PenKase Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 As I sit here, on a snow day and the kids are home from school, I'm trying to plan my day and what activities to choose to do with the kids, afterschool activities that is. That prompted me to ask what you all out there do with your children. I'll go first... DD8:3rd Grade RightStartB RS Math Games (has really helped with multiplication!!) AAS Espanol History Unit Studies Thursday Night Book Club (her idea!!) Read Alouds (Inkheart will be our next title, just finished City of Ember) Letter writing to friends and family (practices cursive) DD5:Pre-K RightStartA Headsprout Explode the Code Handwriting Without Tears (yellow book) Unit Study (current: A Chair for My Mother) Read Alouds (both me and her) Hooked on Phonics Spanish Now it's your turn!! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5ray2006 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Everything we are currently using is in my siggy. We only get to a few things a couple of times per week. However, math and reading are usually done on a regular basis. We just finished reading My Father's Dragon. I think we will be reading Charlotte's Web or Mr.Popper's Penguins next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack25 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 1st grade DS RS C sporatic copywork and dictation writing read-alouds time for self-guided strong academic interests: lots of opportunities to explore math - both guided and free lots of opportunities to explore nature - both guided and free lots of opportunities to explore reading - both guided and free 4th grade DD Saxon 5/4 sporatic dictation read-alouds time for self-guided strong academic interests: lots of opportunities to explore fiction writing - both guided and free lots of opportunities to explore song/poetry writing - usually free lots of opportunities to explore reading - both guided and free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchel210 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 My girls after school with me.... K and 2nd: My K does abeka 1 math, letters and sounds and language 1-I rip out 4 pages a week...staple them and tell them they can do it anytime and give it to me on friday. They love doing this!! My 2nd grader does the same with abeka 3rd grade books. Reading from Sonlight Core 1: I can usually do all my reading in 2-3 days and our read alouds are done at night for bedtime. I am adding in IEW writing with my 2nd grader now. She will be starting Monday with her older brother who is still homeschooled. (12) Thats about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntPol Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 4th grader Bible Memory work and devotions Read Alouds and Audio books Reading (which is actually part of homework but she and I read same book and discuss) Journal Life of Fred 2-3 times a week Weekly documentary or movie w/discussion Were doing Friday Nature study but between weather, illnesses, out of town trips, etc. we haven't done it since Christmas. **Sporadic letter writing, lapbooks, copywork journal, word roots and Rosetta Stone, Internet for Classroom games, science kits; logic problems, cooking, etc. SHe usually has some research "project" going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBM Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 6th grader: NEM Rod and Staff, lessons done orally Shakespeare, Folger's Realms of Gold reader, Core Knowledge History and Geography, Core Knowledge Men of Rome, Memoria Press Ecce Romani My son doesn't do all of the above every day. Instead, he'll study a little of each throughout the week. Weekends are usually a little heavier. Summers are heaviest. Also, during the school year, we only have a set schedule for math, but next year we might do the same for Latin. All other subjects are more flexible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samba2nite Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I'm still working out the kinks in our schedule...but here is what we are doing each week. second grade yahoos - Kumon math everyday sonlight core 1/2 history - readers - realouds Story of the world volume one *planning science fridays - in the works - we just bought sonlight science 1 & 2 Pre K Yahoo - Kumon math and reading sonlight core K history - readers - re alouds * will participate in science fridays Ideally, I want to layout a schedule that outlines each night of the week and what we will do for that night. I want it to look like fun for the kids and really do want it to be fun for them....(that is the readings, history and science parts of what we do) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 The curricula we actually use consistently are Core Knowledge and Singapore Math. Oh, and "educational" videos, audiobooks, computer programs. Then there are a lot of other things in dc's desk apprentices that are use sporadically, intermittently, seldom, or not at all. I don't worry about these too much, since I value play (and sometimes just plain doing nothing) pretty highly, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelissaM Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 We don't afterschool during the school year. My children were all three right on target with the other kids so I don't really think I have much to contribute other than tutoring what they are alreay studying. We will summer school using CLP Language, CLP Reading, CLP Math (middle two), ACT prep (oldest) and writing. Two hours of academics and one hour of free reading 5 days per week is good for us. Well, me. The kids think I'm awful to even suggest it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 My 9th grader just started public school full-time. The subjects we cover fully at home are Latin and logic. We also dig deeper into his literature and history studies and I assign additional papers on those subjects, since it doesn't seem to me as if his teachers require enough writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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