We are gearing up for our school year to begin! This year, we’re going “old school” – starting the Monday after Labor Day, like we did when I was a child some *ahem* 30-odd years ago. :)
I’m working on the plan for our first 6 weeks. It is a slow-going process… so many decisions to make… Since the state of Texas requires reading, grammar, spelling, math, and good citizenship, those subjects need to be included.
The more difficult decisions come from the “extras”… Do we want to learn a foreign language and if so, which one – Spanish, French, German or even Latin? What about physical education? The kids already bowl in a Saturday morning league; do they want to add a weekday homeschool league? I’m also looking into a kid fitness class at a gymnastics facility. How about science? Do I want to spend money on a science kit or do DIY kitchen science?
I’m trying to get away from workbooks – the kids find them incredibly boring and it’s hard to get them to finish a page sometimes. So I’m investigating different homeschool styles… Charlotte Mason, Well-Trained Mind, unit studies, eclectic, unschooling… a lot of information to be found on the Internet…
One of my cousins is using Time4Learning.com for her younger kids, so I’m going to check that out as well…
So many decisions, so much planning… I’ve got two weeks, plenty of time, right? :)
