Getting started

Well we survived our first 2 days of homeschooling. Not without its bumps along the way. We are definitely learning as we go and I'm sure it'll take several weeks if not months to get into a good groove.

On day one my kids were up at 6:30 asking to get started and they were pleasantly surprised how quickly we were able to finish our work.

 All set up and ready to go!

 Even little E had his own this spot for school

 Ready to go

 First day if 5th, 4th, 3rd, 1st ans K!

 These girls are loving working on their math together

 Working hard and trying to get the hang of this new routine

 Independent reading time wherever they wanted - the highlight of the day!

Looking forward to seeing where this takes us. One kiddo is having a hard time adjusting to being home but I'm praying God will use this time at home to transform their heart.

Schooling with a toddler

Summer is keeping us CRAZY busy. Between 4H, beach days, pool days, meet ups with friends... we are savoring every moment of summer. But we are also anxious to start school in a couple weeks! I always love getting into a good routine.

The thing I'm probably most nervous about this year is keeping my 3 year old busy while we school. So let me share some of the things I've got in my arsenal for him!

 This particular Water wow is letters but I have several others stashed away to pull out all year long!

 Usborne's busy books keep littles entertained for a long time!

 Every page has a track for the vehicle to drive on

 Lots of sensory bag options. Dollar store shampoo and shaving cream, ziplock bags and "treasures" to put inside. He hates to get messy but loves to squish things!

 Sorting bears. Colors patterns etc

 Usborne's dry erase activity cards

 Lacing cards and shoelaces

 I made these letters when my oldest was in preschool. They are cotton with batting in the middle. Fun to practice letter recognition and spelling!

 Lots of coloring book options

 More dry erase letter fun!

This is the preschool Masterbooks phonics curriculum. I actually got this by mistake but after looking through it we may start this later in the year- it's a letter a week so nothing too strenuous! We'll see how ambitious I am.

We're in the final countdown-just 18 days until we start! In the meantime we're soaking in all the summertime memories we can!