Friday, May 29, 2020

Goals and Plan

Before we set off on this journey, I did a ton of research, brainstorming and planning!
Looking back over our goals for the year to submit to the state, we were successful!
I love looking back over, feeling successful and proud. As well as, noting what needs improvement, what worked well and other feedback to plan for the next year.

2019-2020 Goals & Plan
Goals:
  • Finish Montessori school year, continue homework, spelling, and reading support
  • Summer (Jun - Aug) focus on Summer Bridge Brain Quest workbook & reading
  • Start this plan (Aug) after summer focus is completed
  • Continue this plan through current grade with focus on workbooks
  • Great reading skills and clear writing without difficulty by end year
  • Master basic math facts and understanding basic operations by end of year
  • Bring Dylan to 4th and Hudson to 3rd grade by end of the school year 
  • Make fun and implement keepsake, social and memories of school 
  • Let child explore interest and desires
  • Make it through the year and gain confidence
  • Happy, Healthy, Smart, Strong
  • Action, Simple, Present with kids, balance work/life
  • Stay organized
  • Continue family connection and build strong bond, less fighting
  • Time for Self, Family, One on One Time with Each Other (BJJ, Yoga, Workout, Primus)
  • Read chapter books, eager to learn, love of learning
  • Get use to the schedule be flexible 
  • Focus on overall family mission, homeschool and goals
  • Write week on board and list the things to do the next day stay focused


Objectives:
  • Plan and prepare weekly lesson plans w/lessons, activities, experiments, exploration, and other information for the week on Sat. using the pacing guide
  • Write week on chalkboard and print priorities sheet on Sunday.
  • Use Grader Needs to Know book lessons as a guide then support with subject workbook lessons.  Supplement with activities, outings, exploration and experiments to enhance them.
  • Check off daily priorities on weekly priorities sheets.
  • Daily discussions how day went, weekly evaluations.
  • Keep priorities checklist, weekly plan, their work for record keeping.
  • Make their lessons into portfolios with their own drawings, narrations, dictations, stories and other work.  
  • Take an annual picture(Aug) and celebrate grade curriculum completion.
  • Create activities and projects for interests and desires of child monthly or weekly.
  • Any skills they struggle with or want to learn more, we enhance, explore and experiment in more depth.
  • Work on homeschool during school hours unless preparing lesson and for 20 min each subject for a total of 2-3 hours


Daily Routine & Priorities Lesson Plan:
Wake, Make Bed & Read chapter book (Quiet Time if finish) 
Breakfast, Dishes/Table, Teeth, Day Prep
*****No playing until priorities done******
Ocean
Something Nice - MHS, Giving, Penpal


Monday - Friday Priorities: (timer for 20 min subject workbooks & put materials/pencil back)
Snack & Lang/Lit (GNK & 20 min)
History/Geo (20 min)
PE/Break (30 min)
Math (GNK & 20 min)
Science (GNK & 20min)
Specials (GNK and fun)
Free Time/Outing (art, project, library, MHS, Friends, Creative) & Healthy Lunch & Dishes
Sport - Diving, BJJ, Parkour
Dinner & Daily Discussion & Clean (toys in basket and closet)/Chore (chickens, laundry)
**Reward Time - 30 min weekdays/1hour weekend Fun Night
Bath, Book, Headspace, Bed


**Reward-Tally of 3 strikes for child = No Reward for the day.  3 Days of strikes = no friday


Sat - prep weekly lessons
Sun - write date, priorities and schedule chalkboard, prepare lessons