Sahamamama Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Still planning out NEXT WEEK. The fall? Don't think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GothicGyrl Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Have you looked at this? http://www.walch.com/product/1757 What kind of general science are you looking for? A little of each (physics, chemistry, biology)? Or Earth sciences, too? Have you looked at Singapore science? I've got a good Anatomy text with coloring books, I'm looking mainly for an Integrated Science--something that has the Physical, Phsyics, Chemistry, Life--ahh well almost all the sciences thrown in. And yes, I've looked at singapore(and your link) and Singapore just looks too young and I can't afford the walch.. but I'm scouring amazon right now anyway.. thanks though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenschooler Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 4th grader (My baby cannot be in 4th grade!) BJU Math 4 & Reviews book TOG Year 2 Upper Grammar (w/SOTW) GWG 4 & Writing Aids from TOG; possibly also Writing Tales 1 LC I Apologia science (2 of the elementary series; depends on what we do this summer) Art & Music - Harmony Fine Arts w/Artistic Pursuits at co-op: probably an extra art, music, and writing class, since she likes those; maybe French For my middle girl (9th grade): Either Jacob's or Chalkdust Geometry (leaning towards CD) TOG Year 2 Rhetoric BJU Writing & Grammar 9; Writing Aids; we'll see what else Continue Cambridge & Henle into Latin II Apologia Chemistry Art & Music - looking at Barb's line up (Harmony Fine Arts), and I'll probably do that. Looks good. @co-op: Spanish I most likely; maybe a writing class My oldest went to ps this year and will be a junior next year! Oh my! She's taking a couple of AP classes, so I'll glean what I can from those. At ps, she'll be taking: Alg 2 Chemistry AP English language AP US History French III Art III I'll keep *trying* to get some Latin into her at home, but she doesn't have a whole lot of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siloam Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Same as what we are doing now, but add Latin for my oldest. Hmmmm...we will have finished Apologia Zoo 1 before then and will start Zoo 2. Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reya Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 We've already started fall because 1) it's our first real year of HSing full time and I want to make sure that I have lots of time for screwing it up, and 2) I'm pregnant and due in Oct, which will cut a big hunk out of my year! I'm teaching two, and I've developed a schedule that gives them lots of activity and play breaks but also leaves them pleasantly tired at the end of the day. We've got: -Music, singing (3 new songs a week), music appreciation (from my classical music library--they listen while playing or coloring or drawing), violin, Suzuki method, will add The Violin Book--I'm teaching right now, though the older one's pace is disturbing me because I'm afraid I'll only be able to handle it for a year or so without outside private lessons. -Memory work (2 new poems a week, 1 Bible verse every other week, and various science and history bits, as needed) -History, SOTW as a spine--I correct the history as we read--with lots of picture books and an activity of some sort every day -Penmanship, Getty-Dubay Italic plus copywork from the memory work for the older one--I'm having him copy two lines on the Getty-Dubay K-2nd level paper. I'm a bit worried about how little writing I'm making him do at the moment, but I don't want him to hate other subjects because he can't write well yet. -Science, mostly my own curriculum with various books I have plus RS4K Chem pre-level 1, Apologia Zoology, and MPH Science (sequentially, not simultaneously)--some reading and an activity every day -Bible, currently Egermeier's Bible Story Book but soon Bible Study Guide For All Ages -Spanish, I'm just using Voces y Vistas (old high school level text) as a guide on what to teach since Spanish was one of my majors--plus independent activity is either from The Complete Book of Spanish (pretty worthless, but the kids love bright workbooks, *sigh*, and it was cheap), or Rosetta Stone Spanish -Math--RightStart, will add Singapore Challenging Word Problems -Spelling--Sequential Spelling 1 (to be bought) for older one -Grammar--Growing with Grammar 1 (to be bought) for older one -Lit--read-alouds done by Daddy at bedtime, various literature, mostly from the 1000 Good Books list (older one)--Explode the Code/Bob Books (younger one, not taught by me) -Art--not taught by me!