I am a mommy of 3. My oldest will be 7 in August, my second will be 5 in December. My youngest just turned one in May. I have been married for 8 1/2 years to an amazing man. I love homeschooling. That's me in a big nut shell!
Saturday, July 23, 2011
The Lord is good.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Yearly Home school Plan for Keelyn
Keelyn Salmond | Grade 2 | 2011 – 2012 | |||||
Date | Reading | Math | History | Science | Language | Spelling | Writing |
June 1 – 3 | |||||||
June 6th-10th | |||||||
June 13 – 18 | |||||||
June 20 – 24 | Twister Trouble | 10 – 14 | 1 | Weather | 101-103 | Lesson 1 | 1 |
June 27 – July 1 | Twister Trouble | 15 - 20 | 2 | Weather | 104-106 | Lesson 2 | 2 |
July 4 – 8 | Twister Trouble | 21 – 25 | 3 | Weather | 107-109 | Lesson 3 | 3 |
July 11 – 15 | |||||||
July 18 – 22 | Amelia Bedelia | 26, 27, 28 | 4 | Water Cycle | 110-112 | Lesson 4 | 4 |
July 25 – 29 | Amelia Bedelia | 29, 30, 31 | 5 | Water Cycle | 113-115 | Lesson 5 | 5 |
Aug 1 – 5 | |||||||
Aug 8 – 12 | Voyage | 32, 33, 34 | 6 | Atmosphere | 116-118 | Lesson 6 | 6 |
Aug 15 – 19 | To The | 35, 36, 37 | 7 | Earths Surface | 119-121 | Lesson 7 | 7 |
Aug 22 – 26 | Volcano | 38, 39, 40 | 8 | Earths Interior | 122-124 | Lesson 8 | 8 |
Aug 29 – Sept 2 | King Arthur | 41, 42, 43 | 9and10 | Minerals | 125-127 | Lesson 9 | 9 |
Sept 5 – 9 | |||||||
Sept 12 – 16 | King Arthur | 44, 45, 46 | 11and12 | Minerals | 128-130 | Lesson 10 | 10 |
Sept 19 – 23 | King Arthur | 47, 48, 49 | 13 | Minerals | 131-133 | Lesson 11 | 11 |
Sept 26 – 30 | Rocky | 50, 51, 52 | 14 | Crystals | 134-136 | Lesson 12 | 12 |
Oct 3 – 7 | Road | 53, 54, 55 | 15 | Rocks | 137-139 | Lesson 13 | 13 |
Oct 10 – 14 | Trip | 56, 57, 58 | 16 | Rocks | 140-142 | Lesson 14 | 14 |
Oct 17 – 21 | |||||||
Oct 24 – 28 | First | 59, 60, 61 | 17 | Rocks | 143-145 | Lesson 15 | 15 |
Oct 31 – Nov 4 | Thanksgiving | 62, 63, 64 | 18 | Rocks | 146-148 | Lesson 16 | 16 |
Nov 7 – 11 | 65, 66, 67 | 19 | Rocks | 149-151 | Lesson 17 | 17 | |
Nov 14 – 18 | Books | 68, 69, 70 | 20 | Erosion | 152-154 | Lesson 18 | 18 |
Nov 21 – 25 | |||||||
Nov 28 – Dec 2 | The Best | 71, 72, 73 | 21 | Erosion | 155-157 | Lesson 19 | 19 |
Dec 5 – 9 | Christmas | 74, 75, 76 | 22,23 | Erosion | 158-160 | Lesson 20 | 20 |
Dec 12 – 16 | Pageant Ever | 77, 78, 79 | 24 | Soil | 161-164 | Lesson 21 | 21 |
Dec 19 – 23 | |||||||
Dec 26 – 30 | |||||||
Jan 2 – 6 | Pippi | 80, 81, 82 | 25 | The Moon | 165-167 | Lesson 22 | 22 |
Jan 9 – 13 | Pippi | 83, 84, 85 | 26 | Solar System | 168-170 | Lesson 23 | 23 |
Jan 16 – 20 | Pippi | 86, 87, 88 | 27 | Solar System | 171-173 | Lesson 24 | 24 |
Jan 23 – 27 | Pippi | 89, 90, 91 | 28 | Mercury | 174-176 | Lesson 25 | 25 |
Jan 30 – Feb 3 | |||||||
Feb 6 – 10 | Shakespeare | 92, 93, 94,95 | 29,30 | Venus | 177-179 | Lesson 26 | 26 |
Feb 13 – 17 | Shakespeare | 97,98, 99, 100 | 31 | Earth | 180-182 | Lesson 27 | 27 |
Feb 20 – 24 | Shakespeare | 101, 102, 103 | 32 | Mars | 183-185 | Lesson 28 | 28 |
Feb 27 – Mar 2 | Dr. Seuss | 104, 105, 106 | 33 | Jupiter | 186-188 | Lesson 29 | 29 |
Mar 5 – 9 | Dr. Seuss | 107, 108, 109 | 34 | Saturn | 189-191 | Lesson 30 | 30 |
Mar 12 – 16 | |||||||
Mar 19 – 23 | Robin Hood | 110, 111, 112 | 35,36 | Uranus | 192-194 | Lesson 31 | 31 |
Mar 26 – 30 | Robin Hood | 113, 114, 115 | 37 | Neptune | 195-197 | Lesson 32 | 32 |
Apr 2 – 6 | Robin Hood | 116, 117, 118 | 38 | Pluto | 198-200 | Lesson 33 | 33 |
Apr 9 – 13 | |||||||
Apr 16 – 20 | BFG | 119, 120, 121 | 39 | Space | Lesson 34 | 34 | |
Apr 23 – 27 | BFG | 122, 123, 124 | 40 | Space | Lesson 35 | 35 | |
Apr 30 – May 4 | BFG | 125 – 128 | 41 | Space | Lesson 36 | 36 | |
May 7 – 11 | BFG | 129 – 132 | 42 | ||||
May 14 – 18 | | ||||||
May 21 – 25 |
Daily Schedule
Candace | Keelyn | Kiersten | Conner | Kirk | |
06:00 AM | Wake up/Shower | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep | Work |
06:30 AM | Eat/Devos | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep | Work |
