
Overall, I am incredibly happy with how well the homeschooling of Dragon went this semester. We were able to coordinate with her virtual school teachers, and supplemented her assigned schoolwork with pop culture and other activities.
However, some things are going to change next semester, as I feel like the usefulness is not to it’s full potential.
Overview of each section:
Dance
Ballet and martial arts on alternate days – this will stay the same, although hopefully we’ll be able to do more martial arts.
Music
Singing, listening to different pieces, learning piano – I need to remember to change the disc more often! Piano will continue as long as Dragon and my mother are okay with it.
Crochet
The project she is working on (currently she is making herself a poncho) – We’re going to keep working on this in the new year.
Basic Information
We talk about the days of the week and play games with the cutouts of the names. We do the same thing with the names of the months of the year. We are also doing the seasons of the year, but verbally. – We will keep doing this. She’s doing well with it.
Printing words
This is going to be changing. Rather than asking questions and having one-word answers, I am going to change this to be a bunch of words related to the movie. Hopefully this will help to increase her vocabulary.
Counting objects/math-type activities
This will also be changing. I am going to have two different worksheets in here. One will be a grid similar to this past semester, although I’ll be making it more squares instead of 25. The other will be an addition/subtraction and/or pattern worksheet.
Storytime
This will continue, as Dragon enjoys it, especially since the virtual school gives excellent online books to read.
Vampirina or other short Disney Junior shows will be watched one episode/day in French.
Activities
These have been a big hit and I will continue doing them.
I will be continuing this blog in the new year with a whole new set of movies, sarting with these four in January:
- Balto (1995)
- Meet the Robinsons (2007)
- Kung Fu Panda (2008)
- Over the Moon (2020)