From Limbo to New Schedule

I was having a hard time with the lessons and making the kids and myself frustrated so i knew it was time for a change. We decided to walk to the coffee shop a few Thursdays ago and talk about how we wanted to change up our classroom so Here is what we came up with!

As a parent, one of the most important responsibilities we have is to ensure that our children receive a quality education. However, traditional education methods may not always be the best approach for every child. That’s why I decided to change up the way my kids learn and create a new schedule that fits their needs and interests.

My new schedule involves a more holistic approach to learning, focusing on different subjects each day of the week.

Monday

  • English, Grammar, Writing, Word Roots, and Spelling.

Tuesday

  • Math u see
  • History

Wednesday

  • Earthschooling Living Lessons
  • Science
  • Gardening

Thursday

  • Prepare Lunch Together
  • Walk to the Library – Weather Permitting
  • Virtual Field Trip

Friday

  • Catch up Day
  • Arts and Crafts

Moving away from traditional education with quizzes and tests has been a game-changer. Instead, I’ve added engaging activities, storytelling, arts, and crafts to our learning routine. This approach has helped build a better bond between me and my kids and allowed them to learn at their own pace while exploring their interests.

By incorporating the Earthschooling curriculum, we’ve seen a significant increase in our children’s motivation and excitement for learning. This curriculum incorporates academic subjects along with storytelling, arts, and crafts, making learning more fun and enjoyable for kids.

I highly recommend exploring different learning approaches and finding what works best for your kids. With a flexible and engaging learning approach, you’ll find that your kids will develop a love for learning, which will set them up for success.

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Week 13 – October 31st – November 4th

Week 12 we are working on these lessons for our students/kids:

1st Grader

  • All About Reading Lesson 13
  • The Reading Lesson – Lesson 8 (Day 5-8) Lesson 9 (Day 1)
  • Skill Sharpeners Science K (pg 49-52)
  • Primer Math Lesson 13
  • Mathematical Reasoning (Page 86-92)
  • Kumon Thinking Skills Lesson 13
  • 180 Days of Social Studies (Day 61-65)
  • Brain Games
    • Apple Twist, Clumsy Thief Junior, Smart Farmer, Gobblet Gobblers, Smart Cookies
  • Exploring the Building Blocks of Science (Pages 73-78)

3rd Grader

  • Living Lessons – Native American Stories & Early Dwellings
  • Math-u-See Gamma (Lesson 12)
  • Easy Grammar Grade 3
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • All About Reading Level 3
  • Arts & Crafts: Wet-on-Wet Watercolor
  • History: Story of the World Volume 2 (Chapter 17)
  • Science Investigations Grade 2 (page 56-62) *3 week lesson
  • Create your own Comic Books
  • Gravitrax
  • Brain Games Apple Twist, Clumsy Thief Junior, Smart Farmer, Gobblet Gobblers, Smart Cookies, Cat Crimes Game, World of Dinosaurs, Cloak, Tic-Tac-Ku, Color Ku, Making Animals Air Dough

5th Grader

  • Math-U-See Pre-Algebra (Lesson 12)
  • Mosdos Press Pearl (Words Like Freedom & Dear Miss Veloshin)
  • Ancient Persia – Ancient Persia
  • Soprano Recorder Lessons
  • Biology – Organisms (Single Cell)
  • Word Roots Level 1 (Lesson 9)
  • The Fallacy Detective Lesson 12
  • Easy Grammar Grade 5
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • Brain GamesThe Astute Goose, Cat Crimes Game, Color Catch, Mystery Mosaics, Cloak, Tic-Tac-Ku, Color Ku, Making Animals Air Dough
  • Art – Paint by Numbers, Painting, Drawing
  • STEM – Gravitrax

