Sharing Our Year!

nerakr,

I’ll tell you what Sonya did at the conference. We had a CM-Style Morning of Studies where the moms became the students and Sonya was the homeschooling momma. We started with a natural history (science) reading from Clare Walker Leslie’s nature journal and noted what we learned from her studies and then discussed our thoughts as a group. Then we moved several word problems that involved long division. As soon as we finished that, Sonya had written the 7s multiplacation table on the white board, like this:

7×1=
7×2=
7×3= and so on

She pointed at random to each fact, and we all recited the problem with the answer in unison. 

Next was a discussion from a sample Book of Centuries, followed immediately by a passage about Alexander the Great from Plutarch’s Lives. We were required to do a written narration of the passage after reading it. We discussed our written narrations (and how humbling it was because now we could all sympathize with the difficulty we expect from our children!). Following that history reading and written narration, we did 10 minutes of cursive copywork, and then finished our morning with a Spanish lesson.

I loved the incorporation of a quick review of math facts because it adds interest and variety to the day, uses a different part of the brain, breaks up subjects, and accomplishes a simple,  yet important, purpose. I enjoyed it so much and found it could be so useful in our homeschool that I am adding it in for next year.

Sorry for the long explanation…I felt it necessary!