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Weekly Wrap-Up: Itching to finish the Year

14 May, 2010; Filed Under: homeschool

I am sooooo itching to be done with school it’s not even funny. I’ve never felt like this before! I think that’s because this year has just felt like survival mode because of jumping into homeschooling Lindsey even before I really knew much of anything about her learning style or skill levels or anything. I realized the other night that if I survive next year and my kids actually learn anything, then I will add “experienced” to my job title of “homeschooler” because I will have completed my fifth year of homeschooling, including one year of high school! That’s exciting and overwhelming all at once!

Anyway, back to this year — and this week. We’ve been virtually touring the Pacific Islands this week, and next week we’ll finish our year’s geography study with Australia. Kathryn has really enjoyed doing this “Children Around the World” curriculum, and told me recently that she couldn’t think of anything negative to say about it. I think I need to submit her review to Winter Promise! I think Lindsey actually enjoyed most of it, particularly the readings; her only complaint was that she felt like she was doing third-grade work, but part of that is the fact that she doesn’t yet realize that homeschooling just doesn’t work like public school, and we don’t have to segregate everything in order to work on two different grade levels. In addition, I was giving her a bit of a break because this was a good but stressful year (with being adopted and all that!) — and because I do plan to challenge her for ninth grade next year!

We have continued our daily Bible readings and the girls continue to do about a page each week for their Bible notebooks. We are so happy to have finally finished Leviticus today! I know that every word of the Bible is important, but there is only so much of the rules and regulations I can take all at once. Chapters 18-20 are particularly awkward to read with a 9 and 15-year-old! Especially when they stop to ask questions. But since we had spent soooo much time in Exodus recently reading about building the Tabernacle, I wanted something to help that info stick in their minds. So I bought a 3-D puzzle of the Tabernacle, and Ken and the girls put it together last night. There’s another kit I’d love to have, but it is $50-something, and this one was only about $17 on CBD.

Ken helps the girls build a 3D puzzle of the Tabernacle

Here’s the finished product:

the finished puzzle

The highlight of our week was a field trip to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens (see yesterday’s post). That was nature study, geography, and a bit of history all in one! Woohoo! Having oodles of pretty flowers to look at didn’t hurt either. 😉

So, ONE MORE WEEK of officially doing school, and then we’ll call it a year.  Even though I’m totally ready to be done with this year, I really am very excited about next year —  AFTER some time of refreshment for my mind and soul!

Jamie

Wife, mama, homeschooler, dog-wrangler. Introvert who finds joy in good books, sunshine, and authentic conversation. Fitness enthusiast and strength coach. Often seen with a steaming mug of tea in hand.

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Ellen
Ellen
14 May, 2010 4:24 pm

I know what you mean about being ready for this year to be over but also looking forward to next year. And thanks for the post about the Atlanta Botanical Garden; I’d love to take the girls there, too. The tabernacle looks great!
.-= Ellen´s last blog ..Weekly Wrap-Up: Whirlwind Week =-.

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Giggly Girlds
Giggly Girlds
14 May, 2010 5:19 pm

Awesome field trip!!

I’m with you on the just trying to finish. Seems like everyone’s done but me. But I don’t regret any of the time we took off during the year.
.-= Giggly Girlds´s last blog ..Weekly Wrap-up =-.

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Samantha
Samantha
14 May, 2010 5:41 pm

Love the puzzle! I think it is a really good idea to incorporate a hands-on, 3-D element to bible study. And, yes, I agree with you, Leviticus is a hard book to wade through :).

Samantha
.-= Samantha´s last blog ..Week in Review – One Crazy Day and More Winding Down the School Year =-.

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Dana
Dana
14 May, 2010 7:36 pm

I love the puzzle, too. And, you might have mentioned it before, but what do you use with your girls to study the Bible? (Just the Bible?) I just really haven’t found anything I love & use faithfully. 🙁
.-= Dana´s last blog ..Our Travels =-.

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Janet w
Janet w
14 May, 2010 8:01 pm

Hang in there. You can make one more week. The model looks great!

Janet W

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Kris @ Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers
Kris @ Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers
14 May, 2010 10:02 pm

I am right there with you…I cant wait for this year to be OVER!! We’ve only got one more week, too, and not even that long for formal bookwork. I am going to be doing the happy dance next Friday. I get giddy just thinking about it.

Love the 3D puzzle. Very cool!
.-= Kris @ Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers´s last blog ..Weekly Wrap-Up: The One Where We Hung Out With All Our Poor, Unsocialized Friends =-.

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Joelle
Joelle
14 May, 2010 10:54 pm

Really like the puzzle.

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Melissa Langley
Melissa Langley
15 May, 2010 9:27 am

I am the same way about looking forward to the end of the year!! I love that puzzle!!!!!!!!! How cool!! I MUST get one =)
.-= Melissa Langley´s last blog ..GCS School Calendar =-.

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Cheryl@SomewhatCrunchy
Cheryl@SomewhatCrunchy
15 May, 2010 6:17 pm

I bought a 3D puzzle once, we never put it together. I wonder where it went. They always look so cool when completed.
.-= Cheryl@SomewhatCrunchy´s last blog ..Weekly Wrap Up – Lawyers, Errands and Flat Tires =-.

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Wonder Mom
Wonder Mom
26 May, 2010 5:48 pm

Oh, I must say, I am a tad jealous- we still have a week and a half of school left…

YABBA DABBA DOO for YOU though!
.-= Wonder Mom´s last blog ..Science Sunday: Simple Circuits =-.

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