(First day of homeschool co-op.)For those of you interested in what we are learning around here on a regular basis, here is the inside scoop:
With Savannah we are working on:Building her repertoire of little reader books, while working on sight words and phonics rules as they come up as we read together. Today she read an entire book all the way through that wasn't even an early reader-- we were so proud of her (not to mention how proud she was)! I love teaching her what exclamation points and apostrophe's are! It's just so much fun and she delights in learning to read and is so proud of herself.
Hooked on Math- we were given this curriculum from a friend and since my main goals this year are keeping her up to speed with reading and math, this is a great go to of songs, worksheets and games. She is really enjoying it!
We will be implementing some geography unit studies- where we learn geography and about other cultures around the world. We also learn about history, other cultures, landmarks, and indigenous flavors. I think these unit studies are a great way to learn and do some fun activities while the kids get a cornerstone understanding of the world around them. We will plan these randomly (as I'm 2 weeks out from having baby number 4, and when you homeschool, structured planned learning like this happens in seasons, especially when mommy is growing more future pupils :)
Continue working on penmanship, upper and lowercase.
Working on character and household responsibilities/ chores, bible stories and memory verses, crafts.
So far she's learned to count by fives and read time on a clock with hands- which was one of our goals for the year.
She is also taking a PE class, and Arts and Crafts class, and a "Globe trotters" class at our homeschool co-op. You can check our co-op out at http://www.ignitecoop.com/
Chemistry for little kids!With Liam we are working on:
Playing lots and reading to him lots!
He will also come along for the ride when we delve into our unit studies.
He is working on drawing letters, but has a hard time with it so we never push it. He is so different from Savannah, but we know his pace is much slower and since he's not even pre-K age yet and is a boy, our main focus for him is creative play and working on character.
He knows his ABC's and many of the letter sounds and adds numbers in his head a lot. He is learning so much everyday just from being around when we teach his big sis.
He is also taking a Five ina Row class, a Music and Movement class and a Games and Recreation class at our co-op.
So those are our regular activities for the most part, that we will implement throughout the school year. I'm sure I'll let you in on of our geography based unit studies soon. I think Nick is itching to do one on Asia so he can have an excuse to order Chinese takeout, learn how to make something Asian at home (other than stir fry), watch Anime with the kids and take them to the Super Cao Win supermarket. He loves Asian culture.
We are excited for another "school" year!
