Our November 2009 plan

It’s been a while since I do planning. My son is going to be 3 in January and he started to ask me to teach him too. So this is our modified plan.

Son (almost 3yo)
1. Bible, listen to sister’s SL P4/5 bible memory verse and 101 favorite bible stories.
2. Phonics
– Zoophonics song and related craft
– Starfall.com
– Letters Factory, Talking Words Factory (Leapfrog dvds)
– Various alphabet books
3. Math
– counting everything
4. Writing
– pre-writing: drawing, tracing
– fine motor development: playdoh, linking chains/paperclips, beads
5. Literature/read aloud
– nursery rhymes, songs
– Sonlight P3/4 books and some P4/5 books

Favorite Resources:
- Hubbards Cupboard pre-K curriculums: I would start the character bible verse if we’re not already doing similar thing with sonlight curriculum.
- Starfall
- First-school.ws Printables, craft ideas
DLTK kidsPrintables
- Letter of the Week.com preschool curriculumletter of the week, sound of the week
- Learning Page monthly activity sets Free membership, monthly ebook & activity set
- Science a-z.comFree science in the news articles
- CLICK magazines

Daughter (4.5 yo)
1. Bible memory verse from Sonlight P4/5, 101 favorite stories, keys for kids devotionals
2. Phonics: Hooked on Phonics level 2 chapter books, level 3 activity books.
3. Math: singapore math Kindergarten B
4. Writing: copywork, puzzles, various workbooks
5. Science, read aloud, social studies: Sonlight P4/5
6. Piano: Teaching little fingers, Suzuki Piano 1, Primer level piano pieces.
7. Chinese: Betterchinese.com, chinesepod.com

Other resources:
- PBS Kids Learning games from various tv favorites
- Paperback swap.comSwap your books or buy credits to receive books
- amazon.comBooks, books, used books

SCHEDULE for November – January: it’s preschool so I will keep it flexible, but roughly will do sonlight for 3 days per week.
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: homeschool (sonlight curriculum)
Tuesday: homeschool / playdate / hands on activities / crafts / art
Friday : park days / library story time
Saturday : family day / trip / sport

 

Cooking

School Lunch Ideas

 

Character Education

1. Trustworthiness
A trustworthy person is someone you can be sure cares about you enough that he/she would not intentionally hurt you in any way.
* The Frog Prince from Grimm’s fairy tales * keeping one’s word
* The Boy Who Cried Wolf, by Katherine Evans *
* Liar, Liar, pants on fire by Miriam Cohen *
* Just Like Abraham Lincoln by Bernard Waber *
Pledge: You can count on me to 1. Tell the truth, 2. Be honest, 3. Keep your word.

2. RESPECT
It means treating others as you would like to be treated. Good manners are a way to show respect (please, thank you, excuse me, i’m sorry).
* Bein’ with you this way by W. Nikola Lisa * Different yet the same
* Oliver Button is a Sissy by Tomie dePaola *
* Angel Child, dragon Child by Michele Maria Surat

3. RESPONSIBILITY
Take a share of responsibility for their own personal care and safety.
Recognize responsibility as member of groups – school, family, community.
Recognize excuses as a method of shirking responsibility.
* The Little Red Hen, by Paul Galdone *
* community helpers – police, firefighters, teacher, nurses, doctors *
* Arthur babysits, by Marc Brown
* The Salamander Room by Anne Mazer
* Tidy Titch by Pat Hurchins
* The Story about Ping by Marjorie Flack and Kurt Wiese
As a responsible Rhino’s Responsibility club, you do the jobs you are expected to do and you help others when you can.

4. FAIRNESS
Distinguish between intentional and unintentional actions
Learn to take turns when speaking and to listen to others
Recognize an inequality as fair or unfair
* Alexander, who used to be rich last Sunday by Judith Viorst *
other titles: Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day
My mama says there aren’t any zombies, ghosts, vampires, creatures, demons, monsters, fiends, goblins, or things.
* Me First by Helen Lester
* Andy: THat’s my name by Tomie dePaola
* Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
* School isn’t fair by Patricia Baehr
‘Fairness first team’ We take turns, share, and consider others.

5. CARING
Learn to give compliments
Appreciate ways people help and care for one another
Show compassions for others.
- I like … because …(always share) chart
* Koko’s Kitten by Francine Patterson * other book: the story of Koko
* Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel * make someone smile
* Anna’s secret friend by Yoriko Tsutsui
* A New coat for Anna by Harriet Zeifert
* It’s Mine! by Leo Lionni
* The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
‘I care clan’ We share and we are kind and thoughtful toward others

6. CITIZENSHIP
Recognize that they are citizens of many groups
Understand that citizenship involves group commitment
Become more familiar with their neighborhood community
- answer telephone – represents the family. Etiquette and safety: after politely saying “Hello” ask the person calling to identify himself, who he’s calling for, the purpose of his call. What to do/say if someone should ask them if they are alone? if someone refuses to identify himself? if someone says she is selling something? if someone says rude things
- make a phone call. How to ask for the person you are calling. what if you reach an answering machine. how would you call your parent at work. who would you call if there’s an emergency such as fire
* The Gnats of Knotty Pine by Bill Peet
* Old Henry by Joan W. Blos
* The Helping hands handbook: a guidebook for kids who want to help people, animals, and the world we live in by Patricia Adams and Jean Marzollo
‘Good citizen’ follow the rules, do your share, and are careful.

BOOK for parents
Bringing up a moral child: teaching your child to be kind, just, and responsible by Michael Schulman and Eva Mekler

 

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Mnemonics of Pi

Pi is approximately equal to 3.14159 (with another 58 digits to follow).

To remember this, create a phrase where each word contains the number of letters contained in each digit in Pi. For example:

May I have a large milkshake?

May = 3
I – 1
have – 4
a = 1
large = 5
milkshake = 9

If you really want to remember the rest, just make a longer phrase.
– Trigger Memory System

 

Raising boys

For raising boys, the male role model is important. Dads and sons need to go fishing or camping, go on overnight hikes or just day hikes, attend local sports games, or simpler activities like playing catch in the backyard. City activities probably work some, but the outdoors adds its special magic. — Ruth Beechick

Raising Real Men

Tales of Castles
Christ-centered reading material for boys. Free E-Books by Ed Dunlop, author of The Terrestria Chronicles.

Ransomed Heart podcast
Great for moms, dads, and older children alike!

Homeschool Sport Insider

The Rebelution
The purpose is to encourage teens to rebel against low expectations. There is also an entire section on chivalry.

 

Famous Homeschooler

Famous Homeschoolers

Joan of Arc
etc

 

Homemaking

Homemaking 911

 

Flip Book

Rosson House Museum
FLIP BOOKS and other 1890s wonders!

Courtesy of the 1895 Rosson House at Historic Heritage Square
in Phoenix, Arizona, here is a great page about “Flip books”,
a simple old-fashioned “moving picture” toy that was widely popular
in the early 1900s. This page explains what they were about and how
they worked, and then provides four PDF downloads of some great
“flip books” you can cut out and assemble yourself (plus a blank
template guide if you want to draw your own). Fun, old-fashioned
low-tech entertainment!