Homeschooling Summer Break

We’ve been officially done with homeschool for the year for about two weeks; however, as you can tell by my lack of blog posts – life has been a bit busy. [Read more...]

Homeschool Planning for Fall 2009

We finished up our 12th year of homeschooling without much fanfare. All went well, and although while we liked our year of using the Prairie Primer Unit Study, we will not be using that again next year. Mark and I have discussed curriculum choices at length and prayed about this for many months, taking into account many things (daily schedules, other commitments, finances, children’s learning styles, etc..) and while the lure of convenience of the Abeka DVD program would suit us just fine, we have learned that sitting at a computer all day is not the best for our children.

So, we will be using the long trusted Alpha Omega Lifepacs. We used these for many years with Heather and they worked just fine, and we need to use something familiar. For this season in our life, this is a good choice for us.

What curriculum is your homeschooling family using this fall? I’d love to know – post your comment below.

520003: Lifepac 5-Subject Mega Kit, Grade 2 Lifepac 5-Subject Mega Kit, Grade 2

By Alpha Omega Publications

Homeschooling is full of challenges, decisions, and hard work. Get a break with Lifepac’s 5-subject set! Colorful, complete, and featuring the Lifepac method of step-by-step mastery learning with hands-on activities, you’ll get everything you need for your child’s primary subjects. Biblically-based lessons are integrated throughout for a solid education both spiritually and academically; a simple way to teach your students exactly what they need to know!This Grade 2 Lifepac Set includes 10 Lifepac Worktexts and 1 Teacher’s guide for each of the following subjects:

  • Bible: 7 Major Bible Themes (Creation, God’s love, Old Testament Stories, God’s Promises)
  • History & Geography: Your Neighbors (Community, Farms & Cities, Japan, Travel)
  • Language Arts: Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading, Composition (decoding, sentences, letters, punctuation, words)
  • Math: Basic Math Skills (Add/Subtract, Carrying, Area, Place Value)
  • Science: God’s Creation (Plants, Animals, Senses, Physical Properties, Neighboorhood)