Want to see how I plan long-term for our homeschool?
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Sam Kelley
Wife to one and mom to six. I love my Lord, my family, organizing and fitness. I'm a homeschooler who takes pictures obsessively. I love good tea. I don't eat meat.
Sam,
I’ve been enjoying your Vlog posts. I’m trying to become a better planner. My first task is planning one month of school; that’s as much as I can handle right now. We start back in June and I hope to be ready w/one month worth of school prepared as opposed to one or two weeks.
I also love that there is life (the chatter of your family) in the background of your Vlogs. It only make sense because you are doing all of this planning for them.
I too love your top. I love shades of purple.
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Thank you! I try to be transparent, so family noise is true to life! I love your goals-let me know how it turns out!
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Thank you, again, for sharing! We are so excited to start tomorrow! My son already “stole” and read the Christopher Columbus book… Are you saving all the pages that your children complete? I have in the past, but this is a lot more pages than usual (I don’t think they will fit in our large binders)! Plus, we will have to store the lapbooks? And…super long-term, can you see accomplishing POE with a younger “set” of kid or kids while doing the 3-year World History program that is planned? I have 2 children coming behind the ones that are already going to do POE, and I don’t think I’d want to repeat it with them, even with the middle school supplements (does that make sense)?
I am saving them all. I don’t know what not to keep right now, so in the box they’ll go.
Are you saying that you are contemplating doing POE once as a younger child, and then again as an older child {same child}? I hadn’t even pondered that yet-so I am not sure.
Sam Kelley latest thoughts..Paths of Exploration Q&A- Part 2
I was more wondering if they youngers could do POE while the olders do “whatever they will call the World History series” at the same time without my going crazy…? I know your oldest is doing something else, and my question probably can’t be answered until they actually come out with the next books :)!
Oh! Sorry-yes, that is the plan. Just like there is a middle school supplement there is going to be a younger supplement for those children. That is the plan at least. :)
Sam Kelley latest thoughts..Paths of Exploration Q&A- Part 2
Also, I hope to do the lapbooks for POS, and there is a storage system page showing you how they store in a binder. I plan to try that. :)
Sam Kelley latest thoughts..Paths of Exploration Q&A- Part 2
;) We just started ours this morning, and I already told the kids that we will duct tape the edges and put them in a binder when we are done! I am so glad others can do the brain work that I would never think of! I printed everything on our laser printer, so it’s all black and white, but they enjoyed coloring the pages!
Let me know how you like it, since we have never done them!
Sam Kelley latest thoughts..Paths of Exploration Q&A- Part 2
Thanks for the planning vlog…I love to be encouraged by what works well for others. What ages/grades is the Paths of Exploration curriculum for?
Thanks :) The “official” answer is that the target audience is 3-5. The lessons are adaptable from 2-6. We have also loosely used this with our K this year.
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Hey Sam. Have a suggestion for you and your readers.
If buying a lot of file folders is something you want to cut back on, try using packing tape on the label area. This allows you to use the vis-a-vis markers or sharpies and then you can clean them off for re-use. Sharpies clean off with polish remover and the vis-a-vis with water or expo cleaner.
I learned this when working for an insurance company that put the protectors over the printed labels.
Hope this is idea can help you or your readers. This is also great for being able to label anything that you may want to reuse later.
And not buy more folders??? gasp!! I am sure some of my readers would enjoy that tip-but that would give me one less reason to go to Staples! Thank you. :D
Sam Kelley latest thoughts..Stick With It Saturday
Great ideas! Thanks for sharing. You mentioned using POE again. Will you be using it again with the same kids or just with your youngest?
We will be using the next volume in line, Paths of Settlement. We are still finishing up POE. :)
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What printer did you buy? Mine is giving me fits.
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Epson Workforce 845.
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Can you come organize my school stuff??!! Seriously! That is awesome!
I’d like to think I had my stuff all together like that before we had to pack up the school room and give our oldest her own bedroom.
How much space do you have for school stuff? Do you have a whole room?
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Yes, we have a large open room that is a kind of bonus room. I have lots of photos in this post: http://samsnoggin.com/2012/04/classroom-update.html
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ohhh pictures!
I had a whole room done up with a huge dry erase board (hubby brought home from work, they were going to toss it!) and wall posters and little desks too…
had to give it all up :(
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:(
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That is one great video. I will try to incorporate some of your steps in my planning.
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Thank you, Miranda. :)
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Love seeing part of your organizational planning! And you look beautiful in your purple top–one of my favorite colors! :)
Thank you Susan! Purple is one of mine as well. :)
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I was going to comment on your top as well. Its very nice!
:) Thank you. I will only wear purple from now on. ;)
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