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s/o bravewriter teatime
julie4 replied to athomeontheprairie's topic in General Education Discussion Board
We take turns getting the table ready, sometimes it's fancy tea cups, sometimes pretty paper stuff. Whose ever turn it is picks something, usually from outside as a center piece If it's me I try to pick a center piece that somewhat goes with my poetry selections. We take turns picking & reading poetry aloud. And since I like to kill 2 birds with 1 stone, we either do some poetry free writing or nature journal (if the center piece is something of interest from outdoors). Kids enjoy the poetry, setting the table and picking out the treat. We don't actually ever have tea, usually hot chocolate or lemonade. But my daughter loves the fancy tea cups. -
We school 4 days a week, take extra time off around Christmas & Holy Week/Easter. And this will be the first year that we do a modified summer schedule. We will still take a week off each month of the summer. But we will continue Math & writing the rest if the summer. We always read, individually & read aloud.
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I hear you, I sell stuff on eBay, and my used curriculum on this site And other homeschool used curriculum sites and that money in my paypal goes directly to next years books. I don't buy many new things. I'm always searching for used curriculum and rarely buy anything new.
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A Rainbow Resource Miracle!
julie4 replied to Spring Flower's topic in General Education Discussion Board
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What does a WTM morning time look like?
julie4 replied to Critterfixer's topic in General Education Discussion Board
I'm a planner too, but our MT was one thing I tried not to over-plan. I wanted it to flow from the natural rhythm of our household. So, I started with just read aloud & prayer/bible/saint studies because it's natural for us to start our day with prayer. Then I started to add things that naturally felt right for us to add, poetry, art/music, memory & nature study, one thing at a time. Just letting it evolve over time has saved me from the stress I cause myself when I try to over plan or cram too much in. You will find what works best for your family by just starting with a few basics that are important to you. And congrats on the new baby. :) -
s/o Morning Time - the Abridged Version
julie4 replied to IsabelC's topic in General Education Discussion Board
If I only had 20-30 minutes I would do read aloud. But you could try a larger block of time with a break/snack when needed. My kids are 9 & 11 and they can't do it without a break, and a little treat helps too. -
I had the same dilemma, my 6th grader has had latin experience, my 4th grader has had very little (latin roots & half year Prima Latina). I decided to use First Form with them both, because I don't want to be studying/keeping up with 2 different curriculums. So, they will use the same program but work at their own pace. If my 4th grader needs to move slower than that will be fine. But she is very bright & picks things up quickly. I will be learning along with them and I don't want to juggle 2 different programs.
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What does a WTM morning time look like?
julie4 replied to Critterfixer's topic in General Education Discussion Board
This is what morning time looks like around here- We gather on the couch or on a big cushy blanket on the floor. We start early, we are all early risers so usually have breakfast by 7 and start morning time by 7:30/8 am at the latest. We stretch our legs about half way through and there is always a snack involved :) 1. Prayer, bible, catechism memory work, gratitude journal (everyday)- 30 minutes 2. Read Aloud (everyday)- 45-60 min Break 3.. Fine arts- composer or artist study, using picture books, Masterpiece art cards, classical music (3 days/week) 20 minutes 3. Poetry- some for memory work, some just for fun. We alternate poetry with a Shakespeare play (3 days/week) 20 minutes 4. Nature study, nature journaling. Or I read some kind of science to them. (2 days/week) 20-30 minutes 5. Math, latin, and phonogram flash cards we alternate these so we don't do them all each day. (everyday) 15 minutes 6. kids do their drawing lesson or a project to go along with our artist study, while toddler gets mommy time. -
My husband supports us financially & in every other way, but he knows very little about our curriculum except for the subjects we are studying. He does go over flash cards, talks about what books they are reading and in general asks them about what they learned that day. He reads to them most nights before bed, fairy tales, short stories or the bible. I don't generally discuss curriculum or education with him, it's not that he's not interested but he hasn't done all the reading & research I've done so he doesn't really know what I'm talking about. He knows we are mostly classical and that I emphasize reading above most other things, but that's about it as far as my education philosophy.
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Summer Goals and 90 Day Plans
julie4 replied to Hunter's topic in General Education Discussion Board
I really like the idea of nature study during summer & art/music in the winter. Actually, I love it & Im going to do it. This will be our first year trying a (modified) year round schedule. We will still take a whole week off in June, July & August. In addition to nature study we will continue with math 3x week, writing 3x week and grammar 2x week, and phonogram review. And of coarse continue reading & bible everyday. -
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Unusual books for history...
julie4 replied to momto2Cs's topic in General Education Discussion Board
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My 3rd grader did Prima Latina this year. My 5th grader has done Latina Christiana I and an online latin class. They will both start First Form by MP in the fall.
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Where and/or how do you store your flashcards?
julie4 replied to Melissa B's topic in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges
I use clear, shoe box size bins to store the cards. We have math facts, latin, roots, phonograms & geography. But the cards that the child is actively working on for that week go into the mini accordion style folders (that I think are made for coupon sorting). Each pocket in the according folder has the cards that they work on for that day. So they rotate between my storage tub and their individual accordion files. -
I voted 1-2 hours. That includes our literature, bible and poetry. It's not all in 1 sitting.