{"id":826,"date":"2020-12-19T17:05:54","date_gmt":"2020-12-19T17:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/things-to-do-with-your-foundations-student\/"},"modified":"2024-06-27T17:16:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T17:16:34","slug":"things-to-do-with-your-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/things-to-do-with-your-student\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to Do with Your Student in Foundations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As my daughter approaches the transition from Foundations\/Essentials to Challenge A, I often find myself reflecting on the time we spent together throughout her younger years. Like every parent, I smile remembering the things we did well, but also have a few things I know we could have done better. My goal is not to throw a pity party, but rather to inspire you to try the things in your homeschool that I didn\u2019t do with her. Here are the top 6 things to do with your student that I wish I’d done with mine.<\/p>\n

6 Things to Do with Your Student in Foundations<\/h2>\n
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  1. \n

    I wish I had done more fun science experiments with her.
    \n<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    We made a volcano, but besides that we have not done many at-home experiments. If I had it to do over, I would explore her interests and encourage experiments based on those. I also wish that in her final year of Foundations I had gotten her to write short reports on the labs they do on community days. Classical Conversations does a great job teaching the scientific method, and if I could, I would capitalize on that more.<\/li>\n

  2. \n

    I wish that I had taught her more life skills.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    I still have time, but I know she is going to be busier this next school year. It is still a goal to get her more comfortable doing laundry and kitchen duties independently.<\/li>\n

  3. \n

    I wish we had done more just-for-fun reading together.
    \n<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Even though she is almost 12, reading aloud is so important. It helps with listening skills and discussion skills. I wish I had blocked off some time in our day to read some books like Pride and Prejudice<\/em><\/a>\u00a0to her.<\/li>\n

  4. \n

    I wish I had made her take a typing course before Essentials.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    While handwriting is an incredibly important skill to develop, it would have been great for her to also have the ability to type up her Essentials essays. Rest assured; we will be working on this before she enters Challenge!<\/li>\n

  5. \n

    I wish we had listened to all the\u00a0Story of the World<\/em>\u00a0CDs<\/a> in order.
    \n<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    We listened to snippets of all of them as we did the related memory work, but I believe the history we learned would have even greater context if we had listened to them all the way through.<\/li>\n

  6. \n

    I wish that we had done more with the timeline cards<\/a><\/strong>.<\/h3>\n

    We read the ones related to our memory work, but we have not read all of them. They are a treasure trove of information that I wish we had used more beneficially and creatively.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Whether you do it all or not, your student is right where God intended.<\/h2>\n

    In the end, I am still confident that while we didn\u2019t do everything we could have<\/em>, my daughter still got exactly what she needed for the time. Take heart, fellow parent. Whether you add in extras or stick to the bare-bones basics, Foundations will equip your students with everything they need to succeed in their upper years!<\/p>\n

    Are you still deciding whether Classical Conversations is right for your family?<\/h2>\n

    From the rich resources to the supportive communities, CC is a wonderful place to equip both students and parents alike. I encourage you to click here<\/a> to sign up to attend an online information meeting so that you can learn more about how Classical Conversations can benefit your family\u2019s homeschool journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    As my daughter approaches the transition from Foundations\/Essentials to Challenge A, I often find myself reflecting on the time we spent together throughout her younger years. Like every parent, I smile remembering the things we did well, but also have a few things I know we could have done better. My goal is not to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":9617,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-classical-conversations-programs"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThings to do With Your Foundations Student | Classical Conversations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Our Foundations program offers a great opportunity to explore your child's interests. 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