Our School Work Boxes

We have started using a work box system in our homeschooling.

Its not extremely different to how I was doing things before,

but it is going to help greatly in the areas of 

 planning, organizing, and creativity!

I was so excited when my "work boxes" arrived in the mail.

Its really just a scrap booking organizer.

First Isabelle and I had to figure out how to put them together.

It didn't take us pro's very long to get that out of the way!

Here's the finished product including her daily progress "stickers".

Here's what our school was like the first day of "work boxing".

We start off with a devotional - which for us right now is just a

quick scripture story.  We follow that

  with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Box #1 - Science.  We read about Armadillos. 

Did you know they can hold their breath for up to 6 minutes and they

 walk on the bottom of stream and rivers?  I didn't. 

That is one great thing about homeschooling,

I get to learn and re-learn right alongside Isabelle.

Box #2 - Math.  We discussed calendars. How many days are in a month. 

 Days of the week and months of the year. 

Each day for math right now Isabelle also counts by 5's and 10's.

Box #3 - Spelling.  This is not one of her favorite subjects,

but she is pretty good at it.

Water Break - Yes this is scheduled. 

Water breaks don't happen at other times or they

would be happening ALL the time.

Box #4 - History.  We read from "The Story of the World." 

Today we read about hieroglyphics. 

Isabelle thinks they are very cool.

Box #5 - Isabelle's reading.  She reads a small story and then from our

Hooked on Phonics workbooks. 

 She is currently working on the HOP 2nd grade workbook.

Box #6 - Story time.  I read to her out of a book. 

We are currently reading the 2nd book in the

American Doll series "Meet Kirsten".

 This book is called "Kirsten Learns A Lesson." 

 She loves these books and so do I!

Potty Break - Also scheduled, but this one I will allow anytime!

Box #7 - Korean language practice. 
She is learning to write the alphabet and

then we went over some vocabulary cards. 

 She thought is was hilarious

when she learned "fish" in Korean. 

Fish is pronounced mul golgi. 

In Korean mul means

water and golgi means meat,

so it is literally meat in the water.

Box #8 - Logic Links and Pattern Blocks. 

She would play with these all day if I let her.

Box #9 - Journal.  Isabelle draws a picture of anything she

wants and then writes anything she wants about what she has drawn. 

It is always interesting to see what she will come up with. 

It usually involves unicorns, birthdays, Christmas, butterfly's, ect.

5 minutes of stretching or wiggling - WHATEVER!

Box #10 - Art project. Today she started a paper mache "mulgolgi". 

 3 days later it still isn't finished, hmmm.  That is unusual.

Here's what William was up to while we did school.

If we don't do school while he is sleeping then he gives us

lots and lots of assistance!

I have to add I only have about 3 pictures of him sleeping

ever.  He wakes up if you even think about opening the door!

Well that's a sample day for us. 

Each day changes a little as I put different things in each box. 

She has loved doing this. 

She asks me everyday "when can we do school?"

I hope that she feels the same way for a long time to come.

We chose to home school before we even had kids. 

We knew we at least wanted to try it.

It has been so fun. 

So far I have not had one day of regret in our decision.  

 Homeschooling may not be for everyone,

 but it is PERFECT for us, for now and hopefully forever!