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Thought I would share our homeschooling days at the Martin household.

We start each day with Journal entries.  Currently we are doing the journal pages from www.graceisoverrated.com.  Then we do math.

I have been teaching Zoebug to multiply by 0s, 1s, 2s, 3s, 5s, and 10s.  I found this really helpful site that has FREE printouts for extra work:

Multiplication Worksheets

I have also had her use a clock face with a multiplier in the middle to work take a different look at multiplication tables.  The clock works well, because Evabug is learning how to tell time.

Evabug is also working on addition, and this site has a way to generate worksheets:

Addition Worksheet Generator

We have been studying poetry, which I thought of before I realized that April is poetry month!

Scholastic has great information for incorporating poetry in the daily school day:

On Monday thru Wednesday we spend time on music after math is complete.  Then we have a quick snack.

After morning snack we spend time on reading aloud and grammar and phonics.  We have also been doing worksheets on poetry.

Poetry Ideas

So far the girls and I have learned about Shel Silverstein and Emily Dickinson.  This week we are studying Robert Frost, who wrote my personal favorite poem, "The Road Not Taken."  His home from Ann Arbor is at Greenfield Village, so we are able to incorporate Frost into Social Studies as well.

We follow the morning studies with a nice long lunch hour (11:30 to 12:30).

We move into silent reading after lunch.  Then time for writing.  Zoebug is currently using the handwriting without tears, and Evabug is working on her printing skills.

Then we spend time on Science and Social Studies.  Thomas Edison has graced our brains for the last two weeks.  Now we are spending time on Mr. Frost.  I thought it apropos to do people who are represented at Greenfield Village, since it is so close.

Science has been rocks and minerals, and we have used a microscope and other tools to research different rocks and minerals.  We plan on making rock candy this week too.

Hope I can inspire others who are not homeschooling to consider the option.