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We are working on our Mommy Conference for the coming week tonight.  I am yanking the Learning Language Arts Through Literature for the next 6 weeks.  I have become a bit disenchanted with it.  We are moving back to a more traditional Charlotte Mason formula. I admit I have become lazy and that has made the whole household that way.  This MUST change!!!

The new schedule is going to look like this... (although we do much of this just not like I want to do it)

Bible - ...And It Was Good (Explorer's Bible Study) Weeks 25-30 to finish the book we are doubling up. We will be doing Advent scripture and stories during December.  We will be starting the New Testament book for next semester.
Math - Everyone is on Saxon Math and it works great for us.
Reading - Finishing the Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons and reading classics together and grade appropriate books for each children individually.
Narration - thinking about this..
Copywork - Scripture in notebook
Grammar - Simply Grammar:  An Illustrated Primer by Karen Andreola
Spelling/Dictation - Spelling Power
History - still thinking...
Geography - to go with history and Advent stuff...
Scripture Memory - from For Instruction in Righteousness (scripture to address behaviors we are needing to work on)
Nature - Getting the garden ready for the winter and planting an indoor herb garden
Science - still thinking...
Poetry - Christmas poetry
Literature - picking a classic for Christmas to read aloud and a possible unit study on it.
Art Study - Christmas crafts
Music Study - Piano lessons, instrument lessons, Christmas music for performance at church, Christmas music around the home.
Hymn Study - studying Christmas Carols
Foreign Language - continue where we are...
Personal Development - kitchen skills, chores and cooperating as a family to run our home a small business together

We are also going to build some lapbooks for some of our studies that warrant that.

Now for the twist...

This looks like a lot but...  I am using this to guide the planning of a Unit Study (Advent and Christmas Around the World) for the coming 6 weeks.  If this works I will be planning for 2007 using this formula.  This could be the best of both worlds for us CM and Unit Studies!!!  How fun!!!!!!

I write all of this to keep myself accountable.  After 7 years of schooling my children at home I need to get out of my rut.  I need to plug back into my kids.  I have spent too much time feeling burnt out.  Part of it is my age, part of it is the "new" teen in the house and NOT knowing how to always handle that.  Part of it is also having that 2 year old that still demands a great deal of time.  I feel like the two middle children need me more than I have been giving them.  I am NOT answering the phone before noon each day anymore, I am NOT getting on the computer too early in the day either.  I am NOT working in the kitchen from 9:00am to 12:00pm each day except to make lunch and get snacks.  I need to be up early and be productive.  I need to be in bed early each night to be able to do that.  I need to make my study time efficient and productive.  The changes in my home start with me.  I have become lazy and unorganized and I am sick of it.  I don't want to feel like I am letting my children down.  I need to set the example and I need to do it TODAY!!!!!