A busy 7 month old and Homeschooling

As my daughter, who is 7 months old learns to crawl.....


I forgot what it is like to have a baby who crawls. I am very quickly reminded that babies can find every little piece of dirt on the floor and put it in their mouth.

Because I have to vacuum several times a week now, I am ready to get rid of all the furniture I own. Because that is not realistic I will just have to persevere through this stage of life. My daughter is my 3rd child so I know how quickly this stage passes and another begins.

Home schooling with a baby has proved to be a little challenging. In the morning, I make my 3rd grader a list of the subjects I want him to do that day. He hits the ground running. For the most part he works independently. My 1st grader needs a little more help. I try and get him started on a workbook. Then, I try to get my daughter interested in something that will hopefully hold her attention for 10 minutes. In that time I can usually help my 1st grader with phonics. He can do math by himself. If and when she naps, we try and get subjects done that require more hands-on help.

I have discovered that homeschooling with a baby can be done. But you have to keep things very simple. These are the materials I use:

3rd grader (working above grade level)

Bible - Daily devotional For Boys

Language Arts

Grammar- Easy Grammar
Handwriting
Writing- Institute for Excellence in Writing
Reading- He reads huge amounts of books everyday we do not do a formal reading program.

Math

Aleks online math (http://www.aleks.com/)

Saxon 5/4

Science

Harcourt California science
Evan Moore Read and Understand Science

History/ Social Studies

Harcourt History Social Science

1st Grader

Bible - Daily devotional For Boys

Lang Arts

Grammar-
Handwriting- Handwriting Without Tears

Writing- Evan-Moore Write a Super Sentence
Reading- Hooked On Phonics and Horizons Phonics and Reading.

Math

Saxon Level 1

Science

Harcourt California science
Evan Moore Read and Understand Science

History/ Social Studies

Harcourt History Social Science

I often have my children play on websites the reinforce what they are learning.