Well, today starts a new school year for us. We are not starting “officially” if you know what I mean, but we are starting none the less. You see, we are getting into our habits and forming our morning routine before we start our actual curriculum for the year. So, over the next we will be working on a schedule and doing morning chores and then each girl will have some work to do. We will do a Bible lesson, then Sam has speech homework(three big packets due the first week of Oct.) and Maggie will do flashcards and reading. We are going to start with this and move up from there. We are going on vacation in September so we won’t start our full fledged book work until after Labor Day.
So, after a busy and way to short summer. We are back into routine and I am ready. I love summer, but I also love routine. I love strict bedtimes, and lunchtime and nap time and get up time! I am a person who likes order and structure. I also have several children that function better that way too. So, our house is actually a better place with a strict schedule. While summer has its routine, it is hard to stay on a schedule and bedtime when it is light until 9pm! But, they are going to have to deal with it now. It is time to establish a new routine and prepare for the school year to come.
Here is the curriculum that we will be using this year –
Samantha (kindergarten)
Abeka Number Skills K
Letters and Sounds K
Teach your child to read in 100 Easy Lessons (comes HIGHLY recommended to me for anyone looking for a reading program. Homeschool moms can’t say enough about it!)
Handwriting (I use practice sheets and the wipe board, but no actual book)
Maggie (2nd grade)
Arithmetic 2
Language 2
Letters and Sounds 2
Creative Writing/Spelling
Jointly we will be doing “Little Hearts for His Glory”
this curriculum is a multi-subject approach to history and Bible. We will not only be using this book but will also use, “Devotions for the Children’s Hour“, “History stories for Children”, and “History for Little Pilgrims”. I am really looking forward to this new year. I am taking a whole new approach to homeschooling thanks to the wise counsel and years of experience from the wonderful homeschool mom’s in my support group. I couldn’t be more excited to get my hands on my new books and dive into learning with my children again.
We are going supply shopping this week as well. I love new school supplies. I love anything organizational. So, school supplies and I are good friends. A place for everything and everything in its place.
How do you start/get ready for the new school year.
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