Morphing into Best Fit
Well, I've augmented their curriculum 3 times since we started. Now, finally, now, I believe I've got it right for this first 'block' or 'semester' of our school year.
The changes were mainly for Speed Racer as Tiger Lilly's schedule is one she helped me build for herself.
SPEED RACER
He got through all of the initial courses I've scheduled for him this week. I found that with his PE schedule of activities (Martial Arts, Break Dancing, Kids Coders and Tennis) getting all of it done and is not going to be possible.
So, I cut out some of his extra work.
Also, this week we went to the County Fair, which was fun. Speed Racer wasn't interested in the animals as much this year. Also, he figured he would pass on the carnival rides in place of a trip to an amusement park we frequent since I was making him use his own allowance money for the day.
His new schedule will be the following:
We are able to get through all of these within 5.5 hours
Does in the morning:
CTCMath (for Math lab): M-F (Independent)
TechRocket (for Python programming): M-F (Independent)
Membean (for Vocabulary building): M-F (Independent)
Time4Writing (online): M-F (Independent)
Do in the evening:
English/Spelling/Reading - (Abeka) : M-F (with Mom/Dad or Homehelper)
Saxon (Math 7/8): M-F (with Mom/Dad or Homehelper)
Biology (Abeka): M-F (with Mom/Dad or Homehelper)
Economics (Abeka): T-Th (with Mom/Dad or Homehelper)
American Gov't (Abeka): M-W-F (with Mom/Dad or Homehelper)
TIGER LILY:
She is getting into a steady groove. Her college classes start Monday. However, her Landry courses started this week.
Japanese, PCPro and C Programming took off this week. Each required some reading and homework. She has done this independent of any assistance. I've gone online to check her grades, that she turned in her work. The C Programming course has a lab on Friday (today) that she is looking forward to.
I had her review some of her Algebra and Trig concepts this week using CLEP Professor Algebra which she said was a great help and review.
Her college courses (Micro Computers, Psychology, College Math, and US Hist 1) will upload their syllabus on Saturday. She and I will sit down and create her schedule for next week. She will be attending her first in person class on a college campus next Friday.
WORKING PARENT's LOG
Meals. I made the kids cook this week. This has been wonderful! They each have a day and we all did the prep for it on Sunday (well me and the girls).
Cleaning. The house has been pretty tidy. We created a makeshift bedroom in our basement for my oldest son. We purchased a wall/room divider from Walmart for $220 and it worked out nicely. My son's bedroom is in the basement and conveniently private from the rest of the room and I didn't have to pay someone $10,000 to renovate my basement.
Work & Life Balance. Everything is working great. My husband's job has picked up so he isn't able to work from home as much. My job still allows me flexible hours and they even told me if I wanted to go to a 32 hour week I could. Doubtful if I would have to since I need the extra income to pay for my kid's college.
Lesson Planning. Going well now that Tiger Lilly is being taught to do her own scheduling.
Rest. On schedule with 7 hours or more this week. This may change for next week.
Marriage Check Up. Good times. We just relaxed and watched a movie together after kicking kids out of our room.
Meals. I made the kids cook this week. This has been wonderful! They each have a day and we all did the prep for it on Sunday (well me and the girls).
Cleaning. The house has been pretty tidy. We created a makeshift bedroom in our basement for my oldest son. We purchased a wall/room divider from Walmart for $220 and it worked out nicely. My son's bedroom is in the basement and conveniently private from the rest of the room and I didn't have to pay someone $10,000 to renovate my basement.
Work & Life Balance. Everything is working great. My husband's job has picked up so he isn't able to work from home as much. My job still allows me flexible hours and they even told me if I wanted to go to a 32 hour week I could. Doubtful if I would have to since I need the extra income to pay for my kid's college.
Lesson Planning. Going well now that Tiger Lilly is being taught to do her own scheduling.
Rest. On schedule with 7 hours or more this week. This may change for next week.
Marriage Check Up. Good times. We just relaxed and watched a movie together after kicking kids out of our room.
So fun! We went to the County Fair this week, too. (Actually, my link-up post is about it.) My son wants to start martial arts. It's great to read about how they integrate into someone else's homeschooling week.
ReplyDeleteI love your basement room renovation! I may be stealing that idea. I also really like your 'marriage check up' point. It's a great weekly reminder to make sure I am keeping my marriage healthy, so thank you for that!
ReplyDeleteHello Nita, Visiting from Weekly Wrap up and Glory to God. You do such a wonderful job balancing all of it. I need to check out these programming resources because my younger son loves what Khan Academy offers for programming, but he'll need more if it continues to be a keen interest. Have a wonderful, relaxing weekend!
ReplyDeleteI like your marriage check up point, too! Great to read about the creative ways you've made home ed work in your family.
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by my blog so I could find yours. Working parents who homeschool are hard to find. I look forward to following your journey!
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