Starting in September, I will host a homeschooling group for
primary grade learning. I’m planning for one hour of reading and
writing, time for math and center work, theme-inspired projects,
and one hour of play. I’d like to experiment with student-led
projects/themes ala the Expeditionary Learning model to guide
our explorations. We’ll begin with an introduction to
Montessori’s Great Lessons, which may take us into a study of
Earth’s earliest periods. This will provide a great segue into a
unit of study on First Peoples. If my animal-loving daughter has
anything to say, we will also be studying Endangered Animals and
Habitats at some point in the year, too. Judging from the
students who have already committed to joining us this fall,
lessons will be geared to a first and second-grade level.
Reading instruction will be differentiated by student progress,
so students will be reading books at an instructional level
without fear of frustration or boredom. Most of our students
fall within a first-second grade lev