Educators, homeschool parents, help! i need the guidelines!?

Question

hai.

I am homeschooling and i need a guideline for me to choose which one to give to my children according their ages.

Like math: 5 years old: addition

science: 5 senses, etc...

where can i find something like that?

i need to know what to give them so that i will not be too fast or too slow. thx

Answer 1

Depending on where you live, you can obtain a copy of the educational curriculum for the different grade levels.  The curriculum will include all the concepts/standards that should be taught at each grade level.  Once you have that information, you can develop your lesson plans accordingly.

Answer 2

There is no specific curriculum that will match your children's ages exactly.  You can go with specific curriculums by grade level, or you can go by their interests and abilities. I recommend the latter.  You will find that your children are individuals who will move faster in some areas and more slowly in others.  Let them show you rather than you trying to lead them.

Answer 3

Really, I wouldn't worry too much about it.  Just teach what follows logically.

However you can find a typical course of study at world book

http://www.worldbook.com/wb/Students?cur...

You might want to bear in mind though that you are homeschooling because you want better for your child.  Following the Schools schedule is probably not the best way to do that.

For example, many schools study American History first, and then wait for world history until Junior or Senior High School.  I think history makes more sense in order, and that is how my kids study it.

Schools also often jump from topic to topic in science, trying to cover all the major branches in one year (Life Science, physical science, earth science, astronomy, and chemistry).  The problem with this is that you barely scrape the surface of the topic when you study it like that.  My kids will stay on Earth and Space for up to a year, on Life Science for up to a year, etc.  Occasionally as a review we do a unit that touches the basics of the topics they've already learned, but when we actually study the topic, we go for depth.

I could go on with other examples, but my main point is to not feel that you must tie yourself to the course of study someone else designed.  Use it as a guide if it helps, but feel free to mix it up.

Answer 4

Any guidelines you find will be for the mythical 'average child' and will be too fast in some areas and too slow in others. Whatever they're ready for is the right speed.

For science dd age 4 is doing frog life cycle (her tank of frog spawn is now at the froglet stage) and loves looking at her human body book which is aimed at much older children. She's learning about plants in the garden and wildlife (can identify different species of birds and butterflies). The guidelines here don't even define goals for science at her age but she's interested so as far as I'm concerned that makes it all appropriate.