Sonshine Classical Academy

Valentine’s Day 2013

2013-03-20T17:52:00.001-07:00

As you may have read in a previous Valentine’s Day post of mine, I love finding ways to tie God in with the holidays. This year I did a scavenger hunt again (the boys LOVE them). I did this one a touch different though. I found some super cute printable cards here. They have the “How do I love thee, let me count the ways” theme. I wrote on each of them a different thing that Jeff and I love

Weekly Report- 2/1/13

2013-01-31T22:04:00.001-08:00

Classical Conversations: History: Timeline- Age of Industry to Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition Sentence- The civilizations of Mesoamerica We watched Mayan Empire Documentary Part 1 Geography: Africa (Waters) English: 3 more helping verbs Latin: 1st Declension Noun Endings Math: The area of a rectangle Science: The 4 kinds of volcanoes. We made a volcano at home. I just

Girlfriend Pinterest Spa Party

2013-01-30T20:51:00.000-08:00

My sister had a Pinterest Spa Party last weekend. If you’re looking for something fun to do with your girlfriends and you need a break from life, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND doing this! We had a great time. Here’s what we did: We started the day off with a potluck brunch. We brought something that we made from Pinterest. I made Cinnamon Roll Casserole…so not healthy but oh, soooooooooo WORTH IT. It

Week In Review-1/25/13

2013-01-24T22:16:00.001-08:00

Classical Conversations: History~ Timeline- Columbus Sails to the Caribbean to Baroque Period of the Arts Japan’s Isolation to the Seven Years War Sentence- Songhai Henry the Navigator Geography- Ancient Africa Middle East Science- 3 kinds of rock- We watched the following videos on Youtube: The Three Types of Rock Types of Rocks and Rock Cycles Rock

Week In Review 1/10/13

2013-01-10T15:13:00.001-08:00

This week we’ve been playing catch up from all of the time we took off in December due to GERMS . I’ll get right to it. Classical Conversations: History~ Timeline- Age of Exploration to the Spanish Inquisition Sentence- The Kush Geography- West Africa English- Helping Verbs Latin- We revisited Noun Cases Math- Measurements from ounces to gallons I found this super cute “Measurement Man” on

Week (Really Month) In Review-12/21/12

2013-01-03T11:01:00.002-08:00

Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. This month started off with the boys being sick, then I was sick…nasty sick, body aches and stuff. The first of December was the 1 year anniversary of the sudden death of my dad. That same day was also my 13th wedding anniversary and I felt so bad because I was so sick and bummed. My poor husband. This really is the busiest month of the year for us. In

Making Christmas Fun

2012-12-31T11:44:00.001-08:00

This year we started a new tradition. We don’t do Santa for a number of reasons…not the least of which is keeping the main thing the main thing and Christmas is about Christ, not Santa. We do, however, teach our kids about how Santa (St. Nicolas) came to be. So this year, we decided to celebrate St. Nicolas Day on Dec. 6th. The boys opened a gift (which consisted of a book about St.

Week In Review-11/9/12

2012-11-08T15:28:00.000-08:00

We had a great week…with the exception of Truman chewing on EVERYTHING and EVERYONE. Any suggestions on how to get him to stop? He has chew toys but those don’t always seem to be his choice. He is confined to the kitchen but he chews on the corners of the cabinets, chair legs, book shelves, my feet, ankles, the kids, etc. HELP! Sonshine CA has reached a milestone this week, 20,000 views!

Week In Review- 11/2/12

2012-11-02T07:50:00.000-07:00

This week has been a little crazy. Owen was sick so we didn’t go to Classical Conversations. And the puppy, oh the puppy, is making.me.crazy!!!! So trying to do school with a sick 2 year-old and a puppy on the rampage has been difficult, to say the least. We did it nonetheless, and managed to accomplish most of what I planned . You will see in many of the pictures that the boys were still

Week In Review- 10/26/12

2012-10-25T21:51:00.001-07:00

I missed posting last week’s review so this is the past 2 weeks. We had quite a couple of weeks. Much was accomplished, but we did have a couple of not so good days. I’ll start with Classical Conversations.HistoryTimeline:We learned India’s Mauryan Empire to India’s Gupta Dynasty.Sentence:The 2 sentences were about the Split of the Roman Empire and the Fall of Rome. CC C1 Here is a video

Apple Cider Walnut Scones

2012-10-15T20:05:00.001-07:00

It’s not often that I dedicate one post to a recipe but I came up with a super easy, tasty recipe that is PERFECT for a fall morning so I thought I’d share. I don’t write recipes for a living but every once in a while I come up with something that I like and this was one of those. I adapted it from the strawberry shortcake recipe on the Bisquick box. So without further ado, here it is: Scone:

Week In Review 10/12/12

2012-10-11T22:27:00.000-07:00

In my life this week: We took a field trip with our CC group this week to Walter’s Fruit Ranch. We took a tour of the orchard and learned how they make apple cider. One of the families in the group has a school bus so we all rode together. The boys were SO EXCITED to ride a school bus. The look on their faces when the bus started to go was priceless. Evan looked at me with his head tilted

