I just love Sundays, for many reasons. It’s such a family day for us.
Princess of the Universe wakes up and goes straight to Papa Bear for a Sunday morning hug.
Sunday afternoons are a special time for me because the house is quiet and I plan out my lesson plans for the next week. I always jot down things as they come to me through the prior week, but Sunday is the day that I round things out and write out all my plans for the upcoming week. The first thing I do is head to my tea cupboard.
Because who can do lesson planning without a cup of hot tea close by?
Today I opt for Tazo Wild Sweet Orange. It’s very tangy, but made better with a spoonful of locally produced honey.
Now it’s time to go through books and papers and ideas and get everything written into the two planners that I use — one for my daughter and one for my son.
I write down ideas as they come to me — even little things, because I know I’ll forget them in the busy-ness of the upcoming week, with work, fieldtrips, meals, etc. Jotting something down helps me remember, oh yeah, I wanted to do it that way.
When all the lessons are written out, the books and papers we’ll use go into two shelves — again, one for Princess of the Universe and one for Big Joe. This makes it super easy to grab what I need through the week.
I will share with you what’s on tap for the upcoming week.
Joseph
Monday:
Call out spelling words for sister’s test
Go over grammar lesson with sister, p. 26
Work on book
Japanese
Typing
Karate practice
Language Arts worksheet
Math concepts test and then we’ll go from there for the rest of the week.
Tuesday:
Work on book
Japanese
Typing
Karate practice
Math
Read about Wisconsin over tea
Spelling 34
Wednesday:
Work on book
Japanese
Typing
Karate practice
Math
Spelling 35
Thursday:
Work on book
Japanese
Typing
Karate practice
Math
Spelling 36
Friday:
Work on book
Japanese
Typing
Spelling 37
Math
Karate lesson
Notes: Joseph is working on writing a book as a creative writing project. That is what “work on book” means. He has a science worksheet that must be completed by the end of the week. Also, you’ll notice a variety of math resources on his shelf. He has dyslexia and we are doing his math by covering concepts and then pulling from various resources to make sure he gets it.
Princess of the Universe
Monday:
Spelling test/grammar lesson – see Joseph
Read aloud – Caddie Woodlawn
Read newspaper article about reaching out
FIAR social studies The Raft
Saxon 19
Tuesday: Spelling
Read about Wisconsin over tea
Read aloud – Caddie Woodlawn
Saxon 20
FIAR Language Arts The Raft – we’ll be using words to do a creative writing project
Wednesday: Spelling
Read aloud – Caddie Woodlawn
FIAR – Art The Raft
Saxon 21
Thursday: Field Trip – Community Service
Saxon 22
FIAR – Science The Raft
Friday:
Spelling Test
Read Aloud Caddie Woodlawn
Read about classification together from What Your 5th Grader Needs to Know
FIAR Science The Raft
Karate lesson
Notes: Miss Priss has all week to read Little Oh
I will add in other things for both children as occasions present themselves. You know part of my favorite quote is to “await occasions.”
You may notice that we’ve been on The Raft
I’ll let you know how things are going as we work our way through the week.
Happy Sunday,
Lynn
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Hi Lynn, you look just like an old fashioned school teacher at your desk:)…have a happy week. Lv. Wanda
Hi, Lynn,
I noticed that both of the kids take Karate – mine do too. They’ll be testing for their brown belts soon. It’s a wonderful workout for them.
Have a great day!
Hi Lynn,
I wanted to say thank you for the inspiration to investigate the Charlotte Mason theory and 5 In A Row. I have been teaching High School English for almost 10 years now and am always looking for new ideas to enhance my students experience in the classroom.
I wanted to suggest a book you and the Princess might enjoy. The book is Seedfolks by Paul Fleishman. It is a wonderful novella that encourages community involvement through gardening. It also adresses issues of diversity and acceptance of people. My students use it along with a non-fiction selection entitled, Everyday Heroes. Thanks for the inspiration and ideas shared,
Diane
Lynn,
I tried your planner suggestion. Last night I sat down and filled out Agendas for each of the kids. I had purchased these from Rainbow Resource at the beginning of the school year. We never really put them to use.
It took me probably an hour to fill out 5 agendas. I feel such relief this morning that no one is going to have to ask me, “What should we be doing today?” And I won’t have to think of what they are supposed to do today.
PLUS, I can just have them bring me their agendas with completed items checked off. I won’t have to try to run down a mental list of what each child was asked to do when they are asking to go out to play or whatever. Yea!!:clap:
Well, I have today off so I’m going to spend it with my kids.
Have a great day!
Tracy