| The kindergarten
curriculum for five-year-olds is divided into four daily activity
segments. The curriculum offers lesson plans from September through
May with a two week's break at Christmas and one week in the spring.
Some people use this curriculum strictly “as is” curriculum while
some parents use it as an idea book for things to do on weekends or
evenings.
The only subject that is covered every day is the
Bible Study. The kindergarten version covers a different Old
Testament holiday each month (Yom Kippur, Hanukkah, Passover, Purim,
etc.). For each holiday you have a variety of
activities including worksheets, crafts, cooking, coloring pages,
Bible stories, and looking up Bible verses. Each month also has a
memory verse. Included in the Pattern Section of the book you will
find a Bible Verse chart and place to put up stickers or happy faces
as your child memorizes each verse.
Monday through Friday you also cover three of the
following topics each day: Language Arts, Music, Creative Arts
(crafts or expressive art), Arithmetic, Social Studies, Sign
Language, Cooking, Science/Health, Readiness Skills, and Field
trips. The only subject I do not cover completely is Phonics. I
just don't fell qualified to write a complete phonics program. But
there are many sources on the web and even more available in
homeschool bookstores. Many programs cost less than $20.00 while
others can cost a few hundred dollars. Each parent will need to find
a system that works for their child. I do cover letters and their
sounds in the curriculum, just not the process of putting them all
together.
The Hands on Homeschooling binder also includes a
Prep and Planning section which gives you guidelines for planning
ahead and being prepared for the lessons. It has an overall supply
list and and several pages of general homeschooling information. In
the rear of the binder there is an Alternate Activities section
which lists additional activities to choose from should you not want
to do a specific activity as listed in the lesson plan. You will
also find a list of helpful websites where you can find a lot of
additional activities and recipes.
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