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I am highly undecided, but here is a start:

 

 

 

 

Math:  I'm considering Jousting Armadillos.  I have AoPS pre-algebra on the shelf.  Singapore CWP 6 is also on the shelf.  Completely undecided.  I'm leaning towards Singapore 6 CWP/IP and Patty Paper Geometry & Hands on Equations.  ( I just love to torture myself with math planning, I guess.  I'll add S-U in, as needed, should his computation skills begin to wane.)  

 

 

Apples & Pears Spelling Book B (maybe C too, if he can do it.  He's my dyslexic, and I'm trying to nudge him along.).

 

 

Writing Skills Book 1

 

 

Literature:  ???  I'll pick some books and he'll narrate.  I've been writing out narration prompts in study-guide format.  I'll continue this.  I just have to decide what books to assign.

 

I think I'll have him do a Kilgallon wb, and make writing assignments across the curriculum.  I'll just use the Writing Skills book to inform my lesson planning.

 

 

Grammar ????  Maybe we'll just do Latin and call it good enough.

 

 

Latin  ????  (See above.  Hahahaha!!!!!)  I'm thinking about Galore Park.  Grammar + Latin would be too many subjects for ds...I gotta pick a Latin that will cover enough grammar for me, which shouldn't be difficult.

 

 

History:  SOTW 4

 

We'll delve into music & art that pertains to history, which should be FUN for me this year in SOTW 4.  

 

 

Science:  ???  (We are doing Nutshell kits + books now.  We could do a few more of those.  Or I could try something different.  I love the Nutshell Kits...I want them for Jr High level science.)  I'm going to push him on writing.  He's dyslexic, so it will be a push.  I think I'll stick with the Nutshell kits for one more year before ramping up.

 

 

I'd like to teach him some basic piano.  He has a natural ear, and can sing well, but dyslexia puts a damper on the reading of notation.  I want to work on that this year, now that he's reading English well.  I'd like him to play a band instrument too, but I'll have to search around here for the opportunity.  (New to this city)

 

 

 

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Here is our plans for dd's 6th grade...

 

Grammar:  IEW Fix it!

Writing: IEW Ancient Based History Lessons

Literature:  Age appropriate w/two book reports and two lit guides

Spelling:  Apples & Pears C & D

Math:  CLE

History:  BJU Heritage Studies 6 3rd ed.

Science: BJU 6 DLO

Foreign Language:  SOS French ?

 

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Math -

Singapore 5A & 5B

Khan Academy

Life of Fred

Balance Benders Level 1

Language Arts -

Learning Language Through Literature Level 5??

Critical Thinking Company

Editor in Chief B1

Word Roots A2

Think Analogies B1

Spelling Workout

History -

Story of the World Ancients

Science -

Mr. Q Life Science - 1st Semester

SiaNS -

Crystal Creations

Energy & Motion

A Peak Inside You

Body Basics

Weather Wise

Water Cycle

Typing -

Type to Learn 4 - $30

Latin/Foreign Language -

Lively Latin

Social Studies -

You Decide! - $26

Trail Guide to World Geography & CD - $40

Logic -

Fallacy Detective

Art - ??

PE -

Football

Swim

Group PE

 

Well, several months later and we are doing pretty much none of that. I'm going to update in a new post.

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I love these threads because they spur me on to plan for the next year. Here's what we have so far:

 

Science: home brewed physics with Knex Education stuff

Math: Geometry (Jacobs or aops), PPG

Literature: ancient

History: Human Odyssey

Foreign languages: (her main love) So You Really Want to Lean French, Duolingo French, Irasshai and mirai 2

Art and piano: outsourced

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Sixth grade! Aaah! Here are my plans:

 

Mathematics: MM 5B and 6A

English: Serl's Intermediate Language Lessons (ILL), Wordsmith Apprentice, English From The Roots Up

History: Dorothy Mills' Book Of the Ancient World, Book of the Ancient Greeks, Book of the Ancient Romans using Kfamily's Mind in the Light curriculum, The Human Odyssey: Prehistory Through The Middle Ages, Landmark biographies, What Life Was Like, a great selection of living books

Literature Read-Alouds: A Christmas Carol, The Call of the Wild, White Fang, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Play: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night

Natural Science: Finish BFSU 2 Elementary Science Education, BFSU 3 Middle School Elementary, Behold and See 5 and 6, Exploring The Way Life Works, a nice selection of living books

Reading: Around the World in Eighty Days, Gentle Ben, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Incredible Journey, North to Freedom, A Wrinkle in Time, Cheaper by the Dozen

Geography: A Child's Geography: both Explore the Holy Land and Explore the Classical World, selections

Spanish: So You Really Want to Learn Spanish Book 1 (finish up) and Book 2; Duolingo Spanish, Rosetta Stone LatAm Spanish Homeschool Ed.

