| When we tell people we homeschool, one of
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| | practice of critical thinking skills for
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| the first questions I am asked is, "What
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| | reading, writing, math, and science. I
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| is your day like?" The following is a
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| | did have to purchase the Instruction and
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| typical day:
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| | Answer Guide as well as the Student
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| I get up early, about 7:00 or 7:30 to
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| | Guide. We usually do one or two pages
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| have some quiet time, read the newspaper,
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| | depending on the exercise.
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| and have coffee. When Aaron gets up,
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| | Next comes reading. We chose the Original
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| about 7:45 or 8:00, we all have breakfast
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| | McGuffey's Eclectic School Series. Based
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| together, Mom, Dad, and Son.
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| | on Aaron's reading level, we chose The
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| The "school day" begins after we clean up
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| | Original McGuffey's Eclectic Third Reader
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| the dishes and walk the dog. I don't
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| | (Eclectic school series.) It is great. In
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| really like to call it the "school day"
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| | another post, I'll go into detail about
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| because it is actually a "life day", how
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| | why it is so amazing. Reading is again
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| we spend our life.
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| | another hour.
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| We spend about one hour first thing doing
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| | Of course we can take a snack break in
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| Bible verse and Bible. Aaron reads the
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| | between.
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| verse chosen for the day and reviews the
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| | Math is next. We are using the Saxon Math
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| verses from the previous days. He doesn't
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| | 7/6: Homeschool Edition. Again, more
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| have to say them word for word,
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| | detail will follow about the Saxon Math
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| paraphrasing is ok. Then we read from
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| | series. We use the direction in the
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| where ever we left off in the Bible. I am
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| | student guide and I also incorporate
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| using the suggested weekly Bible reading
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| | flash cards, addition, multiplication,
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| schedule from What Your Child Needs to
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| | subtraction, and division, also, time and
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| Know When by Robin Sampson. Then, he
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| | money, into the warm up. We go through
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| writes the Bible verse to practice his
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| | the new material together, then I fix
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| copywork. He then can draw a picture from
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| | lunch while Aaron works on the Lesson
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| the story, write something in his own
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| | Practice. We have lunch and then he can
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| words, or any other additional
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| | finish his work on his own, with a little
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| appropriate activity.
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| | help when he needs it.
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| If we do nothing else all day, the Bible
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| | After lunch it is time for a walk to
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| lesson is the most important. The lesson
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| | clear our heads and then finishing up any
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| incorporates reading, listening,
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| | extra projects such as history reading,
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| penmanship, spelling, vocabulary, and
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| | or timeline, or free reading. We are
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| sometimes even math. Did you know "a
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| | usually finished by 2:00 or 2:30.
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| beka" is a unit of measure equal to .02
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| | I will go into detail about the math,
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| oz.?
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| | reading, spelling, logic, and history
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| Next, we practice our logic using
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| | lessons later. Also, physical activities
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| Building Thinking Skills Student Edition;
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| | and field trips are included in the plan.
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| Plus Instruction and Answer Guide - Level
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| | We have great days working and playing
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| 3 Verbal - Two Book Set by Sandra Parks
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| | together.
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| and Howard Black. This workbook is
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