Comments on: Why I Ditched the “Boxed” Curriculum https://www.4onemore.com/why-i-ditched-the-boxed-curriculum/ Homeschool with Moxie Sun, 04 Aug 2024 00:46:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Thara https://www.4onemore.com/why-i-ditched-the-boxed-curriculum/#comment-13604 Tue, 07 Nov 2023 05:55:02 +0000 https://www.4onemore.com/?p=28824#comment-13604 Heya.
In order to have a choice I look at questions on exam papers and adapt ones I find in commercially produced workbooks at the local bookstore too. I also read up on subject requirements and levels of our national curriculum. That information helps me decide what to do next. I’m a keen believer in quality over quantity here all the way. Best wishes. Nice to meet you. I do like to have a flexible lesson plan to use however. It eases my stress.

I focus on teaching skills through play as much as possible. We do a ton of play dates at the closest library where they have a soft play area and so on. I also rarely give out homework each term. I believe education should be truly meaningful and fun at the same time. In lieu of daily homework tasks I only set the children a fun homework exercise each fortnight. The homework questions vary. For example the homework might be to plan a Halloween party or to decide a Christmas menu in question. Or the homework may be to study a artist and make some brief summary notes on findings.

At other times the homework is to read a new story and think of ten original math questions. Homework really needs to be fun. And it can be. Recently we visited a new museum and had lunch by a river. Their homework task that week was to write a recount of their trip to that museum. I also told them to find out a bit more about the town online. We drew a map. My kids love homework.

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