Little Bears Family Homeschool

Programme Objectives
for the
Academic Year 2000-2001

Contents

* General * Art & Craft * Design & Technology * DIY * Drama * English * Foreign Languages * Geography * History * Home Economics * ICT * Maths * Music * PE * PSE * RE * Science * Survival Skills * Socialisation *

General

Generally speaking we will be approaching most subjects by incorporating them in "themes" (also known as "Unit Studies" or "projects"). Where indicated, we have particular themes relating to specific subjects planned, but often these projects are cross-curricula and develop out of interests as we go along.

NB Please note the following caveats which are applied to the subjects below: "where possible" and "encourage". In other words, although we are planning to study all of the following, it will be subject to the constraints of time, energy and interest on the part of the child.

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Art and craft

• Encourage various art and craft activities
• Encourage trying out new crafts
• Where possible, encourage looking at the work of artists

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Design and Technology
(emphasis on design) NB Studied alongside Art

• Encourage looking at designs around us
• Where possible, encourage creating designs

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DIY
(emphasis on woodwork etc.)

• Encourage helping with DIY projects around the house

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Drama

• Encourage Role-playing and dressing-up
• Encourage acting out Bible stories and fairy stories

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English

• Encourage Learning to read at own pace using the Ladybirds Key Reading Scheme
• Encourage Learning to write at own pace
• Encourage Listening to Stories
• Encourage "narration" (telling back stories in own words)
• Encourage listening to and learning nursery rhymes and poetry

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Foreign Languages

French

• Encourage listening to and singing songs in French
• Encourage listening to stories in French
• Encourage learning some basic words and sentences

Swedish

• Encourage listening to and singing songs in Swedish
• Encourage listening to stories in Swedish
• Encourage learning some basic words and sentences

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Geography

Themes:

• Encourage study of some counties of England
• Encourage study of some other countries in Europe

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History

• Encourage study of basic World History
• Encourage activities based on above study

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Home Economics

Childcare

• Encourage helping with looking after baby
• Where possible, keeping charts and noting development of baby

Cookery

• Encourage helping with everyday food preparation
• Encourage participation in simple cooking projects

Gardening

• Encourage helping take care of indoor plants
• Encourage growing from seeds
• Encourage helping outdoors in the garden

Handicrafts

• Encourage trying out new crafts

Housework

• Encourage helping with chores to "earn" pocket money

Money & time management

• Encourage "earning" pocket money and budgeting

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Information/ Communication Technology

• Playing computer games
• Where possible to include encouragement of studying various themes

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Mathematics

• Encourage development of mathematical understanding by means of "maths manipulatives" where required
• Encourage completion of workbooks

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Music and Dance

Where possible to include encouragement of:-

• Singing
• Playing instruments
• Listening to various styles of music

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Physical Education

Where possible to include encouragement of:-

• Walking
• Cycling
• Ball games
• Visiting parks and playgrounds
• Playing in the garden
• Going swimming
• Trampolining
• Indoor games

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PSE

(Personal, Social and moral Education, including Social Studies, Citizenship and Character Building)

• Where possible, encourage looking at various occupations
• Encourage looking at positive character traits (for example, kindness)

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Religious Education

• Encourage listening to Bible stories
• Encourage completion of activity sheets
• Encourage learning memory verses

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Science

• Encourage Nature walks, where possible to include collecting and identifying specimens, and writing a nature note-book
• Where possible to include encouragement of studying various themes

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Survival skills

Themes, where possible to include encouragement of:

• Fishing
• Hunting/ tracking
• Identifying wild plants: edible/ poisonous
• Map-reading
• Camping
• Shelter construction
• Compass skills
• Swimming
• Knots
• Cycling
• Road safety

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Socialisation

• Contact with family and extended family
• Church attendance
• Contact with friends and other home educators

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Revised:15 February, 2000