Homeschooling: What We Do

As we have begun getting many questions about what we're doing about schooling, I thought I'd take a post and give a quick overview of what we are doing.  We are using Sonlight Core B with a theme schedule available from a Yahoo Group.  Using a theme based schedules allows us to easily add in crafts, cooking projects, and field trips that reinforce what we are learning.  We add in books from the library about our current topic.  We are using Singapore Early Bird for math and Handwriting Without Tears for handwriting.  For us this is Marissa's first year officially home schooling.  Makayla often joins in our reading and other activities, but she is not doing any types of math or handwriting sheets.  As I begin to blog more regularly, I hope to give updates as we move through our different theme modules, and keep everyone up to date on what we are learning.