Homeschooling Multiple Kids with HOD in the Day-to-Day

Homeschooling Multiple Kids with HOD in the Day-to-Day

Here is a blast from the past! This is taken from a Heart of Dakota (HOD) message board weekly check-in I did in 2008. I like to post things from when my sons were younger too! I know many of you have younger kiddos – hope you enjoy!

Little Hearts for His Glory in the Day-to-Day:

We read about the Charter Oak in History Stories for Children. This famous oak tree had a large hole in it that housed the hidden charter, keeping it safe for 2 years. Here Carrie’s son and my son are tossing their “charters” into the Charter Oak Tree (the overturned tub). They loved moving the masking tape line back further and further as they got better and better at tossing the charter into the tree! This was great fun that went on long after school was over for the day.

Bigger Hearts for His Glory in the Day-to-Day:

Shaw, Carrie’s 8 yo son, read Edison’s biography and did this science experiment. He had to guess why our lights turn off when we turn the light switch, and why the button on the flashlight causes light to go on and off. Smart little cookie guessed “because the circuit is open when the light is off, and pushing the light switch or the flashlight button causes the circuit to be closed which causes the light to turn on”. That was BEFORE we did the science experiment! I guess that’s why Carrie writes the curriculum – she sure knows how to teach her sons!!! Then we took apart the flashlight and talked about it.

Bigger Hearts for His Glory in the Day-to-Day:

We are finishing this week, and here is my son showing his timeline. He LOVED making that timeline, and I think he did a really neat job of it too! He has enjoyed history so much this year. Today, he told me sadly, “This is my last reading in my red history book this year. I’m kinda going to miss this, Mom!” Ahhh, the power of reading history from living books! Also, my middle son doing LHFHG said during my older son’s narration today, “I love your narrations, Wyatt! It’s just like getting to hear all of the best parts of the story all over again!” We’re definitely ending school on a happy note.

R & S English in the Day-to-Day:

I just had to take a picture of Cole, Carrie’s oldest son showing his grammar he did for the day. He’s just an amazing kid, inside and out. He wrote the most wonderful written narration for me titled “Misinformation” for his history that day. He even had “recaps” and “conclusions” – I can’t wait to start teaching written narrations in Preparing… next year. Carrie just knows how to break it down into steps that make it simple.

Here is a great side benefit to doing HOD programs… leftover time to enjoy being kids! Time to play, imagine, and create… and time to picnic outside on a beautiful day! Here are Cole, Shaw, and Grey (Carrie’s sons), with Wyatt and Riley (my sons) enjoying each other’s company and a picnic.

I also had to share a picture of Carrie’s youngest son, Beau, and my youngest son, Emmett – I just couldn’t leave them out! Here they are sharing their food from tray to tray – a common practice they enjoy! Future LHTH users here!

God bless all of your journeys with HOD – God has certainly blessed us with a fantastic year!

In Christ,
Julie