New to Homeschooling
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 6:58 am
Currently I am homeschooling my oldest son for his first year of school in Kindergarten. I have been told again and again to keep K simple and I have.
This is what we do
Phonic - The Reading Lesson
We read books together
Writing - We just practice in a basic dollar store alphabet workbook
Math - Singapore Math Essentials Workbook
We have dabbled in Five in a Row, but get wrapped up in blogs and pinterest and try to do way to much and waste too much time planning that I don't have, so I'm working on a different approach for science and social studies for K. I made a list based on state standards of what he'd cover in public school and just piecing together lesson based on this for science and social studies. I like this approach, but I don't like piecing it together.
I am already thinking about 1st grade next year because I'm having a terrible time thinking about what curriculum might work.
Anyone want to make some suggestions?
Religious or secular, I'm good either way.
I feel I need something that require minimal planning. I'm super busy, I have a 3 year old and a 1 year old too.
I lean toward traditional like bju or a beka, but I'm so scared because so many say that it is really tough. Also, cost isn't a big factor, my husband promised $1000 from our tax return to buy curriculum, but I'm just scared spending that much money and then hating it. What would I do then?
I LOVE the thought of the literature based ones like book shark, moving beyond the page, sonlight, but it doesn't seem the traditional approach to school and that worries me.
I have no idea what the future holds, but it is my desire to homeschool the early years and then private or public school as they get older. Maybe somewhere from 4-6 th grade we would make that transition if they felt ready. I don't feel confident about the older years and it is my desire for them to go out and experience the world away from me in school, but just not at 4 years old. I feel there is a lot to be gained to have them home when they are little.
Sorry I'm so nervous about this, I'm just a really black and white person and this gray area of curriculum choice is killing me. I do best when I am told I must do a. b. and c. I need to mark things off lists.
Thanks for your help. If I left out any info that might be helpful just ask.
This is what we do
Phonic - The Reading Lesson
We read books together
Writing - We just practice in a basic dollar store alphabet workbook
Math - Singapore Math Essentials Workbook
We have dabbled in Five in a Row, but get wrapped up in blogs and pinterest and try to do way to much and waste too much time planning that I don't have, so I'm working on a different approach for science and social studies for K. I made a list based on state standards of what he'd cover in public school and just piecing together lesson based on this for science and social studies. I like this approach, but I don't like piecing it together.
I am already thinking about 1st grade next year because I'm having a terrible time thinking about what curriculum might work.
Anyone want to make some suggestions?
Religious or secular, I'm good either way.
I feel I need something that require minimal planning. I'm super busy, I have a 3 year old and a 1 year old too.
I lean toward traditional like bju or a beka, but I'm so scared because so many say that it is really tough. Also, cost isn't a big factor, my husband promised $1000 from our tax return to buy curriculum, but I'm just scared spending that much money and then hating it. What would I do then?
I LOVE the thought of the literature based ones like book shark, moving beyond the page, sonlight, but it doesn't seem the traditional approach to school and that worries me.
I have no idea what the future holds, but it is my desire to homeschool the early years and then private or public school as they get older. Maybe somewhere from 4-6 th grade we would make that transition if they felt ready. I don't feel confident about the older years and it is my desire for them to go out and experience the world away from me in school, but just not at 4 years old. I feel there is a lot to be gained to have them home when they are little.
Sorry I'm so nervous about this, I'm just a really black and white person and this gray area of curriculum choice is killing me. I do best when I am told I must do a. b. and c. I need to mark things off lists.
Thanks for your help. If I left out any info that might be helpful just ask.