I like to keep the identity of my kids private on this blog and I usually refer to them as DD10 and DD8. I decided to give them anonymous names to make it a little less dull :) DD10 will be known as Firefly, since she is bright and adventurous. DD8 will be Butterfly, who is sweet and lively.
A few weeks ago, my friend listed her school year goals here:
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Angelheart/School/
She sent me the template, and I couldn't get it to exactly work the way I wanted, but here it is anyway, with my biggest goals for the year.
How I plan to achieve goals:
Cursive: Practice 10 minutes per day in Handwriting with Tears workbooks for 3rd and 4th grade.
Multiplication: Daily practice with Flash cards or online programs. For October we are shooting for 0s, 1s, and 2s. We will adjust as we go along for the year.
Study Island: Play games on Study Island for at least 20 minutes per day.
Learn to work independently: Balance out working together with work on her own. Reward working well independently with breaks and other rewards.
Completion - Keep an eye on progress and make sure 10 - 12 percent is achieved per month, and 25% is achieved each 9 weeks. Use vacation time to catch up on anything that is behind.
Hours - I will be sure to enter at least 5 hours per day. I will enter more time when possible.
Cursive - Transition printing to cursive by requiring more assignments be written in cursive as the year progresses. 1st 9 weeks - 1 assignment in cursive or separate cursive practice, 2nd 9 weeks - Spelling and GUM in cursive, 3rd 9 weeks - all of LA in cursive, 4th 9 weeks - all assigments in cursive
Multiplication tables - practice using Fact Dash or other drilling games. October 0 - 3, November - 4s, December 5s and 6s, January - 7s, February 8s, March 9s, April 10 - 12, May - Mixed practice.
Typing - Daily practice with Typing Instructor.
Completion - Keep an eye on progress and make sure 10 - 12 percent is achieved per month, and 25% is achieved each 9 weeks. Use vacation time to catch up on anything that is behind.
Hours - I will be sure to enter at least 5 hours per day. I will enter more time when possible.
Responsibility - Use electronic calendar to keep track of appointments and chores.
How I will achieve these goals:
Bible - Daily Reading. It's an easy version to read so I can read through it more quickly.
OLS - Be diligent on assignments, making sure I understand and teach objectives, and taking time to review unmastered objectives.
Time management - revise schedule when not working. Limit out of house activities and try to keep errands/activites to 2 times a week. Keep calendar organized and follow schedule.
Typing - use kids typing CD for practice. Also blog. :)
Finances - Schedule financial tasks daily. Stick to budget for groceries etc.