Aug. 5, 2007 - School's In, School's In Teacher Let the Monkeys In
Well, after several months off official school, we are back to the grindstone Monday morning.
I am looking forward to the upcoming school year. We will be starting our 7th year of homeschooling. I cannot believe it! The funny thing is, I thought I would be a "seasoned veteran" by now! I am always changing the way things are done, so this year will be a new experience as well.
This year we will be completing the last 4 units of the unit study A World of Adventure--Ancient Rome, Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation, and Explorers. I am looking forward to being able to really focus on the New Testament while we study Rome. I have planned out a few additional Bible resources to help us keep our focus on the Lord. I always say I am going to keep my focus on Him each year, but each year I seem to fall into the "curriculum" trap. Whenever we get behind, I seem to eliminate the Bible portion of our studies. I know that "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom", but I have always let my worldly fear overpower.
In order to help me, I have planned to read Leading Little Ones to God during breakfast. After breakfast, we each have our own Bible reading time. During that time, we will each be reading 3 chapters of the New Testament. After lunch, we will be reading the New Testament portion of The Child's Story Bible. In AWOA, we will be memorizing Isaiah 53, as well as listening to Handel's Messiah.
I hope to be able to fit all of our studies in each day, but I would like to keep these as the main focus. There is a lot of different things, but each are small chunks.
Do you have any tips or ideas that have helped you keep Christ as the focus of your homeschool? I would love for you to post a comment!