--Child-size masterpieces, a dorky kid's craft book, various kid-oriented art books, and instruction from a professional artist--I can't tell you how glad I am to get out of arts and crafts! Can't stand 'em! -PE--gymnastics, swimming, and later dance and martial arts (not me!) Next year, we'll probably add Chinese and piano. With the combo of two kids, particularly one with a lower attention span, we do everything every day (except grammar will be 3x per week). The kids are/will be accelerated between 1 and 7 years for everything except for the older one's handwriting, which isn't good at all. :-) I do the subjects in batches so the kids have time to earn up a considerable amount of free time between the scheduled start times for play. We're outside as much as we can be. We'll probably homeschool all summer on the covered porch, with shrieky, shirtless boys dashing between science and the swing set. I work mornings and a little in the afternoon, so if they're both awake and conscious before school start time, they have even more free play outside. I'm changing away from scheduled lunches to having them eat during listening times because when given a fixed lunch, they spend it talking instead of eating! (WOW can they talk...) So lunch has turned into another recess instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I've been planning out this next school year...and following years as I can...all while waiting for this babe to hurry up and get here (says the woman that is one day past her EDD). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Both kids (second grade & kindergarten) Science: Unit studies, from magnetics to the solar system to dinosaurs Social Studies: World Cultures (using library books, cooking, hands-on projects, etc.) Art & Music: Will use a Charlotte Mason approach to art appreciation Hands-on art projects based on social studies Classical Kids series Geography: Steck Vaugn's Maps, Globes, Graphs, levels C and A Handwriting: Handwriting Without Tears (Printing Power, Letters & Numbers for Me) Second grader Language arts: Oak Meadow 3rd grade LA Explode the Code 4 & 5 Thinking about Just Write book 1 Reading library books at grade level Math: Saxon Math (last third of 2, and 1st third of 3) History: Stories (library books) about Rome - Middle Ages, treating this more as a story time for ds and myself than "lessons" so to speak Kindergartener Language Arts: Oak Meadow 1 LA ETC 1 & 2 Phonics Pathways Math: 1st half of Saxon Math 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verena Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I know, at least for the most part, what we'll be doing. For ds 7: MUS Beta, FLL2, Pathway Readers, copywork, SWR, guitar. For ds9: MUS Delta, Im. in Writing (maybe also some WWE), mandolin, German, maybe we'll keep going with SWR. Together: finish SOTW1, start TOG 2, some art, some music appr. I'm still undecided about grammar and science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamabyrd Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 My plans: Kindergartener: Suppose the Wolf Were an Octopus, level 1 with the books that go with it. Math U See Alpha Handwriting w/o Tears TATRAS phonics with Explode the Code books ??? I'm not sure what else 3rd grader: Horizons Math 3 with Singapore 2B McRuffy Language Arts 3 with a diagramming book that I found on RR Various novels with Teaching the Classics HWT cursive Blast off with Logic Latin Christiana 1 Considering God's Creation IEW Winter Promise American Story 2 Bible 5th grader: Growing with Grammar IEW Megawords Mosdos Press Lit. plus various novels and Teaching the Classics Story Starters Lift off w/Logic Teaching Textbooks 7 Considering God's Creation WP American Story 2 Bible Latin Christiana 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetreasurs Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I am woefully behind. Guess I will spend spring break doing some planning!:001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HootOwl Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I'll have a 2nd and 4th grader in the fall, and we're going to deviate from TWTM that we've loosely followed for the past 2 years. I've been wanting to do American History for a while, so we're going to try WinterPromise American Story 1 this fall. I'm even considering using their language arts program as well---at least for my 2nd grader. The idea of having so much of our day scheduled and planned for me is SO appealing. I've nit-picked and tweaked other schedules and created my own for so long that