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Continuing on the planning thread…
I’m not going to bore you with my 12 year plan. A bunch of X’s isn’t all that exciting. And it doesn’t really tell anyone but me a whole heck of a lot. So, what are we planning to do?
Together:
Music/Art App: One of our favorite things is listening to classical music during lunch. Seriously! The kids ask for it. We will be using Harmony Fine Arts Grade 7 this year. Barbara has created some great resources. This will be the third HFA product we’ve used (but not the last!) Jessie will “tag along” for now and I’ll do more in depth with her when we can all start ancient history together.
Drawing: Sam will Finish Mark Kistler’s Draw Squad
Foreign Language: Together we’ll all start on Spanish. The main resource for now is The Fun Spanish for all of us and The Spanish Fun Activity Calendar for Jessie. May have to supplement… we’ll see how it goes.
Citizenship: I’m feeling the need to explore what it means to be a part of a family and community with the kiddos. More than just casual mentions but not lengthy debates. The why’s of being a good person (when you don’t follow an organized religion). Thought CharacterCounts.org had some good ideas to use. I’m still kinda rough here.
Geography: We’ve been using Our Great 50 States from about.com and liking it but will need to finish next year.
Nature Study: Using Barbara’s Outdoor Hour series and our local group’s creek days.
Physical Education: Karate!
Poetry: Going to revisit Homeschool Share’s poetry unit . Sam is really getting into writing his own poetry so I think I’ll have him write/find his own examples of each type.
Science: Habitats of the World: Might use this; this Weather unit has some neat ideas; Bite Sized Physics will be fun too (each will only span part of the year)
That’s all of our group subjects! All? Gah! It seems like TOOOOOO much when I write it down like this. Makes me feel overwhelmed again. But when it’s broken down to the daily level it doesn’t seem that way. So I’ll continue on tomorrow. I think I’m ready for a shower and bed now!