School Starts Today!

Sarah Beth and I are starting school today. It will be a new experience for both of us because, although we have done school-type things before, we haven't sat down at the kitchen table and called it school. I ordered all of our materials last weekend, so most of them haven't come in yet. I don't think that's a problem. Actually, I think it's an asset -- we can start with one or two subjects and add the rest as they arrive. It sounds like a good idea to me; what do you think?

In case you are curious, here is what we plan to use this year:

• Hooked on Phonics. I actually ordered this set last year, I think, and we've worked through a little bit of it. Now it's time to get serious about reading! Teaching Sarah Beth to read is my primary goal for kindergarten.
• Cursive First. My good friend Laura uses this curriculum to teach her children to write, and after some research, I think it's a great idea!
• Saxon Math I. Laura, also, uses this curriculum for math, and she recommended it to me. When I looked at the teacher's manual, I agreed that it looks very good.
• For Bible, we're going to use The Big Picture Bible Timeline along with The Child's Story Bible.

I said that my primary goal for kindergarten is for Sarah Beth to learn how to read, but I plan to start our day with Bible because the most important thing for her (and my other children) to learn is about God. However, the only resources we have right now are the phonics and writing programs, so that's what we will actually start with for now. As soon as the other things arrive, though, we'll start those as well.

When does school start for your children? What will they be learning?