World's. Worst. Blogger. Not that it matters too much since I have two followers. Or maybe I used to 4 years ago, but now, who knows.
So the little munchkin from the previous blog entry with the glasses is going to be 5 next month! What in the world?!
Here's my little girl dressed up as Goldilocks for her preschool's Fairy Tale Parade.
I decided to start writing again primarily to document our homeschooling "adventures". We discovered an awesome "umbrella school". For those of you who may not be familiar with that term...no, it is not a school where children are taught to make or use umbrellas. ;-) Here's an explanation I found online: An umbrella school is an alternative education school which serves to oversee the homeschooling of children to fulfill government educational requirements. Basically, they can do anything from just keep attendance records and grades to teach classes, do field trips and extra-curricular activities, and everything in between.
I will home educate Monday through Thursday. Fridays, she will go to chapel, then two workshop classes (for fall semester, it will be Music and American Holidays), break for lunch, and then go to a school co-op led ballet club. So much fun!
Here's a list of the curriculum we're using:
Reading/Writing/Phonics - A Beka
Math - Math-U-See
Science - STEM and DK
Art - Usborne
Literature (Read-Alouds) - Mary Poppins, Runaway Ralph, Little House in the Big Woods, Charlotte's Web, Heidi, The Boxcar Children, exerpts from Where the Sidewalk Ends (I have others if we get to them, but these will be the definite ones we get to)
History/Bible/Computer - eclectic
Supplement - Five in a Row
I'm terrified that I'm going to mess this up in some way. Either by messing up my child or by overlooking something crucial she was supposed to learn. Or possibly overlooking some state requirement that allows me to continue home educating. But I'm trusting God and trying to take it one day at a time. He has already provided in amazing ways. Two months ago, I knew I needed a computer and a copier/printer. I prayed and chose to not worry about it. I figured maybe we could catch some amazing sale later. God had better plans. He provided a (much nicer than I could ever afford) Mac computer and an HP copier/scanner/printer in excellent condition FOR FREE! Both were randomly given to us by people who didn't even know we needed them. The Lord completely provided! I'm still in awe of the way He worked this out for us. Such a blessing!
So now I will have to trust him one month, one week, one day, one hour and even one minute at a time. I just have to walk out in faith and obedience. He'll take it from there.
