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    Please share your Elementary Language Arts plan

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Reading Instruction: The Reading Lesson, but I'm currently learning how to teach reading with McGuffey's Readers & McGuffey's Speller.  I began using McGuffey's with the 1st Reader with my two older boys, but I would love to use these readers from beginning to end.

     

    Grammar, Copywork: Language Lessons through Literature

     

    Vocabulary, Elocution, Fluency, Oral & Written Narrations: McGuffey's Readers, My Book House, and Journeys through Bookland

     

    Spelling: Dictation Day by Day

     

    Writing: oral and written narrations mostly.  I have dabbled with a few things, such as Killgallon, Jump In, Writer's Express, Story Starters, and Wordsmith Apprentice.

     

    If you have used or are using LLTL...........

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    We started with LLtL several months ago, using Level 1 with my K student (very slowly), Level 2 for my 3rd grader, and Level 3 for my 5th grader.  I had started my 3rd and 5th graders in Level 3 together, but my 3rd grader just wasn't ready for it.  I'm not sure why he found it difficult, as he completed Daily Grammar Practice Level 3 and has done oral narrations, copywork, and dictation since 1st and 2nd grades, but there you go.  I moved him back a level and he's very happy, challenged, and retaining it.

     

    I chose to have my older two boys listen to their literature selections on Libriviox.  I read-aloud to my K student.  We have numerous other read-alouds and Mama can't do it all.  :laugh:

     

    We are enjoying LLtL immensely!

    Those who have Kindergarten planned...what are you using?

    in PreK and K

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    We are halfway through K using the following:

     

    LA:

     

    The Reading Lesson, LLtL Level 1 (slowly, 2x per week)

     

    Math:

     

    Singapore 1A, The Verbal Math Lesson, Education Unboxed videos

     

    Other:

     

    Home Art Studio K & 1st, Kindergarten Gems, Kenneth Taylor's Children's Bible, Milne poetry, My Book House Volumes 1 & 2, God's Wisdom for Little Girls, A Child's Book of Character Building, plus many picture books

     

     

    Is there a 6th grade planning thread

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

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    Still working things out. However, this is the plan:

     

    Bible - Explorers Discovery level, NT, probably on the epistles

    Language Arts - R&S 6,  Paragraph Town, Spelling Workout G, Medieval literature

    History - Human Odyssey Vol. 2, Maps & Charts workbook

    Math - MUS Pre-Algebra and Singapore 6A-B

    Science - Earth Science - I dunno what....combined with geography?

    Latin - Latin Alive 1 (hope to start a group)

    Logic - Art of Argument (hope to start a group) and Discovery of Deduction - We'll be doing this with my high schooler

    Extras: 4H, AHG

     

    Anyone have some earth science recommendations for me?

     

    We like Tiner's Exploring Planet Earth.

    Anyone want to ponder next year? Fifth Grade?

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

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    My oldest is in 5th this year.  We are using the following.

     

    Math: Singapore 5A/B, Life of Fred Fractions & Decimals/Percents

     

    History/Geography: Began the year with History Revealed cds, then moved on to Mystery of History Vol. 1, plus Canadian history using Barbara Greenwood's books and Dickie's My First History of Canada, Voskamp's Explore the World, Benge biographies

     

    Science: living books, such as Michael Faraday, The Story of Inventions, etc.

     

    LA: Jump In, Daily Grammar Practice 4 (completed), Language Lessons Through Literature 3, Dictation Day by Day, McGuffey's 3rd Reader, My Book House Volumes 4, 5 & 6, cursive copywork, narrations across the board

     

    Bible: ESV daily reading, Beechick's Genesis book, How the Bible Came to Us, Victor Journey Through the Bible

     

    Character: Wise Words, Tiger & Tom, Boyhood and Beyond

     

    Lit: Anything he can get his hands on

     

    Other: Hey Andrew! ... Greek!, Home Art Studio 4, Scratch programming, Taekwondo, typing, and starting a Minecraft Homeschooling class later this month

     

    And....a 4th grade thread! Come on, people, join in!

