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Homeschool Corner

What is a homeschool Corner? It's what you use when you don't have a room. LOL We do have a garage and during the summer it seems like a good idea to convert it into a room, but then winter comes. Let me tell ya. It's a beautiful thing to pull into the garage with a trunk full of groceries to unload and not get wet. So until we are able to add another room onto the house we have a homeschool corner.

I have a desk that doubles as a work desk for me and a desk for the children,.Ds is drawn to the kitchen table to play and work, and dd is drawn to my spot on the couch (ugh! I can't have nothing...not eve a spot on the couch. LOL). I finally bought some hanging files for their work. I don't really know how I am going to use it, but it seems like something I will need. It will probably continue to morph like all my other bright ideas. LOL I bought a composition notebook in an effort to journal daily so that I can "look where He brought us from" (old gospel song for those that don't know). We have also been making frequent trips to the library and the kids love it. I do too.

I decided not to give them breaks unless totally necessary until they are done with their work. It seems to work MUCH better. I haven't wanted to choke either of them in two whole days. YAY!!!

As always, input is both welcomed and encouraged.

Yay!!! I'm almost done...I think

I have revised my schedule for both children thanks to http://donnayoung.org. I will mostly stick with the way I was doing it anyway, but I think that I am going to just incorporate somethings into other subjects. For example, when we study African History we will study the music and art along with it. With my dd, I would love to see her have more of a concentration on art because that is her favorite subject. I haven't gotten to the point, of course, where they are working independently yet. My ds doesn't seem to want to work at all...go figure. I have also added www.time4learning.com which I think is wonderful!!! I really like it, and it is wonderful for beginners with a great price.

Just doin' a little work.

DD tends to want to sit at the desk or table. She also tends to do her work without being told.


DS shuns both the desk and table and will NOT do his work without a bit of a fight towards the end. LOL