Week In Review-10/5/12

2012-10-05T13:31:00.000-07:00

In our homeschool this week: Whew! That’s all I can say after this week. I feel like we accomplished a TON! Here’s what we did this week: Bible: The Beginner's Bible A Basket Boat The Burning Bush Hard Times for Egypt The Sea Rolls Back Character Building: Another Hive of Bees New Visitors I thought We Had Warned You (Bee Careful) A Lesson He Never Forgot (Bee Orderly) Language

Week In Review-9/28/12

2012-09-27T16:03:00.003-07:00

This week has been so incredibly BUSY! Last weekend, I went to a women’s retreat at Clearwater Lodge. It was a nice way to hit my spiritual reset button…but man was it ever exhausting. Here’s where we were…so peaceful. Women’s Retreat VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

Week In Review- 9/21/12

2012-09-20T17:13:00.000-07:00

First, I want to share a great little video on Youtube that I found (on Pinterest of course) that was a fun and great way to get our blood pumping before school in the morning. I can’t tell you how much fun the boys and I had doing this…and then we did another one after. Here it is: And here are some pics of the boys doing the dance: Classical Conversations: I found a fantastic

Week In Review 9/14/12

2012-09-13T14:40:00.001-07:00

The boys helped out with chores…which they beg to do. I wonder how old they’ll be before they realize they don’t like it. We had Evan's 3rd 5th birthday party on Sunday. You may read all about that here as well as check out pictures. I posted about his 1st and 2nd 5th birthday parties here if you'd like to check it out. In our homeschool this week: Please check the Kindergarten page for

Evan’s 3rd 5th Birthday Party

2012-09-12T14:17:00.001-07:00

We had Evan’s 3rd 5th birthday party on Sunday. The theme? Cars 2 Spy! We did a super spy mission in which the kids had to complete an obstacle course to find Evan’s birthday gift (which was a set of Cars 2 themed walkie-talkies). It didn’t happen quite the way I had planned. So I’ll tell you first about the plan and then I’ll fill you in on what actually happened. But first, I’ll tell

Week In Review 9/7/12-Kindergarten, Birthday, Toddler School, Oh My…

2012-09-06T20:59:00.000-07:00

Ahhh, Kindergarten: Words can’t describe how busy I’ve been prepping for this school year. I worked like a madman to input all of our lessons for the year into my Homeschool Tracker Plus Software…it’s still not completed, but I put a really big dent in it. You can view some of my lesson plans on my Kindergarten Page as well as resources we are using. It’s under construction and I’ll be

Week In Review-7/27/12

2012-07-26T13:08:00.000-07:00

Again I must say that I'm terribly sorry that I've been absent for the past couple of weeks. I've now officially resigned to the fact that we will NOT be having summer school in our home...against my wishes. It's been beyond my control though. If you've been reading my most recent posts, HERE & HERE, oh, and HERE, you'd know that I have been dealing with some health issues...particularly,

Week In Review-7/6/12

2012-07-05T21:25:00.001-07:00

I’m beginning to think that summer school isn’t happening this year. The boys and I were down with the flu for a while. We did manage to feel better by the 4th though. Speaking of Independence Day, I made some fun firecracker popcorn that was a big hit…and sooooo simple. I just made regular popcorn with salt. Then, I covered it with melted baker’s white chocolate and sprinkled it with

Week In Review- 6/22/12

2012-06-21T22:30:00.000-07:00

It was yet another week with no school work. I did another liver/gallbladder cleanse which made me feel terrible for a few days. The good news is, I feel better today. I just hope it lasts. If you’re wondering what on earth I’m talking about, you can read about it here. Just scroll down toward the bottom of that post.Although I wasn’t feeling well, I managed to take the boys to see the

Week In Review-6/15/12

2012-06-14T21:45:00.000-07:00

Much has been going on here and I’m afraid school wasn’t really present this past week. We celebrated Owen’s 2nd birthday last weekend. Time has just flown by. Here’s something special that happened on his birthday: I gave him the choice of Cars (Disney), bugs or animals for the theme and he chose Cars so that’s what we went with. I’m not a party expert but I was pretty happy with how it

Week In Review-6/1/12

2012-05-31T21:33:00.001-07:00

In our homeschool: Math: Lesson 12: Patterning & Making Rectangles with Tiles Lesson 13: Combining Tally Sticks & Writing 1 & 7 Lesson 14: Quantities in Twos Lesson 15: Zero & Evens & Odds on the Abacus Evan already knows how to write his numbers. That being said, we have not implemented any rules as to how to write them properly. I love the rules that RS gives. He has mastered a few learning

Week In Review- 5/18/12

2012-05-17T21:10:00.000-07:00

In our homeschool: Bible: I Can Study Esther Alone With God - King James Version (Alone With God Bible Studies) We went through chapter 2 of the book of Esther. Readiness Skills: Developing the Early Learner: Level 3 Comprehension: language, awareness, sequence, category Visual: figure ground, memory Motor: maze, hand-eye Auditory: rhyming, memory Math: Right Start Level A Lesson

Week In Review- 5/11/12

2012-05-10T22:19:00.000-07:00

This review is for the last two weeks. But first, remember in my last post where I shared a recipe for the Strawberry Swedish Pancake Muffins? Well, per Jeff’s request, I replaced the strawberries with turkey sausage patties (that I cut up into small pieces) and shredded colby jack cheese. In our opinion, they taste an awful lot like Mc D’s McGriddles. I haven’t had one of those in at least