I tried to give S a weekly list of things to do but she wasn't able to get it all done. I think that she just put it off too long. I've decided to take it back to the basics and teach her organizational skills. In order to do this I'm going to make her a few different schedules. She can pick from the lot but the one she picks, she has to stick with all week. I'm trying to avoid tying "consequences" with learning as I'm still trying to reinstill the "learning is fun" attitude in her (public school has ruined it). But she is making it very difficult because she keeps pulling away from the right thing at every turn.

I was beginning to give up on a classical education for S because she's started homeschooling so late in the game. But, I realized today that while her age may be in the logic spectrum, she does still need the skills of the other stages. So, while I have her doing logic work I'm also going to give her some "grammar" stage work. For those unfamiliar with that, it doesn't mean that she'll be doing elementary school work. The grammar stage refers to the first stage in the "trivium" of classical eduction. It is when the mind of a child is pumped full of facts. S missed out on that by going to public school so I'm going to try and do at least a little of it with her now. For example, in geography this week I'm having her memorize all the European countries and their capitals.

These are S's assignments for this week:

Algebra

Units 6-10 in “Forgotten Algebra”; Exercise sheets for “Forgotten Algebra”

Art

ASL

Vocabulary Lists 4-6

Biology

Intro-Lesson 5 in “Biology Success in 20 Minutes a Day”

Choir

Learn the following songs:

“Angels We Have Heard on High” in English and Spanish

“Away in a Manger” in English and Spanish

“Deck the Halls” in English and Spanish

Dance

Do the dance DVD of your choice 3 times this week.

English

Finish reading “The Histories”

Read “10 Steps to Writing the Research Paper”

Geography

Read “The Handy Geography Answer Book”

Write a research paper on geography

Learn all the European countries and their capitals

History

Finish up “Traders and Warriors” research paper

Religion

Read Exodus in the Bible

Spanish

Learn vocabulary lists 3-5

Listen to Spanish learning cds

Do website activities

The Art section is empty because I'm relaxed in that area. I require an art project but I let S pick which one. I'm thinking of starting some art appreciation next week. I've got to pick up some books on the subject from the library so I can organize what I'd like her to do. Since my reading is way, way backed up she may not start the actual lessons for a couple weeks (like when she gets back from Christmas break).

As of today I have decided to give S two to three weeks break for Christmas. At first I was only going to give her a week but I think that she could use the rest. Also, that'll give me some time to get more materials together and adjust her curriculum to fit her learning style a little better.