Thursday, June 11, 2026

Homeschool Day 6/11

 Bible

  • Action Bible Anytime Devotions - we finally finished this devotional.  It was excellent!
  • The Action Bible - Elijah and the Chariot of Fire
English
  • Grammar Island - we're almost finished with this book also
  • Writing with Ease 3 - copywork in cursive
  • Spelling Workout F
Math
  • Saxon Math 6/5
Reading
  • Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 
  • The Wild Robot
Science
  • Apologia Astronomy - the dwarf planets

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Homeschool Day 6/10

 I didn't record what we did for school yesterday, because we were so busy.  But we did our schoolwork.

Bible

  • The Action Bible - Ahab dies
  • Action Bible Anytime Devotions
English
  • Grammar Island - direct objects and subject complements
  • Writing with Ease 3 - The Jabberwocky
  • Spelling Workout F - - man, are these words difficult
Reading
  • The Wild Robot
  • Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (read-aloud - I think this might be one of his favorites now)
Math
  • Saxon 6/5 - time
History
  • Story of the World 2 - castles
  • The Whipping Boy 

Monday, June 8, 2026

Homeschool Day 6/8

 Bible

  • Action Bible Anytime Devotions
  • The Action Bible - more Ahab and Jezebel murdering and stealing
English
  • Spelling Workout F
  • Grammar Island - subjects and predicates
  • Writing with Ease 3 
Math
  • Saxon 6/5 - reading thermometers - this lesson was so long that we are going to break it up over two days.
Reading
  • The Wild Robot
  • Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (read-aloud)
History
  • Story of the World 2 - feudalism
  • The Whipping Boy (read-aloud)
Extras Today
  • Taking the Boy Scouts physical fitness test (1 minute push-ups, sit-ups and a one mile run) for his Tenderfoot Rank

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Homeschool Day 6/4

 Bible

  • The Action Bible - Elisha and Elijah
  • The Action Bible Anytime Devotions
English
  • Grammar Island - review
  • Spelling Workout F
  • Writing with Ease 3 - narration
Reading
  • Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
  • The Wild Robot
Math
  • Saxon Math 6/5 - long division
Science
  • Apologia Astronomy - the Kuiper belt and dwarf planets

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Homeschool Day 6/3

 Bible

  • The Action Bible - Elisha
  • Action Bible Devotional
English
  • Writing with Ease 3 - dictation
  • Spelling Workout F
  • Grammar Island - interjections
Reading
  • The Wild Robot
  • Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (read-aloud)
History
  • Story of the World 2 - The history of the English language
  • The Whipping Boy
Math
  • Saxon 6/5

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Homeschool Day 6/2

 Reading

  • Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
  • The Wild Robot
Math
  • Saxon Math 6/5 - I have no idea how we got through the lesson.  From now on, we're doing math first.  He was swinging from the chandeliers by the time we go to math today.
Science
  • Apologia's Astronomy
    • We finished Neptune and we did the "make ice cream using rock salt" lab
Artist and Composer Study
  • We listened to more music from the Renaissance composer Thomas Tallis
Foreign Language
  • German DuoLingo

Monday, June 1, 2026

Homeschool Day 6/1

Bible

  • Action Bible Anytime Devotions
  • The Action Bible - Elijah and Baal
English

  • Spelling Workout F
  • Grammar Island - prepositions
  • Writing with Ease 3 - dictation
Reading

  • Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
  • The Wild Robot
Math

  • Saxon Math 6/5
History

  • Story of the World 2
  • Story of the World 2 Activity Guide - we did the map work
  • Famous Figures of the Middle Ages and Renaissance - William the Conquerer
  • The Whipping Boy
 

Homeschool Day 6/11

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