Haven Homeschool

Since I am a mom of littles and just at the beginning of my homeschooling journey I know I have much to learn in regards to teaching my children at home.  This year we are having so much fun and I am enjoying the books right along with Grace so I thought I would share what our schooling looks like this year.  Grace is in first grade, Hadassah is pre-kindergarten, and Gabe is my busy little 2 year old boy who is doing a great job playing at short intervals on his own so I can work with Grace.

My inspiration and I my basic outline for Grace comes from this site http://simplycharlottemason.com/
We primarily use the Charlotte Mason method in our home and find that it is fitting our family so far.  This site includes a free curriculum guide which I find allows for flexibility for me, but at the same time I have a general outline and a place to go for additional ideas and resources.

So, a typical day(is that even possible?) for us is as follows.

Breakfast
* Bible Memory Verses ( using this Scripture Memory System)
*Character Study- just finished A Child's Book Of Character Training and for the month of December we are reading The Jesse Tree by Geraldine McCaughrean and the girls so enjoy this Jesse Tree Advent that we are going to use it again this year

Morning Chores

The Pledge of Allegiance

History/Geography/Bible
*We are following the outline from SCM called Genesis Through Deuteronomy and Ancient Egypt
*The Bible  and The Story of The Ancient World by Christine Miller we use as our spines
*We just started Exodus and are reading the books Tirzah, The Boy and The Pyramids, and Exodus: A Child's Commentary to supplement our learning- I love to read!
*The girls each are putting together a timeline of what we are learning in a binder
*Also, they are learning the books of the Bible

Copywork
*Grace copies 2-3  lines of a Bible verse or poem each day in her copywork book

Phonics/Spelling/Reading
*We are using this program and loving it-open and go and fun- All About Spelling
*Grace enjoyed Cobweb the Cat from this company
*We are using the Elson readers and then she can pick her own stories to read when we are not "in school"

Math
*http://www.mathusee.com/
*Alpha - we really like this program, too, so far

Science (T,TH)
*Apologia Elementary Science
*Exploring Creation With Astronomy with Notebook
*read aloud: Among The Meadow People

Hymn Study (F)
*Hymns For A Kid's Heart Volume 1

Poetry
*Robert Louis Stevenson
*A Child's Garden of Verse

Art (not my strong area, but the girls could draw and do crafts all day)
*In January we will begin this book: Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art For Children In The Styles of the Great Masters

Family Devotions In The Evening
*God's Names by Sally Michael (we are starting this tonight, can't wait!)