Latin: The Big Book of Latin Volume 1 - Lively Latin

Poetry: Millay, Tennyson, and Frost using Poetry for Young People series, Teaching Poetry Yes You Can

Art: Usborne Introduction to Art and for skills not sure yet. Daddy's in charge.

Music: Classics for Kids, Usborne Introduction to Music

Bible: The Children's Bible

Spelling: Natural Speller and Spelling City

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I'm mostly a lurker here but I thought I'd share our plans for dd who will be a 6th grader! Where has the time gone?

 

Math - Jacob's Algebra

Science - Rainbow Science Year 1

Grammar - R&S 6

Writing - write @home online class

History - Medieval / Early R. WTM Method with History: The Definitive Visual Guide

Reading from WTM Lit List for 6th

 

Spelling - on the fence. We are bored with Spelling workout this year and not sure if we should have it. Any suggestions?

 

Latin - continue with Artes Latinae

 

Ice skating. Drama with local group. Cooking, sewing, and art with me :)

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I think I have it worked out, but I'm sure I will adjust as I think of things/depending on where he ends up. He just got a new math book and physics book today. We're still kind of mid-year. 

 

Math/ Science -LOF Physics, PreAlgebra with Biology and PreAlgebra with Economics EtA:CK12 Braingenie, maybe CK12 science, Jousting Armadillos

Writing -Writing Strands 3 EtA: Writing Workshop, NaNoWriMo

Vocabulary/roots- English From the Roots Up

Independent reading- Mensa List

History- America the Story of Us Vol1-3

Logic- Logic Liftoff series, something else

Grammar- EtA: KISS grammar

 

Science, art, music, copywork and creative writing to be decided as we go. 

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This is tentative:

 

Grammar:  Hake 8 Easy Grammar Ultimate 8

Writing:  Lively Art of Writing/Windows to the World   WWS2

Literature:  Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court; Midsummer Night's Dream; Prince and the Pauper; eta:  Beowulf; Canterbury Tales

Spelling/Vocab:  SWO G; Scripps Word Club; Finish Word Roots

Math:  Dimensions Math 8A/8B & AoPS Intro to Algebra

French: Maybe Holt Bien Dit?

Science:  Earth and Space -- Holt Sci and Technology  Derek Owens PhySci

History:  Medieval/Renaissance using k12 HO vols 1 & 2

Computer Programming:  KidCoder Web Design 1 & 2 or TeenCoder C# 1 & 2

 

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Math:  TT6

Grammar & Writings: EIW 6 or SWI & Easy Grammar Plus

Spelling & Vocabulary:  Word Roots A1

Handwriting: Pentime 6

Literature/Reading: Various Books

Science: Apologia Astronomy + ?  (thinking Tiner's Exploring Planet Earth)

History:  Mystery of History 3

Art: Art Explosion (from Timberdoodle)

 

 

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Wow, I will have my third 6th grader next year!  

 

This ds is dyslexic.....

 

Math - Singapore 4B/5A

English - Apples and Pears Spelling B and C

              Winston Grammar Basics (continued from this year)

              Literature from 1000 Good Books List and Ambleside Online

              Written Narrations

History - Our Island Story (with a few bigraphies and other nonfiction thrown in)

Science - Exploring Creation with Zoology 1 and Botonay (reading only)

Spanish - various games and materials and weekly FaceTiming with bilingual Aunt Rosie

Bible - daily reading and devotionals

 

Lots of free time for digging, whittling, computer programming, movie-making, woodworking and pottery!  This child is VERY active and creative.

 

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This thread finally got me to make a plan......