07:00 AM | Devotions | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep | Work |
07:30 AM | Wake up Boy | Wake up routine | Wake up routine | Wake up | Work |
08:00 AM | Kids Bible | Breakfast | Breakfast | Eat | Work |
08:30 AM | Chores | Chores | Chores | Play | Work |
09:00 AM | Math Meeting | Math Meeting | Conner's Room | Kiersten | Work |
09:30 AM | Preschool | Spelling/Reading | Preschool | Snack/Movie | Work |
10:00 AM | LA | LA/Snack | Snack | Nap | Work |
10:30 AM | LA | Writing | Table Activities | Nap | Work |
11:00 AM | Kiersten | Hammocks | Reading | Nap | Work |
11:30 AM | History/Science | History/Science | Movie | Nap | Work |
12:00 PM | Lunch Prep | History/Science | Floor Activities | Nap | Work |
12:30 PM | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Come Home/Eat |
01:00 PM | Math | Math | Play | Play | Conner/Kiersten |
01:30 PM | Math | Math | Play | Play | Conner/Kiersten |
Gotta Eat to Live, Gotta Steal to Eat
Am I over protective??
Being married to a professional Video Editor has its perks! I have always loved watching movies and as a child - watching animated movies from Disney and others - I would zone out and it would be virtually impossible to get my attention. My kids are the same way, especially Keelyn. I have always been very careful of what I will allow my children to see. Usually I will have to see the movie first if I am unsure of whether or not it is “okay”. We (Kirk and I) did this for the movie “Princess and the Frog” for example and decided that there was no way that they were going to see it. We were thankful for friends who gave us a heads up for that one since I was originally very excited to take the girls to go see it. Now, there have been movies that we own that the girls will only see an edited version of. Take Aladdin, for example. There are a few places in the movie where characters say “praise Allah”. NOT IN MY HOUSE!! I do admit that I am extremely sensitive about that one. So, being married to an amazing man who agrees with me, I asked him to take Aladdin and Delete those unacceptable words from the movie. So my girls have never even heard that phrase. Now, some of you may say that it goes right over their head so what is the big deal. Well, I will tell you. As I said earlier, I watched movies like crazy and I watched them to death if you will. Aladdin was one of my favorites as a kid. So about 4 years ago I was, for some reason, thinking about the movie and all of a sudden a scene flashed through my mind. It is the one where Jasmine and the Sultan are together and the Sultan says “praise Allah”. I was curious and so I watched the movie again (paying attention and listening for references to Allah) and I was shocked. It was through out the movie. When I was a kid I am sure it went over my head, seeing as how I didn't even know who Allah was, but some how it was tucked away in my sub-conscience! Since having that gone from the movie my girls have seen it several times, yet before they see it again there will be one more thing deleted... the song towards the beginning of the movie that states: gotta eat to live gotta steal to eat...”. Yes, I have a problem with my kids hearing and singing along with that.
So, I really could go on and on... there are several things that I look for (in movies and books) that will make it okay or not okay for my children to watch/read. Ultimately it boils down to one thing -
Does this reinforce a biblical world view more than it doesn't? If it doesn't, can it be “simply” edited to make it safe to watch? If not, I am not going to have my kids watch it/read it. I do know that certain things will “trigger” a reaction in me faster than others. So, while some things fly all over me other things just don't. Like the fact that there is a genie in the movie... That part, for whatever reason, doesn't really bother me.
So to answer my first question... Am I over protective? I personally think not! :)
Candace Salmond