"How Do You Homeschool?"
I am in the midst of a Scheduling change. Right now we concentrate on Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic. We don't have any curriculum but have gathered things here and there.
Judah is going through a huge first grade book from Walmart. That has actually been a great springboard. He is reading the Dick and Jane books. (my mom's when she was little) We are working on counting to 100 and beginning basic math concepts. We practice writing letters and numbers with both boys. Thomas is going through the same workbook as Judah but is at the beginning instead of the middle. It took him awhile to learn his sounds. I am VERY relaxed with Thomas about homeschooling since he is only 4 and wouldn't even be in kindergarten till next year. I recently started History with them and Thomas can tell you that "Mister" Leif discovered America first and then "Mister" Columbus discovered it again later.
We also work on colors and shapes and all that fun stuff. We color and practice staying in the lines to improve handwriting skills. They cut and paste in their workbooks. :):) We have lots of fun.
We don't follow a strict schedule but as I said I am in the process of tweaking it. So...I will update y'all on that in a week or two.
Oh and we also do fun hands-on things like our garden. The boys know that you need water, sun, and soil to grow things. They have enjoyed our garden adventure. We ate our first cucumber yesterday. :):) Judah commented how "fresh" it tasted.
We go on hikes and practice counting while we walk.
We went to the zoo for school yesterday and read about the different things animals eat.
I hope the kids are having as much fun as I am. :):):)
Blessings- Angela :)
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