School Days

Well, I am the evil homeschool who started school BEFORE the local public schools. Yep, we started bright and early this morning. Our schedule this year is a lot more demanding than last year. It is especially tough on Nathaniel. He is in the 7th grade. He leans toward academic laziness. The bad thing he is very smart. He could be finished with all of his work by lunch if he would just apply himself. Instead it took him 20 minutes to answer ONE question in Science today. His schedule looks a bit like this(on paper anyway):
7:30-Catechism and Bible Study
8:00-Language Arts, using Shurley 6 for grammar and Writing Aids for composition
8:30- Math U See Pre-Algebra
9:00- History reading from Tapestry of Grace Selections
9:30- Science, Apologia General Science
10:00- Literature reading, TOG
10:30- Logic, The Art of Argument
11:00- Lunch, play outside, quiet time
1:00- Latin, Latin for Children A
2:00- Art, Hands-on history/geography projects, study spelling words on SpellingCity, anything that needs to be practiced/ caught up on.

Benjamin's schedule looks like this:
7:30- Catechism and Bible
8:00- read his literature selections from TOG
8:30- Language Arts- Shurley 2 and Writing Aids
9:00- Math U See Gamma
9:30- History from TOG
10:00- Science, Apologia Botany
10:30- free time, read alouds, catch up on anything undone
11:00- Lunch, play, rest (he tried to nap several times today!)
1:00- Latin for Children A
2:00- Art, hands on history/geography, spelling, anything else that needs finishing

Samuel is loving school so far:
7:30- Catechism
8:00- puzzles, songs, drawing
8:30- reading on his own
9:00- Language Arts/Reading with mom, Shurley 1, Writing Aids, assorted books from TOG and favorites off his shelf
9:30- Math U See Alpha (he has told everyone that he has *real math* this year, not just primer-he has tests and everything!!)
10:00- Science, Botany
10:30- do any skipped reading, work on phonics, read alouds, play time
11:00- lunch and play
1:30- Song School Latin, LOVES it. Anything that is based around singing is going to win this boy over
2:00- Art, hands-on history/geography, spelling (found a great site with spelling lists that has worksheets to go along with each set of words)
So, as you can see, our days are filled to the brim with great stuff. But that does not mean we don't still have time for a bit of fun. We painted big, white shirts today to look (somewhat) like Egyptian pharaohs.

Don't ask me why Samuel has on Darth Vadar's helmet. Maybe he thinks it looks like a black wig.


They are pretty good at walking like Egyptians, doncha think?