Happy Fall (well, technically it is still summer)!
Gabe started kindergarten this year! We are still homeschooling, so our preparations for the start of school included choosing curriculums and a schedule.
Gabe's subjects include: reading/phonics, math, art, science, geography, cooking and handwriting. Materials include:
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| Primary Mathematics (Singapore Math) |
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| Science is Simple |
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| Explode the Code (Phonics) |
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| For art, but Gabe is also taking an art class too |
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| Pretend Soup (cooking) |
Other materials not pictured include Now I'm Reading books, Universal Publishing Handwriting Series and Beginning Geography. Also considering DK Children's Bible for religious literacy.
I'm also co-organizing a homeschooling co-op with a group of other parents. Starting on September 16, we're going to meet twice a week for group activities covering science, language or anatomy, and cooking. Expertise from our parents include nursing, Spanish speakers, and formally educated teachers. Once a month, I'm going lead the kids to create a "front page" story of all they've learned up to that point (using my own expertise as a journalist).
Here are some pics from Gabe's first week. He already completed his first "Now I'm Reading" book. He also seems to really like math.
As far as Zach goes, he is pretty much along for the ride!
