Month Punch cards

Hello there! I'm gearing up to home school the 2011-2012 school year! We're starting this summer, just as soon as school gets out. So I'm trying to get my prep work done now:) Our state requires 180 school days from home schools. It makes sense and should be easy-peasy lemon squeezey, but to keep track of where we are at I thought I'd make a simple little punch card for our lesson days. I'm planning on sticking these right next to a hole punch in our "classroom" and letting the boys punch in when they come into the "classroom" for school. At the bottom of each month's card, I'll tally how many days we "schooled" that month. I'm hoping to do 5 days/week in June, 3 days/week in July (new baby schedule) and back to 5 days/week in August.

We don't have to report our attendance to anyone. This is just for my personal peace of mind that I'm completing my boys' educational requirements and to keep me on track:)

Getting Outside: ABC Nature Book

I want to be outside on a day like today!! This is a fun, educational activity to do OUTSIDE when the weather is great. Ahh, I need to wake up a little bit, get off the computer and get the kids moving:)

Make an ABC Nature Book | Activities | Education.com

Rhyme Game in a Bag!

This looks like a fun game and pretty easy prep work.

Play This Rhyme Game in a Bag! | Activities | Education.com

Exercise the Alphabet Outside

Carter knows the alphabet and the letter sounds already, but maybe this would be fun to do anyway just for kicks and Jett can probably start learning soon, too:) He loves to look at letters and when he reads everything says, "I love Jett". Maybe Mommy's written that a few times and read it to him:) I probably won't do the whole alphabet at a time, but work in chunks of it.

Exercise the Alphabet Outside | Activities | Education.com

Craft Story Sequence Cards

This looks like fun to practice reading comprehension and sequencing.

Craft Story Sequence Cards | Activities | Education.com

Stretch and Say: A Reading Activity

Seriously think this is a fun hands-on visual activity for learning to read. I can't wait to try this with Carter! I just need to get some thick elastic:)

Stretch and Say: A Reading Activity | Activities | Education.com

Slide Sounds to Teach Reading | Activities | Education.com

This is a cute idea to get some movement into learning to read which we all know can sometimes be a little boring just sitting there!

Slide Sounds to Teach Reading | Activities | Education.com

Worksheets for Every Subject

I know there are a ton of online worksheets out there. This site, education.com, is one of probably thousands, but I like it. You can pick grade level and subject and print away.