As I write this post we just finished up with Letter V and are on the home stretch to finish up our first year with The Peaceful Preschool curriculum . I knew when we started this curriculum that I would be repeating it again, and my kids and I are already getting excited to start again with Letter
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I was asking this question 4 years ago, so I'm writing the post I wish I'd had. 🥰A little background: Our family began officially homeschooling when our oldest son was entering kindergarten. I wasn't homeschooled and only knew a few homeschooling families, so I had a lot of questions (and trepidation) about choosing a curriculum.Here's what I've learned along the way:+ An open-and-go, boxed curriculum can be very helpful for your first year. We used Sonlight (with no regrets!) and I have many friends who love My Father's World. You go to their website, select your child's grade level, and order the materials. All you need for the year - the instructor's guide, books, and supplies - arrives at your doorstep. You're ready to homeschool! This helped me feel confident that yes, I was doing enough, and had advisors ready to help me if I needed it.+ A trusted homeschool mama in your community is an invaluable resource. If there's a homeschooling mom in your church whom you admire, ask her all your questions. How did she get started? What curriculum would she choose (or stay away from) if she could do it all again?+ Start simple, as it will take a while to find your rhythm. For example, all that a kindergartener *really needs* is a reading/phonics program, a math program, and (for Christian families) a morning Bible/devotional time. If that's all you do for your child's kindergarten year, great! You can add history, handwriting, science, and other electives as you grow more confident.+ Remember that you may not land on your favorite curriculum or educational philosophy your first year. And that's ok! If you're interested in finding your homeschool style, I've linked a helpful quiz in my profile.+ After you've narrowed it down to a handful of curriculums you're interested in, I love Cathy Duffy's review site (cathyduffyreviews.com). Her reviews are straightforward and very helpful.
Do you need some ideas for organizing your Memoria Press classical homeschool curriculum? If you've got children in multiple cores, there's a LOT of material to organize. These are some of the best tips and tricks that have worked in our family. This year, we have students in fifth grade, second grade/Simply Classical, and in
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This mini-research project is designed to be fun and meaningful! Students will research a person, place, animal, or event and display their research in a picture frame. The picture frame will include a picture (either sketched or printed) of their topic. Then, students’ research will slide into the picture frame’s pocket. There are research project templates, research graphic organizers, and research materials for every aspect of the project included. This project is designed for 5-7 class periods. About the Mini-Research Project: During this mini-research project, students will research a person, place, animal, or event. The topics that students research can be pre-determined by you, developed as a class, or completely selected by students. As students develop their projects, they will learn about conducting research, validating sources, taking notes, and compiling their research. Guided questions are included to help students conduct targeted research. Students will compile their research and prepare it for a 3-D picture frame with a pocket. Students will write their research on a custom page that they’ll be able to slip inside the pocket of a paper picture frame that students create and customize. They’ll design their picture frame with a sketch or printed picture of their research topic. The end result is an impressive 3-dimensional picture frame of their research. Their research is tucked inside the frame to make it interactive and fun! Through reading, research, and creativity students will develop critical ELA skills! These 3-D research projects are perfect for: Displaying during Open House or Parent Information Night! Integrating with other subjects. For instance, students could research important events during the Revolutionary War to connect with their U.S. History curriculum. Practicing public speaking skills – Students can share out their research and projects with the entire class. Celebrating a community of learners. Set up Jigsaw Learning Groups where students share and swap research topics to deepen their understanding of more research topics. Developing critical skills in researching, note taking, writing, editing, revising, and sharing! This resource is designed to be incredibly VERSATILE! It’s filled with options! Students can research a person, place, animal, OR an event. There are research guides for each topic. Students can pick their own research topic OR you can provide topic ideas. Great news! There’s even 4 sets of research topics included just in case you’d like some ready-made topics. There are two options for how students compile their research. They can fill in guided templates OR they can write out their research in more of a report style. You can choose the version that works best for your entire class or you can differentiate for your students. Also, students can draw or sketch their topics on their frames OR they can simply print out a picture to glue on their frames. If you’d like, you can have students collect even more research with a set of their own research questions. Students can easily add their additional research to their projects! Oh, and with 8 different frame options, even the final projects are designed to give students options! QUICK LESSON OVERVIEW: Day 1 – Students will learn about the critical components of research reports before selecting a topic. Day 2 – Students will learn about note taking and evaluating sources. Then, they’ll conduct research with a research guide that includes targeted questions. Day 3 – Students will compile their research into a first draft of their reports. They’ll revise and edit their work before meeting with a classmate for a peer review. Day 4 – Students will write the final copy of their research and assemble the 3-D picture frame. Day 5 – Students will share their reports with a partner, small group, or the entire class. Included in this resource: Detailed Teacher Overview Ideas for Implementing this Research Project Lesson Plans for Each Step of the Project (6 total) Step-by-Step Guide for making the Final Copy Research Frame Sample Research Topics (4 sets) Student Packet Cover Sheet Guided Notes to Build Background Topic Selection and Brainstorm Page Sources & Note Taking Notes Research Guides – 4 Versions (One for researching a person, one for researching a place, one for researching an animal, and one for researching an event) Compiling Research Pages 2 Styles (One with guiding questions and one with lines) Research Tools – Research Citation Trackers (3 pages) Final Copy Writing Pages – Style 1 (4 versions for each research topic) Final Copy Writing Pages – Style 2 (lined version) Final Copy Frames (8 different styles) Answer Keys for Guided Notes You might also like... 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Every year, at the beginning of Kindergarten we begin learning the color words. If you are like me you own the color word CDs and sing them over and over until you can't stop. Then you sing them at home, in the shower, in your head all the time! The good news is: They work! Kids learn how to spell their color words very easily when they learn it in song. (Funny, that actually works for almost anything.) I was growing tired of my old color word poem charts in my classroom and decided to make new ones. I thought I would share. Enjoy! They are a FREEBIE!
My boys, ages 1, 3, and 5 have been eyeing the new books, supplies, and schoolroom with excitement and finally break down my desire to begin in Fall. We start. Running out of the gate, full steam ahead! They love it! I love it. This is great. Day two, day three....and then the new wears off a bit an
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Any time we come near an elevator my children begin debating over who will get to "press the buttons". To them, there is something alluring and almost magical about touching those numbers (I must admit - every time
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I began homeschooling after experiencing public school, my decision to homeschool was in part motivated by fear of my children experiencing the same thing. I remember after we decided to start, peeking in on a homeschool family that was looking so idyllic and I wish my first day had looked like that
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From Constructivism and Connectivism to Situated Learning, here are 32 of the most common learning theories every teacher should know.
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