Comments on: Learning plans 2009-2010

By: Cindy

Cindy — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:53:14 +0000

I just want to say”THANK YOU” for all of the time you have put in to keep up your blog to share such wonderful wisdom, resources and encouragement for us who are struggling on how to implent this wonderful philosophy of teaching to our children.

Pressing on toward the goal! In His strength.
Blessings to you!
Cindy

By: Mandi

Mandi — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:13:36 +0000

Love it Anna! It is so simple – very similar to what we are doing this year – funny, instead of getting more complicated each year, I am drawn to simplifying our schedule a little more. Reading John Taylor Gatto and Ruth Beechick’s writings have been thought provoking and have helped me simplify many areas. I find our school to be a good mix of Charlotte Mason, Ruth Beechick and PA all combined. I have been thinking about posting our schedule for the year on my blog too. We’ll see what time permits. ( :
Thanks for sharing!
Love,
Mandi

By: Anna-Marie

Anna-Marie — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:26:03 +0000

Amy,

that’s a good way to put it–God’s hand in all things at the same time. My hang up has always been the rudiments of each subject and maintaining its individuality, so this has been a slow process for me to think through. And doing an integrated study or two a year around a good book is a nice balance. You can have separate subjects and then bring them together naturally with good literature.

The difference is that we are home educators and not classroom teachers. We have different grades to teach every year, and different material to cover. Our requirements are unique and we must lean on God for our plans, because He alone knows what our children need. So integrated studies make a lot of sense for us (and they have proven to be successful in the traditional classroom as well) because we have a one-room schoolhouse. I think it’s a great opportunity to connect learning across the curriculum, as real life does. Children can make connections, reason and draw conclusions that are difficult with separate subjects. Sorry to ramble. Just typing as I am thinking.

By: Amy Wallace

Amy Wallace — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:25:43 +0000

i have found a Bible curriculum called Firm Foundations. It takes you providentially through the Bible from creation to Christ. We are using Right Start Math, Spell to Write to Read. i am using a Trial Guide to Us Geo. and injecting the principles into it.

We are using the workbox system and it works wonderfully. My oldest is doing Christian Kids Explore Chemistry and is loving it while we are waiting for Ruth Smith to publish the next history book. I have my younger ones in Self-Government in the MIghty Works of God series that Ruth wrote.

We have studied Aesop’s Fables are are going onto literature books. i would love to do some unit studies /w the literature and link everything together.

funny, i always thought that unit studies would work well w/ BPA as it would show how God’s hand is in all things at the same time.

blessings,
amy