Wednesday, September 7, 2011

workboxing our style

 

 

His Workboxes (not necessarily in order of completion)

 

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We’re about half-way through Saxon 5/4 and he’s getting the hang of it.

 

Since daddy is a numbers guy all corrections are done when he gets home from work in the evening. 

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Both kiddos are taking piano lessons from Super Grams.

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I’m addicted to binders.  I’ll just go ahead and admit that now before we go any further.  Smile 

 

In his Language Arts (LA) binder you’ll find…

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Both are ACE.

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Does your state require you to teach Civics (as opposed to history & geography, donchya know) too?

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Again ACE plus a daily Map Skills sheet. 

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I double up our workboxes to save on space.  Science is Apologia’s Exploring Astronomy.  We do this one together and are having a blast.  Haha…blast…get it?

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Three days a week he has a creative writing project.  I stole borrowed this idea from Amy over at Are We There Yet? because it’s…well…brilliant and I pretty much love everything she says!  

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Today’s prompt was “what do you want to be when you grow up"?”

 

He’s 10.  5th Grade.  Any guesses? 

 

Of course.  A baseball player.  Which according to him he’s

“getting an inch closer every day”! 

 

Gosh…I love being a mommy to boys!  They’re too stinkin’ cute!

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I keep book reports in the folder.  He has to fill one out after each book he finishes.  I try to keep them fun and easy. 

 

Her Workboxes

(not necessarily in order either)

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Oh binder sweet binder, how I love thee!

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And those little pouches that clip inside.  Which are just perfect for holding math manipulatives! 

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New work on the right.  Completed work to the left. 

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Finished work in the back.  Until this semester is done.  I’ll then move it out and repeat cycle.  Cause I like it. 

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More piano. 

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She’s pretty much all Abeka this year.  Language is just “ducky” and Spelling is coming up “horses”.  I know it doesn’t make sense.  But it’s late.  My creativity is zapped!

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She’s also keeping a journal this year. 

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I like how she let’s me know she’d “like to hav sum privs tim” 

 

Which I can only guess means “leave me alone already, mommy!”

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Learning cursive in Penmanship (or writing)

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Below is the book she chose for her Barnes & Nobel summer reading reward.  She can’t read it solo yet.  Or she’s yanking my chain to get extra snuggles in?  I’m not sure…

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I also have her work on Starfall during her 20 minutes of daily reading. 

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A little history & geography is good for 1st graders too.  Love that Target had workbooks in their dollar bins!

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And that’s our workboxing wrap. 

 

You can be nosy like me check out how others are workboxing at…

 

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danielle

7 comments:

  1. My 4th grader will be working through Saxon 54 after doing another Math workbook. (She wanted a break from it after last year. LOL) And she had my little guy started Apologia Astronomy this morning! So, we're doing some similar things! LOL

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  2. I had a feeling we could be two peas in a pod. :)

    ...danielle

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  3. I love those two sided folders that fit inside a ring binder and hold loose pages. Where do you get them? What are they called?

    I too use binders a lot but more for storage than every day use.

    I am just prettying up a post over at my blog about how I do workboxes. Check it out in a week or two. :)

    Best wishes
    Jen in Oz

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  4. I bought the folders at Staples during their back-to-school sale a few weeks ago. Love them! They're cute and so handy.

    I use binders for pretty much everything. They just make life so much easier. :)

    Can't wait to see your workbox post!

    ...danielle

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  5. Hi Danielle! Thanks for linking up! Love the journal idea...I may have to steal...uh...I mean borrow it too! ;)

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  6. Great boxes! I love the animal folders.
    Janet
    http://homeschoolblogger.com/wdworkman/

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  7. Ha Ha! Steal away! Love all the cutesy folders.

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