We have been back in school now for over a week. Our neighbors across the street asked me about homeschooling their little girl, M, who is in Kindergarten. After a LOT of prayer and talking with the hubs, we finally agreed to do it. So this year I am teaching a second grader, first grader, and a kindergartner. I know a lot of homeschooling moms probably wouldn't sign on for this, but it is really a lifesaver for me to be able to help financially right now. Here's what our typical school morning looks like:
9:00 Start the day with prayer. We read great books that cover different periods of history and
parts of the world and then I ask questions to help their understanding. Finish this time
by listening to a cd with geography songs (and dancing -- there's always silly dancing!)
9:30 Split up and have individual reading lessons. When the girls are not working on their
reading with me they work on their handwriting at their desks.
10:00 Language arts. Hands-on activities, work on the whiteboard, etc.
10:30 Recess
10:50 Snack time -- we talk about character training (ie. diligence, obedience, patience)
11:00 Science -- we read aloud from our science books and then they answer questions
either at their desks or aloud to me.
11:30 Math
12:00 End of school day!
I love how our days are set up although this isn't a strict schedule. Some days we will have science experiments or craft time. At some point this week we will be making bricks to go along with our learning about the Egyptians and pyramids. School is fun! (Now you can all laugh at me in two weeks when I post about how tired I am. jk!)
2 comments:
at 11:00 i read "silence"... i laughed out loud when the next part said "we read aloud..." hahahahaha i had to re-read it twice before i caught my error. ---it's 'cause i wasn't homeschooled!--- ;)
you are one brave mama. i don't think i could homeschool my own kids let alone someone elses. sounds like you've got it under control though. like i said...one brave mama ;o)
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