hana Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 I'm just starting to get it together for next year. I'd love to hear what others with these grade levels have planned or have just completed. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 4th grade this fall: Saxon 65 / Singapore 4 A/B 4th grade science text (Scott Forsman) Latina Christiana I / Latina Angelica Galore Park Jr. English 3 / Pentime 4 / Sequential Spelling 1 (2nd half) / MCT Practice Island (2nd half) Kolbe Elementary Literature Core Knowledge (Pearson) American History 3 / Memoria Press States & Capitals Memoria Press: Book of Ancients (Mills) / Greek Myths / Christian Studies I Beautiful Feet/IEW Geography (Holling Hollings books) Skoldo French 2 Memoria Press Greek Alphabet art classes gymnastics 7th grade (just finished) Chalkdust Basic Math / Saxon 76 / LOF Fractions / Key to Fractions Galore Park SYRWTL Science 2 / TOPS science guides Galore Park SYRWTL English 3 / The Creative Writer 1 Galore Park SYRWTL History 3 / Teaching Company lectures (We ended up dropping Spanish to spend more time on math, but will pick it up again in 8th.) guitar classes / performances acting classes / performances swimming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 4th grade was: Singapore math 3A-4A (moved back to SM) AAS (after finishing PR) Phonics Road 3, 1st half, then just grammar Vocabulary Workshop orange level Pentime 4 Science Fusion 5 TOG UG with additional book list IEW SWI-A/US History/WWE/CW Swimming Gym class at YMCA 7th grade was: Miller Levine Biology with Labpaq Foerster Algebra I AoPS Algebra I online TOG D with additional book list IEW US History/WWS/CW Swimming Gym class at YMCA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SFM Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 4th grade: Mathematics: Singapore Primary Mathematics 4A/4B, with CWP+ LoF on MWF Language Arts: Grammar: Rod and Staff English 4 Spelling: Writing Road to Reading Writing: Writing With Ease 3 and BW Lifestyle Reading Fluency: McGuffey's Eclectic Reader's History: Story of the World Vol. 4 with Activity Guide Science: Elemental Science Physics Reading/Read Alouds/Literature: book lists created by myself with the help of Sonlight, Ambleside Online, and WTM Language: Prima Latina Typing: TypePad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 My plans for 4th grade are in my signature. In addition, I'll add the 6 poetry memorization lessons from FLL 4 (may do the whole FLL 4 during non-CC weeks or if the CC Essentials class doesn't run - currently there is no Tutor and only 2 interested students), Galore Park Junior Science 3, and Wheeler's Graded Studies for copy work. My daughter is young for 4th grade (will turn 9 in October), so I may adjust workload mid-year if maturity prevents her from thriving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 My fourth grade plans (completed last year) are in my siggie. Seventh grade next year will be: WWS1 (finish this, was started this year) R&S grammar 6 Sequential Spelling 4 EFTRU flash cards Latina Christiana 2 (co op) Apologia General Science (co op) SL Core H for history, literature and Bible Dolciani Pre-algebra (1985 text) Art of Argument (done mostly orally with mom and brother) basketball and maybe baseball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 4th Grade: CLE Math 400 MCT Island Connect the Thoughts Creative Writing Apples & Pears (spelling) Pictures in Cursive D/E WP Equine Science SOTW with supplementary history resources GSWL and Minimus (DD prefers Minimus. I think the instruction in GSWL is better, so we do both.) Classical Conversations (as a co-op with another family) Tumbling and swim team I designed my own literature list because I didn't want all of it to be about history, so we read books like Black Ships Before Troy and The Bronze Bow alongside others like The Wind in the Willows, Treasure Island, and Heidi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest inoubliable Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Seventh (with math being not at a 7th grade level): Math/Logic MathMammoth Art of Argument Discovery of Deduction Literature Classical House of Learning Oak Meadow World Literature Vocabulary Vocabulary Bridges Figuratively Speaking Science Story of Science Middle School Chemistry Social Studies Various publications put out about the Commonwealth of VA about our laws History Glencoe - Journey Across Time Latin Galore Park French Horizon French He's also got the Classical Mythology & More workbook to go through. He's taking the two national Latin exams, the classical literacy exam, and the two mythology exams. Guitar lessons. Lots of civil war battlefields this year. Coding, photography. NaNoWriMo. Art. End-of-the-year history project will be worked on all year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 (edited) . Edited June 17, 2022 by SilverMoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielle1746 Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I will have a 4th grader and a 7th grader in the fall. Combined/Shared: Bible--finish Long Story Short and begin Old Story New History--Mystery of History Vol 2 (The Early Church and