 

Math - Singapore 6

 

LA - WWS2 and Analytical Grammar Year 2

 

History - Human Odyssey Middle Ages along with reading from TWTM list

 

Science - Elemental Science Logic Stage Chemistry or Earth Science (have not decided yet)

 

Music - Suzuki Violin

 

Latin  - Lukeion Project Latin 1 

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under consideration:

 

Math - Math in Focus

 

English - RS Spelling/Grammar 6

               WWS1 (1st half or so)

               Landry English II:

                MCT Grammar Town 

                Building Poems

                Caesar's English I

                Paragraph Town

              

                

Literature -  Hittite Warrior

                   D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths

                   Theras and His Town

                   Mystery of the Roman Ransom

                   The Bronze Bow

                   Black Horses for the King

                   The Samurai's Tale

                   Adam of the Road

 

                  Landry English II:

                    The Horse and his Boy

                    Island of the Blue Dolphind

                    Where the Red Fern Grows

                    A Single Shard

                    Holes

                    Out of the Dust

 

History, Geography, Art, Music, etc - Ancient History based around TOG Y1 and SL Core 6, adapted into a secular manner with lots of extras from my previous D rotation

 

Science - Exploration Education Physical Science

 

Foreign Language - Duolingo French

                                SYRWTLF

                                or

                                Getting Started with Latin

 

           

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For my Ds:

Saxon 8/7

Wordly Wise 6

Spelling workout will continue with Level F until we finish

Hake Grammar/writing 7

American the Beautiful History 2nd book with some historical fiction and geography

Atelier Art

Piano

Critical Thinking- I haven't decided

Bible- Discover 4 yourself books by Kay Arthur

Cursive- Pentime

Evan Moor Editing

PE- basketball

Apologia Science- Astronomy

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This is my very tentative plan. I am sure it will change many times before fall.  :)

 

Math - MUS pre-algebra 

Literature - LLLOTR

Grammar - Cozy Grammar

Science - RSO Biology - We have already begun this and he will most likely finish around December. I am not sure what we will do after this.

History - ??? This is where I am stuck. Unlike my older two, this son does not like history. I need to find something very engaging that he will enjoy. 

 

In addition to this he will continue to make games and animations on Scratch as this is his passion. He will also write throughout the year. He has written at least 5 full-length novels this year and I am sure he will continue doing so. He will also continue with piano which he tolerates but does not love. 

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6th grade plans for my son, who is a visual-spatial learner and a late bloomer:

 

Key to Fractions, Decimals and Percents, Life of Fred Fractions/Decimals and Percents

Notgrass' America the Beautiful

unschoolish language arts-type stuff like The Giggly Guide to Grammar, Unjournaling, Rip the Page!, King Onomatopoeia and Other Stories

 

Various Unit Studies...he's a unit study-kinda guy.

 

Edited to add: I think I know what unit study we're going to tackle next year.  I think we'll do a year of Engineering.  

 

 

This is what my current 6th grader (dd) has done this year:

 

Life of Fred Beginning Algebra w/ AOPS Prealgebra for challenge problems

Notgrass' America the Beautiful (this has been a huge hit)

Botany using these resources- Practical Botany for Gardeners, Latin for Gardeners, Plant Propagator's Bible, Botany in a Day, Botany for the Artist, Orchid Grower's Companion, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids, The New Encyclopedia of Orchids, Encyclopedia of Flowering Shrubs...  She also designed a garden, started building an aeroponics system and is building a seed bank.

 

 

 

Edited again.  I finally know what we're doing for our Engineering Unit Study (cue Rocky music)...  This will be for both the 11 yro and 9 yro...and possibly the 6 yro.

 

Books:

The New How Things Work

How Cars Work

Built to Last

Building BIG

Engineering the City: How Infrastructure Works...

The World's Most Amazing Bridges

The Story of Inventions

 

Kits:

Physics Pro (my kids already did everything in Physics Workshop)

Motorworks Engine Kit

K'Nex Bridges Kit

 

Books with Projects:

The Art of Construction

Draw 50 Buildings and Other Structures

Ultimate Building Book

Famous Buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright (Dover coloring book)

 

If that's not enough, I'll have the kids build an underground shelter in the backyard to prepare for the zombie apocalypse.   :tongue_smilie: Just kidding.  Our backyard is too small.

