Good Morning and Hello November!
I am super excited to start my new curriculum with Miss Chloe. It is super minimal and we still learn all throughout the day. I have been using a combination of a few online curriculums, but I just needed things to be, well simple.
This curriculum is geared towards my 9 year old with moderately severe Autism. She has an amazing memory and I try to let her lead me a bit in what she wants to learn and if she is ready for tougher work. I hope there is something you and use for your child. I thought about calling it Everyday Learning, but not sure about it yet. I welcome suggestions.
Math
**Addition/Subtraction (Homemade) Flashcards from 0 to 12
**Adding 3 numbers (3+2+1) together
**Telling Time by hour, 1/2 hour and work on learning minutes
**Counting change up to $1.00 using same coins and a mixture of coins
**We will take shopping trips to Dollar Tree to work on spending**
**Working on More/Less/Equal to (We will use toys or other manipulatives)
**Cooking: We will be making lots of goodies as we work on measuring and reading a recipe. We plan on making: Homemade bread, Cornbread, Apple Fritters and our Thanksgiving meal.
Language Arts/ Spelling/ Reading
**Work on learning to read the blends bl, pl, cl, fl, gl, and sl
** I write a blend on the dry erase board and she thinks of words that start with that blend** We say the words and spell them. Jack Hartman has great blend videos on YouTube.
**Reads 30 minutes or more on her own throughout the day.
**Read Aloud/ Audio Book of Little House on the Prairie with Mom. **I read 1 chapter a day. **
**We read a Bible Story each day from her Children’s Bible
**Spelling words for November
house, wagon, logs, fire, wash window, chop, grass, leaves, girl
** I picked words from our read aloud Little House on the Prarie. When I read to her I will show her these words and ask her to spell them. I also post them on the refrigerator so she sees them often. Throughout the day I will ask her to spell a word.
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Writing
**Copy write sentences in her notebook: I write sentences in her notebook. They pertain to what we are learning or even something funny. She copies them. We are working on spacing out her words.
**Practice writing letters k,g,z,x,q on her dry erase board
**Write cards to her friends in other states or towns.
** Help Mom write the weekly shopping list
** Do the following fine motor exercise that help strengthen hand writing muscles.
String beads, cutting practice, play dough, lacing cards, coloring and drawing
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Science/Discovery
**Chloe has shown a lot of interest in the cornfields lately. So we will learn how corn grows and what is done with it.
**Do animals eat corn? What do we make with corn? Taste test corn on the cob.
**Make popcorn, Cornbread, Cornbread Fritters and Corn mush (from Little House)
**Sensory tubs of corn kernels and another with corn meal
**SENSORY BAG FUN
Make sensory bags with different items. We will use hair gel, shaving cream, rice, flour, cornmeal, salt and mixing 2 colors to make a new color. We will talk about Textures and colors.
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History/Civics
** Veterans Day: Monday, November 11
We will watch a video on Homeschool Pop about Veterans Day. I will also have her send a Thank You card to a Veteran we know.
**Thanksgiving:
Learn about The First Thanksgiving by reading the book: The Very First Thanksgiving by Rhonda Gowler Greene.
Watch various videos on YouTube about Thanksgiving
**Our Giving Project: Make warmers from socks and rice for the animals at the animal shelter. Also donate some food.**
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EXTRA FUN ACTIVITIES!!
Nature walks
Leaf collecting and Leaf Rubbings
Make a book about Fall
Collect Pine cones for our table
Painting Outside
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So there it is. I am new at this and I’m sure I will make changes as I learn. I think this is simple and you can use it in any order or add in whatever you like. Chloe is in different learning levels in each subject, so I have to account for that when I plan activities. I hope you can find something useful for your child or if this gives you the encouragement to create a curriculum for your child that’s awesome too!
Have a wonderful day!
Sounds like you have some great activities planned for Ms Chloe. This will be lots of fun! We have some of the same approach with practical activities that can be useful in our daily life.
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Thank you. I hope it goes well. Chloe is a picky girl
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It sound like you’re set up for success.
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