School Prep

Guys. I’ve been having the best time researching and prepping for Jonah’s school year. His curriculum arrived a couple of week ago and we (verrrry gently) eased into doing a few lessons together each day. Really casually. Nothing structured. First, I wanted to gauge the material and see how I liked it, see how the lessons were laid out and also get a feel for the length of them and really most importantly- how Jonah feels about it. He loves it! I love it.  

For the most part The Good and The Beautiful is open and go. It’s divided into Languages Arts (grammar, phonics, spelling, etc), Math and Handwriting. They have science units I plan to introduce later in our year. For now we will explore science thru life lessons. Jonah’s super into American History right now- so I plan to capitalize on that and have been researching great living books that coordinate with US History. 

On that note- we are beginning with The Courage of Sarah Noble tomorrow and I’ve been having the most fun researching other read aloud books. It really seems to have sparked something within me (I used to be the biggest bookworm before I had Jonah and got away from reading- I miss it!). 

Honestly I’m just so excited. This is my initial plan for what our daily schedule will look like, of course it’s likely to change- but that’s the beauty of homeschool! It’s okay to be flexible. So, I’m planning to begin our homeschool day with morning chores (my friend Sherah sent me the coolest family economy system), sit down for language arts lessons, then break for breakfast/morning time around the table once Sutton wakes up (maybe insert a break to ride bikes or go on a nature walk after breakfast) then math lesson, handwriting and finish up with some memory work. My goal is to be completely finished with schoolwork/lessons by lunch-time each day. I’m eager to see what rhythm we actually fall into- and what ends up working best for us. 

Jonah requested cinnamon rolls and bacon for our annual back to school breakfast tomorrow- we will be celebrating our new adventure!! I’m praying for the Lord to guide us and bless this time we have together on our homeschool journey. I’m certain every day won’t be a piece of cake but my attitude is EVERYTHING. Time is a gift. Time with my children is certainly a gift. I’m going to do my best to roll with it and try to remember why we chose this! 

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I snagged the cutest back to school pjs for the kiddos and they LOVE them. I’m surprising them with the personalized crayons at breakfast tomorrow and can’t hardly wait!