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MamaFence
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Well, it's been months since I could come here, and months since DH and I had a chance to talk about school. We did last night for a little bit. He's somewhat supportive of the idea to hs, but his reservations include what the other three children will do while I'm learning with our oldest (1st grade), and how will we ensure she's learning what she needs to know for her grade. He said it's easier for him to pass blame (basically) on someone else rather than see his wife as not doing enough to educate our children.
I respect his feelings. How does one ensure that their children are in fact learning what they need to know, without necessarily going the route of public school at home? I still feel like homeschooling would be great, and I love the idea of it...It's really hard to take the first step and know my husband has reservations with his support.
more later...my son is yelling for blueberries.
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You can get a learning objectives or a scope and sequence type of thing.. something that basically lists the things that a child learns in a grade vs a method of teaching each of those things. You may want to see if you can get such a thing from your school district since your dh wants to compare to the public school. This would assure him that you're right there with them without having to do things the same way.
Your other three will be doing the same things they do know when you're teaching someone to tie a shoe or go potty or making lunch or anything else.  A first grader doesn't need long drawn out lessons by any means. And you can check out some of the many threads on the fun educational type of preschool activities that people have their little ones work on while they're doing school. Plus you can enforce a nap/quiet time that will allow you some time for intense one on one.
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The Core Knowledge books by E.D. Hirsch are great for giving you an idea of what basics should be covered. They go by the titles "What your 1st Grader Needs to Know" and include history, science, language, basic literature and poetry, music, and basically list the math topics which should be covered. If you hit all these marks you should be well ahead of what most schools will cover. The book is secular, but we enjoyed using it. They also give suggestions of what to use as supplements. You'll definitely need additional work in math - we just used a variety of math workbooks and the Comprehensive Curriculum books. I wasn't aware of all the different curricula available, but we seemed to do fine anyway. I would suggest adding spelling and vocabulary as well as religion. I also highly recommend the Apologia science texts and wish I had known about them when my dd was in elementary grades; she would have loved them!
There are so many different programs you can use, or make up your own, but I was just suggesting this one as the title might help to reassure your husband that nothing is being skipped over. We started these in 1st grade, but we got the Kindergarten book too as I didn't want to miss anything. HTH
I would also explain that the other children will be listening to the reading on history, science and other subjects, and will be learning along with your 1st grader. "School" should only take about 1.5 to 2 hrs maximum at the 1st grade level. Of course there's lots of what they call rabbit trails here. Walks, games, museums, books, learning about anything that interests them in more depth, etc.. Most of that can be done as a whole family. Your youngest ones won't be neglected - they'll be enriched! 
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I like checking out this "Typical Course of Study" on the World Book website when I need a little nudge. They're like an online "What Your Nth Grader Needs to Know" book.
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Thanks everyone!
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MamaFence wrote:
He said it's easier for him to pass blame (basically) on someone else rather than see his wife as not doing enough to educate our children.
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Homeschooling is a big responsibility for both mom and dad. I'm very sypmathetic! Yet, as with many things in life, with more responsiblity can come more rewards .
Home education doesn't have to be an all or nothing thing, either...all the responsiblity on mom. Perhaps one parent would feel happy to be responsible for reading and writing and the other parent for math. With the basics covered, the family can cover other topics through books, projects, movies, and outings, perhaps with other friends to help share the responsiblity. You can also delegate some classes, let's say piano.
Praying for your family as you discern what is best for you.
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JodieLyn wrote:
You can get a learning objectives or a scope and sequence type of thing.. something that basically lists the things that a child learns in a grade vs a method of teaching each of those things. You may want to see if you can get such a thing from your school district since your dh wants to compare to the public school. This would assure him that you're right there with them without having to do things the same way.
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Most school districts now have their entire scope & sequence available online for each grade, broken down into infinite tiny little skills. you can just google your district and find it that way. However, a warning if you do - this is what they planat the district/state level but in reality, I doubt very many kids actually meet all those skills. I have compared what my oldest was doing back when he went to ps, with the S&S online and it was so full of jargon it was hard to compare, and since the school rarely ever finished an entire textbook in a year, many of the objectives were never met.
The Hirsch books are much more straightforward.
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