2015-2016 school year plan at a glance

This year we are going to try something different.  I am actually going into the school year with a PLAN!!  I am very much a fly by the seat of my pants girl. But I am not sure how good that is for the education of my children.   Here is the mess I am working with.




Math we are using Saxon
Reading we are using All About Reading
Handwriting we are using A Reason For Handwriting
We will be using Classical Conversations for Bible, Science, History, Geography, Latin, Math, English Grammar, and Fine Arts,

We are covering  

 World History: Empires, people, and Counties ( ancient through modern)

Geography Africa and The World

Science Biology and Earth Science ( completing experiments and projects)

English Grammar Verbs and Prepositions 

Latin Noun endings (declensions)

Bible Memory Exodus 20

Art Masters, Drawing 

Music Composers, Music theory  

I am looking to add a typing program ( we haven't decided yet)

We are also going to complete Little House Books By Laura Ingalls Wilder
This is the goal a book a month.With at least 20 minutes of read aloud a day.   We will move on as we go.

September Little House in the Big Woods  October Farmer Boy November Little House on the Prairie  December On the Banks of Plum Creek January By the Shores of Silver Lake  February The Long Winter  March These Happy Golden Years  April Little Town on the Prairie  May The First Four Years

Playing on the ice

Here in Southern IL it's been pretty cold. We didn't get as much snow as our friends in the upper parts of the state.  It was cold enough Prince Charming said we should walk on the ice.  Oh course at first I was like, didn't we tell them not to, now were going to say its okay to do.  We talked with the them about the temperature and to tell how frozen it was and I said yes.  I love being a yes mom!! 

When we first went out I had them hold the dock.  But once they got it we were off.  

Our dog Jessie loved the ice also.  She ran and ran.  Sliding as she tried to stop. She must have hit her nail while we were playing because I noticed a little blood. She never indicated any pain.       

Here is our little princess walking with no hands.


 

We got the sled out and I pushed and pulled. We were out for about an hour and a half. We pushed nap back a little, so thankful we did. The sun kept it bearable.  We all had a great time.

Our super hero keeping asking if we can go out again. If the temps stay low enough, I'm going to say YES!

Homeschooling Decisions

Prince Charming and I have decided that we are going to teach our kids from home.   It is something that has always been at the back of my mind.  I have also dreamed of teaching and having kids now I can pull them both together.  I don't really know what I am doing or what I am in store for but I do know we will all be learning together.  So far the kids have really grown together they are getting along so much better.

We start Classical Conversations next week.   CC is a group of parents and children that meets weekly in the community.There is a tutor that teaches material and guides the child.  It meets once a week.  There is a group of kids 8 is the max I think.  In the first group/ class they are ages 4- 4th grade.  This was the main reason we joined.  I wanted my little super hero to meet some kids his age and since we are new to the area I wanted to meet like minded moms.  I was also sold on the weekly presentations, science experiments, fine arts, and memorizing facts with songs and dances.

I look forward to this group as a tool to complete our homeschooling curriculum.