julie4 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I'm planning on using FLL, WWE and Saxon math, but I don't physically have these yet. I'm thinking from the table of contents thats it's pretty straight forward what I will need to do everyday. Do any of you write up lesson plans for these programs? Or are they pretty straight forward on what to do everyday? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianmumof5 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I'm planning on using FLL, WWE and Saxon math, but I don't physically have these yet. I'm thinking from the table of contents thats it's pretty straight forward what I will need to do everyday. Do any of you write up lesson plans for these programs? Or are they pretty straight forward on what to do everyday? Thank you. Nope. No need to write out any lesson plans. It is very straightforward. With Saxon & FLL, just go lesson by lesson. You can do as many as you want a week. We aim to do 5 of each. For WWE - it is based on a 4 day week so you are good to go there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByGrace3 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I am very simple on "do the next thing" lesson planning. I schedule WWE as Week 1 Day 1; Week 1 Day 2, etc. That is it. With Saxon and FLL I used Lesson 1. Lesson 2, etc on my plans. Easy peasy...:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindblomnest Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I used Saxon Math 1 last year and it was very straight forward. You will, however, want to gather all the materials needed ahead of time so that you're not scrambling at the last minute. I put sticky notes on the lessons that required something a little more out of the ordinary so that it would flag me to check it a few nights before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 FLL is designed for 3 days a week, but it is broken up into discreet lessons. Very easy. WWE is designed for 4 days a week. I usually combine the first 2 days because one doesn't include writing (just oral narration), so that makes it 3 days. You can do it either way though. I haven't used Saxon, but it looks like it would definitely be do the next thing, no planning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellecv Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I agree that WWE requires no planning. However, I did feel the need to make my own copywork pages because the ones provided had super-jumbo lines. So instead of planning time, I have once-a-month typing time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking-Iris Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I agree that WWE requires no planning. However, I did feel the need to make my own copywork pages because the ones provided had super-jumbo lines. So instead of planning time, I have once-a-month typing time. I have my kid write his in a composition notebook. That way there are no loose papers flying around and he's writing on actual notebook paper, which I prefer over graded lined paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Those are all what they call "open and go" curricula. You can just mark which days you want them done, and teach the kids to do whatever is next in their book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie4 Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 Thank you for the replies, happy to be able to check these off my list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PentecostalMom Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Nope. No need to write out any lesson plans. It is very straightforward. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I did take the time to put all of the facts practice tests for Saxon, the sheets for the investigations, and the sheets for the periodic tests in the order in which I'd use them. But otherwise, it is open and go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LillyMama Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I have my kid write his in a composition notebook. That way there are no loose papers flying around and he's writing on actual notebook paper, which I prefer over graded lined paper. I photo-copy a bunch of HWOT note-booking pages. I hand-write the copy work when we sit down to the table, it takes me about 30 seconds per page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALB Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I just decided to stop planning at all for these! I was looking through the weeks' work ahead of time, and dividing it evenly among the days. Finally, I decided that part of the benefit of these programs is that I really can just open the book and do the next lesson! From now on, we'll just work on either a lesson a day, or for a certain amount of time, and pick up where we left off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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