Man's Plans

Or "woman's plans," I should say.

'Tis that time of year again -

the time for planning our next school year.

Perhaps other homeschooling mothers choose their curriculum with ease, but I am not one of them.  I literally agonize over the catalogs and websites trying to determine what will best suit the learning style of my children and my own teaching preferences, give the kids a solid academic foundation on which to build, and foster their love of learning.  All of this is secondary, of course, to incorporating a Biblical worldview into their learning.

As much as I want to select a pre-packaged curriculum and leave it at that, I'm not sure I'd be content with it if I couldn't compare and contrast with every other curriculum I could find.  An occupational hazard, I suppose.

That said, I'm thankful for the assurance of Proverbs 19:21 which tells us, "Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails."  How thankful I am that no matter how good - or bad! - my well-laid plans may be, the LORD will work out His purpose in our family, including the education of our children.

If you're interested, you can keep on reading to see what I'm looking into for next year for my 2nd grader.  Comments and suggestions are always welcome!

The List

History

Sonlight Core 1 or
Biblioplan - Ancients w/Story of the World, Vol. 1

Veritas Press Old Testament/Ancient Egypt and New Testament/Ancient Greece & Rome flashcards
Trail Guide to Bible Geography

Language Arts

The Complete Writer:  Writing With Ease - finish book 1, then 2

First Language Lessons

Explode the Code 7 and following

Sonlight Readers 2 Intermediate

Prima Latina

Science

Sonlight Science 1 or

God's Design for Science - Life 

Math

Math-U-See Beta

Right Start Math Games Kit

Bible

Big Book of Questions and Answers

Big Book of Questions and Answers about Jesus

Leading Little Ones to God

School in the sun

It's amazing what school in the sun can do for a first grader's attitude.  Why didn't I think of this before??

Often school is something to get through so he can go play.  But doing school on the patio table with the sun shining down on us and the slight breeze ruffling the pages of our books has made all the difference today.

I expect it has, perhaps, affected Mom's attitude too.

Mothering Boys

I suspect that there are little girls somewhere
out there who forget that throwing rocks is not a good idea and end up beaning their sibling in the forehead.

I'm just hoping my little girl isn't one of them as I already have two boys who are doing their best to give me gray hairs.
 

Don't let the smile fool you.  This is mere minutes after the child was covered in blood and crying uncontrollably.

 

Although, I will say that he did a great job of holding still while the doctor Superglued his wound back together!

Seriously - what will they think of next??!?

And he's not even mad at his brother.