World War II Movies

As we cover WWII in these final days of our school year I wanted to add some movies for us to watch as a family. The kids already watched "The Diary of Anne Frank" and weren't impressed. I wish I had pre-screened the version we chose, there are so many options. Anyway, I'm adding these others for our family movie night.

Auschwitz
Amazon Prime/Rent

American/Japanese Perspectives
Pearl Harbor
Amazon Prime/Rent

     

Germany
Amazon Prime/Rent

Poland
Amazon Prime/Rent

Battle of Midway
Amazon Prime/Rent

British schoolboy in China
Amazon Prime

Denmark
Amazon Prime

2020-2021 General Scope and Sequence

I've been talking things over with the kids to see what they've really enjoyed about our unforeseeable changes this past school year and what they have missed. I was pleasantly surprised by their responses.

They didn't enjoy drawing as much as they did singing the folksongs and hymns. They want to do personal devotions and Bible studies. They want to do another Shakespeare play!

We are continuing our eclectic style this year to meet our students where they are. This year we will be using curriculum for History, High School Literature, Language Arts, Science and Math. We will round these subjects out with biographies, historical fiction, literature selections, and nature lore because we love offering a literature rich education to the children. We will also utilize movies, special projects, and field trips just to change up the pace a bit.

Following is a brief outline to help me stay on track and not forget any of the subjects to address. I did that one year totally forgetting to cover history for the first few weeks!

Bible
· Old Testament
· New Testament

History
· World
· biographies
· Timeline

Geography
· reader
· map skills
· physical

Citizenship

Current Events

Literature
· Curriculum
· Mythology
· Classics/Tales
· Poetry
· Shakespeare

Language Arts
· Grammar
· Copywork
· Narration

Natural History/Sciences
· Science
· Nature Lore
· Nature Study
· Biographies

Maths

Enrichment Studies
· Singing
· Drawing

Physical Education

Planning for a High Schooler

It's hard to believe that in 25 days I will be the parent of a high schooler!!! We gave her the choice to attend the local high school but she's pretty adamant she isn't going that route again. Personally, I didn't think her first four years (pre-K - 3rd) were all that bad. Our decision to homeschool wasn't really based on any one precedent. Over the past five years though, we've seen some things that made us glad we were led to home educate our children.

So, in 25 days we will have a freshman and 6th grader under our roof. I'm comfortable planning for my youngest since this will be my second time through 6th grade. My high schooler? I'm not so sure. She's bright, a self starter who loves to read and "do" school. My worry is transcripts and college, making sure she takes all the appropriate readiness exams, experiences prom and learns how to drive.

If I had to pick my biggest fear, it would be teaching her to drive. Not the teaching part, but the letting her go part. I've let myself daydream a bit about letting her take the keys and drive herself to church or into town. We don't live far from either, its not a particularly dangerous drive, at most 7 miles on a small town road. But the what if's and not knowing parts get me every time. I've already started praying that I'm not going to be a horrid empty nester.

Now is a good time to start considering next year's plan. I feel like it's a whole new ball game with a high schooler. The rules are changing and I have to actually keep up with what I'm teaching her; course titles, descriptions, work load, credits and grades. So, my next few posts will be about planning for high school and sharing all the great resources I've found to help us along. If you have any suggestions or great resources leave me a comment!