Whew! It's been a busy week! We've had a number of play dates with friends, and I am trying to get everything ready for the new school year (where did the summer go?!!!). We are starting school on August 18th (a bit early for us), so that we can take off 2-3 weeks for our trip to China.
I'm just going to have 3 extra little cuties this year (whom I am tutoring along with my own little cuties). We're using My Father's World curriculum for history, geography, Bible, science, and art. It is a multi-aged curriculum called "Exploring Countries and Cultures." It is the first year of a 5 year cycle. After the geography overview, we will have four years of history, beginning with the creation. The curriculum uses missionary stories as a basis for much of the study of geography. So, it's a great year to be visiting China! We'll really gets some hands-on experience of another culture! We are looking forward to this year.
Of course, we add in math and language arts to round out our curriculum. David will be teaching Yana and Adam math this year, so that will be a big help. We have all of the kids (mine, plus the 3 others) on Monday through Thursday from 8:30-12:00 (on Tuesdays they stay until 2:00). David will be here until about 9:30 to help with some of the one-on-one teaching.
Up above is a picture of my precious kiddos on the first day of school last year. My goodness, how they've grown in a year!
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