Welcome!

Welcome to our lil homeschool journal. I will be updating as regularly as I can. I would like to use this area to give information to others as well as note progress and to keep track of the year. We are both very excited to begin, and as of this morning I have found a place for everything. I still have some planning to do, and things to print off. But we are in pretty good shape.

The classroom will evolve as the year progresses, I imagine more posters on the wall. Not pictured is a craft table that will move where the tall bookshelf is this weekend.

We will begin this school year September 6th, and have approx. 13 weeks in the first semester. I'm really looking forward to learning and growing with my daughter.

Online Resources

Included below are many of the sites that I have bookmarked. I have not necessarily used them all, nor do I endorse these sites. If you find one located in the wrong category or objectional, please e-mail me.

Printables:

http://www.kizclub.com/activities.html

http://abcteach.com/

http://www.handwritingworksheets.com/

http://kidsfonts.mivox.com/

http://www.createdbyteachers.com/index.html

http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/coloringpages/

http://www.funlessonplans.com/free/printables.htm

http://members.tripod.com/~bobbie24tj/color.html

http://www.first-school.ws/theme/printables/writing-paper/handwriting.htm
http://www.dltk-teach.com/minibooks/mommy/index.htm

Free Curriculum:

http://www.letteroftheweek.com/

http://www.starfall.com/

http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/index.html

http://www.learningpage.com/

http://www.edselect.com/writing.htm

**Kindergarten thru Gradeschool Requirements:
http://www.cbsd.org/curriculum/elemcurriculum/grade/kindergarten.htm
http://www.marlborough.k12.ma.us/currbrochure/kindergarten.htm
http://www.dmps.k12.ia.us/programs/5curriculum.htm


Stories:
http://www.magickeys.com/books/ (interactive)

Crafts:

http://www.familyshoppingbag.com/preschool_toddler_crafts.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/toddler/

Math:

http://themathworksheetsite.com/

Organization Printable:

http://organizedhome.com/printable/index.php

Blog & Web Design:

http://www.dragonflylily.com

**Just added!

Classroom Pictures

Updated August 2007 - Since DD moved up to Kindergarten, her lessons have all been in the dining room, for the most part. Everything is kept in here as well.



The wall above the globe is the area I decorate with our bulletin boards and projects. Her back pack is in the corner between the two and the lamp, I want to get a peg to put on the wall. We use this to take books to/from library, nature walks, and car rides. She loves this backpack!

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We started out with homeschool in our extended living/play area, these are the pictures from back then. DD was in preschool age at this time.

Room View

Left: Organizer (workbooks, crayons, markers, puzzles, Leap Pad and Reader with books; Desk, & reading area.

My Desk with yarn/current projects; to the right: my supplies, workbooks, supervision crafts (paints, clay)

Curriculum Pre-K thru Grade 1

What we have done in the past & plan to do in the future.

Preschool:
Kinder Themes
Kelly's Preschool Room Themes
Letter of the Week

Offline Curriculum:
Study Workbooks: First (All About Me & Five Senses); then an Earth Study/Holiday
Spanish Word/Flash Cards/Games
Days of the Week/Month
Handwriting Preparation

And ofcourse misc. things that come up. :) Music and crafts will be a regular part of the day.

Kindergarten:
In the end we did a lot of theme units, look through the 06/07 school year to see the different themes we did. 99% of our curriculum was found free on the internet.

• Autumn Resource Page
  
• **Preschool Fall Curriculum
  
• Fine Motor Activities
  
• **Kinder Themes
  
• Lil' Fingers Online Stories, my kids love this site!
  
• ** Unit Studies
  
• **Hubbards Cupboard
  
• Toddler Monthly Themes
  

Holiday Activities

• Gingerbread Felt Ornament
  
• Turkey Hand Craft
  
• Seasonal Crafts
  
• Snow Globes
  

**my favorites

Grade 1:
This will be the 07/08 school year and we haven't started. You can view my findings though here

Entries I've made in the past about curriculum, many are free:
Preschool Curriculum
Speech Therapy