What Home School Looks Like at Our House

Johnny reading. He is only allowed to spend an hour on reading during school time. So he sets the oven timer.

Rachel sits on the floor with a pile of papers, markers, pens, and crayons. She is currently completing an addition worksheet. Anya is sitting beside Rachel doing her preschool pages or "reading books".

Ruth works in the same spot everyday at the end of the table. She is doing an online school.

Kate cuddles next to the fire everyday. She is reading Huckleberry Finn. Joshua likes to hang out next to Kate. He can often be seem climbing on top of her. If Joshua is fussy and I am busy helping someone, Kate will put Joshua in her lap.

Adam works in several different spots throughout the day. Currently he is sitting on a stool at our kitchen island working in his workbook.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am usually found beside a child doing math or reading or just answering questions. If I am not there, check the laundry room. I try and keep the laundry going throughout the day.

I have found some really great websites with printable worksheets. I thought I would share them here. Some are great for public school and preschool families that like to give their children a little extra outside the classroom. I always did.

Super teacher worksheet site This is a great website. You can get anything here from lined paper to beginning algebra.
Dotted lined Paper This is from the super teacher worksheet site, but is a little difficult to navigate to. This is just plain lined paper for kindergarten and preschool. I use it to help my kids learn to write their names.
Lined Paper with Space for Picture This is also from the super teacher worksheet site. It has a box for a drawing at the top and dotted lines for a story or a sentence. Adam and Rachel use this for their journal. They have to write one or two sentences and then draw a picture about what they wrote. When I am good, I keep them and  put them in a little book.
Spelling Words This websites has spelling words through the eighth grade level. I use it for Kate and Johnny who do the 7th grade spelling words. For Adam, I use the super teacher worksheet site for spelling because they have worksheets to print up with the spelling list.
Grammar and Puncuation Worksheets This is an awesome website for older kids. I can get good worksheets for correcting punctuation. There are advanced reading comprehension worksheets. All of the parts of speech are covered. With this website, I have one warning. I always read the story before giving it to my kids. Sometimes I think the stuff presented for reading comprehension isn't good.
themathworksheetsite I have been using this one for years. I love the 5 minute drills. They have been a great way of helping my kids learn their math facts quickly.