 

 

 

 

 

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Totally revamped in post #93

 

Under Consideration, but definitely just penciled in

 

Time4Learning

LA- grade 6 without the book studies

LAx- grade 6

Math- maybe use their preA or grade 8 math as review

Science- the new middle school Earth science

Social Studies- I am considering using grade 5 chapters 12-15 and grade 6 chapters 12-17. These chapters cover geography, civics, and economics. Something like this:

Semester 1

Civics

Grade 5- Chapter 14: Political Science

Grade 6- Chapter 15: Political Science

Grade 6- Chapter 16: U.S. Political System

Economics

Grade 5- Chapter 15: Economic System

Grade 6- Chapter 17: Economic System

Semester 2

Geography

Grade 6- Chapter 14: Maps/ Globes/ Geographic Tools

Grade 5- Chapter 12: Geography of the United States

Grade 5- Chapter 13: World Geography

Grade 6- Chapter 12: Investigate Your State

Grade 6- Chapter 13: Characteristics of Your State

 

Literature and Composition- Hewitt LL grade 8 with Hewitt grading service

Grammar- Holt Elements of Language First Course, and I may also add Editor in Chief

Vocabulary- Vocabulary from Classical Roots

Shakespeare- Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and Much Ado about Nothing

 

Math- UNDECIDED (thoughts- AOPS, a new tutor, a MathCounts group, Khan Academy)

 

History- The Great Courses Middle Ages (the 3 courses by Prof Philip Daileader)

 

German- OSU German 1

 

Poet- ?

Artist- CM study based on what is at the Frist

Composer- CM study based on what is at the Nashville Symphony

Instruments- Violin and Mandolin

 

This year ds read Fallacy Detective, Whatever Happened to Penny Candy, and is about to begin The Ten Things All Future Mathematicians Should Know But are Rarely Taught. I would like to do something similar next year. but I haven't decided on the books (maybe - Philosophy for Kids: 40 Fun Questions That Help You Wonder about Everything, Perplexing Puzzles and Tantalizing Teasers, and/ or Plague! Problem Studies for One)

 

We will definitely add living books to science. Oh, and, although I am really not feeling like using Christian materials, I am pretty set on LL8, and I may also use The Harp and the Laurel Wreath for poetry because it is already on my shelf.

 

Many of you have posted things that I want to check out! So, this tentative list may need a revision very shortly.

Thanks for getting me thinking-

Mandy

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In the middle of planning right now.  Considering:

 

1.  Seton Home Grade 6 enrollment, with extracurricular activities

 

2.  Piecing together WTM and forum suggestions

 

Math

Looking at Saxon 6/5, MUS, or Math Mammoth

 

History

Well Trained Mind suggestions, or Notgrass America the Beautiful (thanks for the suggestion)

 

Grammar/Writing/Spelling

Cozy Grammar

IEW or continue with Bravewriter

ACSI Spelling 6

 

Vocabulary

WordSmart Online

English From the Roots Up

 

Literature

Well Trained Mind Literature Suggestions, continue with Percy Jackson series, Harry Potter series, Nancy Drew

 

Science

Christian Kids Explore Earth and Space (loved the Chemistry so far this year)

 

Bible

?????

 

Art/Music

Artist and Composer study (biographies/major works, field trips)

art class

 

Extracurricular

musical theater class, dance, piano, swim, Awana

 

 

 

 

 

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I went to the convention this past weekend, previewed some things, ordered some things, etc.  I'm still planning and figuring it all out, but I'll hopefully have it all planned by next month. How is going for all of you? Have any of you been wrestling with decisions and made any definite ones?

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I still haven't decided on math.

 

We will be using Harp and Laurel Wreath for Poetry, because I pulled it off the shelf and there are scheduling notes already penciled in from when I used it with my oldest. (I don't even remember doing that- after all it would have been 7 or 8 or so years ago.) Something would need to be wonderful and free for me to change my mind.

 

I am pretty set on Philosophy for Kids and Plague!, but I think ds will use Uncle Eric Talks about Personal, Career and Financial Security. Actually, I am not set on this particular book, but this is the topic ds wants.

 

This year ds has used a workbook alongside his Great Courses lectures. I may have him use something like that again.

 

This is where I am right now.

Mandy

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Hopefully we won't kill it, either, readinmom!

