And I am convinced that I am Hooked On The Well- Trained Mind!! It's actually a classical homeschool method/guide. I'm just amazed at all the material we have planned to cover this year and am I NOT overwhelmed.
The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer and Jesse Wise is used by many. But I was encouraged to look through it from my friend Erica! And I was immediately impressed with this model... I know some think it's TOO structured... but I LIKE structure and I like the well thoughtout 12-yr plan. And trying to navigate through ALL the MILLIONS of homeschooling supplies, companies, curriculums... is Very, Very OverWhelming!! It's nice to look through the suggestions in Well-Trained Mind (and suggestions from Erica!!) and then find those materials:)
I've already mentioned how much I LOVE The Well-Trained Mind's teaching to read (through phonics) guide! Here is Anna writing some her "oi" words on foil... cute and she LOVED it:)So to continue through this model for our first "structured" year of homeschooling seems soo natural.
As I devoured the chapters of how we will work on Spelling, Grammer, Reading, Writing, Math, Science, History and Math this school year, I was sooo ready to to sit Anna and the table and START THIS morning... lol!!! I do have a couple more steps to complete before we start schooling this year, but the best thing is that I am EXCITED about school starting and learning with the kids:)
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Here is some comic relief to this "serious" post.
Lately during our "quiet school time" (aka.. my teaching time with Anna) Lydia has found a using kiddie scissors to pass the time. She'll sit and cut paper for 45 minutes at least... and all I hear is paper and scissors cutting:)It's a great coordination exercise and she'll be ready to cutting activities by the time she starts a more structured pre-K!!!
And she also learns to clean up her OWN mess:) Although I'm pretty sure Christopher helped on that morning:)
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We plan on homeschooling, but i really don't know much about curricula other than what we used growing up...which was A bekah and A.C.E. I like learning about what other people are doing. :)
I have heard good things about this book. I am visiting via Hooked on Houses.
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Have a blessed weekend!
I am a former teacher and do not currently homeschool - my girls are entering 3rd and 1st grades this year. However, when I read The Well-Trained Mind a couple of years ago, I was blown away. I felt inspired to begin homeschooling that very week!
It is certainly a possibility that we may homeschool in the future and, if so, I would plan to use that book as my foremost resource. Even now, I feel that it is my responsibility to oversee my chidren's education and therefore try to enhance their learning, especially during the summer when we have more free time.
Glad I found your blog and this post!
YAY!! I am glad you are enjoying the book, and are encouraged. We have had such similar approaches in so many areas, I guess I shouldn't be surprised... I just *love* having that book as a guide. I hope you guys have a super productive year!
Oh, and thanks for the "hooked on houses" site... it led me to a blog with a craft I'm itching to start!
Miss you!
i have heard great things about this book. And my friend said that their history curriculum is great! {The Story of the World} She said you can just play the cd and the man who reads and tells the story is an award winning story teller. I like that! I am not a structured person at all, so I don't want to have but SO much freedom, and a lot of their curriculums seem great. Structured but not overly so! I am starting preeschool soon with tate, he's only two. But I love to get ideas because we'll be starting school before you know it!
I'm planning on homeschooling for the first time this year and I keep hearing about this book!! Guess I'll have to break down and buy it. :)
I wanted to comment on your newest post but you disabled comments :) so hope this is ok....I just wanted to say that it was exactly what I needed to read at this point in my life too. Its been a tough week for me as well (www.fordsbigbluehouse.blogspot.com). I'll say a prayer for you!
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