My 7 Year Old’s Daily Schedule

This is what I am doing with my 7 year old right now. The Together Time subjects are done with the entire family. They take about 2 hours. The other work we do takes roughly an hour and a half – give or take. Most things things take about 5 min.— poetry and Bible verses less, handwriting less, reading a bit more, games more. The … Continue reading My 7 Year Old’s Daily Schedule

First Reading Lessons coming this fall

“—but grant it, who in the world could get through all the pasting and cutting and general messing preparatory to the great lesson? No; the method of the books may be only second-best, but ready-made books must do for me. I have no time to make my own apparatus.”   I must own that the cutting and pasting was very clumsy, but the lesson served … Continue reading First Reading Lessons coming this fall

The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle

☑☑☑☑☑  5 Pager Lesson Time read   This book doesn’t exactly fall into my Tired Mom Rating System because it was ‘obligated’ reading. I read it to my son for literature. So I HAD to stay awake for all 4-5 pages that I read aloud. Staying awake usually isn’t a problem for me during the morning lesson time- usually. Often I would read this book … Continue reading The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle

Subject List for Form 1a

Form 1a=  age 7-9 / grade 2-3 Bible * -Old Testament -New Testament   Literature -imagination stories like fables, fairy tales, and legends -poetry (read)*   History -own country -charts of the lives of people and/or time studied -timeline of the centuries wall display -famous artwork of major people and events studied   Geography -maps that correspond with books being read- often history -physical geography … Continue reading Subject List for Form 1a

Subject List for Form 1b

Form 1b=  age 6-8 / grade 1-2 Bible * -Old Testament -New Testament Literature -imagination stories like fables, fairy tales, and legends -poetry (read)* History -own country -child’s own timeline -famous artwork of major people and events Geography -maps that correspond with books being read-often history -physical geography learned outdoors- seasons, weather influences, sun ‘movement’,  water movement and its effects, air movement and its effects…. … Continue reading Subject List for Form 1b