Our First Year Curriculum

Like I said in my earlier post, I'm new to the home-school world. This will be our first "official" year as home schoolers. My son will be in Kindergarten. I've been working thru "pre-school" with him over the past couple of months. I've been using the Rod and Staff pre-school curriculum that I got a couple of years ago at the local Home School Curriculum Fair

I attended that same MTHEA Curriculum Fair just a few weeks ago. My wonderful mother-in-law helped me choose the curriculum that was best for my son. I chose Alpha Omega, Horizons, for our Math curriculum. I went with BJU (Bob Jones University) for our Reading & Phonics curriculum. For everything else, I'll use supplements. 

And just like I did for my sons pre-school, I chose Rod & Staff for my daughter (she's just 3) as well.

 

 

Preparing for Kindergarten...

We have applied for enrollment at New Hope Academy (a private school in our area). Upon acceptance, we have decided to pull the children out of daycare, in order to save money to apply toward his tuition. I am trying to prepare myself for what I will need to teach Aiden, so that he'll be ready for Kindergarten. I'm not designed for teaching. I don't have have the patience. But, if he's excepted, it's what I'll need to do.

At the beginning of the school year, their teachers sent home notes telling us, the parents, what they would be teaching the children, in order to ready them for, Pre-K & K. I have started doing "school" at home with Aiden, in order to make sure he's ready. I'm finding, in our home full of toys, it's very distracting. I really need to set up a more "school" like environment for us to do our work in (he definitely needs some sort of a desk). My second task is figuring out how to entertain Abby (who also has a list of her own items and who is so eager to learn), while trying to teach Aiden. I'll have all of next year to teach Abby, as that she will be at home with me full-time. So right now, I want to focus most of my attention on Aiden's learning, but I also don't want Abby to feel left out.

I found this cute table on Pinterest. I'm thinking I'll make the legs taller, so they can sit in chairs instead of on the floor. Then maybe with a designated area to do his school work, he'll be able to focus.

I'm thinking this would be a great solution!
Converted Table

Love, Play, Joy       

~Amy