 

I'm trying to look at the rest of middle school and set some goals for long term. It's difficult, though, to figure out which things to use to reach those goals because we've been participating in a co-op and book club. I'm stepping out of the co-op completely next year but will probably want to return the next. The book club is still a possibility, so I'm going to try and consider it in my plans, just in case. Dd is applying to do dual enrollment next year, and I don't know how soon we'd know her actual schedule of classes. I'll be driving her for part of the fall semester. 

 

She should be applying the first full week of April, so we'll see what they say then. 

 

 

 

 

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Bible: Bible reading plan and a few carefully chosen books including Big Truths for Young Hearts (part of it) and Boyhood & Beyond.
Math Mammoth 6 and CLE hybrid
Writing: IEW Medieval OR Attuneup Time Capsule OR Jump In
English: Analytical Grammar. Maybe followed by IEW Fix It. 

Dictation Day by Day/Roots Study (VFCR?)
Lit: CLE Reading + hefty lit list. (mix of HF, Classics, and other)
Programming course.
Visual Latin.

See the Light Art
MFW RTR or SOTW2 with sibs with logic stage extras (Human Odyssey and ??)

Disc. World of Geog 6/7

CNN Student News/GWN
Science: Wile's Science in the Ancient World.  Ellen McH chemistry. Microscopy. 

 

*Still ironing out wrinkles. Streamlining and condensing bit by bit.

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Tentative plans:

 

Math - Singapore Math 6 or Systemath 6, plus Your Business Math (Simply Charlotte Mason)

 

History, including Church History - Mystery of History Vol. 2, Trial & Triumph, Peril & Peace, plus others in the series, An Island Story, Story of the Middle Ages, Story of the Renaissance & Reformation, The Story of the Romans, plus various biographies and a few historical fiction titles

 

Science - Tiner titles, Wonders of Creation series, The Mystery of the Periodic Table, It Just Couldn't Happen, The Sea Around Us

 

Language Arts - Jump In (2nd half), Language Lessons through Literature, Dictation Day by Day, writing across the curriculum, and possibly AttuneUp

 

Foreign Language - Hey Andrew! ... Greek! levels 4/5

 

Lit. - a book list he can choose from

 

Other - TaeKwon-Do, programming, Home Art Studio, possibly another Minecraft Homeschooling course

 

I'm undecided about logic and our afternoon family reading.

 

Final plans:

 

Bible - Who is God and Can I Really Know Him?, independent and family reading using an ESV version

 

Memory Work - Genesis 1, Romans 8, and various Proverbs

 

Math - Singapore 6, Zaccaro's Becoming a Problem Solving Genius (2nd half), Your Business Math (SCM), Balance Benders Level 1

 

History - same as above

 

Chemistry - Ellen McHenry's The Elements (followed by her Carbon Chemistry is there is an interest), along with these titles:  The Mystery of the Periodic Table, How to Think Like a Scientist, Robert Boyle and Exploring the World of Chemistry (Tiner), Transformed: How Everyday Things Are Made, The Story Book of Science, Marie Curie.  We'll also watch The University of Nottingham's Periodic Table videos someone posted in another thread.

 

Other Science - The Wonder Book of Knowledge, Johannes Kepler (Tiner), It Just Couldn't Happen (Richards) and we may try a Nutshell kit

 

Language Arts - Language Lessons through Literature (currently using Level 3), Dictation Day by Day, McGuffey's 3rd/4th Readers, Maxwell's School Composition, cursive copywork (poetry)

 

Literature - Figuratively Speaking (continue), along with a book list he can choose from 

 

Foreign Language - same as above

 

Geography - Discovering the World of Geography workbook for Grade 6/7

 

Canadian History - Canada: A People's History DVDs

 

Character - Created for Work (Schultz)

 

Life Skills - Complete Wilderness Training Manual

 

Other - TKD, programming, Home Art Studio 5

 

Family Studies - 

 

Geography: Hungry Planet & Material World

 

Economics: Striker Jones

 

Science: More Than Meets the Eye

 

Music Appreciation: Music Masters - Bach, Beethoven & Brahms

 

Character: Teaching Character Intermediate (Beautiful Feet)

 

Missions: Seed Sowers (Toliver)

 

Theology: Old Paths for Little Feet (Brandt)

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Science: Exploration Ed., Ellen McH stuff, RS4K Middle School Geology, a microscopy unit; thinking on BJU 6 online also. This needs to be 90% independent.

