One of the things that I love about School of Tomorrow’s Preschool with Ace and Christi curriculum is how they incorporate these (e.g. being responsible) to the lessons for the children to be able to easily grasp. Here is one of the things that we tackled last month. This was taken in November 24, 2009. This further reinforces the things that we have already taught our son.

Concepts learned this week: the value of being observant, prudent, keeping a “good” secret, growing up, triangles. This video zeroes in on the importance of being obedient and following rules. This is something any parent will be glad incorporated in a school curriculum.

Here are the things that this week’s lesson focused on: Read this article »

After reciting the pledge of allegiance to the Philippine flag, my son will then procede to recite the pledge to the Christian flag and to the Bible. A basic homeschool routine in the School of Tomorrow’s Preschool with Ace and Christ curriculum.  It took my son just a few days to memorize the words, but more than the words, I also make sure that he understands what the pledges mean. 

I know a new neighbor
We get along so well
“I’ll teach her my new song,” said Nicky Nightingale. Read this article »

We have wrapped up our first quarter of homeschooling this week. I never thought I could breeze through it. The first few weeks, I did not exactly glide. It is kind of the fear of treading a path that you haven’t been to but you know in my heart you are purposed for. It was actually sweet anticipation with a tinge of apprehension, when we started two months ago.

Some days before we formally started, I was uncertain if I will ever be adequate enough. But God’s grace proved to be sufficient and has allowed for us to maximize our homeschooling time and it swells my heart seeing my son develop one day at a time.

Here are some of the few things my son is able to do as we concluded his first quarter of Preschool with Ace and Christi: Read this article »

Eye means “find” or “look”
Crayon means “color”
Finger means “trace,” “point,” or “place your finger on”
Marker means “draw”
Ear means “listen carefully”
Mouth means “say”
Stop sign means “do as Ace is doing” (the picture of Ace handing Miss Content a PACE will serve as the instruction to turn the PACE in to the supervisor for scoring)
Scissors means “cut”
Glue means “glue”
Question mark means “think”

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Abbie Antelope is the first animal we met for the Preschool with Ace and Christi curriculum. It helps a lot that Jed is a very musical boy. He thoroughly enjoyed the music, hand motions and the story behind this very first animal. We’re on to looking forward to next weeks new animal.

The tacky taffy stuck so fast that Abbie Antelope just gasped.
Miss Abbie Antelope can’t stand the tacky taffy on her hands.

In approximately a month from now, I’m going to seriously figure out how to juggle in a set homeschool schedule with my little guy, Jed. Right from when he was an infant, we were already set on homeschooling him. My husband and I  have peace with it despite the odds. Odds are usually spelled relatives who actually think that homeschooling a child is withholding him from a handful of things. While our primary purpose f is the exact opposite of withholding him anything – we want to actually give our son the best education there is available while his parents, still being his primary influencer, which we believe,  is very important.

While homeschooling may be our preference, it is not an absolute. There are families that homeschooling will not be the best option. Unless the parents are wholeheartedly into it, the family will not be able to maximize the benefits of homeschooling.  There really are a lot of dynamics when it comes to this matter.

Even as we are set on homeschooling our son, we were also open to the possibility of getting him enrolled in a regular school after preschool. We had peace with it, I guess it helps a lot that my husband and I have one heart regarding this matter.

This coming June my husband and I are going to have our son assessed. We are pretty sent on using the School of Tomorrow’s (SOT) curriculum. It used to be known as Accelerated Christian Education or ACE. From the assessment that he will undergo, we will know if our son will be enrolled in Preschool with Ace and Christi or ABCs of Ace.

Preschool with Ace and Christi is a program for children who have been tested NOT ready to read, while ABCs of ACE is for children tested READY to read. And more than just the child’s knowledge of the letter sounds, there are a whole lot of other things to consider to pass the assessment for reading readiness. A child’s fine motor skills, for instance. My son has been reading simple three and four letter words from age 2. That gives me confidence that he is reading ready. He has to score 80% to pass the assessment. But the idea is not to be pressured to have the child pass, because if his other skills would mean he has to go through the first level, then that would give him a better grasp of the skills he has yet to learn to get to the next level. 

Needless to say, I am both thrilled and nervous. This is going to be a major milestone for our family. I am thrilled to have this blog journal our journey towards homeschooling with the hope that this will encourage other homeschooling families as well in the future.