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#WingingItWisely: education plan
Have you been wondering where our 2014 Education Plan is? I HAVE!!
We’ve always had Group Studies together
(Scripture Memory Verses, History, Geography, Science, & Electives)
and Independent Studies separately (CORE 3: Bible, Math, & English).
So, before our most drastic #CHANGE, I had already selected and purchased all of the resources for Geography, History and Science for a few years. We were set. And I do mean set. I made wise use of the funds I collected while working a temporary seasonal job. Most of the curriculum I purchased were used and priced accordingly. I also have a couple wonderful homeschool friends with whom we share & borrow freely, despite the Many Many miles between us. (USPS knows us well) 🙂
My Point: I would have only had some minor tweaking in the Core 3 to contend with.
However, after a VERY busy summer I finally sat down to put “plan to paper” (or screen) for education plan 2014. What I discovered was that although I surely factored in the needs of all of my students in designing our previous education plans, they mainly revolved around CJ, as my oldest. Now that he’s in public school and I don’t have any Bonus Boys to hybrid homeschool, I am left with KC and KJ. My babies.
My twinnies. Well, I guess they’re not babies anymore.
So, I’m taking the time to relish in that thought.
Spending time to know, REALLY KNOW, my twins as individuals and what their interests are.
Winging It
& Swinging It
QUESTION: What does our education plan look like, now?
ANSWER: I Don’t Know!!!
But, I’ll figure it out…. eventually.
For now, I’m #WingingItWisely
Until next time, remember:
You’re Growing Greatness.
new 2013 Education Plan
We are officially half-way through our LAST week of MunroePalms 2012.
Hooray! And looking forward to beginning our New School year next month.
So, I thought I’d share our finalized plans.
2013
- CJ: 6th Grade
- KC: 3rd Grade
- KJ: 3rd Grade
We started doing the Sabbath Rest thing halfway through last year
and we’ll continue mostly following the pattern this year..
Work Full School Days: 6 weeks..
Rest (light school) the 7th week.
- Group Studies
(Mon.-Thurs.)
2012 on the brain
We school Jan.-Dec. & LOVE it!!
We never break for more than 3 weeks at a time. Usually it’s 2.
But, the one time we took 5-6 weeks off even my hubby said “never again.”
It’s been tweaked a little over the years, but I’m REALLY excited to start.
Our 1st day of MunroePalms 2012 is January 10th.
This year we’ll do light days on Monday with Nature Study;
Tuesday is Bible Class for Mum & Missions Class for the boys, plus Music Lessons;
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday are the more “focused” academic days.
I’m now COMMITTED to more of a Charlotte Mason inspired flair with Short Lessons,
& we’ll be using a timer to help keep us focused. The boys & I
Officially OVER!!
Last Day of School for MunroePalms 2011!!!
We are Done 😀
I’m going to celebrate with a nap 😉
& let the boys watch a video
+ they are FINALLY going to let me show them one of my favourite childhood movies:
“Labyrinth”
HhhhEeeeLlllPppp – HELP!!!
STILL can’t really decide if we should continue with American History or switch to World History.
I’m currently down to:
• A Living History of World (Queen HomeSchool)
{which we could use for American or World History – 1/7}
• Mystery of History (Bright Idea)
{which is World History – 1/4}
or
• Genesis, Deuteronomy, & Ancient Egypt (Simply Charlotte Mason’s Module 1)
{which is World History – 1/7}
Any thoughts?
HELP!!!!!
-TIA, Mrs. C.
2011 Home Education Plan
This is our 2011 Home Education Plan; and I am so very excited to be able to join in on
Heart of the Matter’s “Not Back-to-School” Blog Hop.
Here at MunroePalms Learning Centre, our school year runs from January to December.
So, I’m sharing what we have used since Jan. as well as what we plan to use through the end of Dec.
2011
All Together
BIBLE, HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY & SCIENCE:
~My Father’s World from A-Z
>>We had a great time working through this together.
~Adventures In My Father’s World
>>We’re just beginning to pick this back up again.
READ ALOUD:
~The Chronicles of Narnia
>>This includes the whole book set, the Focus On The Family radio drama series, the movies made by the BBC (I watched them all as a little girl), as well as the new movies by Disney/Walden Media.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE:
~Rosetta Stone-Spanish
>>This was our major purchase this year & we’re just getting into it. So far, so good.
~Signing Time
>>Not using the DVDs in any particular order, just what we can get from the library.
ART:
~I Can Do All Things
>>We’re going to “try” to do this together.
HEALTH:
~Upward Sports-Soccer
>>All the boys LOVE this & are waiting in eager anticipation for the season to begin. (Not ’til the end of September.)
~Family Sports Day
>>Directed by Mr. C., these are days where the whole family hits the field/park for any sport to learn, play, or practice. This also includes Nature Walks/Rides on the county trail.
~HomeEc
>>One of the boys rotating Jobs is to be “Chef.” The Chef assists in the Kitchen for Lunch & Dinner.(which means none of the other boys are crowding in there when it’s not their turn) I plan to use one those days to show them how to cook a real meal using the Microwave. (Starting with CJ first)
CJ – 3rd grade
MATH:
~Math Mammoth 1A/1B/2A/2B
>>We worked through these so he could use…
~Teaching Textbooks Math 4
>>CJ has been wanting to use this for SO long. Now, that he’s ready, he is doing Very Well. 🙂
ENGLISH:
~Language Lessons for the Very Young 2
>>After he finished this in May we tried Emma Serl’s Primary Language Lessons and Rod & Staff English. But…
~Language Lessons for the Elementary Child 1
>>This is what he prefers so we will continue with the series.
~Spelling Power
>>CJ likes only studying the words he doesn’t know and he loooks forward to discovering the activities he gets to choose from. (I prepare 2 or 3 each week and let him pick one each day.)
~Getty-Dubay Italic D
>>I LOVE the end result and this is helping his writing look neat again. (He did not do well with the program they used at the private school.)
~Writing Strands 2
>>We’ll begin this in Sept./Oct. at a slow pace. Maybe once a week.
~ABEKA Readers
>>I love that I can get some of these at our local used bookstore 🙂
- Ms.Jenni & Mrs.C. (best friends since 6th grade)
MUSIC:
~ Private Guitar Lessons
>>He LOVES this special time each week with Ms. Jenni. ❤
(& I love that it means that as busy as life gets, I get to see my best friend every week.) 😉
KC & KJ – Kindergarten
ENGLISH/PHONICS:
~The Reading Lesson Book
>>They REALLY enjoy doing this together and the CD-Rom for Computer Time.
~My Father’s World 1st
>>We just started this since completing the phonics portion of mfwA-Z. If it’s too much, we’ll just finish The Reading Lesson.
~Getty-Dubay Italic B
>>Going very slowly with them on this. A little at a time.
~ABEKA Readers
>>did I mention about finding these at the local used bookstore? 😉
MATH:
~Smart Alec Math Problem Solving PK
>>I love this series. They’re very inexpensive and I used them with CJ when he was at this stage.
~Smart Alec Math Problem Solving K
>>They’ve actually completed these books already.
~Cuisenaire Rods Math
>>I have a Really Old teachers book we’re doing activities out of for a while. They may move into Math Mammoth 1A.
But, I JUST found Math Lessons for a Living Education and I think this would suit them better. (Plus, it’s based on a story about twins.) 😉
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