Today's post is pretty easy -- I'm not going to show you a ton of books or anything complicated.
Simply put, for Health, we use Abeka. We don't often use textbooks, but for this one class, we do. I like how these books often cover things I may forget to cover and just sometimes, it's nice if what you want to teach your children comes from a different source other than dear ol' mom. We just use the books as independant reading - the girls do not fill in the occassional blanks, nor do we use any supplimental teacher key or quizzes. I just figure out how many pages a day they will need to read to finish the book by around the end of February (this year it's about 4-5 pgs. a day/ twice a wk). I want Ladybug done by the end of February because then she will switch over to her Maps, Charts & Graphs book - so she can get that done by May 1. Note: We only do grades 1-8 of the Abeka health books, beyond that, what I want them to know (safety, first aid, courtship, etc.) is covered elsewhere. They also talk alot about the body and it's functions, so I figure it's "good enough" for biology since we are not doing the college route. :)
For PE, oh my, we don't need a separate course. The girls are sooo active and petite/as thin as rails. They each use to be in gymnastics when they were younger and are forever doing handstands & cartwheels in the family room; they both love swimming and waterparks - not to mention Minnesota's 10,000+ lakes; rock climbing; they both use to be in soccer; and they are always riding their bikes, scootering, rollerblading, jumping rope, running foot races to the barn and back, dancing around the house, and you name it. Exercise is not an area of concern here. I was planning on going to the local motel pool for open swimming more this year - but then the motel changed it's open swimming $ rates, so that will only be on occassion now. Additionally, we have horses you know and barn chores to keep us hopping. Sometimes during their studies, they just seem to need a stretch break, so I will sometimes tell them to run around the house in-between subjects or go do 5-10 minutes of exercise like jumping jacks. :) We are not in any extra-curricular sports as they get plenty of exercise at home or hiking as a family.
This has been the sixth installment in a series of posts journaling "What We Do For Homeschool."
Feel free to check out my other posts of:
What we do for:
Bible
Opening Time & Vocabulary
History
Language Arts
Math
Next time: Science
Thanks for visiting!
Jane |
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