This week we're beginning to learning about calendars. Our focus is months of the year & seasons this week & next week we'll talk about days of the week. Above is an exercise where Michael had to come up with what number each month was (ie March =3, December = 12). We didn't work on this till later in the week, but here it is anyway.
I usually begin our day with Michael writing his name & date & then writing out something to do with what we're working on or a scripture. He wrote the 12 months of the year here. This helps me identify what letters he needs help with and of course helps him get familiar with what we're going to be talking about.
I made him a calendar of his very own that he will hang in his room after it's done. We worked on 3 months each day by season (ie: Dec/Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr/May, Jun/Jul/Aug, Sep/Oct/Nov) and something special about that month.
I made the grid & wrote the month on top. Then we talked about the month & he glued some snowflakes on. I wrote the days of the week, saying them as I went for repetition, and after looking at our family calendar, he was able to figure out how many days there were in the month and which day it started & ended. Then he wrote in the dates. By the end of the week he was saying the days of the week before I wrote them.
Here's May. There are 11 core requirements for teaching homeschool: reading, writing, spelling, language, math, science, social studies, history, health, occupational education, and art & music appreciation. These skills can be taught separately or multiple in one lesson. So here, we worked on art, math, reading, and writing. We also talked about the earth rotating around the sun each year & that's why we have different seasons. Michael loves math & science so he liked learning that little tid-bit.
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