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Science 2018-2019

July 24, 2018March 4, 2019 LittleSeedLaneLeave a comment

At 3:00 pm we do Nature Study, Art, and Science We plan to do our science lessons twice a week with nature study and art lessons sprinkled throughout. See our art and nature study here. Science: We divide our lessons into units. This year we will be studying biology and meteorology. We will… Continue reading Science 2018-2019

Preschool 2018-2019

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Preschool 2018-2019

July 22, 2018March 4, 2019 LittleSeedLane1 Comment

From 10am-12 pm we do Individual Studies: Language Arts and Math. (20ish minutes with each child per subject) My youngest turned 4 last month. This will be his first year joining us for school. He will be using The Peaceful Preschool and The Good and The Beautiful curriculum. I am also looking into Habitat School House!… Continue reading Preschool 2018-2019

Language Arts and Math 2018-2019 (Grades: 1st and 3rd)

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Language Arts and Math 2018-2019 (Grades: 1st and 3rd)

July 22, 2018June 17, 2019 LittleSeedLaneLeave a comment

From 10am-12pm we do Individual Studies: Language Arts and Math. (20ish minutes with each child per subject) 1st grade My daughter just turned 7 this month. She will be trying out some new things this year. Last year she struggled through TGATB level K language arts. She probably needed to do primer instead… Continue reading Language Arts and Math 2018-2019 (Grades: 1st and 3rd)

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I’m Steffany

Believer. Wife and Mother. Seamstress. Introvert. Home Educator. Autism mama. Inspired by nature, vintage fashion, recipes, children’s books, and my three babes.

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We had big puffy snowflakes coming down today. ❄️ Sadly none of them stuck, but they were beautiful to watch fall. It reminded me to repost our January stack of books on the blog. (Linked in profile) ☃️

We finally took down our tree. ☹️ I think this is the longest we’ve left it up. I gotta say, it’s been nice having a little twinkle and greenery to contrast these grey January days that are so cold and dreary. ❄️ While my Florida blood still has not adjusted to the climate change, I am finding winter to be my favorite season to homeschool. Our to-do list is short and our calendar is empty. With very few distractions... we get a lot of school done while we hibernate. Actually a huge chunk of our schooling is done in the winter months. ☃️ #winterschooling #yearroundhomeschooling #hibernatemode #slowseason.

Poetry, Hymns, and Scripture add so much richness to our homeschool day. Here are some of my favorite poetry books. And some helpful advice I discovered on Simply Charlotte Mason: “Recitation and Memorization: Poetry is also memorized and recited in a CM education, though not required of a child younger than six. In Charlotte’s schools, “Repetition” was on the time-table daily for twenty minutes each day, alternating between poetry, Bible, and hymns. Children under the age of twelve would learn to recite a poem of choice, a hymn, Psalm and two passages of 6 verses each from Scripture or poetic prose per term. Form IIA (approximately 10-12 years old) would memorize two Bible passages of 20 verses each as well as three poems per term in addition to hymn repetition. Students in Form III might recite 150 lines of poetry and 60 Bible verses in a term or two passages of 20 verses each from their Bible reading, two hymns, two Psalms and either two poems of 50 lines each or a scene from Shakespeare. ✨ Poetry recitation is not just parroting back a poem or imitating Mother’s reading but should be the interpretation and expression of a poet’s thoughts rendered in such a way as to convey the poem’s overall meaning to the listener. Attending to clear enunciation and correct posture, poetry recitation lays the groundwork for public speaking. Memorization remains an enjoyable process through simply reading the poem through in a beautiful manner one or two times a day and aids the child in the habit of making mental images. The memorization of poetry and Scripture can be likened to the planting of seeds that will yield good fruit in season, perhaps by providing comfort or inspiration at another time. ✨ *Recitation should not be burdensome or laborious. *Reading a poem once or twice a day to your child is enough for the memorization of shorter poems or segments of longer poems. *Older children can read the poems aloud to themselves throughout the day. *Do not hurry a memorization. *Though improper pronunciation and posture should be corrected right away, the child should “find the just expression of thought for himself” - Richele Baburina ✨ #charlottemasonpoetry

I think that’s it.... 🤔 Even if I only get a few checked off this year... I will be thrilled. 😍 #lifelonggoals

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Galatians 6:9

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