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Can I See A
Sample?
Of course! Below, you'll find a clickable full-length curriculum for
the popular book The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco. This is an actual curriculum, but our newer curriculum may
have different sections or worksheets depending on what type of
resource it goes along with and what changes we think are best for your
child's learning.NOTE: This sample was taken from a novel. Different level resources have different degrees of difficulty, but the whole idea is that each curriculum is a template for you to explore the books and ideas with your child. In the end, it’s OUR interaction WITH OUR CHILDREN that makes ALL THE DIFFERENCE. And that is why we homeschool! So no matter what you do from this moment forward, whether you use this curriculum or something else, YOUR CHILDREN ARE BETTER FOR IT. So now on to the sample... Sample
Curriculum (flips like a book)
Description of Contents
Three Basic Kinds Of
SheetsSo you will notice three basic kinds of sheets. Parents Sheets, Discussion Sheets and Work Sheets. Parents Sheets Parents Sheets have instructions and are your answer keys to everything. Discussion sheets These are for if you choose to discuss vocab or ideas with your child. Your child will check off the boxes, fill in their name, date, then these sheets GO IN YOUR PORTFOLIO showing the dates, topics and what you discussed with your child. Worksheets These are if you want your child to do some writing, or flesh out the ideas and go into a little more depth. Of course these are named, dated by your child and also GO IN YOUR PORTFOLIO! Reading Comprehension The next section has a whole bunch of stuff on helping your child develop reading comprehension skills. These skills will help your child be able to always come away with AND REMEMBER the most important points from a book. Again you will see Discussion Sheets which GO IN YOUR PORTFOLIO and Worksheets which GO IN YOUR PORTFOLIO. Note Taking Section This section also has several discussion and worksheets to help your child pull out important facts and information from a book. This and the reading comprehension is APPLICABLE FOR 6 YEAR OLDS AS WELL AS 16 YEAR OLDS! This will cement the important facts and ideas into their heads. Of couse, this has lots of important stuff to be named, dated and will GO IN YOUR PORTFOLIO. Final Book Wrap-Up & Discussion Section This is an important part that’s always skipped over when reading a book. This is where your child organizes the information they learned in their brain. Normally kids just throw down a book when done. This way they organize the throughts and ideas that came from the book, and commit them to memory. Not a lot of time, but important. And as always, these get named, dated and GO IN YOUR PORTFOLIO! Fun Pack Each curriculum comes with a fun pack that includes educational activities for your child to play individually, with siblings, or with friends. This section comes with pre-made flash cards, creative templates for drawing and sketching, and more! A Whole Bunch Of Worksheets The last section has a whole lot of worksheets that are traditional crossword puzzles, missing words, etc. One IMPORTANT NOTE about these is that they are NOT designed to be overly challenging. They are designed to be reinforcing! Lots and lots of studies as well as homeschool practical experience tells us that the more your child feels they are “smart” and can do it, and still goes over the concepts and vocabulary and feels successful, WE ARE ALL SUCCESSFUL! So that’s how they are designed. You will see them in sets of three usually. One for each group of vocab/concepts and a third mixed one. You DON’T HAVE TO DO THEM ALL. But you have them to choose from. Isn’t choice a great thing. And of course, any that you choose for your child to do should be named, dated and GO IN YOUR CHILD’S PORTFOLIO! |
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