The four R’s are the foundation to teach science, social studies, history, health, occupational education, and art and music appreciation. RCW 28A. 22.010 (4) A B Says “These do not have to be taught separately. A unit study on frogs could include reading, writing, spelling, science, math, art, and occupational education.”
It goes onto say "that the legislation recognizes that homebased instruction is less structured and more experiential then the instruction normally provided in the classroom. Therefore, the provisions relating to the nature ans quantity of instructional and related educational activities shall be liberally construed.
Just to keep in mind what the eleven subjects are:
- Reading
- Writing
- Spelling
- Language
- Math
- Science
- Social Studies
- History
- Health
- Occupational Education
- Art and Music appreciation
Just to get an idea of what this looks like in our house. When we did the projects for project fair here are just a few ways we were able to double up.
Time spent on Internet (science, reading, language)
Time spent taking notes (science, reading, writing, language, spelling)
Time spent typing notes into word. (science, writing, spelling, language, occupational education, spelling)
Time spent editing report (writing, language, occupational education, spelling)
Time spent making clay models of animals (science, art)
Time spent making pictures for tri-fold. (science, art,)
The trick with home schooling is not to make a list of eleven subjects and then try to work through the list every day. Instead make the most of activates that allow you to hit multiple subjects at once. When I read our history or science the girls are always drawing pictures. Afterwards they journal what I have read.
Now we have a two layer cake on a beautiful platter. The next step is to frost the cake. Frosting helps to hold the whole cake together and it makes the cake sweeter.
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