We'll be starting back to our formal studies on Tuesday, the 26th. I've spent the afternoon getting some of the things ready. I'm trying to have things better organized this year and so far things are looking great.
I took a shoebox and assigned one for each of the kids. I premeasured them and all three will fit on one shelf in the homeschool closet. Each morning, the kids will just grab their box from the cabinet and bring it to the table. It will be filled with everything they will need for their individual schoolwork for that week. I've started filling them up some already. Each has a new spiral notebook for their journal, their word book (a 3-ring binder for writing vocab words), math books, reading, spelling, writing, and pencil cases. As I get more things sorted then each will be filled with more stuff.
I will also be using a shoebox for items will use as a group, like science projects, art history, classic literature, social studies, etc., that we'll be using for that week, along with any planners or logs that I'll be using. On the shelf I'll be keeping that box on will also be all our normal daily supplies like the 3 hole punch, date stamp, stapler, pencil sharpener, etc.
I'm still sorting through papers and books that I've looked through over the summer and I want to get the lessons and ideas from them all planned out. Our first week will not be hugely filled, we will get back into the schooling groove at an easy pace, mostly setting up and organizing everything. Then the next week will begin the first of our 1st 12-week term that will last until the end of November. I'm so excited!! I just know we are going to have a great time this year! |
