Enjoying the Chaos

I never thought I would actually say this about a grammar program BUT Captain has really enjoyed using  Hake/Saxon Grammar and Writing 3  from  Hake Publishing . I have never done any formal grammar with Captain and so although he works higher than his grade level for all other subjects I thought I'd give grade 3 grammar a try. We received the  Grammar and Writing 3: Complete Homeschool Kit  which consists of - Grammar and Writing 3 Writing Notebook Grammar and Writing 3 Teacher Guide (Answer keys and tests) Grammar and Writing 3 Consumable Textbook I was a little skeptical of how a grammar workbook would be received by Captain. However, I didn't need to worry. Before we used the program I was up against a little bit of resistance. Our school year was winding down and Captain was adamant he didn't want to try anything new. I insisted that we needed to give this a go and he agreed. We sat down and I opened the Teacher Guide. I was hoping it wa...

We had a blast at our E-cloth party! The cloths are great! Even got butter of my glass door with the window cloth!

We have used books from  ARTistic Pursuits Inc.  before and Captain really wanted to try the new  ARTistic Pursuits Art Instruction Books with DVD and Blu-Ray - Art of the Ancients  course even though he's really at the top of the age range. This new course looks quite different from their other books. They were all softbound and had a ring bound edge. These are hardback thinner books with a DVD and Blu-Ray stored behind the front cover. Captain decided on book two as we had the older version book one. Book two of this new series focuses on ancient art. There are two ways you can work through the series of art books. You can start with volume one and work in chronological order two through eight or start with volume one and skip around any volume focusing on the historical period you want to study. There are some materials needed for some of the projects. There are kits you can buy for this book from various retailers. Or like me, you can...

The view was worth the ferry ride!

We have been excited to work on  New American Cursive - Penmanship Program  from  Memoria Press . We were sent  New American Cursive 2 With Quotations from Famous Americans . We have used the first workbook in the past and I was excited to see how they added cursive practice with the American quotes. I love quotes from famous people, especially Americans and so this intrigued me. This is a second level book. Captain had already completed book one last year. The first few pages of the book cover contents and then the program reviews information from the previous book. It covers The Three P's of Penmanship Posture, Pencil, and Paper Position to make sure that you and the student remember how important this is to successful handwriting technique. The next section reviews the alphabet and numbers that were taught in the previous book. The child traces and then writes his own letters and numbers. I love how they letter connections are described 'sm...

Captain loves to keep tradtions alive. Jam wouldn't be found perching on top of a zoo animal statue anymore. However, Captain wouldn't leave without a couple of traditional pictures!