9th Grader

  • Earth Schooling High School set up 6 week blocks
    • Art History – 8 & 9
    • Geography 7
    • French Revolutions Lecture 13
    • Embryology Lecture 8
    • Business Math Part 1, Probability & Prediction
  • Algebra 1 (Mon-Thurs)
  • English 9A (Tues & Thurs)
  • Easy Grammar Grade 9 41-45
  • Word Roots Level 2 (Lesson 9)
  • Parkour
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • Art – Semester of Art & Needle Felting
  • Eurythmy

Week 12 – October 24th – October 28th

Week 12 we are working on these lessons for our students/kids:

1st Grader

  • Language Arts: Letters Y & Z
  • Social Studies: Making Maps
  • Math: Story Problems (3 days a week)
  • Science: Animal Research (2 days a week)
  • Arts & Crafts: Knitting & Seasonal Table
  • Math Reasoning Level C (pg 159-164)
  • Building Thinking Skills (pg 158-165)
  • History: Story of the World Volume 1 (Chapter 19)
  • Brain Games
    • Apple Twist, Clumsy Thief Junior, Smart Farmer, Gobblet Gobblers, Smart Cookies, Cat Crimes Game

3rd Grader

  • Living Lessons – Native American Stories & Early Dwellings
  • Math-u-See Gamma (Lesson 11)
  • Easy Grammar Grade 3
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • All About Reading Level 3
  • Arts & Crafts: Wet-on-Wet Watercolor
  • History: Story of the World Volume 2 (Chapter 15-16)
  • Science Investigations Grade 2 (page 46-55) *3 week lesson
  • Create your own Comic Books
  • Gravitrax
  • Brain Games Apple Twist, Clumsy Thief Junior, Smart Farmer, Gobblet Gobblers, Smart Cookies, Cat Crimes Game, World of Dinosaurs, Cloak, Tic-Tac-Ku, Color Ku, Making Animals Air Dough

5th Grader

  • Math-U-See Pre-Algebra (Lesson 11)
  • Mosdos Press Pearl (The Story of Iqbal Masih)
  • Ancient Persia – Ancient Persia
  • Soprano Recorder Lessons
  • Biology – Slides
  • Word Roots Level 1 (Lesson Review 7&8)
  • The Fallacy Detective Lesson 11
  • Easy Grammar Grade 5
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • Brain GamesThe Astute Goose, Cat Crimes Game, Color Catch, Mystery Mosaics, Cloak, Tic-Tac-Ku, Color Ku, Making Animals Air Dough
  • Art – Paint by Numbers, Painting, Drawing
  • STEM – Gravitrax

9th Grader

  • Earth Schooling High School set up 6 week blocks – – LAST WEEK
    • Outdoor Skills Lecture 11
    • African Drumming Lecture 4 (videos & practice)
    • French Revolutions Lecture 11 & 12
    • Embryology Introduction & Lecture 7
  • Algebra 1 (Mon-Thurs)
  • English 9A (Tues & Thurs)
  • Easy Grammar Grade 9 (Break)
  • Word Roots Level 2 (Lesson Review 7 & 8)
  • Parkour
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • Art – Semester of Art & Needle Felting
  • Eurythmy

Week 11 – October 17th – October 21st

Week 11 we are working on these lessons for our students/kids:

1st Grader

  • Language Arts: Letters V, W & X
  • Social Studies: Diorama
  • Math: Division (3 days a week)
  • Science: Interactions with Nature (2 days a week)
  • Arts & Crafts: Knitting & Knitted Trivets
  • Math Reasoning Level C (pg 153-158)
  • Building Thinking Skills (pg 150-157)
  • History: Story of the World Volume 1 (Chapter 18)
  • Brain Games
    • Apple Twist, Clumsy Thief Junior, Smart Farmer, Gobblet Gobblers, Smart Cookies, Cat Crimes Game

3rd Grader

  • Living Lessons – Native American Stories & Early Dwellings
  • Math-u-See Gamma (Lesson 10)
  • Easy Grammar Grade 3
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • All About Reading Level 3
  • Arts & Crafts: Wet-on-Wet Watercolor
  • History: Story of the World Volume 2 (Chapter 14)
  • Science Investigations Grade 2 (page 46-55) *3 week lesson
  • Create your own Comic Books
  • Gravitrax
  • Brain Games Apple Twist, Clumsy Thief Junior, Smart Farmer, Gobblet Gobblers, Smart Cookies, Cat Crimes Game, World of Dinosaurs, Cloak, Tic-Tac-Ku, Color Ku, Making Animals Air Dough

