The
2-year-old version of Hands on Homeschooling is divided into three daily
activity segments. The curriculum has an informal layout and is designed to
work around your time schedule. You could spend from a few minutes to a few
hours on the daily activities - it depends on your child's interest in the
projects and his attention span. Some people expand on the theme of a
project by adding other activities. Some people use this curriculum as a
resource for activities that they can do with their children – not following
a daily regimen at all. How you use the curriculum is up to you.
The only
subject that is covered every day is the Bible Study. Each day you read the
week's story and recite the month’s Bible verse. The Bible study starts on
Monday with simply reading a story. Tuesday you read the story again and do
a story related craft. Wednesday you read the story and there's a practical
application (the application segment is a guide for you to use as a
conversation with your child to help them better understand the story’s
concept). Thursday you read the story using the craft you made on Tuesday.
Friday you read the story and recite the Bible verse for a sticker on the
Verse Chart (included as one of the patterns in the book).
Monday
through Friday you also cover two other topics from the following
categories: Phonics/reading/writing (really basic, it’s not "desk work" like
older kids would do), music, readiness skills (pre-k activities),
science/health, social studies, mathematics (counting to 20 by the end of
the school year), crafts, cooking, and field trips.
Thank you,
Terri
