A Stable Beginning: How We Learn on the Go ~ 2017 Virtual Curriculum Fair

Monday, January 2, 2017

How We Learn on the Go ~ 2017 Virtual Curriculum Fair

Welcome to the 2017 Virtual Curriculum Fair!

It's a time for new beginnings with the new year so let's get started! Starting today through January 30th homeschool bloggers will be sharing how they run their homeschools and what works for them. Each week there will be a different theme to explore and learn from, so sit back and grab your favorite beverage and get ready to be inspired and refreshed as we head back into our school year. The themes for this year will include:

Week One: See how we learn: the Nuts and Bolts of what makes our home education come together

Week Two: Playing with Words: the Language Arts

Week Three: Discovering Patterns: Mathematics, Logic and Science

Week Four: Social Studies and more Science

Week Five: Seeking Beauty: The Arts and anything that adds Beauty to our World

First, I feel like I should make a little introduction because we have a lot of new followers here on the blog and on other social media. I am, first and foremost, a child of God, constantly pursuing life as He planned for me. Wife to M, and mom to our 5 daughters and 1 baby boy who fill my heart with joy each and every day. I wear many hats in our family from head chef to taxi mom. I wouldn't change my life for the world, I love taking care of my family. This blog is my attempt to document our busy but BLESSED lives.

Mr. M is the provider of our house who works hard each and every day so I can stay home with our children. Love that man! Marie is the one who made us parents. She is a typical first born child and has a great work ethic. Marie is our first graduate of A Stable Beginning Christian Academy and is currently a Sophomore attending Liberty University on partial academic scholarship. Madison is our quiet, laid back second born. She is kind of a "go with the flow" girl, always has been. She enjoys everything space and has her sights on being an Air Force Space Officer. Currently she is in the 10th grade and working on publishing her novel she wrote, The Last Drifters. Mikayla is our first resident gymnast who is very competitive at all things. She is currently in the 8th grade and is apart of the homeschool training group with her gym. This child loves everything gymnastics, period. She dreams of competing in college as a gymnast, yet she has not narrowed down a school of choice. Montana our fourth daughter who is a joy to have around is in the 4th grade. She is always saying something witty or telling us facts about lions, cheetahs and jaguars. She dreams of being a big cat vet when she is older. I think she has a pretty good jump start since her brain is filled with all sorts of facts about each animal. She LOVES, LOVES, LOVES everything and anything Lion King. McKenzie is our youngest daughter. She is a spit fire and even though she is tiny she will speak her mind and stand up for herself. She is a 1st grader this year and is excelling in math! She too is a gymnast having made the Level 3 competitive team last summer. She has her sights set on big things! Micah holds the official title of baby boy in this house. With five older sisters to dote on him, all of his needs are met swiftly. Micah is all boy and keeps us all on our toes. He loves to throw his balls and swing his bat and play cars.

***the names I refer to my children by online are their middle names. If you know us in real life, just match the name to the child and it won't be too confusing...I hope :-)***

So, now that you know who we all are let me tell you how we school on the go. January begins our travel season for Mikayla and McKenzie's gymnastics. School must go on so we make due by adjusting our learning schedules a bit. This is our 8th year on this homeschooling journey and I love the flexibility it provides our family especially during travel season. Thankfully, this year we are not going too far, but still it is nice to be able to have room to spread out and complete our lessons on the go or while in a hotel room.

During our travel months I rely on our lap desks, educational movies, notebooks/journals, and storage crates for packing up books and supplies. I love that the crates are able to contain everything we need whether it be for a long trip down the highway or a short trip in our #bigboygibby aka Nissan NVP 3500. The lap desk idea was not of my own thinking. A friend on Instagram posted how they road school and now we can not live without our lap desks.

That's a little bit about how we do school on the go. I hope you will join me on Instagram (a.stable.begnning) or here on the blog as we navigate the rest of this school year. Be sure to check out our host's, Susan's blog, Homeschooling Hearts & Minds and check out the other bloggers listed below too! Leave a comment to let them know you were there and link up your own posts too!