I'm worn out by the time I start teaching. I think that the kids and I will all benefit from my having a more restful day. I may still use Rod & Staff grammar (which I LOVE) for my 4th dd, because I really want a strong understanding of grammar for my kids. The language arts of WinterPromise does look a little light in comparison with what I've done in the past, so I'm still undecided. I'm also going to stop trying to pull together science (ala TWTM) and go with a full-blown science curriculum. Right now, I'm liking Real Science 4 Kids Chemistry. My kids love science, but I seldom do much with them, because I don't like having to plan it all. I'm hoping having a "real" curriculum will help. I'm also finding myself gradually moving away from the rigorous "classical" philosphy and more into the Charlotte Mason philosophy. I think my kids will respond much better to schooling with a more relaxed approach. Blessings, Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Laurie Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 9th grade: SL core 7 Still thinking on adding in some literary analysis and what to use Trailguide to World Geography Warriners English grammar and composition, practice with SL LA 7 writing assignments Spelling Wisdom Something for Vocab- haven't decided OR chuck all of that and go with Classical Writing, I am really changing my mind frequenbtly about LA for him this year Friendly Chemistry MUS Algebra and Geometry(starts Algebra next month and we work through the summer, so I think he might get in Geometry this year too, but who knows). Latin Alive Feel like I'm forgetting something that would be inserted here... 2nd: MFW Adventures(history, US geography, notebooking, science, art, hands-on activities) WWE PLL or else continue FLL, severely modified SL grade 3 readers (or whatever they're called now- 2 advanced?) ETC 7 and 8 MUS Beta and Horizons 1st: MFW Adventures WWE SL grade 2 readers ETC or spelling program for phonics review, haven't finalized HWT printing MUS Beta and Miquon PreK: SL core B ETC 1 and maybe more if its working for him math games HWT K BOB Books and Fun Tales We school year round so its kind of hard to say, ds is starting grade 3 readers now and there is a good possibility he'll be done by fall and start on grade 3-5 by then, etc, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneRoomHomeSchool Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 DD12, grade 8 Abeka Pre-Algebra Abeka Science/Health 8 Rod and Staff English - finish 5/begin 6 Vocab from Classical Roots A Literature: Medievel Period Harp & Laurel Wreath - Poetry Memorization Fallacy Detective/Thinking Toolbox Latin Primer I & Latin Grammar I Flute Art DS11, grade 7 Abeka Pre-Algebra Abeka Science/Health 7 Rod & Staff English 5/6 Vocab from Classical Roots A Literature: Medievel Period Harp & Laurel Wreath - Poetry Memorization Fallacy Detective/Thinking Tool Box Latin Primer I & Latin Grammar I Computer Science, Pure & Simple DD9, grade 4 Abeka Math 4 Abeka Science 4 First Lang Lessons finish 3, begin 4 Writing With Ease finish 3, begin 4 Spelling Workout E & F Literature: Medievel Period Latin's Not So Tough 1 Artpac 2 Recorder DS6, grade 2 Abeka Math 2 Abeka Science 2 First Lang Lessons finish 1, begin 2 Writing With Ease finish 1, begin 2 Spelling Workout B & C Literature: Medievel Period Latin's Not So Tough 1 Artpac 2 Recorder DS4, grade PreK Ordinary Parents Guide to Reading Abeka ABC123 Daily Story time Family Studies: Story of the World Volume 2 King James Bible and Memory Verses Abeka Bible Flash A Cards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda in NM Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 eiiiiiii....my son will be in high school! Yikes! I just spent $340 on Trisms' materials for his first year (Ancient World). We'll use Apologia Biology with the honors syllabus from MODG; we'll study Shakespeare (probably using Lightning Lit)...continue with Videotext Algebra...Latin? German? Logic? Maybe...maybe not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I love seeing what everyone else has planned! DD-1st grade Five in a Row Leading Little Ones to God The Writing Road to Reading (phonics and handwriting) Rightstart Level B Prima Latina Alfred Piano 1A Story of the World vol 1 with go-along books Artpac 1 nature walks (Handbook of Nature Study) artist and composer studies DS-preschool Before Five in a Row R&S preschool workbook Preschool Activities in a Bag Leading Little Ones to God join in with big sis whenever he wants We're going to focus on world cultures and geography using FIAR books and Legends & Leagues. I'm hoping to do a Christmas around the world study in December. