Well, I am the evil homeschool who started school BEFORE the local public schools. Yep, we started bright and early this morning. Our schedule this year is a lot more demanding than last year. It is especially tough on Nathaniel. He is in the 7th grade. He leans toward academic laziness. The bad thing he is very smart. He could be finished with all of his work by lunch if he would just apply himself. Instead it took him 20 minutes to answer ONE question in Science today. His schedule looks a bit like this(on paper anyway):
7:30-Catechism and Bible Study
8:00-Language Arts, using Shurley 6 for grammar and Writing Aids for composition
8:30- Math U See Pre-Algebra
9:00- History reading from Tapestry of Grace Selections
9:30- Science, Apologia General Science
10:00- Literature reading, TOG
10:30- Logic, The Art of Argument
11:00- Lunch, play outside, quiet time
1:00- Latin, Latin for Children A
2:00- Art, Hands-on history/geography projects, study spelling words on SpellingCity, anything that needs to be practiced/ caught up on.
Benjamin's schedule looks like this:
7:30- Catechism and Bible
8:00- read his literature selections from TOG
8:30- Language Arts- Shurley 2 and Writing Aids
9:00- Math U See Gamma
9:30- History from TOG
10:00- Science, Apologia Botany
10:30- free time, read alouds, catch up on anything undone
11:00- Lunch, play, rest (he tried to nap several times today!)
1:00- Latin for Children A
2:00- Art, hands on history/geography, spelling, anything else that needs finishing
Samuel is loving school so far:
7:30- Catechism
8:00- puzzles, songs, drawing
8:30- reading on his own
9:00- Language Arts/Reading with mom, Shurley 1, Writing Aids, assorted books from TOG and favorites off his shelf
9:30- Math U See Alpha (he has told everyone that he has *real math* this year, not just primer-he has tests and everything!!)
10:00- Science, Botany
10:30- do any skipped reading, work on phonics, read alouds, play time
11:00- lunch and play
1:30- Song School Latin, LOVES it. Anything that is based around singing is going to win this boy over
2:00- Art, hands-on history/geography, spelling (found a great site with spelling lists that has worksheets to go along with each set of words)
So, as you can see, our days are filled to the brim with great stuff. But that does not mean we don't still have time for a bit of fun. We painted big, white shirts today to look (somewhat) like Egyptian pharaohs.
Don't ask me why Samuel has on Darth Vadar's helmet. Maybe he thinks it looks like a black wig.
They are pretty good at walking like Egyptians, doncha think?
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5 comments:
You are going to be so busy this year!
We don't even get up until 7, but this week is a light week, so it works so far.
We're only doing language, spelling and math this week.
Next week we'll add Bible and science, then history and reading.
So it'll be the end of the month before we have a full load.
Caleb starts soccer this week, and after I know how his schedule looks, we're planning to put Hailey on the swim team.
Busy days ahead, for sure!
Samuel desperately wants to learn Greek this year. (as if he is not learning enough already) I think maybe after Christmas we might try to work some in. Or maybe during the summer.
I loved reading your schedule, I have a 7th grader, as well as a 9th grader, kindergartner and preschooler. It was great to read someone else's schedule for the 7th grade, to see if I was at all on the right track. We had been doing SOS, a computer curriculum, when I decided I'd had enough of hands off homeschooling. I searched until I found TOG, Apologia science and Math-u-See, now I'm just trying to find mom's who are on the same journey I am. Consider yourself found. We start school next week and I'm really excited to dive in.
Blessings,
Christi
http://www.reedpartyof6.blogspot.com
Hi Christi, thanks fro stopping by! TOG is FABULOUS, don't you think? We used Math U See and Apologia, but not TOG.
I love the pictures of the Egyptian shirts.
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