Workbox Labels

So, I thought it might be a good idea to list the labels out for you specifically...just in case you are interested in seeing what non-typical things I came up with! Perhaps some of these will be helpful to you.

• Math- we are Math on the Level users so we do a family math approach. This is the box we keep our things in.
• Geography- we use the Trail Guides to World and US Geography (see resource drop down list) because my kids adore it. What can I say?
• History- we are following Mystery of History and adding in Story of the World and TruthQuest resources. This in addition to our normal unit studies. Mainly, I wanted to blend secular and biblical history while getting in some ancient cultures- something we have not hit much in our unit studies thus far.
• Nature Study- once a week we do a challenge with Barb over at the Handbook of Nature Study blog or we just do our own observations.
• Unit Study- this is classified as non-FIAR unit studies. For example, The Photography Amanda Bennett unit for E12 and the Portraits of American Girlhood for R10 or just our own studies
• Language Arts- writing and grammar which is usually done as an extension of our unit studies or for this month NanoWrimo, etc
• Word Challenge- this could be a dictionary assignment or daily quest on a word or a word game, etc.
• Passion Pursuits- refers to approved activities we do after our other school time is complete. For example, sewing, computer programming, sports practice, snap circuits, etc.
• Programming- Scratch, Alice, and NXT
• NXT- LEGO mindstorms. We have a personal kit (and a team kit we store) along with some books and of course there are websites.
• Timeline- this is a box for our timeline FIAR style. On Fridays we put pages in according to what we've learned that week.
• Math Challenge- puzzles, more difficult problems, math journal assignments, etc and sometimes computer math. We like The Puzzle Site.
• Art- art materials for our assignment will be here. We do this as a family all together.
• Spelling- materials for All About Spelling
• Five in a Row- unit study materials when it's a FIAR book we are rowing. The younger boys are doing mostly FIAR so that is what their unit study box is labeled with specifically.
• Beyond Five in a Row- same with this box. When we are doing a BY book, this label takes the place of the unit study label
• Reading- mainly for Reading Made Easy for J5
• LEGOS- for the younger boys mostly...a time of building during Passion Pursuits
• Silent Reading- we normally don't need this. Our kids read anytime and often, but it's there when I need it
• Games- If I want them to play a game during the afternoon, I will put up this card on a box with a card inside telling which game or how to choose a game.
• Sewing- R10 almost always has a project going so this is a place for storing it while not in use. I give her hand sewing and machine sewing projects and encourage her to try new things. I8 has in interest in sewing as well so we can sometimes insert a project for him. He's all about the sewing machine though...hand sewing- not so much.

 Next up, I think I will further explain a few of these in further detail.