 

 

Hi, abrightmom, my 11 yro and 9 yro are working through Ellen McHenry's chemistry books this year.  For us, it's been 100% teacher-intensive.  Also, I have to find materials (this week I'm going out to buy copper wire), make copies of things in the books for activities, make paper dice with compounds on each face, etc.  So, there is some teacher prep to it.  However, the chemistry is awesome.  My kids love her curricula.  I will probably end up owning all of her curricula at some point.  If you have time to do it, it's a great program.  But, if you're looking for independent, I'm not sure an 11 yro could do it independently.  

 

My kids are using this book along with Ellen McHenry's:  http://www.amazon.com/The-Elements-Visual-Exploration-Universe/dp/1579128955/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396010155&sr=8-1&keywords=the+elements  It's been helping them to "see" all the elements that are being talked about in the EM book.  My 9 yro likes this book so much that she wanted her copy work to be from it!  LOL.

 

Sorry for rambling.  Good luck with your school year!!

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Hi, abrightmom, my 11 yro and 9 yro are working through Ellen McHenry's chemistry books this year. For us, it's been 100% teacher-intensive. Also, I have to find materials (this week I'm going out to buy copper wire), make copies of things in the books for activities, make paper dice with compounds on each face, etc. So, there is some teacher prep to it. However, the chemistry is awesome. My kids love her curricula. I will probably end up owning all of her curricula at some point. If you have time to do it, it's a great program. But, if you're looking for independent, I'm not sure an 11 yro could do it independently.

 

My kids are using this book along with Ellen McHenry's: http://www.amazon.com/The-Elements-Visual-Exploration-Universe/dp/1579128955/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396010155&sr=8-1&keywords=the+elements It's been helping them to "see" all the elements that are being talked about in the EM book. My 9 yro likes this book so much that she wanted her copy work to be from it! LOL.

 

Sorry for rambling. Good luck with your school year!!

Thanks for sharing this. The good news is the prep is done :). I guess I don't mind if intensity is

required in spurts. My guy has been begging me to start Ellen and I have drug my feet. I will have to just roll this one out and lay off my involvement in another area until he has a semi-independent science unit (his microscopy will be largely self led). Thanks for the book reminder. We have looked at it via the library and loved it. I just ordered it ;).

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My guy has been begging me to start Ellen and I have drug my feet. I will have to just roll this one out and lay off my involvement in another area until he has a semi-independent science unit (his microscopy will be largely self led). Thanks for the book reminder. We have looked at it via the library and loved it. I just ordered it ;).

 

You two are going to have a great time!  After reading your post, I went on EM's website and read her bio.  She sounds like a really neat lady.   :coolgleamA:   Her bio says she majored in drawing and painting.  After looking at her curricula again, I think I'm going to buy her Botany in 8 Lessons for the 11 yro and 9 yro.    

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Argh! I was researching for someone else and now I think I want to change almost everything! The little guy and I need to have a sit down powwow and discuss what he thinks worked and didn't work this year. <sigh> Then, I need to talk to him about all the new stuff I have found. So, back to the drawing board.

Mandy

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We're looking at being home again next year. My son will be 11 years old. 

Oregon has a Math series that's online.. We'll do that for his Math (with my husband) He'll be going through that as my son is able... (Basically Algebra)

Writing (I'm looking for an online class)

Latin: I have many programs. Thinking of the Latin For Children

Wordly Wise

History and Science, I'm still deciding.

He's listened to SOTW many times and has absorbed so much... trying to decide what we should do for 6th.

Excited to look through the thread and see what others are doing :)

 

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Mandy, let us know what you're planning! I'm curious to see how it's going to play out. I'm excited about our upcoming year (aren't I always?), especially because we're going back to Ancients again, but quite a bit wiser this time around!

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Argh! I was researching for someone else and now I think I want to change almost everything! The little guy and I need to have a sit down powwow and discuss what he thinks worked and didn't work this year. <sigh> Then, I need to talk to him about all the new stuff I have found. So, back to the drawing board.

