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Unit Studies, Pumpkins, and Chocolate Week 9

By on October 26, 2012

I just want to say thank you to everyone who has offered me encouragement regarding my homeschooling struggles.  Because of you, I have faith and hope in our homeschool.  Here is what I will be doing in the days ahead:

  • Unit Study Mondays
  • A Beka Tuesdays
  • Homeschool Connections Wednesdays
  • Library/Lapbook Thursdays
  • A Beka Fridays with work trays

I think this will work out for us until we switch over to Heart of Dakota next year.  As a former teacher, I am learning to break my strict schedules and routines.  This is taking a load off that is for sure.

This week we learned about pumpkins and chocolate! Great combo, and literally, right? Haha!  Can you say chocolate chip pumpkin muffins?  Oh, those rock!

Pumpkin Lapbooks 

Lapbook Cover

 

Inside (left)

Inside (right)

Chocolate Unit Study/Lapbook 

Cover

Inside (left)

Inside (right)

We will be wrapping up our pumpkin study on Monday with a visit to a barn to pick a pumpkin and decorate.  We wrapped up our chocolate unit study by watching a video on how chocolate is made and making a chocolate cake from scratch.  We incorporated measuring, etc., for our math.  I would include a pic of the finished product, but it just came out of the oven for cooling.  Will post a pic next week.

I am excited for the week ahead.  We will be trick or treating at the library, attending a halloween parade event in Milford right before I attend the Milford Media day event, and much more.  Stay tuned for a movie review.  Sweet Pea (9) and I got to see an upcoming Disney movie in 3-D on Monday night.  Can’t wait to share that with you.

Have a blessed weekend everyone!

About Lindsey Clair

Lindsey Clair is a homeschooling mother of three daughters. She has been married twelve years to her best friend Ron where he is currently a Solutions Engagement Supervisor for the State of Michigan at UPS. Lindsey possesses a degree in Child Development and hopes to pursue a K-12 teaching degree in the near future. She is currently a professional blogger and freelance writer for multiple sites and enjoys working from home. Her next challenge is to work from home while homeschooling her three children. Lindsey is currently the children's director at her church "Restoration Praise" in Salem Township, Michigan. It is a home church where her parents are the pastors. She sings and plays the piano on the worship team there as well. Lindsey's hobbies include reading, shopping, blogging, and hanging out with family and friends.