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Bible: daily reading, plus ?

    Math: Singapore 4

    LA: Language Lessons through Literature, Dictation Day by Day, McGuffey, cursive copywork, Story Starters, narrations from Lit., History, and/or Science

    Lit.: My Book House 3 and 4, plus a book list I need to work on

    History: Mystery of History Vol. 2, plus various biographies

    Science: Undecided.  I want to use living books with him, but he wants more hands-on than my oldest.

    Art: Home Art Studio and Draw & Write through History

    Foreign Language: Hey Andrew! ... Greek!

    Logic: Logic Liftoff

    Other: TKD

    Is there a 6th grade planning thread

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

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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.

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    Homeschool with a newborn-HELP!

    in PreK and K

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    I like The Verbal Math Lesson.  Can easily be done while nursing, as well as watching the videos from Education Unboxed.

     

    I get worn out easily with too many read-alouds.  Do your children like audio books/stories?  They could listen during a quiet time, giving you time for whatever you needed to do that day.  Librivox is good.

     

    You are definitely not slacking.  A 4 year old is not required to "do" anything, other than play.  If you and he both want to do more, that's fine too.

     

    Congrats on your new arrival!

    1st Grade curriculum help

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Memoria Press looks great!  I have most of those books and wouldn't need math or phonics either. But my head starting spinning looking at the schedule and thinking about trying to fit all that in while trying to keep my olders on track. :p I'm wondering if piecing together my own is the way to go. Kathy Jo's RLTL, Some ETC (he likes those books!), math (not sure if we are sticking with Miquon or moving into Singapore)…now for history and science. I thought about SOTW (Thanks, Chris!). And do I really need formal science for 1st grade?  I'm pretty comfortable just doing nature study, reading books and letting his interest and curiosity lead our studies. I'm wondering about History as well. Not sure I want to start him on the cycle just yet. I've contemplated just making a list of good literature from the Sonlight Core B and reading and discussing. Thanks for all your ideas!

     

    If you're a CM fan, you might enjoy the recommendations at Charlotte Mason Help.  We are also using LLTL and Singapore.

    Sonlight, HOD,MFW or winterpromise or....

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Have you considered what type of literature you want her reading?  Mostly history, including or not including historical fiction?  Mostly classics?  Science biographies?  Other?

     

    Many of the popular programs are history heavy.

     

    We are a former HOD family.  This year I looked at many programs and decided to pick and choose what I liked from each.  The sites I use the most would be Charlotte Mason Help, Simply Charlotte Mason, Heart of Dakota, Winter Promise, Epi Kardia, Veritas Press, A Mind in the Light, Heart of Wisdom, and Living Books Curriculum.  Among others of course. Many of them have overlapping titles, but I generally choose what I feel will appeal most to my son and will encourage a love for learning.

    If your 5-6 grader works mostly independently, what curriculum are you using?

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

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    5th grader's independent work:

     

    Singapore Math 5 (he's always been quite independent with Math)

    selected books from Charlotte Mason Help

    Daily Grammar Practice

    Jump In

    cursive copywork

    Hey Andrew ... Greek

    Logic Liftoff

    Scratch programming

    Mystery of History (audio), plus corresponding history readings

     

    5th grader's "with Mom" work:

     

    Dictation Day by Day

    Math/Grammar corrections/review

    writing instruction (across the curriculum -- currently using Story of Inventions)

    Voskamp's Geography Vol 1, Beechick's book on Genesis,  & Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends (reading these aloud to oldest three children)

     

     

    Streamline and Simplify

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    My oldest sounds a lot like yours.  I'm having him read a chapter in The Story of Inventions each week.  There are comprehension questions at the end of each chapter.  I assign him to answer several of them in written form.  He is also enjoying Story Starters which surprised me, as well as Jump In.

     

    For Grade 6, I would like to outsource writing and use an online class, but we'll see.  Writing is not my strength either.

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