This is it!

We have dropped off our forms to the Department of Education, and we're officially starting our homeschool journey (though I have considered us to be homeschoolers since our first-born was first born, nearly six years ago).

Here's what we'll be "learning" this year (according to our minimum course of study):

Language Arts:
Names and sounds of letters
Proper letter formation
Beginning phonics
Math:
Counting to 100
Concepts of more than, less than, same
One-to-one relationship
Introduction to a number line
Elementary geometry (shapes)
Citizenship, History, Government
Individual's role in family, home, and community
Meanings of holidays, traditions, and customs
Explore products/places that make Vermont special (I.e. Maple syrup,granite,
apple orchards/cider, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Ben & Jerry's)
Physical Education
Soccer
Swimming
Biking - mastering riding a two-wheeler
Scootering
Health
Good eating habits
Body parts
Practice good manners
Learn about the dangers of alcohol, drug, and tobacco use
English, American, and Other Literature
Will listen to various literature, to include fiction, non-fiction, and poetry
Will begin to read on own as ready
Natural Sciences
Colors
Senses
Plants
Seasons
Animals
Insects
Fine Arts
Listening to a variety of music
Violin lessons
Working with various mediums such as clay, paint, markers, crayons, pencils, etc.

A majority of what is listed in our MCOS is from the Kindergarten scope and sequence listed by World Book. This blog will, hopefully, journal our progress through our MCOS, since I'm REALLY bad at keeping track of things/papers (I'm really good at a lot of things, but keeping track of things is not one of them, except at work, and that's because my kids and husband aren't there touching things).