![]() ![]() Beginning orally and transitioning to written. I don't typically use writing curriculum. ![]() I'll be using Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) Medieval History-Based Writing Lessons with Ruben. I'm trying a new approach this year for writing with my Year 7 child. Feel free to share in the comments below. Have you kicked off your school year? Do you incorporate Morning Time? If so, I'd love to hear about it, particularly if you're using Morning Time with middle and high schoolers. Levi participated two out of the three days. Overall, I'm glad I brought Morning Time back to our homeschool. I would also like to add some sort of health book, possibly drawing lessons, and memorization/recitation, as well as Shakepeare. I may even omit a couple and use them at a later time. She's in 6th grade, but hasn't been raised on living books and classic lit. In addition, my niece is schooling with us this year and most of the books were a real stretch for her. I'm considering moving a couple of books back to Riley's individual schedule as I am not sure if Ruben is quite ready for them. I can already see a few adjustments that need to be made. Some of the books were a hit and some not so much. Whatever Happened to Penny Candy by Richard Maybury ![]() The Mystery of the Periodic Table by Wiker and Bendick, alternated with The Elements by Theodore Gray as scheduled in AO Year 6 How to Be Your Own Selfish Pig by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay The first term looks something like this: Over and above this handful of core subjects, I put most of the rest of the books in our Morning Time. They also have separate bible reading plans. Riley is doing AO Year 7 Science as written, whereas Ruben is using a mix of science resources. They have individual math and language arts. I decided to keep Riley and Ruben in the same time period in history with different books. However, spending the summer studying Ambleside Online's Year 7, I came to some conclusions. It was a bit of a trick figuring out which books to include. Eventually, I figured out if I included Morning Time once again with a few common books, yet maintained their individual schedules for most subjects, I could gain the compromise I was looking for. When planning this year, I wanted to find a way to give them space for continued individual growth and yet bring them back for some joint discussion. Although, I definitely saw growth with both she and Ruben, all year, I felt like something was missing. However, last year, Riley asked to be separated as she wanted to gain more independence in her studies. Given the fact that Riley and Ruben are only one grade apart, I'd always done the bulk of their school together in K-6th grade. I really missed our time together, reading and discussing various books and topics. I'm still working out the bugs, but after a one year hiatus from Morning Time, I knew I had to bring it back. ![]()
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