So we have been doing a lot of fun and interesting things this last year for home school.
Here's a list of some of them:
READING
I read the following books this year and I think my favorite was A Girl from Limberlost because of how much she loved nature and butterflies.
The Incorrigible Children Series
Laura-Ingalls Wilder
(Plum Creek, Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie, Farmer Boy)
The Secret Garden
A Girl from Limberlost
Goose Girl
The Borrowers
The Lost World
The Princess Academy
Magic Marks the Spot
My Family and Other Animals
The Twenty One Balloons
Mister Max
HISTORY
A Child's History of the World V.M Hillye
The Matchlock Gun
The Who Was Series (I think I read about 50 of these books - they are a really great way to get to know people and places in history
I survived Series (These are more action packed but I think I like the Who Was books better)
LANGUAGE
I started learning Spanish this year using Duolingo
ART
I am still drawing a lot. I especially like doing drawings for my friends to make them feel better.
I sold a sculpture this year which was a Driftwood and Shell Christmas tree at the Art show at the Newburyport Art Association.
I also got a lead role and played Jane Banks in a community production of Marry Poppins in Byfield. We had 6 shows and I had to learn a lot of lines and sometimes help others or jump in for them if they forgot their lines. It was a lot of fun
SCIENCE
I did some experiments this year and learned how to make soap.
My favorite thing I learned about this year though was sheep.
I bought a pregnant ewe who I named Hope and I helped lamb two beautiful girls named Faith and Charity.
I had to read a lot of books about care of sheep and veterinary science
I also added ducks to my flock of nearly 60 birds (chickens, ducks and quail) and continue learning how to care for them.
MATH
I did a lot of Arithmetic on Arcademics mostly multplication
I worked on The Da Vinci Puzzle Book
We did fractions with experiments and cooking and also ways to divide up a dozen eggs
I read a fun Math adventure called Jayden's Rescue
For my animals I had to do a lot of Business Math -
I Calculated area of pasture for my animals and helped get fencing and figure out the best place to put it
I also built up my pasture raised egg business and learned how to track the money I make and & spend
Altogether it's been an exciting year and I'm enjoying the summer taking care of all my animals, reading fun books and exploring!
