Hello ladies,
I am new here and looking for a little direction in my planning. I have a 4.5 year old daughter I am looking to do a slightly more formal homeschooling approach with this year. I do use the word “formal†lightly.
We are taking the Classical approach, while incorporating math and language. We will begin attending the Classical Conversations Foundations class once weekly and working on memorization for that (and perhaps starting our time line). My hope is to work on memorization for this through fun and music, and without any pressure. We will also be doing RightStart Math and 100 EZ Lessons for a beginning phonics. We already subscribe to Time4Learning, so that would be supplemental fun.
Ideally, I would like to spend 30 minutes to 1 hour on the “academics,†like math and LA. four mornings per week I would continue doing 2 hours of reading aloud as she plays and begin incorporating songs and activities for memorization throughout the day. Oh, and she is a maze junky, so she would do maze books as she desires. These would be spread out in the morning, breaking for physical activities, games, and fun.
Otherwise, we learn through play. She is my only and my little shadow all day. We clean and cook together, play together (although she is getting much better at independent play), do crafts, outings, and pretty much anything else together :lol:
So my question is, does 1 hour max of academics sound reasonable at this age? For those with experience with RightStart, can I take it at a pace of 30 minutes per day (maybe less)? I know the 100EZ Lessons is pretty brief and holds her attention (usually 15-20 minutes sessions). So, I am hopeful that adding 30 minutes for math is doable.
My daughter has SPD (a seeker), so I have gotten pretty good at keeping things timed to her attention and picking activities geared to her kinesthetic style. I am really hoping RS Math will be “fun†as well as effective. But I haven’t received the product by mail yet and am nervous about how it will work once in hand.
Am I being realistic?
Thank you in advance for your thoughts and help!