5th Grader

  • Math-U-See Pre-Algebra (Lesson 10)
  • Mosdos Press Pearl (Apology & The Race)
  • Ancient Persia – Ancient Persia
  • Soprano Recorder Lessons
  • Biology – The Microscopes
  • Word Roots Level 1 (Lesson 8)
  • The Fallacy Detective Lesson 10
  • Easy Grammar Grade 5
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • Brain GamesThe Astute Goose, Cat Crimes Game, Color Catch, Mystery Mosaics, Cloak, Tic-Tac-Ku, Color Ku, Making Animals Air Dough
  • Art – Paint by Numbers, Painting, Drawing
  • STEM – Gravitrax

9th Grader

  • Earth Schooling High School set up 6 week blocks
    • Outdoor Skills Lecture 9 & 10
    • African Drumming Lecture 4 (videos & practice)
    • French Revolutions Lecture 7-10
    • Embryology Introduction & Lecture 6
  • Algebra 1 (Mon-Thurs)
  • English 9A (Tues & Thurs)
  • Easy Grammar Grade 9 (Break)
  • Word Roots Level 2 (Lesson 8)
  • Parkour
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • Art – Semester of Art & Needle Felting
  • Eurythmy

Week 10 – October 10th – October 14th

Week 10 we are working on these lessons for our students/kids:

1st Grader

  • Language Arts: Letters T & U
  • Social Studies: Using a Compass
  • Math: Multiplication (3 days a week)
  • Science: Animal Behavior – Seasonal (2 days a week)
  • Arts & Crafts: Knitting & Finger Knitting
  • Math Reasoning Level C (pg 147-152)
  • Building Thinking Skills (pg 142-149)
  • History: Story of the World Volume 1 (Chapter 17)
  • Brain Games
    • Apple Twist, Clumsy Thief Junior, Smart Farmer, Gobblet Gobblers, Smart Cookies, Cat Crimes Game

3rd Grader

  • Living Lessons – Native American Stories & Early Dwellings
  • Math-u-See Gamma (Lesson 9)
  • Easy Grammar Grade 3
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • All About Reading Level 3
  • Arts & Crafts: Wet-on-Wet Watercolor
  • History: Story of the World Volume 2 (Chapter 12-13)
  • Science Investigations Grade 2 (page 39-45) *3 week lesson
  • Create your own Comic Books
  • Gravitrax
  • Brain Games Apple Twist, Clumsy Thief Junior, Smart Farmer, Gobblet Gobblers, Smart Cookies, Cat Crimes Game, World of Dinosaurs, Cloak, Tic-Tac-Ku, Color Ku, Making Animals Air Dough

5th Grader

  • Math-U-See Pre-Algebra (Lesson 9)
  • Mosdos Press Pearl (The Quarrel)
  • Ancient Persia – Epic of Kings in Ancient Persia
  • Soprano Recorder Lessons
  • Biology – The Microscopes
  • Word Roots Level 1 (Lesson 7)
  • The Fallacy Detective Lesson 9
  • Easy Grammar Grade 5
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • Brain GamesThe Astute Goose, Cat Crimes Game, Color Catch, Mystery Mosaics, Cloak, Tic-Tac-Ku, Color Ku, Making Animals Air Dough
  • Art – Paint by Numbers, Painting, Drawing
  • STEM – Gravitrax

9th Grader

  • Earth Schooling High School set up 6 week blocks
    • Outdoor Skills Lecture 7&8
    • African Drumming Lecture 3 (videos & practice)
    • French Revolutions Lecture 5&6
    • Embryology Introduction & Lecture 5
  • Algebra 1 (Mon-Thurs)
  • English 9A (Tues & Thurs)
  • Easy Grammar Grade 9 (Day 41-45)
  • Word Roots Level 2 (Lesson 7)
  • Parkour
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • Art – Semester of Art & Needle Felting
  • Eurythmy

