Homeschooling 101

• Getting to know your student’s learning style: How does your child learn best?

• Setting goals for the year: what is your family's “mission statement”?

• Setting up your classroom: What should a homeschool “classroom” look like? What school supplies will you need? (this article is just for some ideas, you do not need to purchase all of these items).

• Memoria Kindergarten Craft Supplies list (if you are using Memoria for Kindergarten, this is a list of all the supplies you will need for your literature crafts for the year).

• Setting up your schedule: What should a typical school day look like?

  • How much time should you be spending doing school?

  • How to Create a Homeschool Schedule

  • Daily Editable Schedule and Reward Chart (click on “open with google slides”) , another Editable Daily Schedule option

  • Printable daily and weekly planners

Field Trip Ideas

Science Related

Life Science/Biology

• Agua Hedionda Discovery Center

• Bates Nut Farm (The tours and field trips are great, you can sign up with a group of 15)

• Wild Willow Farm

• The Carlsbad Flower Fields

Astronomy

• Palomar Planetarium (public shows every Friday evening-I have been, they are great!)

• Palomar Observatory

• The Sky Tonight: Monthly Astronomer-Led Planetarium Show at Ruben H. Fleet Center

• Visit a linear scale model of the solar system at Lake Calavera Preserve in Carlsbad

History Related

• San Diego Museum of Man Exhibit: Adventure Kids in Egypt

• Virtual Tour of Ancient Egypt: view 360° panoramas and "walkaround" photos

Other Field Trip Ideas

• Free museum Tuesdays at Balboa Park (different Tuesdays for each museum so check this website)

• Quail Botanical Gardens

• Other discounted museums

Report Cards

• K-3 Report Card Template

• 4-8 Report Card Template