Some ideas for your Back-To-School Time:
--Poems for Scavenger Hunt so kids can find their school supplies
(curriculum, new pens, rulers, etc and the last is usually candy)
Absolute favorite every year and they ask if mom will do it again.
Each poem is just a couple of lines…rhymes & corny…but we
have fun doing it!
--Ice Cream Sundae dinner the night before school starts
--Get school room (basement) all cleaned & ready for a new year –
could be thorough cleaning to surprise paint job. Try to change
something every year even if it’s little
--New School Year Gifts – paper, pencils, etc to new math games,
typing computer programs, play-doh with a few things thrown in like
sugarless bubblegum, scented erasers and such. Every child has
their own gift bag.
--Special meals for first day of school – something I usually don’t
serve for breakfast (cinnamon rolls), lunch (ABC soup & cookies)
and supper (blackboard shaped cake for dessert).
--First day made fun & exciting – to instill anticipation for learning,
documented by photos standing by white board with their names &
new grades posted in order to compare to previous years growth
and changes. Everyone is treated special from toddler to middle
school student!
--Scavenger Hunt for child’s books – I don’t let them see them until
then. When a box arrives prior to school, I try to just build the
anticipation, “ooooh-cool”, as I ppek in the bo. When the first day
arrives, he (9yo) runs from clue to clue to clue…until he comes to
the bag full of books. Then spread them out. He love sthem over
for about an hour or so, and then we talk about his new privileges
and responsibilities as he’s older. He is then putting his own
excitement to the year…Works for us!
--Bring out new school supplies I’ve stocked up on during the sales
(something I love to do) Kids get new notebooks, pencils, pens,
erasers, pencil boxes, pouches, etc.
Kerry
Homeschool Curriculum
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