Back To The Books

It's been a busy summer. We've been swimming and hiking and boating and playing and eating lots and lots of popsicles. We've been to the lake, to the zoo, to the amusement park and to (almost) every pool within driving distance. But now the craziness of summer is giving way to the craziness of fall. it's time for co-op and field trips and soccer and football... and schoolwork.

I just ordered the last of the books we need for 3rd, 6th, and 8th grades. We started a few subjects in August. The boys are still excited with the novelty of book work after a summer of no pencils and books. Well, they're mostly still excited. Evan is rebelling at the feel of a pencil in his little 3rd grade fingers. It's amazing that he will take a 25 word spelling test with no complaint but whine and cry for an hour (not exaggerating) about writing a five word sentence.

We were happy with last year's curriculum and have just continued on to the next grade level in all subjects. I've updated the side bar with our current curriculum if anyone is interested.