tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37645171455228439472024-03-05T18:44:09.459-08:00Blessed Simplicity HomeschoolNaturally Blessed Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374570019873246461noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764517145522843947.post-50380851108337668322014-09-02T22:36:00.000-07:002014-11-04T12:17:05.258-08:00Life-schooling Journal-July 7-August 15<span style="font-size: large;"><i>While I'm hoping to blog more about what the "Big Picture" of our homeschooling looks like....More than not I will be using this blog as my journal for documenting for record-keeping purposes. You will find more specific details relating to my high schooler, than my other children, as I work on keeping up with documenting his credits, in a less than traditional homeschool. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>We've officially been schooling this year for 7 weeks. I have a 9th grader, a 7th grader, a 4th grader, a kindergartener, and a 1 year old. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>We spent our first 6 weeks focusing primarily on the 3 R's learning...reading, writing, and math, and building good routines. We read, researched, and studied out the American Revolution. Each of the children worked on their own level. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>My 9th grader, Nicholas, spent approximately 3 hours a day in productive school-related work. The breakdown of his hours spent for this 6 week term are:</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>American History-8 hours</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Basic Science-2 hours</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Language Arts-12 hours</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Arithmetic-10 hours</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>P.E.-2 hours</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>I may come back and update these if I remember anything else we did during that time. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Some of the things we did:</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>-Read a biography of Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and John Adams</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>-Read a book on the overview of the American Revolution</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>-Discussed geography related to the war.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>-Watched 3 documentaries related to the American Revolution</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>-Math on the Level, Khan Academy, and Life of Fred for math</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>-Copywork, dication, and writing assignments</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>-We read the Creation Science magazine</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>-Went on a hike through a local refuge. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>-Discussed various things through real life activities. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Here's to a blessed new school year!!!</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>Naturally Blessed Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374570019873246461noreply@blogger.com0