Week 9 – October 3rd – October 7th

Week 9 we are working on these lessons for our students/kids:

1st Grader

  • Language Arts: Letters Q, R & S
  • Social Studies: Equal vs. Fair
  • Math: Subtraction (3 days a week)
  • Science: Types of Clouds (2 days a week)
  • Arts & Crafts: Knitting & Windsock
  • Math Reasoning Level C (pg 141-146)
  • Building Thinking Skills (pg 134-141)
  • History: Story of the World Volume 1 (Chapter 16)
  • Brain Games
    • Apple Twist, Clumsy Thief Junior, Smart Farmer, Gobblet Gobblers, Smart Cookies, Cat Crimes Game

3rd Grader

  • Language – Parts of speech (noun & verb), Herb Identification
  • Math-u-See Gamma (Lesson 8)
  • Easy Grammar Grade 3
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • All About Reading Level 3
  • Arts & Crafts: Wet-on-Wet Watercolor
  • History: Story of the World Volume 2 (Chapter 10-11)
  • Science Investigations Grade 2 (page 39-45) *3 week lesson
  • Create your own Comic Books
  • Gravitrax
  • Brain Games Apple Twist, Clumsy Thief Junior, Smart Farmer, Gobblet Gobblers, Smart Cookies, Cat Crimes Game, World of Dinosaurs, Cloak, Tic-Tac-Ku, Color Ku, Making Animals Air Dough

5th Grader

  • Math-U-See Pre-Algebra (Lesson 8)
  • Mosdos Press Pearl (Across the Five Aprils)
  • Ancient Persia – Ferdowsi, Arabic Alphabet
  • Soprano Recorder Lessons
  • Biology – Life Cycle of a Plant
  • Word Roots Level 1 (Lesson Review 5&6)
  • The Fallacy Detective Lesson 8
  • Easy Grammar Grade 5
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • Brain GamesThe Astute Goose, Cat Crimes Game, Color Catch, Mystery Mosaics, Cloak, Tic-Tac-Ku, Color Ku, Making Animals Air Dough
  • Art – Paint by Numbers, Painting, Drawing
  • STEM – Gravitrax

9th Grader

  • Earth Schooling High School set up 6 week blocks
    • Outdoor Skills Lecture 5&6
    • African Drumming Lecture 3
    • French Revolutions Lecture 4
    • Embryology Introduction & Lecture 4
  • Algebra 1 (Mon-Thurs)
  • English 9A (Tues & Thurs)
  • Easy Grammar Grade 9 (Day 36-40)
  • Word Roots Level 2 (Lesson Review 5&6)
  • Parkour
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • Art – Semester of Art & Needle Felting
  • Eurythmy

Week 8 – September 26th – September 30th

Week 8 we are working on these lessons for our students/kids:

1st Grader

  • Language Arts: Letters O & P 
  • Social Studies: Helpful People in the Community
  • Math: Addition (3 days a week)
  • Science: Cardinal Directions & Weather (2 days a week)
  • Arts & Crafts: Knitting & Pin wheel
  • Math Reasoning Level C (pg 134-140)
  • Building Thinking Skills (pg 126-133)
  • History: Story of the World Volume 1 (Chapter 15)
  • Brain Games
    • Apple Twist, Clumsy Thief Junior, Smart Farmer, Gobblet Gobblers, Smart Cookies, Cat Crimes Game

