A Beka Academy Week 13 Update: November Scripture Memory

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A Beka Academy Week 12 Update: School Pictures

 

Well, this is long overdue!  I actually took these pictures several weeks ago, but I just got time today to get them edited and sorted through!
Anyway, I used to have the kids’ school pictures taken professionally each year, but it just got to be too expensive.  So a couple of years ago, I started taking [...]

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A Beka Academy Week 11 Update

 

Yes, this is a Thanksgiving paper!  We are enough ahead of schedule, that we are pretty close to Thanksgiving in our schoolwork.
This week I am going to write about something that I really don’t notice much, but that does come up from time-to-time:  Kara’s hands.  Kara had multiple birth defects, some of which have been [...]

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A Beka Academy Week 10 Update: More Technical Difficulties

Last week I wrote about how our electricity going out for over an hour really threw a wrench into our school day.  Well, October must be the month for technical difficulties, because today we had two more problems!
Cosette has complained all week that her DVD’s were skipping, getting stuck, etc.  I just assumed it was [...]

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A Beka Academy Week 9 Update

Well, this picture is a common sight these days:  John sitting on the couch with his books and note cards.  He is making great progress on his DNA research paper, and this phase will soon be over (hopefully!)  I think he only has 15 more cards to do before he will be ready to begin [...]

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A Beka Academy Weeks 7/8 Update: Third Grade Animal Notebook

Wow–we have been SO busy!  I guess my blog has been neglected for a few days, but hopefully things will settle down soon so I can get back to normal posting.
School is continuing to progress.  Our days are filled with books, papers, pencils, reports, tests, etc.
Cosette has begun her major project for third grade, an [...]

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A Beka Academy Week 6 Update: 5th Grade Mammal Poster

Today Brock finished his mammal poster for his 5th grade science class.  He had a lot of fun making it because he loves our guinea pigs so much!  He enjoyed being able to put pictures of our pets on his poster.  He still needs to put together an oral report for school, but he will [...]

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A Beka Academy Week 5 Update

A few years ago, my mom and I teamed up to get A Beka’s music theory/flutophone course and the appropriate musical instruments for my nieces so they could get some exposure to reading musical notation.  At that time, I was able to get a set of 5 flutophones for a very low price.  I gave [...]

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A Beka Academy Week 4 Update

I love fall.  It is definitely my favorite season of the year.  I like the warm, but not hot, days and cool nights.  I like the colors.  I like the food…..
Another thing I enjoy about fall is the art projects that my kids do for school.  This week Luke did one of my all-time favorite [...]

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A Beka Academy Week 3 Update

We just completed Lesson 15 for this school year.  It’s amazing how the days fly by when we are busy!
This week has been full of tests/quizzes for my older kids.  They have done pretty well on them.  John is quickly learning that the bar has been raised a bit for his 7th grade classes.  He [...]

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