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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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