Hot off the press…our summer schedule & curriculum! Just to be clear, this is what our best days look like – the day I persevere to have. That being said, many days do not actually go like this. I keep our daily routine up on our fridge for days I feel really frazzled and off, then I can see where I am at and try to get our train back on the track. This is not meant to produce stress, but freedom…there is a time for everything and everything has its time. When we stay closely aligned to this, our days tend to go more smoothly and easily ;).
If you are still stunned that I have a schedule for summer, it’s because we homeschool year round ;).
Disclaimer: There are TONS of links below…if you should happen to click on an Amazon link, I make a tiny commission if you choose to purchase that book. It does not cost you a penny but it helps us afford our luxurious gluten-free lifestyle…so thanks ;).
Our Summer:
May 2016 – October 2016
*Our “summer” is a little off this year in an effort to catch up with the curriculum we are following.
B & J: 2nd grade
O: 1st Grade
G: toddler…The Early Years 🙂
Terms: 8 weeks long with (2) 1 week breaks
Term 1: May & June
Term 2: July & August
Term 3: September & October
Priorities:
Atmosphere of environment (Relationship, i.e. Son-Rise Program(R))
Discipline of Habit (Independence)
Presentation of living ideas (Academics)
Daily Routine
6:00: Quiet Time & AM Routine
6:45: Start Breakfast/atmosphere (candles/music/open up house)
Boys: A.M. Routines/Me: get ready
7:15: Breakfast/Morning Time/Brush teeth
Me: clean kitchen/Kids: Free Time & Outside
8:00: Boys: Free time/Me: 1-on-1 with G & To-do list
9:30: Mid-day group work/Snack/Sensory time (rotate activities daily during read aloud)
Independent Work (one at a time)
11:45: Lunch & Lunch reading/dishes/finish laundry
1:00: Room time
2:00: M,T & TH: Snack/Regroup/G Nap = each boy play alone till I get out
W: Snack/Outings & Errands/G nap in car
F: Pool/Field Trips/Snack/G Nap in car
3:00: Finish up any undone work/Clean-ups/Free Time
4 – 5:30: Kids’ Screen time (level 1-3 activities)/Me writing time till 5
5:00: Me: Make dinner & listen to a podcast like this one
Eat Dinner/Free time/activities/walk dogs/I start PM Routine/Baths
7:00: Start Bedtime routine
8:30: Finish PM Routine, finish work, write, read, relax & hang out with the husband
10:15: BED!
***************Group Work ****************
Aligned to child in lowest level
Bible Bedtime Devotionals
As It Happened Timeline: Bible, History, Science & Geography
In the Beginning Timeline
Big Picture Interactive Bible
Kids’ Guide to God’s Creation
MapTrek: Ancient World
Classical Conversations Ancient World Cards
AIH Living Books:
Term 1: Heaven & Space
The Answers Book for Kids Volume 3: God and the Bible
The Answers Book for Kids Volume 5: Space & Astronomy
Prince Warriors
Term 2: Natural Kingdoms & Dinosaurs
The Answers Book for Kids Volume 2: Dinosaurs and the Flood of Noah
The Answers Book for Kids Volume 6: Babel and the Ice Age
Dinosaurs for Kids
Term 3: Ancestry & the Human Body
The Answers Book for Kids Volume 1: Creation and the Fall
The Answers Book for Kids Volume 4: Sin, Salvation, and the Christian Life
My Body or The Body book?
True Story of Noah’s Ark
Genesis Finding our Roots
AIH activities:
Butterfly Kit
Ant Farm
Notebooking
Our Family Tree: A History of Our Family
Genealogy of Jesus Christ
Jesus’ Family Tree
Literature: Core Classics, Good Reads & Bedtime Audios
List 1: Core Classics
Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales
The Ugly Duckling
Little Ida’s Flowers
The Old House
The Happy Family
The Conceited Apple-Branch
The Pea Blossom
…more to come!
List 2: Good Reads
Secrets at Sea
…more to come!
List 3: Bedtime Audios
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Peter Pan *Jim Dale is our favorite audio reader!
Peter & the Starcatchers
Peter & the Sword of Mercy
Peter & the Secret of Rundoon
Peter & the Shadow Thieves
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
…more to come!
Poetry: A.A. Milne
Term 1: When We Were Very Young & short bio on A.A. Milne
Term 2: Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow
Term 3: Outside Your Window
Term 1: Van Gogh
Term 2: Michelangelo
Term 3: Botticelli
Term 1: Bizet
Term 2: Chopin
Term 3: Grieg
Habit Training:
Term 1: Attention
Term 2:TBA
Term 3:TBA
Memory Work:
Term 1: Rice Pudding by A.A. Milne
Term 2: Natural Kingdoms
Term 3:
Nature Journal weekly – ideally on Saturdays as a family
Personal Development: SOME in home activities:
Yoga: Cosmic Kids
Meditation: Enchanted Meditations for Kids CD
Personal Development: SOME out of home activities:
Swimming: Pool Passes (go weekly)
Creation Museum
Henry Ford Museum
Lego Discovery Center
**************Independent Work**************
B: Level 3
Language Arts:
Read book of choice every day
Math:
Khan Academy: Early Math
Personal Development: SOME in home activities:
Complete Son-Rise Program (R) Developmental Model: Level 3
Focus: Brain Beat
J: Level 5
Language Arts:
Oral narration with Reading Time
All About Spelling Level 1
Finish Star Wars Reading & Writing
Start after Star Wars: All About Reading Level 4
Math:
Finish Star Wars Book
Khan Academy: Early Math
Technology:
Khan Academy: Computer Programming
Personal Development: SOME in home activities:
Complete Son-Rise Program (R) Developmental Model: Level 5
Piano Lessons: Hoffman Academy
Focus: Brain Beat
O: Level 4
Language Arts:
Oral narration with Reading Time
All About Spelling Level 1
All About Reading Level 1
ABC Mouse.com
Math:
Finish Star Wars Book
Khan Academy: Early Math
Personal Development: SOME in home activities:
Complete Son-Rise Program (R) Developmental Model: Level 4
Piano Lessons: Hoffman Academy
Focus: Brain Beat
******MORE TO COME IN NOVEMBER!********
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