Reader you must know if I didn’t have the incentive to share this on my blog, I’d never have treated myself to this planning help…I’m such a “Nelly, Needs to Help Someone Else, To Help Myself!~” We each have a motivating need, to get us going “Keep it Simple Sally; Needs to be Organized Wilma, Needs to Have a little Fun Forenza!~ Ida Needs to be Inspired…and my need to help someone else too, is helpful for me but I hope its not annoying to you. Bless you for being gracious, but I suppose that is what the blogging role can be filled with, so its not too uncommon for everybody sharing this and sharing that! But thats my motivation behind it, now you know the truth.
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“Oh Remember my son and learn wisdom in thy youth to keep the commandments of God.” Alma 37:35
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Alma 12: 24 “this life…(is)…a time to prepare to meet God.”
Primary Program: “Hearken ye to these words. Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world” (D&C 43:34).
My Scripture: “And that you study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you.” 1 Thessalonians 4:11
James 1:4 “But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.”
Review: Joshua 1:7 “Only be thou strong and very acourageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law…turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest cprosper whithersoever thou goest. and then thou shalt have good success.
“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” Norman Vincent Peale |
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“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53:3-5 or Mosiah 14:5
And or: “The Father hath a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s; the son also…”Doctrine and Covenants 130:22
Primary Program: “I have sent forth the fulness of my gospel by the hand of my servant Joseph” (D&C 35:17).
Review Last year:
Alma 38:8 And it came to pass that I was three days and three nights in the most bitter pain and anguish of soul; and never, until I did cry out unto the Lord Jesus Christ for mercy, did I receive a remission of my sins. But behold, I did cry unto him and I did find peace to my soul.
My Scripture: “And the men that held Jesus mocked him and smote him…and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.” Mark 14:65
“I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair. I hid not my face from shame and spitting.” (Isaiah 50:6) |
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Song: “If the Savior Stood Beside Me” (page 28 in this outline) “Do what is right” hymn 237
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Song: (Song of choice primary program)
SONGS: I feel my Savior’s Love CSB pg. 74 I’m trying to be like Jesus CSB pg78 Tell me the stories of Jesus, CBS pg 57 Jesus Loved the Little Children, CBS pg. 59 Cd 2:8 “Lord, I would follow thee” hymn 220 “The Lord is my Shepherd hymn 108 “Redeemer of Israel” hymn 6 “Rock of Ages” hymn 111 |
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| Teaching Children Responsibility by the Eyres
Responsibility for the Holy Ghost, chapter 9, pg 116 |
Teaching Children Responsibility by the Eyres
Responsibility for Choices, chapter 10, pg 140 |
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| Poem
Try Try Again
by T. H. Palmer
Today:
This day, I pray, God give me strength anew
Poems to Read: ~Perseverance pg 529 BoV ~You Musn’t Quit Carrying on pg 541 BoV ~Solitude pg 552 BoV ~Bruce and the Spider pg 553 BoV ~Perseverance Johan W. Goethe 565 (different from the one above.) ~In spite of Rock and tempest’s Roar by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Pink binder pg 111 ~My Kingdom pg 48 pink binder by Louisa May Alcott ~Sail on Sail on pg 565 BoV ~Can’t” pg 567 BoV ~Will By Ella Wheeler Wilcox pg 593 BoV
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Poem
The Sunbeam STEVENSON See that little sunbeam Darting through the room. Lighting up the darkness, Scattering the gloom. Let me be a sunbeam Everywhere I go, Making glad and happy Everyone I know.
