July Monthly Missions

I didn't accomplish as much as I wanted in June. Our upcoming move altered my plans. On my June list were:

1. Potty Training Dan Dan (I have not made any progress. She asking more to sit on the toilet but has not actually gone. I don't plan on pushing this too much until after we have made our move.)

2. Wean Ice Man from breastfeeding (He has not nursed see the wee hours on Monday morning. He seems to be doing well and surprisingly has not been very fussy about it. My body is still trying to adjust. Its been more than three years since my body hasn't been pregnant or nursing.)

3. Read Bob Books each day with Pic Pic (We started off the month well until my cousin was here for two weeks visiting.)

4. Go through and condense the family's clothes. (I have started this and will continue throughout this month.)

For July my concentration is on our move and homeschool plans. I purchased and received the remaining homeschool items I needed to start the year off. Now I am able to finish planning. I will also be going back to school to work on my masters. I hope to be able to teach in an online capacity once I have completed my schooling.

1. Pack, Pack, Pack
2. Yard Sale
3. Create homeschool plans for the first six weeks
4. Finish school registration

 

Curriculum 2011/2012

After much reading I finally decided on resources to use for our curriculum this year.

Orthodox: 
Let Us Attend
God With Us Publications
OCA Focus Units
Orthodox Online

Reading/Phonics:
Bob Books
Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons
Explode the Code
Language Lessons for Little Ones

Writing:
Handwriting with out Tears
Dry Erase Writing Practice
Paidea Classics

Math:
Learning Horizons Workbook
ABeka

Literature:
Before Five in a Row
Five in a Row Vol I

Science:
Seton

Additional:
Letter of The Week
Preschool Pack
Tot Packs
Read Alouds
Seaseme Street First Crafts

My goal is to slowly incorporate the following: poetry, music, keepers of the home, additional saints, and podcasts from ancient faith radio.

We will have daily lessons on our Orthodox studies. Monday through Thursday we will include reading/phonics, writing, math, and literature. Friday will be for science and the additional activities I have listed above. We will also use Friday as a catch up day for any work we didn't complete during the week.

My goal is to have some written out lesson plans to help guide me. But I will still be fairly flexible along the way.

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Schedule & Attendance Log

I created a schedule based off The Well Trained Mind. My plan is to homeschool year round and go no longer than 6 weeks of school before we take a break. I printed this calendar from Donna Young to help me jot down a schedule. First I thought about what breaks we would defianetly need, Nativity and Pascha. I then decided on a start date of September 6th to correlate with the start of the Church year and went on from there. Here is the schedule I came up with:

School: Sept 6 - Oct 14 (6 wks)
Break: Oct 17 - Oct 21 (1 wk)
School: Oct 24 - Nov 18 (4 wks)
Break: Nov 21 - Nov 25 (1 wk)
School: Nov 28 - Dec 16 (3 wks)
Break: Dec 19 - Jan 6 (3 wks)
School: Jan 9 - Feb 17 (6 wks)
Break: Feb 20 - Mar 2 (2 wks)
School: Mar 5 - Apr 6 (5 wks)
Break: Apr 9 - Apr 20 (2 wks)
School: Apr 23 - May 25 (5wks)

During the summer months we will school for a week and then take a week off. I plan on completing most of our lessons Monday through Thursday and using Friday as a catch up day. This will also give us a chance to take a day of during Feast Days.

I also printed 180 Days Attendence Form from Donna Young to include in my planner.
 

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Cover Page

I made the cover page of our homeschool binder. Next I will be working on a schedule.

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