How does this look for our schedule.

[emilys_mom1]

My DD is 8.5 and in 3rd grade. She has an IEP in the state of CA where we live. At the end of last year, she was tested for speical ed and accepted due to having ADHD and her low retention levels. She scored at a first semester first grade level. We took the summer off to allow her to just relax some and recoup for this coming year. We will be having a special ed teacher come to our home 2 x a week for 1 hour to work with her on Language Arts.

Have I covered all my basis for her education with this list below.

Saxon Math 2
Story of the World and American Girls Book Series
Writing with Ease
First Language Lessons
Stick Figure Bible Study (Old Testament)
Science-Lapbook and unit studies for our CA Standard requirements
last 10 lessons of headsprout and then progressive phonics
Spelling Power (level 1)

We will also be learning Capitals and States, Dinosaurses, sign language, and Anatomy throughout the whole year. Lots of lapbooks, games, books, and field trips.

Does it look like I"m missing anything.

[moominmamma]

Yes, you're missing lots. We all are. Really, when we choose a course of study we're choosing from amongst vast possibilities and we're always leaving tons out. For instance, you haven't included music theory, Canadian history or Japanese, three things which happen to be important for my dd and my family. But we've left out several areas that are obviously important to your dd and your family. The question really is whether what you've settled upon works for your kid. What you've outlined sounds pretty reasonable to me. It seems to me like you've got a good starting point. But as the academic year begins to take shape, try to keep in mind that this should only be a starting point. You'll probably need to adapt, reassess, change your mind, re-prioritize, backtrack and skip stuff to find a groove. That's the beauty of homeschooling: flexibility and responsiveness.

Have fun!

Miranda

[phathui5]

I think your schedule covers plenty for her age.

[elizawill]

looks good to me. similar to mine actually, except we do art once a week. we'll incorporate crafts too, but i bought an actual art dvd curriculum - so i hope it's not a bust.