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We started easing into school today, and did Bible, reading instruction, and some copy work. Everyone had fun and wanted to do MORE, so I knew it was time to stop for the day. :-)

We went outside and worked in the yard for a while before it got too hot, and gave our beautiful, newly planted Mandeville plant some water.I can't wait til it gets big enough for us to see those lovely red and white blooms from our bedroom window!
 
This afternoon I am trying to decide if we should take the Laguna Trolley into down to see the Sawdust Festival before it closes Sept. 1. I know the kiddies would love it, but I'm tired. We'll see what happens!

It's that time of year again....

School planning is in high gear!
We are starting kindergarten for my daughter and JrK for my son, and while it will be a very gentle year, I will also have to be much more consistent than I have so far so that we can make the kind of progress my daughter has been requesting. She really is eager to be a big kid and learn!

Here is what we are planning for now.

• 7AM- 9AM  wake up, breakfast, morning chores, take a walk
• 9AM- 10AM read aloud Bible (10-15 min), Scripture Memory Work (5 min), Copywork (5 min working up to 10 or 15 min by the end of the year), and Reading Instruction (5 min working up to 10 or 15 min by the end of the year).  If we need to do errands, appointments etc they would go here *after* the school lessons
• 10AM- 12:30PM outdoor play, (yard, park, etc) lunch
• 12:30PM- 1:30 Math (5 min working up to 10 or 15 min by the end of the year), Nature or literature read aloud 15min.
• 1:30PM- 2:30 or 3PM Quiet Time- free play or quiet reading/resting in bedrooms
•  3:00PM- 3:30PM Spanish
• 3:30PM- Free play indoors or out.

For Bible we are reading through and discussing The Jesus Storybook Bible.
For Scripture Memory we will be doing the verses assigned from  Sunday School- in September this will be the Great Commission

 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” ~Matt 18:18-20

 For Copywork we will be doing the Delightful Handwriting program which starts with single letters and moves into words and short sentences from the reading program we are using, which will be Delightful Reading. Both these programs are from SimplyCharlotteMason.com.

Math will be MathUSee Primer, moving into MUS Alpha as soon as she finishes Primer. www.mathUsee.com

For Nature reading we will be reading aloud Books by Thornton W Burgess such as The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse and The Bee People by Margaret Warner Morley. I got these as part of a downloadable bundle from Yesterdaysclassics.com and they are also available from Amazon.com

For literature we will be reading aloud fairy tales such as the original The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Anderson or Aunt Jo's Scrapbag by Louisa May Alcott.

Spanish will be  Salsa Spanish.

Wednesday morning will be Bible study class.

The difference between K and JrK is that if my little guy doesn't want to participate he  doesn't have to, and I have other activities like for him during reading and math instruction.

I am so excited to get started, now I just have to decide on a date to start!

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