Adventure Hollow Homeschool

As my son readies to begin his high school journey I ready to tackle grade 7 with my daughter. We've finally settled on our choices for curriculum for this year. It never ceases to amaze me how we can begin the year with so much ambition and see all that fizzle out by January. This year I am determined to see that ambition through to the end of the school calendar year. Too many bases to cover. English- Jade Level Mosdos Press Latin- Latin for Children Classical Academic Pr...ess Geography- Mapping the World By Heart FableVision Learning Math- Teaching Textbooks History- We've decided to keep reading the Dear Canada series and discussing Canadian historical events Elective- The Art of Argument Classical Academic Press Art- Grade 8 Scott Foresman Art Phys Ed- Daily exercise activities and outings. Reading List- My daughter loves reading but her focus is narrow so I've compiled and extensive and varied list of required reading as well some with movies to follow :) I think the bases are covered....we shall see. How's your year shaping up?

This will be our second year homeschooling with just one student here as her brother begins his high school journey. What have we decided to learn about this year...truth be told I am at a complete loss. Entering grade 7 we've got math, foreign language, art, and one elective on debate covered...but as to science, language, and history we are taking a step into the dark so far. I am sure it will all become clear as I forage for ideas online like a panic stricken animal in the last hour before school begins...not really... That's what I really love about homeschooling you don't have to panic it will all work out in the end so long as you take a bit of time to plan.

Esoteric is the new adventure since closing the ferret rescue..although we are still over run with 7 furbabies of our own. Esoteric is our Facebook store primarily a place for alternative fashion, decor, makeup etc..We also welcome other people labels/products pertaining to the subcultures we offer So please check out the store and share around and if you want to chat pm. We love to hear from new people and see what handicrafts they are up to. :)

Have a student struggling to learn their multiplication facts? I just stumbled over these beautfully illustrated 'brownie pies'. For those not familiar with brownies they are magical fairies who like to help with chores. In any event the cards are folded into a triangle and the holder covers up the answer while the student figures out the answer. The idea is that practice leads to speed and memorization. http://www.thetoymaker.com//1Browniemath/Brownieforest.html

Occasionally while browsing we find something worth sharing..so today it's free worksheets for learning various parts of English. Go browse, print, enjoy. www.englishlinx.com

My grade sixer is having fun studying ancient Egypt at the moment. We are having a fairly relaxing year with just one student. I have also geared the entire year to how she learns so my rather spoiled student is having a lot of fun studying history that interests her, learning math at her own pace, learning about literature, doing projects...one such art project I would like to share is this fantastic Egyptian art project that you likely have supplies for already :) Got to love those kinds of art projects :) No mess either! http://artiswhatiteach.blogspot.ca//6th-grade-egyptian-met