Mar. 6, 2006 - A typical day of homeschooling
Just thought I would let you know how my schedule works for Faith and Matthew. We start our schooling around 8:15.
1. We get our flags and say the Pledge of Allegiance. We sing our National Anthem and I am now teaching them America The Beautiful.
2. We take hands and go around saying one thing we are thankful for. They are now thanking God for dying on the cross, loving us, forgiving our sins. Then Faith and Matthew pray and then I pray for them and over them. A verse I like to use says this: Faith and Matthew will be taught of the Lord and great will be their peace. Takes about 10 minutes I love our prayer time.
3. Language Arts Program-Sing, Spell, Read and Write. (45-50 minutes) I love it!! We sing songs, we play games, we spell, we write sentences, we read. Matthew is just 5 and I cannot believe how well he reads. He reads with expression and he enjoys doing it. Faith is 6 and she does the same. When she sees an exclamation point she knows and wants to emphasize. When she sees a question mark she wants to sound like there is a question. They have every sound and now we are doing the rules like y=i in my, pry. We are now taking 5 of their spelling words and they have to make sentences. I am very happy with the progress they have made.
4. Science and Bible done by Lifepac. (20-30 minutes each depending how deep or what craft we do for it) I like these programs. I am not a big Science person so this program has helped me. We made a book on the four seasons and we go on a lot of hiking trails to learn about trees and wildlife. We did the letters JESUS and on each letter we wrote and illustrated the life of Jesus. Turned out great. We also made a book with ribbon of Gods promises. I loved how they came out.
5. They sit on the beanbag and I read a couple of books to them.
6. Centers-I have computer, listening, leapfrog, art, blocks (like geoboard, pattern blocks), and reading. I usually do 2 centers and then just flip the next day. Faith does listening today and Matthew does art. Tomorrow Faith does art and Matthew does listening. For listening I have bought some of my own but I go to the library once a week and check out some. I have doing some of the foreign language ones like Chinese and they sing songs. Centers for for 20-40 minutes.
7. Lunch
8. Math- Saxon Math (about 45 min.) I do like this program.
9. Writing-Draw Write Now Program. I have been doing some Social Studies with it. Faith and Matthew have to draw what I draw in steps then they write something that goes with the drawing. We drew the United States Map and they wrote a few sentences about the U.S. They like these drawings. They come out great.
10. I have a treasure chest that I let them get in every so often depending on what I put in it.
11. School is over. I sit on the porch while they play. I read my Bible, I write, I relax.
12. I workout on my treadmill 5-6 times a week. I go 2.5-3 miles each day.
13. Dinner, devotions, play, quiet (they read books in bed), sleep.
I have a horshoe shaped table which is perfects for us because I sit in the middle. My pictures show a little of our classroom.
My favorite part of school is hearing them read, singing and watching them "get it." I love to sit on the porch.
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