3rd Grader

  • Language – Parts of speech (noun & verb), Herb Identification
  • Math-u-See Gamma (Lesson 7)
  • Easy Grammar Grade 3
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • All About Reading Level 3
  • Arts & Crafts: Wet-on-Wet Watercolor
  • History: Story of the World Volume 2 (Chapter 9)
  • Science Investigations Grade 2 (page 31-38) *3 week lesson
  • Create your own Comic Books
  • Gravitrax
  • Brain Games Apple Twist, Clumsy Thief Junior, Smart Farmer, Gobblet Gobblers, Smart Cookies, Cat Crimes Game, World of Dinosaurs, Cloak, Tic-Tac-Ku, Color Ku, Making Animals Air Dough

5th Grader

  • Math-U-See Pre-Algebra (Lesson 7)
  • Mosdos Press Pearl (Across the Five Aprils)
  • Ancient India – The Buddha, Dragons
  • Soprano Recorder Lessons
  • Biology – Plant Cells
  • Word Roots Level 1 (Lesson 6)
  • The Fallacy Detective Lesson 7
  • Easy Grammar Grade 5
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • Brain GamesThe Astute Goose, Cat Crimes Game, Color Catch, Mystery Mosaics, Cloak, Tic-Tac-Ku, Color Ku, Making Animals Air Dough
  • Art – Paint by Numbers, Painting, Drawing
  • STEM – Gravitrax

9th Grader

  • Earth Schooling High School set up 6 week blocks
    • Outdoor Skills Lecture 1 & 2
    • African Drumming Lecture 1
    • French Revolutions Lecture 1 & 2
    • Embryology Introduction & Lecture 1
  • Algebra 1 (Mon-Thurs)
  • English 9A (Tues & Thurs)
  • Easy Grammar Grade 9 (Day 30-35)
  • Word Roots Level 2 (Lesson 6)
  • Parkour
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • Art – Semester of Art & Needle Felting
  • Eurythmy

Week 7 – September 19th – September 23rd

Week 7 we are working on these lessons for our students/kids:

1st Grader

  • Language Arts: Letters M & N
  • Social Studies: Ways to help others
  • Math: Four Operations (3 days a week)
  • Science: Animal Needs (2 days a week)
  • Arts & Crafts: Knitting & Bird Nest Supply Box
  • Math Reasoning Level C (pg 128-133)
  • Building Thinking Skills (pg 118-125)
  • History: Story of the World Volume 1 (Chapter 13-14)
  • Brain Games
    • Apple Twist, Clumsy Thief Junior, Smart Farmer, Gobblet Gobblers, Smart Cookies, Cat Crimes Game

3rd Grader

  • Language – Parts of speech (adjectives & nouns), Harvesting your garden
  • Math-u-See Gamma (Lesson 7)
  • Easy Grammar Grade 3
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • All About Reading Level 3
  • Arts & Crafts: Wet-on-Wet Watercolor
  • History: Story of the World Volume 2 (Chapter 9)
  • Science Investigations Grade 2 (page 31-38) *3 week lesson
  • Create your own Comic Books
  • Gravitrax
  • Brain Games Apple Twist, Clumsy Thief Junior, Smart Farmer, Gobblet Gobblers, Smart Cookies, Cat Crimes Game, World of Dinosaurs, Cloak, Tic-Tac-Ku, Color Ku, Making Animals Air Dough

5th Grader

  • Math-U-See Pre-Algebra (Lesson 6)
  • Mosdos Press Pearl (The Wounded Wolf)
  • Ancient India – The Buddha, Greek numbers
  • Soprano Recorder Lessons
  • Biology – General Biology Lab Safety continue lab
  • Word Roots Level 1 (Lesson 5)
  • The Fallacy Detective Lesson 6
  • Easy Grammar Grade 5
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • Brain GamesThe Astute Goose, Cat Crimes Game, Color Catch, Mystery Mosaics, Cloak, Tic-Tac-Ku, Color Ku, Making Animals Air Dough
  • Art – Paint by Numbers, Painting, Drawing
  • STEM – Gravitrax

9th Grader

  • Earth Schooling High School set up 6 week blocks
    • Outdoor Skills Lecture 1 & 2
    • African Drumming Lecture 1
    • French Revolutions Lecture 1 & 2
    • Embryology Introduction & Lecture 1
  • Algebra 1 (Mon-Thurs)
  • English 9A (Tues & Thurs)
  • Easy Grammar Grade 9 (Day 26-30)
  • Word Roots Level 2 (Lesson 5)
  • Parkour
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • Art – Semester of Art & Needle Felting
  • Eurythmy

The first 6 weeks back to school Whoa!

