Belated School Post

We're a month into our school year and we seem to have found our groove pretty quickly. Here are the pictures from our first day of school--can't believe I have two first graders!! It's real school now, yikes!

Annie, first grade


Jacob, first grade


Sophie, 4K


Nora, toddler "play school"


Each day looks a little different, but here are the subjects we cover each day:
Annie and Jacob:
Monday
Reading
Spelling
Grammar
Handwriting
Math lesson
History
Drill work

Tuesday
Reading
Copywork
Spelling
Grammar
Math lesson
Science
Art lesson
Piano lesson

Wednesday
Reading
Literature narration
Handwriting
Poem memorization
Spelling
Grammar
Math lesson
History
Drill work

Thursday
Reading
Handwriting
Spelling
Grammar
Math lesson
Science
Piano lesson

Friday
Poem memorization
Copywork
Math lesson
History
Art appreciation
Game/puzzle
Drill work
Playdate or field trip

Family read-aloud time:
Occasional math reading/project
Literature reading
Chapter books

Sophie:
God’s World from A-Z
Phonics Pathways

Nora:
Learn numbers, letters, colors, shapes
Spell and identify name

We don't necessarily cover these subjects in order, I just roll with what's working and move from child to child, allowing the other kids to have breaks as needed, me to swap laundry, etc. A typical day goes like this:
- open with prayer
- "Nora's school"--read a storybook aloud to all, and go over a concept book with her. Then she is usually content to play while I work with the other kids.
- Read Sophie's "theme book." Her curriculum has a letter and concept for each letter of the alphabet (M for moon), so we read a book that ties into her theme each day. Then she plays with Nora.
- math lesson with Annie and Jacob
- one on one reading lesson with A and J (we've finished their phonics primer, so they read aloud to me and I help/correct as needed)
- a short teaching time for Sophie to cover some concepts from her unit, and do a worksheet (she loves them), reading lesson, and craft or activity. Annie and Jacob have a break.
- finish Language Arts with Annie and Jacob (depending on the day, some grammar, spelling, handwriting, and copywork)
- history or science lesson with A and J
- finish the school day with art, piano, or drill work

One day each week is our "Friday" and has a lighter school schedule. It might actually fall on a Friday, or this day and another day's work might be swapped if we have a field trip, dentist appointment, library story time, or some other activity planned.

So far, so good. Check back with me in February. ;)