3/4 Science: Elemental Science Biology
Math: Bob Jones 5
Language Arts: All About Spelling Easy Grammar and Daily Grams Essentials in Writing Building Thinking Skills Vocab Connection Literature: Wizard of Oz, On the Banks of Plum Creek, The Long Winter, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Island of Blue Dolphins, Mouse and the Motorcycle, Charlotte's Web
Geography: Passport Club Trail Guide to US Geography
Art: To include a study of drawing and different artists
Bible: Readings from Bible and memorization
Daisy will be in first Grade
Math: Horizons
Reading: Sing Spell Read and Write My Printing Explode the Code All About Spelling
Science: My Body Learning about Weather Learning about Animals
Art: To include a study of drawing and different artists
Bible: Readings from Bible and memorization
Buttercup will be in Preschool
Rod and Staff books
Hanging out with us and picking up whatever she wants to
As far as extra curricular activities, TL attends Taekwondo twice a week and Boy Scouts.
Princess, Bug-a-bug and Daisy will be attending American Heritage Girls
All will be attending the co-op at our church. We also have many other functions within our church that we do so the kids are always busy. We attend an afterschool program at our church once a week.
