Jump to content

Menu

Curriculum to complete before 7th grade


stm4him
 Share

Recommended Posts

This is just for fun, but I thought it would be neat to see what curricula you plan to have your children finish before entering 7th grade. Here's my dream list:

 

Saxon 7/6

Building Thinking Skills 3 (both books, or at least finish book 2) plus Beginning Critical Thinking

Latin's Not So Tough 6

Hey, Andrew! Teach Me Some Greek 6

CC's Essentials (3 times w/ IEW writing and Spelling Plus)

Hake Grammar and Writing 6

Pre-Scripts Passages (level 4 of CC's new copywork books)

McGuffey's 6th Reader

VP's 6th grade literature with guides

CC Foundations cycles 1-3 (2+ times)

SOTW 1-4

VP Bible and History (all)

Apologia Science (minus Zoo 1 and 2...planning for 7th)

Keeping a Nature Journal by Walker and Roth

 

Before these:

Saxon Phonics K-2, maybe Phonics Intervention

Phonics Museum K and 1 workbooks and primers

Logic of English Essentials and Advanced Level

Classically Cursive

Logic of English Cursive and Manuscript Handwriting

Nancy Larson Science (all levels K-4)

Christian Liberty Press Nature Readers K-5

 

Possible Math supplements:

Ray's New Practical Arithmetic

Singapore workbooks from Carson-Dellosa Level 5 (6th grade)

Activities for the AL Abacus

Casting Nines by Susan C. Anthony (and five minute math drills before that)

 

Additional Memory Work:

Linguistic Development Through Poetry Memorization (not whole program)

Character First series 1-4 (2+ times)

AWANA or Memory Work Notebook (from CLP) up to 6th grade

First Catechism and West Minster Shorter Catechism (also in the Memory Work Notebook)

Lyrical Life Science (6th grade focus?)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

My dream list at this point in time (and subject to change as Ariel is only about halfway there):

 

CLE Math 600, maybe Horizons Pre-Algebra

Latin Prep 1

SOTW4 and/or VP 1815 to Present

The Complete Book of Maps and Geography

Writing With Skill 1

Serl's ILL and/or MCT Town (maybe So You Really Want to Learn English 1 instead)

Apples & Pears Spelling D

So You Really Want to Learn Science 1

 

 

Working up to that:

MM 1-3, CLE 300-500

GSWL, Minimus, maybe Lively Latin

The Complete Book of United States History, A Picturesque Tale of Progress vol 1-8, SOTW 1-3, maybe VP Explorers to 1815

WWE 1-3, either The Creative Writer or CTT Creative Writing

GP Junior English 1 & 2, MCT Island

Dancing Bears, WRTR

Zaner-Bloser Manuscript, The Joy of Handwriting, Pictures in Cursive

GP Junior Science 2 & 3, WP Equine Science, SL science B

Meet the Masters, Atelier Art

parts of Linguistic Development Through Poetry Memorization

Classical Conversations

Link to comment
Share on other sites

While I am big on lists of curriculum I want to use, I am realizing that rather than completing certain books, I really want my kids to have built certain skill-sets and be able to demonstrate understanding of other things.

 

 

In other words, I'm realizing that while certain curriculum can help me to get somewhere, the point is that we get there at all!

 

And while Cinderella and her Prince did live happily ever after...

... the point, gentlemen...

... is that they lived.

Edited by RootAnn
Link to comment
Share on other sites

While I am big on lists of curriculum I want to use, I am realizing that rather than completing certain books, I really want my kids to have built certain skill-sets and be able to demonstrate understanding of other things.

 

 

In other words, I'm realizing that while certain curriculum can help me to get somewhere, the point is that we get there at all!

 

And while Cinderella and her Prince did live happily ever after...

... the point, gentlemen...

... is that they lived.

 

:iagree: I've figured out over the years that curriculum isn't as important as I once thought. It is only a tool to teach the skills needed.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

:bigear:

I'm very unsure what direction I want to go with history and science, but here are some things I know I want to do with ds.

 

Bible:

Awana program through 5th grade

Positive Action 6th grade course, Winning the Race

 

Math:

BJU 5th-7th

LOF Fractions, Decimals and Percents, Pre-Algebra with Biology

 

Writing:

Finish SWI-A

Do the continuation course or a theme book that covers all the units of IEW

 

Grammar:

Find a program that will be a great fit for ds and stick with it through early high school (putting together my own plan from Scholastic ebooks this year)

 

Spelling:

Older editions of ACSI 5th and 6th

 

Literature:

novel/movie book club each year

BJU 4th & 5th

CLE 6th reading

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I knew the goals list and/or skills list over certain curricula would come up. I have sat down before and listed out every skill and character trait, etc. that I want them to have achieved by 7th grade and I have also consulted WTM and TTT multiple times to come up with my list, as well as looking ahead to what they will be doing in CC and in Omnibus so I know what I what them prepared to be able to do by that point. I have also made sure that I have a list of subjects I want them to accomplish in high school and an idea in most cases of which curriculum or online class I'd ideally like them to do for that. Having self-paced omnibus may make that easier....we'll see. So my curricula list is the application of that list in how I would accomplish those goals in a concrete way. This of course doesn't include life skills, but of course we work on that too. I know some say they should be able to run the household (hold down the fort so to speak) by 12 and I think my oldest is on track for that. Now my boys I'm not sure about because they seem much less capable of doing the things my daughter could at their age (partly which is due to her size and build compared to theirs). I will re-examine my list when I get to 6th grade to make sure there is nothing else I need to add in, but this should cover the majority of the bases.

 

If I come across my list this week I'll post it here for fun.....And we can compare.....

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I would be happy with most of my children (3 of whom were adopted at much older ages), if we could simply have typical skills of a 7th grader by the end of 6th grade. That won't be happening, but surprisingly we are making more progress than I would have dared hope for. My dream for one of my sons would be that he would read fluently by then...and be able to remember the months of the year and his address and phone number. My dream for my daughters are that their English improves and that we ALWAYS use articles! Haha!

 

My youngest son has been home since infancy, and he is the one who will really surprise us. For him, I am hopeful he will be halfway through Teaching Teaxtbooks Algebra 1 (he is almost done with 6 in 4th grade), that he continues to work a year above grade level and NOT feel pushed or hauled along academically because of his older siblings who are all 13 and 14.

 

Really though, my greatest hopes is that by the end of 6th grade curriculum, the unwritten curriculum is still the most important...honesty, responsiblity, compassion, and grace are all shown regularly to be ingrained in their character. If that is true, all the rest of the above is really of little importance :)

 

Cindy

Link to comment
Share on other sites

So my curricula list is the application of that list in how I would accomplish those goals in a concrete way. This of course doesn't include life skills, but of course we work on that too.

 

While the key skill areas in the Logic Stage thread is a great read, I must say that I can completely relate to the above statements. Isn't it advantageous to have a stocked, well organized, and inventoried toolbox? ;)

Edited by CMama
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share

×
×
  • Create New...