We finally received final confirmation that we are officially enrolled in Connections Academy. I am really excited about this decision. We have been struggling a bit with our schedule, so with this new school, we will have a more structured school day. We are considering putting the boys back in public school for the next school year, so this will give us the transcripts and testing he will need to make that transition easy. We (DH) feel that Kolby may be missing out in socialization. We live in rural America, so there aren't many options for us. No homeschool group in the area, not many clubs or sports for kids outside the school district.
Connections Academy is a free online public school. They offer customized learning and exceptional teachers.
Showing posts with label Homeschool. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Homeschool. Show all posts
Monday, October 24, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Free sites
I love free homeschooling! I have stumbled upon some sites that have some excellent information and worksheets; for free. I am compiling them here for future reference:
TLS Books.comThis site has free printable worksheets for preschool thru 6th grade.
School Sparks This site has wonderful preschool worksheets and great ideas for getting younger
children to write.
Worksheet Works This is just how it sounds. An amazing site with worksheets. You can make you own.
Brightly Beaming Resources Letter of the Week This site gives themes and a preschool curriculum. It is great for the little ones. Even gives a library book list to correspond with the theme.
In Texas, one of our requirements is a good citizenship course. It is kind of hard to find, but PBS has put together it's videos with activity packs.
FreeWorldU is great if you are an unschooler. This site uses a system of flash cards to teach your child. It has a good citizenship course as well. This site is great, especially if you need high school. If you pay a small fee each month, you can graduate from this high school.
Lessons Pathways- We use this site for our reading and history. It has great lesson plans and great activity ideas.
k12 and Connections Academy are public schools, online. Since they are considered a public school, they do have attendance requirements and standardized testing is required. They make those arrangements for you, though. They send all the textbook and workbooks needed for the school year, and will even supply a computer if needed. It looks like a great place to start if you are new to home schooling, or need a strict schedule.
Head of the Class is definitely a great supplement to any home schooling curriculum. I used it solely for Kolby's curriculum for 2nd grade, but now this year, I do not feel it is intense enough. I do use the worksheets and applications for him, though.
Multiplication.com- A life-saver when it comes to the multiplication tables. The games reinforce their multiplication skills with games and online tests. Kolby had a blast with the penguin and fish games.
Starfall- Riley has been using this site a lot this year. It helps with ABCs and phonics.
We use PBS a lot for Riley. We love the fact that the games are fun, so he doesn't even know he is learning. Yesterday, he learned how to count chickens with Curious George and let Cookie Monster eat all the things that started with the letter C.
We also use Netflix. We have the instant streaming on our account. The Leap Frog movies; The Amazing Alphabet, Numbers Ahoy and Let's Go to School are all available there.
For record keeping:
Donna Young and Printable Homeschool- have everything printable. From lesson plan templates to report cards.
Homeschool Tracker is software for you PC. Tracks your attendance and test scores.
Just Mommies- has printable report cards. Available in 4 semester or 6 terms. We used these for Kolby when I needed a 'transcript' for him to enroll in Connections Academy.
Well, there is a small list of free sites for your home school days.
TLS Books.comThis site has free printable worksheets for preschool thru 6th grade.
School Sparks This site has wonderful preschool worksheets and great ideas for getting younger
children to write.
Worksheet Works This is just how it sounds. An amazing site with worksheets. You can make you own.
Brightly Beaming Resources Letter of the Week This site gives themes and a preschool curriculum. It is great for the little ones. Even gives a library book list to correspond with the theme.
In Texas, one of our requirements is a good citizenship course. It is kind of hard to find, but PBS has put together it's videos with activity packs.
FreeWorldU is great if you are an unschooler. This site uses a system of flash cards to teach your child. It has a good citizenship course as well. This site is great, especially if you need high school. If you pay a small fee each month, you can graduate from this high school.
Lessons Pathways- We use this site for our reading and history. It has great lesson plans and great activity ideas.
k12 and Connections Academy are public schools, online. Since they are considered a public school, they do have attendance requirements and standardized testing is required. They make those arrangements for you, though. They send all the textbook and workbooks needed for the school year, and will even supply a computer if needed. It looks like a great place to start if you are new to home schooling, or need a strict schedule.