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanguine Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 7th grader: Learning Adventures: A World of Adventure Geurber's "History of.." books (Egypt, Greece and Rome) Teaching Textbooks 7 Rainbow Science French Essentials 5th Grader: Learning Adventures: A World of Adventure Guerber's "History of.." books (Egypt, Greece and Rome) Teaching Textbooks 5 The Easy French Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Txmom Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 sat down and made a schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sarathan Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 My list is so short compared to a lot of yours!! This fall my oldest ds is doing MFW K and I will get some of the Sonlight Core B books just to read on our own for fun. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolash Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 I'll have a bona fide 3rd grader in the fall. We'll be using: Explorer's Bible Study - In the Beginning Saxon 5/4 (and 5/6 if he finishes early) LLATL Yellow book SWO C & D Prima Latina (continuing from this year ) then move on to LC1 SOTW 3 with a unit study in the spring on US History Considering God's Creation continuing Trail Guide to US Geography Cursive Connections/ Classically Cursive books 2 & 3 continuing private piano lessons weekly home school support group meetings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cricket1178 Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 7th grader: History: SL core 6 Math: pre-algebra using either saxon or TT with Life of Fred Grammar: Abeka Grammar and Comp. I Spell/Vocab: Abeka Literature: Abeka to supplement SL Science: Apologia General Bible: SL core 6 and Kay Arthur books (still not sure about this) Fallacy Detective Spanish I Piano Lessons 1x wk and practice 1hr everyday Art: finish Thomas Kinkaid PE: swimming at Y, turbo jam dvd, walking, bicycling, and homeschool co-op. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengjohnson Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 3rd gr. dd who's never without a book: SWO finish D and on to E R&S4 or FLL4 CW Aesop or WWE LCII Horizons 4 Sonlight Readers Pathway 5 Reader Biblioplan Readers 1st gr. dd who is always drawing: ETC 5 & 6 for spelling & phonics Continue FLL1/2 WWE Prima Latina Saxon 2 Copywork Sonlight Readers Pathway 2 Readers Biblioplan Readers 3 yo dd who must be kept busy to avoid disaster! Kumon books, puzzles, etc. Together: History - Middle Ages using either MOH 2 or SOTW 2 as a spine, along with Biblioplan read-alouds Lit - Sonlight Core 2 read-alouds Bible - Bible reading and various missionary stories Science - probably Apologia Zoology 1 French - the girls are begging for a modern language so were going to try Easy French Junior to keep it low-key Art - various classes P.E. - group class & swimming Music - chorus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicheleinMN Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 ds 16 LL Medieval/Kolbe 11th grade Literature Oak Meadow American Govt. Apologia Chemistry Saxon Algebra II or Jacobs Geometry Spanish I Total Health some elective related to Art/Music dd 14 LL Medieval/Kolbe 11th grade Literature Oak Meadow American Govt. Apologia Chemistry Foerster's Algebra II Spanish I/II Latin II Total Health ds 11 Ambleside Online/LL 7th grade R&S Science WT 2/GWG 5 Triangle Arithmetic (old math book)/Key to...books Artpac/Art Supplies Tennis Listen to Read-Alouds ds 9 Ambleside Online/Middle Ages books Nature Readers/R&S Science WT 2/MT 2 (old oop grammar book) Triangle Arithmetic Artpac Tennis Listen to Read-Alouds dd 8 Ambleside Online Nature Readers WT 1 Horizons Math Artpac Tennis Listen to Read-Alouds ds 6 Phonics/Readers Horizons Math Artpac Tennis Listen to Read-Alouds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovemy4kids Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 I just can't decide!.. Here are the three options: vote please! OPTION A 5th daughter MFW Exploration to 1850 including the science BJU English 5 Singapore Rosetta Stone Spanish Continue Spell to Write and Read OR BJU Reading 4 and sequential spelling 7th Son MFW Exploration to 1850 BJU writing and Grammar 7 OR Easy Grammar OR applications of Grammar Write at Home online BJU Physical Science BJU Literature 7 Rosetta Stone Portugese sequential spelling OPTION B 5th daughter Sonlight Core 3+4 Sonlight Science 4 Sonlight LA OR BJU English 5 Continue Spell to Right and Read' Rosetta Stone Spanish 7th Son Sonlight Core 100 BJU Physical Science Write at Home online Easy Grammar OR BJU Writing and Grammar 7 Rosetta Stone Portugese sequential spelling OPTION C 5th daughter MFW Exploration to 1850 BJU English 5 Singapore Rosetta Stone Spanish Continue Spell to Right and Read or BJU Reading 4 and sequential Spelling 7th Son Sonlight Core 100 Write at home online BJU Physical Science Easy Grammar or BJU Writing and Grammar7 Rosetta Stone Portugese Sequential Spelling I also have an 11th daughter but she is doing something different! