With Gabriel's friends starting Kindergarten on August 10th at public school, I would have thought he would ask questions as to why he isn't and show a little sadness that he isn't going, too. I'm happy to report he is happy to be home schooling with daddy this year. We may still opt to have him go to Kindergarten next year or just reevaluate where he is this time next year. For now, we have created our own curriculum and enjoy teaching him. It's not always structured with another little one (our five month old) so we gear it around nap times and definitely when he seems especially interested in a particular subject matter. We do have some work books and other materials, but this is generally what we are focusing on for this year...
Jim and Marcy's curriculum:
Bible: study a scripture based on a God story; start the school day with prayer
Social Studies: read about other cultures, study the month and meaning of holidays, special occasions
Science: study animals, plants and solar system, experimentation, colors, temperature, weather, seasons, cooking/baking
Language arts: phonics, sight words, reading, writing, organizing, oral skills, listening
Health/PE: grooming, body parts, safety, physical fitness (learn and participate in a sport)
Math: counting beyond 20, sequence, patterns, money denominations, basic problem-solving, calendar, clock reading, more and less than
Music: we enjoy all kinds of music from classical, opera and country to pop and rock
3 hours a day:
Bible: 15 min
SS: 15 min
Science: 15 min
Math: 30 min
(Break: 30 min of play)
L.A.: read books 30 min, write 15 min, phonics and sight words 15 min = 1 hour
P.E.: 30-45 min of one-on-one physical fitness (soccer, golf, running, tumbling, dancing, swimming)
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