When we moved houses, we withdrew the kids from school. We thought it wouldn't be very nice to make them move into a new school with only a few months left, so we decided we'd try homeschooling. I've contemplated homeschool since I had my first baby placed in my arms. Now, almost 10 years later, I've finally taken the plunge. Sort of. We've been doing math, copywork, and reading every day this week, but we've also all been ill, in succession. I think we're finally through that, and I'm searching the internet frantically trying to figure out what I'm "supposed" to teach my Kindergartener, my 2nd grader, and my 4th grader. I don't want them to have holes in their education, because there's a strong possibility that they will be involved in public school later. I've found some benchmarks on the Oregon Dept. of Education website, so I think I may have the bases covered if I can figure out how to teach the concepts the site lists in each area. I've suddenly discovered that I'm not the type to do unschooling, or really loosely structured learning. I need to see a result, the kids need to have results they can show Daddy, so we need to have projects we can write about, or talk about. I know homeschooling is a work in progress, and I'm hoping we'll get ourselves settled into this. So far the kids have all enjoyed it, but I know I can be challenging them more.
I want to instill a stronger work ethic in their little hearts.
Here's what the living room looked like Saturday night.