Head of the Class is definitely a great supplement to any home schooling curriculum. I used it solely for Kolby's curriculum for 2nd grade, but now this year, I do not feel it is intense enough. I do use the worksheets and applications for him, though.
Multiplication.com- A life-saver when it comes to the multiplication tables. The games reinforce their multiplication skills with games and online tests. Kolby had a blast with the penguin and fish games.
Starfall- Riley has been using this site a lot this year. It helps with ABCs and phonics.
We use PBS a lot for Riley. We love the fact that the games are fun, so he doesn't even know he is learning. Yesterday, he learned how to count chickens with Curious George and let Cookie Monster eat all the things that started with the letter C.
We also use Netflix. We have the instant streaming on our account. The Leap Frog movies; The Amazing Alphabet, Numbers Ahoy and Let's Go to School are all available there.
For record keeping:
Donna Young and Printable Homeschool- have everything printable. From lesson plan templates to report cards.
Homeschool Tracker is software for you PC. Tracks your attendance and test scores.
Just Mommies- has printable report cards. Available in 4 semester or 6 terms. We used these for Kolby when I needed a 'transcript' for him to enroll in Connections Academy.
Well, there is a small list of free sites for your home school days.
Monday, September 19, 2011
The Schedule....
As the school year goes on, I have decided that more of a schedule will benefit all of us.
None of us get up early, except for Wayne.
8:00 Up, breakfast, brush teeth, dressed.
8:30 Make beds
10:00 - Spelling
10:30 - Math
11:05 - Writing
11:35 - Reading
12:00 - Lunch break and recess.
2:00 - Science
2:35 - Life Skills
3:00 Social studies
3:30ish - clean up time.
None of us get up early, except for Wayne.
8:00 Up, breakfast, brush teeth, dressed.
8:30 Make beds
10:00 - Spelling
10:30 - Math
11:05 - Writing
11:35 - Reading
12:00 - Lunch break and recess.
2:00 - Science
2:35 - Life Skills
3:00 Social studies
3:30ish - clean up time.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Kolby's Third Grade Curriculum
It's that time again. Almost July and time to start thinking about the new school year. So, here is our written 3rd Grade Curriculum:
1st nine weeks | 2nd nine weeks | 3rd nine weeks | 4th nine weeks | |
Reading | Review of Phonics rules, vowels, consonants, blends, and clue words, silent and oral reading | Phonics review, accuracy and rate, compare and contrast, drawing conclusions | Reading different genres, prediction of outcomes, fiction book reports | Sequencing, finding main ideas, non-fiction book reports |
Language Arts | Sentences, nine capitalization rules, periods, commas, writing leads, characters | Writing good sentences, forming plurals, contractions, letters and addresses, order | Dictionary skills, book reports, verbs, nouns, subjects, quotation marks, voice | Book reports, diagramming subjects and verbs, proofreading skills, adjectives |
Writing | Review all cursive letters of the alphabet | Dictated sentences | Paragraphs | Bible verses |
Spelling | Word books, one-two-and three syllable words, consonant blends | Consonant and vowel digraphs, diphthongs | Silent letter combinations, words with r-controlled vowels, homonyms | Context clues, compound words |
Math | Multiplication/division, measuring length, time, addition and subtraction facts, addition with carrying | Multiplication tables, story problems, greater than-less than-and equal to, 3 digit dividends | Fractions, temperature, add and subtract measures, multiplication/division tables, geometric shapes | Multiplication and division, reducing fractions, multiplying 3 digit numbers, division with 2 digit divisors |
Social Studies | Current events, time lines, local and state government | Family trees, currents events, three branches of government | Geography, maps, economics, American heritage notebooks, Christopher Columbus to Jefferson | Biography book reports, bio presentation and project, Revolutionary and Civil wars, economics/Mall day |
Science | Learn about safety during scientific investigations, scientific method | Construct maps, graphs, and tables, science history, use a microscope, balance scale | Study of plants and animals, forces, liquids, solids, gases | Solar system and sun, eco systems, renewable/non-renewable resources |
Bible | Peter and the Early Church | Abraham, Isaac and Jacob | Abraham, Isaac and Jacob The Resurrection Story | Abraham, Isaac and Jacob |
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