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tinda Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 alsmot 6 year old doing K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade material, depending on the subject continue with Spanish using Muzzy Prima Latina Singapore Math Handwriting Without Tears Chemistry I using Real Science for Kids SOTW I continue Suzuki violin begin piano lessons chorus for kids she reads to me from various books I read to her from classic literature Spelling Workout A First Grammar Lessons general biology following WTM suggestions for 1st grade swimming lessons dance lessons free art picture study music appreciation (listening to certain composers while in the car) at least 4 hours outside, if it's over 55 degrees (DAILY) Most of this we have been doing or have just begun -- and we do NOT do everything each day! 3 year old: gentle math intro each day (15 minutes tops, mostly in the form of silly games) basic phonics (Letter of the Week free online curriculum) also must be outside at least 4 hours a day, if it's over 55 degrees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 I think I am all set game plan wise and I do have a lot of our curriculum purchased, all used so far. dd 7th is going to be using: Lial's BCM Apologia General with lapbook Mystery of History 3 (still need to buy) IEW CLE Language Arts Latin Prep 2 Lightening Lit vocals children's choir guitar dd 2nd CLE Language Arts CLE Math CLE reading Apologia Elementary Science SOTW volume 1 Artner's Reading Guide to US History unit 1 Lively Latin vocals guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 For my rising 5th grader: Everyday -music: piano -Math: MUS Epsilon with LOF as a supplement -Latin: Henle I (MP online class) -Writing: IEW Theme-based writing (Ancients) -Greek: Alphabeterion -Reading: various books from the historical period Once a week -History: FMOG, FMOR -Science: Exploration Education -Geography: A Child's Geography (The Holy Lands) -Church History: Peril and Peace series For my 4yo -Music: piano -Math: MUS Primer -Phonics: CLickNKids, 100ez, Bob books, etc. -Penmanship: HWT PE: the 5th grader takes swimming and the 4yo does gymnastics We do bible study and devotion as a family every night after dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon in MO Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 We have quite a mixture of things going on...baby due in 10 days so we're taking all of April for spring break! Just finished our hours in March, so not too worried if we don't do much til July 1 (that's when our hour counting begins in MO). But, I do plan to get back at it in May & June a little bit, wrapping up a few things we left hanging. Here's the overall plan for 7th & 9th grades: 7th grade ds: SL 7 w/ TQ AOR I (I plan to write up a plan of how to combine these...) BJU 8th gr. science Jacobs Elem. Alg. (did ch. 1 in March) continue French I, may add in Henle if interest? continue sequential spelling Econ - Penny Candy continue (started in March) Writing - IIW the Grammar of Poetry (love this! started in Feb) 9th gr dd: SL 7 w/ TQ AOR I BJU 8th gr. science TT 7 continue cont. French Penny Candy IIW - poetry BJU geography Seems like there's more but I don't have the plan in front of me. Anyone else trying to post stuff here so they can post on fs? I'm a little behind I think or not getting something! Blessings, Shannon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsha617 Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 My 5 year old is going to private school for kindergarten. I will miss him dearly. After much prayer we think this is going to be a blessing for him. Here's what my second grader will be doing in the fall: Rod and Staff Grade 1 Reading and Phonics (This curriculum includes bible) First Language Lessons Saxon Math 2 Winter Promise Animal Worlds Veritas Press Old Testament to Ancient Egypt I started planning already and I think we will have fun! Marsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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