It was such a fun start to the year! Even though it’s been hot and humid, we had a blast making a garden schedule, planting seeds and making garden beds, learning about Ancient India and aboriginal art, and reading books (like one about dog training).

We started off making a garden schedule for the new school year. While we have not stopped planting I wanted to remind the kids that gardening is a year round project and there are many things to consider.

Planting schedules, harvesting, bugs, preparing, canning or other forms of prep, and when to start germination for seeds. Plus we went over beneficial and not beneficial bugs, what to use instead of pesticides and how to take care of the problem before it gets too bad.


There were a few days of rain, and tons of humidity (which we are not used to) but overall this has been an exciting time. I’m looking forward to seeing all the new things we’ll be learning throughout the year!

Photosynthesis was our 5th grade topic and we learned how plants gather their food, water, and energy (light).

We also went over how plants absorb carbon monoxide and release oxygen for clean air.

We talked about why you would want a variety of plants in your garden as well as flowers to keep a small ecosystem of diversity.


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Week 6 – September 12th – September 16th

Week 6 we are working on these lessons for our students/kids:

1st Grader

  • Language Arts: Letters K & L
  • Social Studies: Places on a Globe
  • Math: Counting Arranging Quantities (3 days a week)
  • Science: Observing Birds (2 days a week)
  • Arts & Crafts: Knitting & Bird Feeder
  • Math Reasoning Level C (pg 122-127)
  • Building Thinking Skills (pg 111-117)
  • History: Story of the World Volume 1 (Chapter 9)
  • Brain Games
    • Apple Twist, Clumsy Thief Junior, Smart Farmer, Gobblet Gobblers, Smart Cookies, Cat Crimes Game

3rd Grader

  • Language – Parts of speech (Verbs), Gardening Tools, Location and Planting
  • Math-u-See Gamma (Lesson 6)
  • Easy Grammar Grade 3
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • All About Reading Level 3
  • Arts & Crafts: Wet-on-Wet Watercolor
  • History: Story of the World Volume 2 (Chapter 7-8)
  • Science Investigations Grade 2 (page 31-38) *3 week lesson
  • Create your own Comic Books
  • Gravitrax
  • Brain Games Apple Twist, Clumsy Thief Junior, Smart Farmer, Gobblet Gobblers, Smart Cookies, Cat Crimes Game, World of Dinosaurs, Cloak, Tic-Tac-Ku, Color Ku, Making Animals Air Dough

5th Grader

  • Math-U-See Pre-Algebra (Lesson 5)
  • Mosdos Press Pearl (Phoebe and the General)
  • Ancient India
  • Biology – General Biology Lab Safety continue lab
  • Soprano Recorder Lessons
  • Word Roots Level 1 (Lesson 5)
  • The Fallacy Detective Lesson 5
  • Easy Grammar Grade 5
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • Brain GamesThe Astute Goose, Cat Crimes Game, Color Catch, Mystery Mosaics, Cloak, Tic-Tac-Ku, Color Ku, Making Animals Air Dough
  • Art – Paint by Numbers, Painting, Drawing
  • STEM – Gravitrax

9th Grader

  • Earth Schooling High School set up 6 week blocks
    • Art History
    • Geology & Geography with Lab 2
    • Moby Dick
  • Algebra 1 (Mon-Thurs)
  • English 9A (Tues & Thurs)
  • Easy Grammar Grade 9 (Day 21-25)
  • Word Roots Level 2 (Lesson 4)
  • Outdoor Skills
  • Physical Education/Health
  • Mental Health (books from Free Spirit Publishing)
  • Art – Semester of Art & Needle Felting
  • Eurythmy