Poems to Read: ~Read stories about Jesus from New Testament ~I find that when I get casual with my relationship with divinity…” pink binder 29 ~Where Love is, God is p158 BoV Leo Tolstoy ~The Story of the Woman Caught in Adultry p642-643 BoV ~The Sin of Omission BoV 138 by Margaret E. Sangster ~Ensign talk “You are my Hands” by Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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~Humanitarian Aid projects ~Fellowship with a dinner from family at church |
Service
~Visit the elderly homes with special Sunday Easter Attire ~Global Youth Service Day in April (Three Rivers Park 763-559-9000) ~~Fellowship with an Easter activity with a family |
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| Days to Remember
March 14th Purim, Jewish holiday to remember story of Queen Esther, give gifts to poor/needy, eat fruit,nut, poppy seeds, honey, pg 130 March 17th St. Patrick brought Christianity to Scotland “The Peddler of Ballaghaderreen by Ruth Sawyer (story of love and sacrifice for children.) pg 110
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Days to Remember
Dorothea Dix worked to help mentally ill improve prisons April 1st custom began in France p. 136 April 8th Buddha’s birthday p. 138 (learn what people honor in Buddha.) April 13th Thomas Jefferson’s birthday 7 days before Easter Passover, pg 142 April 8th Easter (for 2012) April 18th Patriots day (Paul Revere’s ride, pg 155) April 23rd St. George’s Birthday (read the story) pg 163 |
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| Stories
~See Pastel books on Self Reliance, Determination, cleverness, Perseverance, Persistence
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Goals
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Read a loud ~Books about James Town and Pre-Pilgrim discoveries ~Re-visit pilgrims again |
Milly ~Don’t spell out what Milly needs to do, use thinking questions to encourage her to use the Holy Ghost and gain independence in making good decisions ~Implement “that’s 2 jobs, for obeying to teach Milly not to tune out Mama. ~Also help Milly practice when she needs to remember how to make a right choice ~Milly reads scrips to Hazel and chooses a learning activity with George and Bridger daily to a couple times a week ~Use hugs, and gentle voice when correcting instead of stern. ~Compliment more. ~Smile at Milly a lot to help her learn to smile more. ~Help Milly notice when she’s getting angry and escaping and doing a calming activity ~Milly keep her own tally marks for putting away dirty clothes after shower, dress, flush, keep her temper and gets paid 5 cents for every tally ~At end of week if she’s achieved all her responsibilities, she gets paid in quarters the love tokens she’s earned. ~Have Milly play the multiplication song of 4’s, learn with Daddy. Ask at night if there’s anything she needs to prepare for on Friday. Build with blocks as she sings the songs, use counters with hundred charts etc to vary it. ~Dates to teach crochet/knit and sewing this year ~uv, wx, yz, Copy work in cursive
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Rawl ~Rawl uses his service cards this year to help him replace teasing and can also pick learning activities to do with Bridger or George (Make sure to be present when Rawl first wakes up to help him start on the right foot toward kindess.) ~Let consequences do the teaching for Rawl ~Develop a signal for when he is talking too loud and when you are about to ask him to do something so he doesn’t have to be asked verbally, develop a signal and or key word to denote Rawl is getting steamed up and needs to calm down ~Remind Rawl of Dad’s job to work, Mom to take care of children and his to obey to show his love to Heavenly Father ~Consistency with that’s 2 jobs and practice bad habits into good habits ~Let Rawl make as many decisions as possible ~Let Rawl lead on things that he can like going on a walk and where we go etc, find times of leadership and let him lead. ~Let Rawl plan his own private dates ~Rawl makes his own reading goal,and reads to who he wants to read to, he gets to read a book (easy independent book) to Hazel for a reward, at bed time/service and practice ~Read scriptures every day. ~Math u see, Math board or rod with beads or build it block combinations to learn the addition facts and just lots of math talk ~Math with Daddy ~Continue to write calendars each month to help with writing numbers in right order and not back wars ~Math fact pages in the binder while we travel Ideas for Science: Browse through these books and non-challantly talk about these activites to see if Rawl has interest in: Making Soil from Rocks pg 56 Soil Environment (food storage can, testing water through) pg 73 SinC and p 269-272 in Science 4 (K12) |
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Hazel Hazel go through the alphabet capital and then connect lower with capital and then start using the Montessori letters to build easy phonetic words ONLY if Hazel promises if I teach her to read she will not brag to Rawl what she can read and thereby not create a competition ~Naps when Hazel seems tired ~Hazel practices being happy for other’s successes this year to help with competiveness ~Encourage Hazel to do her surprise service for Rawl to increase trusting relationship with him. ~Montessori shoe tying, number awareness, understanding of 1+, 2+ quickly and Skip counting by 2’s and 5’s, and 10’s and can write out all numbers (calendar to help with this) ~Continue practice counting to 100. ~Rewards for Hazel’s service to George, Bridger and Rawl or Milly sporadically ~Cuddle time and dates to get some of the missed attention she experiences. ~Make sure to do sewing lessons with Hazel ~Build in time with Hazel like special cooking helper ~Every other week Hazel date time, free ideas she comes up with. |
