Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Homeschool Day 7/15

 Bible

  • The Action Bible - Jeremiah and Nebuchanezzar
Reading
  • The Wild Robot
  • Where the Red Fern Grows
Language Arts
  • Spelling Workout F
  • We are trying The Good and the Beautiful LA 6 - so far, he liked it
Math
  • Saxon 6/5 - mixed numbers
History
  • Story of the World 2 - Genghis Khan
  • The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Health
  • Guy Stuff: The Body Book for Boys - nutrition

Treasured Conversations Writing Program

 Here is the link to a wonderful elementary writing program that the author is offering on her blog for free.  The writing curriculum is called Treasured Conversations.

https://treasuredconversations.wordpress.com/my-books/

She also has blog posts, but the last post was 2022.  

There is also a book called Homeschooling at the Helm: Designing Your Child's Curriculum, which appears to be free as a pdf.

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Homeschool Day 7/14

 Reading

  • Where the Red Fern Grows
Math
  • We played the game YAHTZEE
History
  • We read The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Science
  • Apologia Earth Science - we worked on our homemade globe, marking the two poles and the equator
Art/Music
  • One Hundred Greatest Paintings
German
  • German Reader
Extras
  • Karate class 
  • Boy Scouts

Monday, July 13, 2026

Homeschool Day 7/13

 Bible

  • The Action Bible
Reading
  • Where the Red Fern Grows 
  • The Wild Robot
Math
  • Saxon 6/5
English
  • Building Language (Royal Fireworks Press)
  • Practice Island (RFW Press)
  • Spelling Workout F
  • Writing with Ease 3
History
  • Story of the World 2
  • Ghost of the Tokaido Inn
Health
  • Guy Stuff: The Body Book for Boys

Thursday, July 9, 2026

Homeschool Day 7/9

 It was an ADHD Paradise in here today, so we skipped math.

Bible

  • The Action Bible - Ezekiel and Babylon
Reading
  • He read The Wild Robot
English
  • Building Language (Royal Fireworks Press)
  • Spelling Workout F
  • Writing with Ease 3 - dictation
History
  • We finished Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges
Earth Science
  • Mapping the Earth
  • We did create a map activity and the activity where you demonstrate that more sides create more of a sphere shape, showing how difficult it is to convert a spherical map to a flat map

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Homeschool Day 7/8

He did great today!  We were finished by lunch.

 Bible

  • The Action Bible - Babylonian invasion of Judah
Reading
  • We finished Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.  He said that was one of the best books we've ever read together.
  • He read The Wild Robot.
English
  • Spelling Workout F
  • Practice Island (Royal Fireworks Press)
  • Building Language (RFWP)
Math
  • Saxon 6/5
History
  • Story of the World 2 - Robin Hood, Richard the Lionheart
  • Saint George and the Dragon
Health
  • Guy Stuff: The Body Book for Boys

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Homeschool Day 7/7

 Bible

  • The Action Bible - King Josiah
Reading
  • Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Math
  • Saxon 6/5
English
  • Building Language (RFW Press)
  • Spelling Workout F
History
  • Saint George and the Dragon
Science
  • Apologia Earth Science with Notebooking Journal - we finished the chapter on spheres of the Earth - geosphere, atmosphere, biosphere and hydrosphere
Foreign Language
  • DuoLingo German
  • We worked on a German reader
Artist and Composer Study
  • One Hundred Great Paintings

Homeschool Day 7/15

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