My, how time flies. Way back in July ’08 I posted our intended schedule for the ’08 – ’09 school year at Lukeion Academy but have not posted on our progress. So now I am going to try to do so.
Our year began slowly the last week of August by only focusing on the core subjects (math, reading, and writing). This was done because my eldest son, who was attending public school, was stressing a sincere interest in being homeschooled. I am happy to say that he did in fact choose to be homeschooled. His reasons paralleled those of mine such as him not being accepted to the magnet school for music, having to be seated beside his brothers’ bully, and for having to “consistently do irrelevant time consuming homework.” His words not mine. I was floored when my 9 year old came to me with that.
In WV a two week notice must be given before withdrawing a child from school. This delayed our adding history and science until the October 6th. Plus it was my intent to use the same core with all three boys but provide age appropriate activities and exercises.
October came and while we continued our focus on math, reading, and writing, I added a month long unit study on the history of Halloween, from Connect the Thoughts, instead of starting my intended history and science. I also added a living science reader, Seed Babies by Morley, in place of our intended curriculum.
In November we continued our math, reading, and writing. This month we still did not begin the originally intended history or science. We spent this month focusing on the origins of Thanksgiving. A couple of unit studies were combined and many thanksgiving, pilgrim, pioneer, and colonial books were read to round out the month.
In December we again continued our math, reading, and writing while using a unit study focusing on A Christmas Carol.
Now it is January 2009. The “school year” is nearly half over and we have not begun our intended science or history. This troubles me as far as the evaluation of their portfolios for the county school board. On the other hand I am not bothered because we spend time reading living books that are science and history related. That aside, we are continuing our math, reading, and writing but I am hesitant to begin our history and science because there are so many living books that I would rather they hear and read.
