Summer Vacation

We finished our school year which means that we completed 180 days of school. We are supposed to homeschool for 180 days according to our homeschool waiver I had to sign. So technically Felipe is done with Kindergarten and will be starting first grade and Cassandra will be starting Kindergarten. However, since we move at our own pace Felipe finished the school year about a fourth of the way done with his second grade math book, a fourth of the way done with his Spanish first grade curriculum, and just finished his first grade phonics/reading program in English. So he will be starting the second grade program.

Cassandra will start Kindergarten in the middle of her first grade math book, starting her first grade phonics/reading program, and in the middle of her Kindergarten Spanish curriculum.

As for science we really just study what interests us. This school year we studied arthropods, reptiles, amphibians, fish, birds, mammals, the seasons and weather, health and hygiene, the planets and stars, and we are in the middle of biomes. We have learned about the desert and the ocean. Of course all of these topics are on a Kindergarten/first grade level.

We studied some history. I don't know if I like having a set history curriculum for little kids. I just like to read them little biographies for kids. For Lincoln's birthday and Washington's birthdays we read about the presidents. We learned about Christopher Columbus for Columbus Day. We read scriptures and learn some church history. They love maps so we study maps and learn the names of states and countries.

We have a few activities/classes/lessons type things we are going to be involved in this summer. I like to do school year round so we are going to try to have school maybe 2-3 days a week. We are on a 2 week break right now while I clean out the school room and organize a little. For our summer school days I want to try to do more activities and games. So we are going to relax with the workbooks and try to learn a little more with crafts and games. We have so many books that we don't always have time to read while working on the workbooks so I think we will spend more time reading too.