UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Our homeschool philosophy
My mission is to provide my kid with a relaxed educational environment that fosters the development of the whole child and instills mutual respect while striving to meet her individual learning needs while nurturing her spiritual, moral, intellectual, physical, and social growth through a gently guided eclectic academic curriculum that includes the humanities, mathematics, sciences, fine arts, and varied electives that allows her to pursue her own interests and to experience and accept the diversities of all humanity.
Our Goals for 2008/2009
Our Curriculum and Schedule
- Math – Singapore 1A/1B and Intensive Practice
- Reading/Phonics – continue Hooked on Phonics (completing level 2 May 2008); Read-alouds associated with history and science topics; Evan-Moore Literature Pockets
- Handwriting – Continue Handwriting without Tears
- Science – REAL Science: Life Science level 1 (Pandia Press)
- History – History Odyssey:Ancients Level 1; Evan-Moore History Pockets; Five in a Row books and activites
- Art/Music – arts and crafts at home; family piano lessons
- PE – swimming, soccer
In order to accomodate DH’s new, weird schedule, we’re tweaking our schedule a bit. Our school week will usually run Thursday – Monday. SEE Co-op – Fridays. We will hit Math, Phonics/Reading, handwriting each day. History and grammar/writing/literature will be on Thursday and Monday, respectively. Co-op has now be reformatted for 2008-2009 and will fill in the holes: she has a complete science curriculum, a literature-based geography and culture class, art appreciation taught by an art history expert, and a hands-on history class that will follow along with HO. We start later in the mornings than most, but spend about 21/2 hours on the basics.
Our Favorite Resources
- www.starfall.com - reading practice
- www.fiarhq - Five in a Row Headquarters
- www.homeschoolshare.com - Five in a Row-like activities; huge selection of resources