Mandy

 

I have also decided that I want to change almost everything I had planned. My son has recently done some testing and I can see that what I thought would work will most likely not work. I guess it is back to the drawing board for us. Hopefully I will have a working plan before summer.  :)

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If you guys change everything (OK, or anything, LOL), I beg of you to start a new thread. I was having an existential crisis when this one started. I'm over it now, but this thread has bad mojo for me. :lol:

 

Because of confusion and the likelihood that there will end up being two grade 6 threads running simultaneously, I don't really want to start another thread. Can you just start reading from page 2? :p

Mandy

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2014-2015: Take 2, modified 5/7

Alright- I'm not changing everything, but I am changing a lot as well as coming at it from a different angle. I looked at Essentials in Writing for a friend, and I really like the looks of it! One of the big bonuses of using Hewitt's Lightning Lit was that composition was included, so I think it is out. I really, really liked the idea of using T4L as our git-er-done, bare-bones-minimum day, but I spoke with Doodle, and he has really enjoyed his weekly folder. It means more work for me, but I guess T4L is out. Doodle will continue with his weekly folder. (I also think it will sound more interesting if I start with writing out ds's other pile, then his core subjects, and last his folder work. B) )

OTHER
Since Doodle will not be using T4L, I think he will use Painless American Govt alongside Uncle Eric Talks about Personal, Career, and Financial Security- a sort of civics/ finance combo.

I still want to Doodle to use Philosophy for Kids and Plague! Problem Solving for One. I think I would like to toss in Logic Liftoff and Orbiting with Logic.

I plan to continue with Charlotte Mason style art and music based on what is at the art museum and symphony. He will continue with orchestra, violin, and mandolin. Nothing is changing here.

Shakespeare: As You Like It; Tempest; Henry IV, Part 1
I switched our Shakespeare plays because I realized As You Like It will be performed at Shakespeare in the Park at the beginning of the school year, and Tempest will be fully dramatized with actors and whoever wants to read at the library later in the fall. I then decided the third play should be a history.

CORE SUBJECTS
Language Arts

Literary Elements
I don't want use the material from Hewitt's LL8 in case I decide I want to use it later. Instead of the anthology that Hewitt uses, Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages, I am considering The Book of Virtues for Young People which I like. Well, I just spotted this thread, and now I will just use some of the short stories already suggested.

 

Literature

(fantasy)- Beowulf: A New Telling by Robert Nye

(science fiction)- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain

(biography) of Eleanor of Aquitaine told in a fantastical manner)- A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver by E.L. Konigsburg

(folklore)- The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green

(drama, interconnected monologues, some in prose and some in verse)- Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz

(ballad retold as prose)- The Canterbury Tales by Geraldine McCaughrean

(realistic fiction) The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman

(biography) Along Came Galileo by Jeanne Bendick

Math
I just don't know!

History
Education-Portal: High School, World History: Dark Ages - Colonialism lectures.

Science
Science Daybook- Earth Science (Someone here asked about Science Daybook. Doodle used one a couple of years ago. He liked the articles. He did read the pages referenced in Sciencesaurus, their science encyclopedia. Sometimes it prompted him to look up more information online or at the library. It is the only science we have ever used that he has quoted. He was engaged and actually completed the book, so, even though it is not rigorous, we are going back.) However, we also plan to use Supercharged Science's new modules: Light 1, Earth Science 2, and Biology & Microscopes.

Then, I became nostalgic thinking of all the things that Doodle, as my last little person, has participated in so infrequently and decided that we would do a more out of the house science year. Our science center offers monthly science labs and our zoo offers monthly homeschool classes. I plan to sign Doodle up for all of them. I also want him to do some of the things at some of the local nature centers. (bird tagging, leaf collecting, and pond ecology come to mind) I am also considering doing a Landry Academy 2-day lab intensive.