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Science Day 5: Fish and Birds: Read-A-Loud Milly’s Bird book, Go to the Richardson Science Center and study birds, Science in Creation pg 97-110
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George ~Say morning prayers and evening prayers with George (Dad or I) ~Rawl reads a scripture story to George every day
~Story time before George’s nap ~Encourage talking with George and in a nice voice. ~When he makes a wrong choice, teach No, No, labeled with wrong choice and Yes, Yes with right choice, (patterned after the book No, No, Yes Yes) ~Have George come watch Rawl stand to potty ~Encourage George learning to pull up his pants ~Encourage going to the restroom if he hasn’t a diaper on and needs to go. ~Help George learn to obey in a gentle voice have him practice. Clap. ~Encourage George to put away what he has taken out. ~Teach George saying he’s sorry. ~Teach George to be gentle with Bridger. ~Make sure to slice his apples like everyone else has to do. ~Cuddle time and hugs and kisses before he gets clingy ~Help George play with Bridger. |
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Bridger ~Morning and Night prayers with Bridger ~Hold Bridger in carrier atleast once a day for connecting time ~Sing, dance, read stories, nursery rhymes and or have others do these activities with Bridger ~Use Bridger’s diaper time for lots of nursery rhymes and games, plenty of smiles
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Library Check out ~Second Little Britches for Rawl ~Charlotte’s Web for children ~Betsy Tasy ~Mary Poppins for Milly
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Personal Memorization/EYRE theme being worked on
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Date Night Formal/Informal ~Skiing once more with Riley Temple Night
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Date Night Informal/Formal
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FHE ~Repentance ~Endure to the End
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FHE ~Jesus Christ is our example, grace, Savior, friend, Coming Again. (See hymn book ~Passover
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House/Garden ~Make plan of fertilizing garden, if we should assess soil or what? ~Fix and paint laundry room and ceiling in hall ~oil, air, battery ~furnace filters ~spot carpets (did in November before putting up trees) ~wash shower curtain ~onion/powdered milk from cannary ~Buy non-food storage items ~Extended Family Christmas gifts, 1st 2 weeks of March ~Candy make for stockings first two weeks of March ~Make boxes to plant tomatoes and plant them week of March 11 Get prepared to plant cabbage the first week in April |
House/Garden ~Wheat and beans cannery ~Make dentist appointments for March ~Make plan of what plants to purchase for garden April ~Easter dresses and bow ties second week of March ~Late Winter, prune fruit trees this month or next? April: ~Plant cabbage indoors April 1, ~Make Easter celebration plans ~Milly’s painting, quilt finish and birthday skirt/shirt ~Start leeks indoors April 8th April 22nd plant peppers and broccoli Sariah Birthday card April 29th plant peas, kale and mustard greens
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Woooooooooooooooooahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is the coolest, Em. What I love about this, is how you have personalized everything to the very unique needs of your children. I see your intent in sharing is not to inspire a copy-cat experience, but to show how you can adapt ANYTHING, to make it the perfect thing for your own family. So much insight, wisdom, and love in this. Plus, so much of the real reason behind the doing of it. I think you know what I mean. It just reminds me of how in Montesorri you teach an exercise in say sweeping up a little pile of potpourri. Every activity has a direct aim and an indirect aim. I always wanted to think that the direct aim was to learn to be self-sufficient, say and how to help around the house, for this example. But no, the direct aim was to prepare coordination for writing. It was the incidental, indirect aim, to teach ability in a household chore. So it is with your homeschooling. You have the indirect aim of providing your children with a first rate education. But the direct aim is to raise faithful children, who will be loving family members, and thoughtful citizens among their fellowman. It is just awesome. And yes, I know all the bit about it’s one thing to have lofty goals, and then there’s daily life. But whatEVER element of this you do, and I’ll bet it’s more than you even realize, will be so powerful in their lives. Truly. God Bless . . . . .
Mom,
Thank you for your good words. I thank you for understanding my heart. When I’ve been to blogs that have shared the ins and outs of their specific planning, I have grown so much, inspired that I can do more than I think I can, giving me a place to stretch to. I am so thankful they’d post these helpful things. Of course I do far less than this plan, but last month, the last day, we made a cherry pie due to Abraham Lincoln, and George Washington’s birthdays. Milly read to me aloud the tradition idea, from that rich, pink book you gave me, and then when I took Rawl on an errand we decided to run to the store for some cherry pie filling. I think after two years of having that info in the month of February for my plan, plus other incoming sources of inspiration, my brain was finally ready to process and implement it.
