tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253101186238605452.post4005040124933562783..comments2023-05-02T03:04:46.637-05:00Comments on A Day's Journey: Homeschool InputKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07170631543657085473noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253101186238605452.post-6014235709745529002014-05-21T10:15:20.880-05:002014-05-21T10:15:20.880-05:00I'll leave a comment but I think it's like...I'll leave a comment but I think it's likely to be one of the least helpful!<br /><br />We haven't done much in the way of having a unified curriculum. Over the years we've figured out what has worked and what hasn't. Kindergarten has become ridiculously simple: we concentrate on reading, writing and arithmetic. Anything beyond that they pick up whether you're planning it or not. We get books from the library - anything of interest - and while I provide paper, crayons and colored pencils, I give no art direction whatsoever. Anything the children are interested in (sewing, etc.) I teach as they show interest. Children of that age naturally want to help cook and that is a lesson all by itself. We have animal encyclopedias and such and those, plus books in general, provide any science instruction that I feel like doing. Science usually "just happens" in ordinary living.<br /><br />For kindergarten (as of last year, since I don't have a kindergartener this year) we use Abeka for math and phonics. We start spelling (Modern Curriculum Press) in 1st grade. For beginning readers we've used Dick and Jane, Dr. Seuss and anything else lying around. (c;Matushka Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10522097149212770814noreply@blogger.com