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Great. With a little tweaking I feel like we will be on the right track:001_smile: Thanks!
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We won't be using the writing in R&S. Actually, I forgot to put something in the list above. I was planning to use WWS for the writing component. Between History Odyssey and the science curriculum, there are a lot of writing assignments. However, I feel like he will need some instruction in outlining and summarizing in order to be successful in those subjects, hence my decision to go with WWS. I looked at WWE4 but I thought he would get bored with it pretty quickly, so I opted for the more challenging level instead. I'll have to keep a close eye on things to make sure he's not getting bogged down in too much writing.
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This feels like such a hard year as far as planning goes. Please review our plans for this year and let me know if it is too much. I really don't want to overload DS but want to take things up a notch from what we have been doing. Here is what we are using.
Bible- R&S 6 3x/wk and Bob Schulz books 2x/wk
Math- Teaching Textbooks 6- 4x/wk- 45 min/day and math games on Friday
Logic- Dr. Funster's Think a Minutes, Mind Benders and Logic Liftoff- 3x/wl- 15 min/day
Handwriting- Pentime 6 2x/wk (will be done when he finishes this bk)
Grammar- R&S 5 3x/wk- 30-45 min/day
Vocab- Caesar's English 2x/wk ( no idea how long each day as this is our first time with this curriculum)
Spelling- R&S Spelling 6 2x/wk- 30 min/day
Typing- Typing Instructor for Kids-3 x/wk- 30 min/day (until he is comfortably typing enough to type assignments on computer)
Latin- Latina Christiana 1- 4x/wk- 20-45 min/day
Assigned Reading- 5x/wk- 30 min/day
History- History Odyssey 2 Middle Ages 3 x/wk- 1-1.5 hrs/day
Science- Elemental Science Biology- 2x/wk- 1-1.5 hrs/day
We are outsourcing art class 1/wk and he takes guitar lessons. We are also in a co op that meets 2x/month where he will be participating in a book club and doing some very hands on science stuff. It's more social and fun than academic, but he is learning some important skills. Typing this all out I feel like it is a ton of work, but I'm not sure what I would cut if anything. It works out to be about 6 hours per day 4 x/wk and 4 hours on Friday. I had planned to have him do free reading outside of school time as well, but with the book club and the literature we will be working on for the year, I wonder if I can eliminate that. He loves to read and devours books rather quickly though. Is all of this too much? Thoughts please:001_smile:
MFW K or something for 4.5 yo?
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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I have been looking for something to do with DD -4.5 this year. She loves to "do school" and could sit and do workbook pages, or paint and color for an hour or two at a time. She also loves to listen to read alouds and audiobooks. She knows all of her letters and letter sounds and is currently learning to read. She is pretty good with numbers too, but we haven't done any formal math yet. Just math games and everyday conversation about numbers and such. So far, the focus has been on her older brother (11 yo) and I am finding it increasingly difficult to put things together on the fly for her. Maybe I need something planned.
I was looking at MFW K for the upcoming year, but it seems that a large part of the focus is on learning letters and sounds. She is past that and I am thinking she would be bored. Anyone used MFW K who can shed some light on this? What other Kindergarten options are there for a child who is past the letter recognition and sound stage? I should mention that I'm not a very crafty mom. I have good intentions, but we never seem to get to them.