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This may be a silly question, but our state requires civics to be part of our curriculum. I plan on doing a weekly habits lesson with my daughter. Do you think that will suffice?
We are adding in a Flag Etiquette unit this year to meet our requirements. That might be another idea for you.
I am also in Colorado. Where did you see that Flag Etiquette is required?
According to HSLDA explanation it says:
Required subjects: Including, but not limited to, Constitution of the United States, reading, writing, speaking, math, history, civics, literature, and science. Colo. Rev. Sta. § 22-33-104.5(3)(d).
But on the CHEC page it say: (think I will be contacting HSLDA to find out 🙂 )
As an Independent School, our subject requirements are governed by the Non-Public School Law:
- 22-33-104 (2) (b) C.R.S. requires that a sequential program of instruction be provided by an independent or parochial school. Such program shall include, but not be limited to, communication skills of reading, writing, and speaking, mathematics, history, civics, literature, and science.
- 22-1-106 C.R.S. requires information concerning the honor and use of the flag to be taught.
- 22-1-108 and 22-1-109 C.R.S. requires the United States Constitution to be studied. Instruction shall begin no later than the seventh grade and continue in high school.
Is it because if you register with CHEC, since it is an independent school option, the requirements are different?
I emailed HSLDA to ask why the different. I don’t want to miss something that is required by our state.
Back to original topic… (sorry for my tangent)
Civics – I think you could easily tie it to habits. Bring up someone in the community/government who portrays the civic responsibility that relates to the habit that you are working on that week. How they have to have (or should have) that habit/character trait to do their job well.
Found my answer here. Yes, different if you homeschool with notice of intent, vs. independent school. Guess I should have read a but further. Sorry for my tangent.
No problem at all! Thanks for the conversation. 🙂
We do Frontier Girls for fun on the side, so I think we can tie in some of the patriotic badges and meet those requirements fairly easily. There are even badges for some of the habits we’ll be discussing!Is your state’s history and governmental structure included in civics or as a separate subject?
Include info on state symbols, like: bird, flower, song (I know, I know! John Denver!), tree, motto, mountains, etc…
The word civics is a broad topic, encompassing all the makings of a good citizen. I would seek specifics.
Here is the scope and sequence of Alpha and Omega’s Monarch Colorado State course. You may be able to glean some ideas form it:
According to CHEC and the response I got from them, you can pretty much teach civics however you want. I’m thinking that since my daughter and I are both in Frontier Girls, we’ll earn a badge each month that relates to civics. That way it’s documented and it’s not just “school” stuff. Not to sound catty, but do PS kids do much more than the Pledge of Allegiance when it comes to civics and flag etiquette? We’re a military family and live on base, so I think my daughter has a pretty strong background in flag etiquette already! 🙂
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