Being a substitute teacher for the last 5 years has been such a GREAT experience for me. I've learned so much and I've been able to watch some wonderful teachers in action. What I didn't know was how this job would prepare me to become a world school teacher to our two precious girls. Jason and I are anxiously excited for what lies ahead this coming school year. I've been researching and asking every teacher I pretty much know, about as many teaching questions as I can. Thankfully, I've had some great support with helping me choose the type of "world school style" we want to use. We are doing a "mixed method" type of curriculum this year while in Europe. We have some books we will be using, some online resources, and a lot of unit studies type of curriculum. Here are some pics of the books we will use. Alia is looking forward to reading "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" as we will be visiting a concentration camp along the way. Jada is excited about her Spanish book and her multiplication flashcards too.
We also have some art sets that we are bringing (I think all of us are MOST thrilled about Art this year). There will be so much to draw, it's Europe for crying out loud! Jason and I keep joking that we are headed back to 3rd and 8th grade. It's gonna be a year of learning, that's for sure.
Hi, Ms. English! Thanks for the offer on help with curriculum. We are actually getting started a little early. Alia just started The Boy in the Striped Pajamas this morning. We will be visiting a concentration camp so we thought that would be a good book to prepare her. Hope you have a nice summer break!
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