Tomorrow is our first day of school. Trevor will be in 1st grade and McKenna will be working on a letter of the week preschool program. I have lots of fun and exciting things planned. There are so many things I love about homeschooling. One of my favorite things is that we are able to do more "out of the classroom" learning than kids in school. We will be doing a lot of learning from book work but I also have lots of other activities planned.
Here is a list of things Trevor will be learning this year:
Math (Abeka)
Science & Health (Abeka)
Reading, Writing, Spelling, English (Abeka)
Computer (I have several different programs he will be using)
Spanish (My Child Can Speak Spanish)
History & Geography (Abeka)
Bible (Abeka)
Literature (We will be reading the following books: "Charlotte's Web", "Stuart Little", "Trumpet of the Swan", "Mr. Popper's Penguins", "Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh", "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", & "Peter Pan")
Poetry ( Abeka & a study of Robert Louis Stevenson)
Nature Study (We will be working on the Junior Ranger Program with the Georgia State Parks)
Art (Abeka & studies of the following artists: John James Audubon, Claude Monet, Mary Cassatt, Carl Larsson, Maxfield Parrish, P. Buckley Marsh)
Music (We will be studying the following composers: Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky)
Obviously, we won't be working on every subject every day but we will work on them all throughout the year.
McKenna will be working on a letter of the week program. I found it on another blog that I follow. http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/letter-of-the-week. She has lots of great ideas for kids. I am sure I will be getting more stuff from her in the future.
We have joined a great homeschool care group. We have lots of field trips planned with them this year. We are also still involved in out playgroup which we will also be doing things with. I have also planned a few extra things too.
Here is a list of a few things I have planned for us to do for the year:
Children's plays put on by Patchwork Players at ASU, visit to a veterinary clinic, Augusta Canal boat ride & museum, Steed's Dairy Farm, Wild Turkey Federation
As you can see, homeschooling keeps us very busy but we love every minute of it. I will try to post updates about all the things we are learning.