German
OSU German 1

FOLDER: Now, for his folder. I will remove the bindings from these and place pages in weekly folders. I know others use hanging folders, but I hole-punch the pages and stick them in folders with fasteners.
Math
Use it! Don't lose it! Daily Math Practice
Language Arts
Art of Poetry
Holt Elements of Language Workbook
Reading Comprehension in Varied Subject Matter
Vocabulary from Classical Roots
Didax Editing
Essentials in Writing
Geography
World Geography and You
History
Milliken workbooks:
Byzantines & Moslems

Medieval Period 1

Medieval Period II

The Italian Renaissance
Th Northern European Renaissance

The Age of Exploration

The Age of Absolutism History of Civilization

Science
Focus on Science

Well, this is where we are this week. I think I am ready to start purchasing some of this stuff!
Mandy

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Because of confusion and the likelihood that there will end up being two grade 6 threads running simultaneously, I don't really want to start another thread. Can you just start reading from page 2? :p

Mandy

 

LOL There were several threads last year for 5th grade. I know this because I posted to them all and then every time I made a change, I felt the need to go update each of them. It was a pain. :lol:

 

Now that I think of it, I do my best planning when I keep my blinders on to everyone else's plans, so maybe I won't read them at all. Maybe I'll just start a thread every year inquiring about new programs. LOL 

 

Sometimes I like to pretend I have self-control anyway... 

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Mandy, let us know what you're planning! I'm curious to see how it's going to play out. I'm excited about our upcoming year (aren't I always?), especially because we're going back to Ancients again, but a quite a bit wiser this time around!

 

Looking at new stuff is always fun! I just need to put on blinders and stop looking. :lol:

Mandy, shockingly sitting at an actual computer and enjoying the little emoticons way too much :leaving:

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LOL There were several threads last year for 5th grade. I know this because I posted to them all and then every time I made a change, I felt the need to go update each of them. It was a pain. :lol:

 

Now that I think of it, I do my best planning when I keep my blinders on to everyone else's plans, so maybe I won't read them at all. Maybe I'll just start a thread every year inquiring about new programs. LOL 

 

Sometimes I like to pretend I have self-control anyway... 

 

haha- both typing about blinders at the same time!

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Hey, Ladies! I'm in Ohio and won't be back home until Thursday night. I should have all my Memoria Press order by the time I get back, and I ordered their poetry and American Lit books.

 

Language Arts is my biggest subject area to nail down a final plan. I'm also trying to make an entire middle school plan, so that may take me a while.

 

I'm trying out Math Essentials and ordered a couple of things from CLE, so hopefully I'll have that nailed down soon, too.

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I'm having a really, really hard time deciding on history.  I want to use TOG but just not sure it will work for us.  I have searched highschool threads trying to figure out what people use in highschool for history and haven't really come up with much.  My gut tells me to go to MFW but so many people make it sound like it doesn't work for upper grades (like 5-8).  I can see the literature is lighter and good for my upcoming 4th grader.  But, maybe the book basket has enough for her.

 

Anyways, here is the start of my plans.  

 

Grammar:  R&S6

Spelling:  R&S6

Writing:  WWS 1

Math:  MM6, some Life of Fred Fractions/Decimals

Latin:  Finish GSWL and ___________

Spanish:  Start GSWS

Logic: ____________necessary already?

 

Literature:  ??  If not TOG, I don't know what people use/recommend.

History: TOG? SOTW? MOH? MFW?  Yikes!!!
Science:  Apologia or AIG.  Not sure if Anatomy or Botany yet.

 

Health:  Something.  CA requires it....

PE:  She does soccer, dance, etc.

Art/Music:  ??

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All right, I just read through everyone's plans hoping for some History insights...I'm still not sure what we'll do, but this is my tentative plan for the new year.  Mostly I am unsure about the History part of things:

 

LA: Total Language Plus Caddie Woodlawn, Where the Red Fern Grows, My Side of the Mountain Pippi Longstocking, and Cricket in Times Square

Math: Math-U-See Zeta Plus Life of Fred Decimals and Percents

Science: Apologia Anatomy and Physiology (pretty sure he's doing this with our co-op) Swimming Creatures 

History/Geography: I'm considering doing Homeschool in the Woods Early 19th Century, Civil War, and Industrial Revolution.  I'm also considering just doing a geography year using some atlases we already own plus Geography through Art and some biographies of people in/from the different countries such as the Heroes of History series.  I'm still on the fence about it...

Physical Education: I believe he will have a gym class at our co-op, but not sure...

Art/Music: I'm up in the air about this...he may end up with art at co-op too. He'll do art with my dear friend who is an amazing artist! :)

Extras: He'll play baseball in the fall and spring; drama club in fall-winter

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