Today, I attended the CHEA convention here in my hometown. Actually, I just went for one of the two days and mostly for the exhibit hall.
I know, I know,......it's not all about the resources. I also go for a bit of inspiration and to see what God has for me in the coming year with my students. I pray about attending and hearing who I need to hear and finding what I need. By His grace, I was able to hear Voddie Baucham again and the hilarious and incomparable Jessica Hulcy . Her personal stories and words of wisdom on why we need to stay the course of homeschooling were music to my ears. After 6 years, I get the feeling I am repeating myself alot!
I did spend about 4 hours in the exhibit hall and found some great supplements; workbooks, games, online programs and readers to go along with the MFW Exploration to the 1850's curriculum. Great day all around!
I bought
ABeka Math again - levels 6, 4,2
Abeka Grammar for Ev @ level 2
Read alouds from Heroes of History by Janet and Geoff Benge:
William Penn
Benjamin Franklin
Capt John Smith
and George Washington - True Patriot
The Light and the Glory - Book One 1492-1787
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Mr. Pipes and the The British Hymn Makers
I got a few games: Monumental, Mancala, 10 days in the USA and Ticket to Ride Europe ( to accompany our Ticket to Ride - NAmerica!
WISH LIST::
1 ) I am still considering a Latin program - I am assessing the Latin Road to English Grammar and Latina Christiana I and II.
2) IEW writing class - Fairy Tales, Myths and Fables and Narnia - I am still evaluating the teaching available to me and the appropriate level for M and H.
REALITY: Kibru will be attending the local PUSD Kindergarten @ Norma Coombs - (Go Lions) in the Fall after having such great success at preschool. The easy answer is that K has so much to catch up on with language and reading but there are so many reasons why this was a hard decision and why I think that it will be to his benefit.
