So I usually have a freak out of some kind around this time of year and I think it is starting. My problem was that I kind of felt I had most of my stuff "planned", and I wasnt really freaking out at all and then... I went surfing. Yes, people I opened up my browser and typed in home school curriculum. BIG MISTAKE. If that in itself wasnt bad enough I also started reading blogs... blogs that belong to other awesome home schooling moms who have awesome years planned out. (I wonder what the percentage of these same moms actually finishing the curriculum?) I digress. So I started reading website after website and blog after blog. After shooting out about 60 dollars on three separate books (pretty much spur of the moment after reading someones awesome blog!) I put a stop to it. ---Something I am sure Dave is glad of!
Now in my defense I did want a very basic writing curriculum and I found it! Yeah. I am actually very happy with it. I also already thought I was going to buy something vocabularyish (not a word I know) so that wasnt bad either! BUT the whole problem is that if I keep reading I will RUN OUT OF HOME SCHOOL FUNDS! And I will become unhappy with what I have and know is good! That is not a good feeling.
As a matter of fact it is a bad feeling!
So here it is:
Bible-
Reading the actual Bible ( I know, right!)
Animal devotions and scripture memorization
Math-Math U See (all three kids have different levels)
Spelling-All about Spelling
Language Arts (I never know what all to put in the category!)
240 Vocabulary Words to know (Kate and Matt)
Writing Storybook (Writeshop)- Kate and Matt
Write Shop Workbook A- Emily
Write Shop Workbook B- Kate and Matt
First Language Lessons- Matt Emily and I am sure Kate will listen again.
Reading-
Read Alouds as a family---going along with animals and history time period
Assigned reading for both topic
Book club will take up some time
Explode the Code- Matt and Emily
Learning thru Literature- Emily
Home Economics- All three kiddoes
Science-
Apologia Zoology 3- VERY excited about this!
Notebooking
History-
Still working on that...
Us History,
Presidents
and States
but unsure of curriculum. It is between My Fathers World, Beautiful Feet, My own mix- which I am not happy about, and a few others.
Art
visiting the HMFA at least once a month hopefully more.
Will have some study on Early American painters and Native Indian Art
Extra-
Both girls are doing American Heritage Girls again
All three kids are participating in Book Club
All three kids have classes at the HMNS for Wildness Labs (science)
possible zoo class for Kate and Matt ( we will see- probably wont happen)
Kate- art
Emily- Gymnastics
Matt- REALLY GOTTA FIND THE KID AN INTEREST!
As far as themes go. I will do my best to plug through the curriculum making it as theme orientated as possible. I will do what I can!
3 comments:
He likes Legos. :)
How about karate? There's no Eastern religion in it. Oh, you live too far away now. Never mind.
Wow, sounds like you will be busy. As always, you amaze me. I could never do homeschooling!
Good luck with all the plans.
And, maybe could Matt do Boy Scouts? I am a big fan of scouting.
Aw, how cool that you have American Heritage Girls to do! I would love for Katie to do that...maybe I can find a group here.
Sounds like a fun year you got planned!
I am sticking with the good old Abeka standby...for everything and just spicing it up a bit with some Artistic Pursuits, home piano lessons, and projects to "enhance."
Who knows what we'll do next year we'll see how this one goes.
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