By all means, like you say, I am positive every home should look different in what scriptures and lessons and experiences they provide, and how they teach them, but perhaps a scripture or poem here might be kyfed…or just the effort itself can be a spark to ignite another soul. LaDawn Jacobs gave the gift of her binder with memorizations, poems and scriptures, that she worked on with her family to the public at large I think originally through BYU classes, much of which is where I have gotten my info, (including a lot from the Book of Virtues book you gave me, as well). As she reached out and mentored me by passing along her information to the general public, I hope I can be a strong link in the chain, willing to vulnerably present what we work towards in our home, and hoping that other women won’t be offended or intimidated, but encouraged in their own efforts. Our generation must take the batan that our wise elders give to us and that we also collect from our peers, and then pass what we gain to others; These simple routines and spiritual efforts are the powerful secrets that tie our days with hope and faith for love and improvement. I know I count those who inspire me as my most cherished blessings.
Love you Mother! ~Emily
I’m so glad you’re willing to share, Emily! I think I’d be a completely lost home schooler, if not for the abundant resources I find from other homeschooling mothers online. I’m so grateful! I LOVE reading through others’ schedules and plans and implementing some of those ideas in our own schedule. It’s exciting to me to see that you also work on scripture and poem memorization with your kids. I’ve started doing that in a more organized manner, and it’s really blessing our home! So, here’s my question. Do you plan for an entire year at once? Or do you go month by month? How do you plan for each month? I’d love to know what your favorite resources are, too.
Thanks, again, for sharing! One of these days I mean to write a post about our own devotional.
Thanks for your inspiring example in all areas!
Stephanie,
I do love my on-line support and help too, except for the caviat I should do this but I wish mom’s would post their ideal schedules and then real schedules. That could be interesting, because sometimes I measure against someone else’s ideal. I am so excited to hear you also memorize scriptures and poems.
Anyway, I was being super honest when I said I was able to post this in leu of the motivation to be able to share with others. I have never planned for the year before, and felt that this year, I should. I didn’t know what trials would hit and if they did I’d loose even more brain capacity, so that preparation mode, coupled with the motivation to share (a deadline before it got too late into September). It was a little hairy and tiring, but I am so glad I did it.
In the Book of Virtues, by William J. Bennett, it has all these subjects, such as integrity, etc. I just allotted a month by what I thought we’d need, and most of the poems came from the chapters. I could just use the book but thought a poem title name gave me more likelihood that I’d read it. The topic of I believe perseverance from The Book of Virtues, I landed in late winter on the brink of Spring…so we could persevere. Then all the poems listed are almost exclusively from The Book of Virtues, but also from my LaDawn Jacob’s collection. They are all quite preachy poems, rather than free lance and beautiful, but I am ok with that for its purpose to sink truths into the heart and mind. My mom gave me a holidays by the month book that I put in there, and such (and really hardly use that but it did help us discover St. Lucia’s day and now Feb’s Washington and Lincoln birthdays.) I copy and paste the goals for the children over and over, but I did make a schedule for Milly’s cursive letters at the beginning of the year. I used the Eyre’s book and divided that up. It was really really hard to do science, but I wanted to not sag so much this year in that so I tried making a game plan schedule with a few books I had.
Really I started three years ago, with just the scriptures, the next year I added in poetry and then the next year, I added in the subject goals and such, and that stretch with the thought of pending trials, and sharing other wise I don’t think I could have made the leap. This year (as in January) I used Sprout Robot to add in the gardening goals, and the house chores like filters, well that came from a book and I STILL haven’t been doing those!! Its so very hard to everything, but that’s what I love about Grand Hog day, the movie, its one baby step at a time that we get to where we want to be! And only by discovering Christ’s grace can we really improve on the output we are capable of, don’t you think?
I can’t wait for you to post your devotional ideas and sample because I just know it will help me get into a better more inspired spirit every morning. I used to do that more with three children and now we are just read the poem and scriptures and maybe a scripture story from a book…its simple and doable but I’d love to stretch and be more inspired atleast sometimes!
I LOVE you Steph so much! Thanks for your support it means so much.
Emily