Last steps to getting ready

Well it looks like I am finally ready to just print off things and purchase science lab items. Most of the items for science I already have and only 1 will cost more than $5. By far the most expensive item to purchase will be ink. I'd like to get a self inking system, and those run over  $100. Still, I think it would be well worth it.b

Oh Irony or I Opened a free curriculum kit from Dow Jones and it stank like plastic

LOL I just got a freebe curriculum kit on economics from Dow Jones and it stunk like plastic. You know when the chemicals are leaching out. So ironic. lol

My Hubby Will Teach PE/Health

So, inshallah, my hubby will be in charge of gym essentially. I asked to get involved in my little man's schooling and we talked about different ways he could be more involved. He decided he would like to take charge of PE/Health.
I gave him some tips regarding how to set goals and break them into lessons. I told I think of what my long term overall goal is then keep that in mid as I break it down into smaller goals. I then think, "What goal could we meet this year that would bring us closer to that over all goal?" I break that down into smaller and smaller pieces until they are so small we can make them into individual lessons.
I made some suggestions like looking up a pacing guide and standards. Trying The Presidents Fitness Challenge, and offered to put together some information for him.

Whisper Phone

I got my little man a Whisper Phone. He is very easily distracted and I am hoping that this will help him concentrate  LOL It will either do that or make things worse, lol.  This could be especially useful with Arabic studies!
Even if it doesn't work he will love playing with it.
This is what the add for it says:
WhisperPhone is an acoustical voice-feedback headset that enables learners of all ages to focus and hear the sounds that make up words (phonemes) more clearly as they learn to read, spell, or process language aloud. 

WhisperPhone is fun and easy to use, and research has proven that users can hear phonemes ten times more clearly when theyre wearing the WhisperPhone! That means that they can hear themselves better over background noise, and they can focus better on what theyre learning.

Goals

The next step for planning the next years worth of schooling is pacing. I need to give my self a basic plot out of when we will cover each goal.
Which brings us to what are our goals? Well my number one long term goal, aka mission statement is to prepare my son for adulthood by teaching him how to teach himself. In other words give him the basics so that when he needs to learn something new, weather for work or life in general he is able to figure out what he needs to learn and then learn the skill or concept. I want him to go to college and get a degree so that he has more opportunities, I want him to be able to teach his children Tawheed. I want him to be confidant and well rounded. I want him to be healthy and have goals for himself.

So what does all this have to do with next school year?
Keeping the end goal in mind, coloring all that I do, I can keep perspective in planning. Is it essential? Does it conflict with the overall goal?

The Next Step/I have decided what we will use in each subject!

So here is the big list:

• English
• reading: Scott Foresman Reading, Harcourt Collections
• writing: 6 Traits of Writing 1st Grade, Scott Foresman Reading, Harcourt Collections
• grammer: Scott Foresman Reading, Harcourt Collections
• spelling/phonics: Scott Foresman Reading, Harcourt Collections
• Penmanship
• English: Spencerian Penmanship
• Arabic: Iqrah Reader, and various printables
• Science: Scott Foresman Science 2nd grade
•  Social Studies
• History: Our Prophet, and Our Country
• Civics: Our Country
• Geography: Our Country and Al Ummah
• Culture: See IS and Geography
• Economics: Our Country
• Mathematics: How We Use Number, and Mathematics in Action
• Islamic Studies
• Salat: My Salat Companion (TJ)
• Quran: Juz 30
• Aqeedah: Most resources from TJ (Talibideen JR)
• Arabic:
• Reading: Madina Arabic Reader book 1
• Writing: Madina Arabic Reader book 1, Iqrah Reader 1st grade
• Oral: Madina Arabic Reader book 1, Iqrah Reader 1st grade
• Health:
• cooking/nutrition: weekly meal prep,
• other: Harcourt Health, and various other individual resources for each topic

Islamic Studies Plan

So at this point the most important things for my little man to know is Aqeedah, salaat and Quran. For Quran we will continue to use Juz 30, a nice little program on his computer. For salaat we will use lessons that go with The Prophets Prayer Described from TJ. It has 23 lessons. For Aqeedah we will use the huge note book full of resources, mostly from TJ.

I have decided what we will use in each subject! Alhumdulillah!

This si just cute