the Middle Ages) followed by Texas History lapbook/lapbook journal from www.knowledgeboxcentral.com Foreign Language--Visual Link Spanish Art--Mark Kistler's online videos Music--piano lessons PE--Tae Kwon Do (plus visits to the park, bike rides, etc.) 4th Individual: Science--Apologia Botany followed by My Body activity book Math--Horizons 4 and Mad Minute drills English--Rod and Staff 4 Spelling--Rod and Staff 4 Independent reading--30 min per day from book list; choose one book a month for book report 7th Individual: Science--BJUP Earth Science Math--Horizons Pre-Algebra and Mad Minute drills English--Rod and Staff 7 Vocabulary--Word Roots B1 Handwriting--Pentime 7 Literature--Kolbe Academy jr high literature Critical Thinking--The Fallacy Detective, possibly followed by The Thinking Toolbox Computer Science--KidCoder game programming followed by Rapid Typing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberia Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 4th Grade Plans: Saxon Math 54 with Life of Fred Fractions for fun Christian Kids Explore Physics Story of the World 4 Latin for Children A Logic of English for spelling and some grammar Writing With Ease, level 4 First Language Lessons 4 at leisurely pace Reading: dd is a voracious reader, so I don't have to schedule this for her. We end up reading a lot of the books from WWE and SOTW. French at coop, no pressure piano, soccer, xc ski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Just finished 7th grade: Caesar's English 2 Growing with Grammar 7 Thinking in Threes (writing book) some Spectrum type writing workbook Second Form Latin Right Start Middle Grades Geometry finished up Singapore Science 6B; did some random junior high science workbook from Sam's Story of the World Ancients, Warrior Women, Ancient Rome: From the Republic to the Empire, varied readings such as Gilgamesh, myths, legends, Greek drama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Finished 4th & 7th last week. 4th: Singapore Math 4a/4b/CWP 4 Horizons Math 4a/4b Rod & Staff English 4 R & S spelling 5 Paragraph Town, Caesar's English I, Grammar Town, and Practice Town (MCT) Writing Tales II Copywork (home made Am History quotes--print and cursive practice) Typing Latin for Children B Noeo Science Physics II Biblioplan year 3 (1600-1850) America and the World for history Some devotional type books 7th: Singapore DM1 math started Discovery of Deduction but dropped it at the semester R&S English 7 R&S Spelling 8 Sadlier Oxford Vocab B & C Am History copywork Typing Magic Lens/4Practice, Advanced Academic Writing (MCT) Lightning Literature--second half of grade 7, first half of grade 8 first half of high school Spanish 1 text (Realidades) Latin Alive book 2--20 chapters Biblioplan year 3 for history Lab science and intermediate band at local middle school a few devotional type books Always looks like a lot, but we don't do everything everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Here's what I have planned so far for DD's upcoming 4th grade year: Math: Abeka 4 (finish this up) and the move into 5 about halfway through the year History: Heart of Dakota: Bigger Hearts For His Glory (mostly sure we will use this) Science: Heart of Dakota: Bigger Hearts For His Glory (mostly sure we will use this) Bible: undecided Writing: cursive practice using Pictures in Cursive by Queen Homeschool and possibly another writing element but I'm still undecided on it. English/Grammar: Easy Grammar 3 (this will be our first time using this curriculum) Typing: Typing Instructor for Kids computer program (my goal was for her to learn cursive in 3rd grade and typing in 4th) Spelling: Spectrum Spelling (we'll try out 4th grade, but I also have 5th as well....we'll see where she fits) Critical Thinking: Fast Finishers for 4th Grade (she starts the day with one sheet of some sort of critical thinking assignment...just gets her into thinking mode. It's usually a fun, enjoyable worksheet). Read Alouds: the kids enjoy me reading a biography while they doodle in their biography notebooks about the person and events in the book...this has worked out VERY well. Rotating subjects: Geography on Monday's using Cantering the Country (we'll drag this out to about a year and a half...one state per week), Art on Tuesdays (she's in an art class), Sign Language on Wednesdays (Signing Time videos), Creative Writing on Thursdays (various activities and topics), and Computer Fun on Fridays (I want to find some neat learning games for something fun/educational on Fridays). As for extracurricular activities we do AWANA at church, an art class, American Heritage Girls, and soccer year around. I'm ready to drop an activity or two though LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Finishing 4th grade now.. LA: MCT Town level WWE 4 Latin: Finished Lively Latin1, Started LL 2 Math: Singapore, LOF Decimals and Percents Logic: Logic Safari SOTW 4 Trail Guide to US Geography Physics...lots of books, videos, experiments, some outside classes and field trips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raceNzanesmom Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 4th grade this fall: Heart of Dakota Preparing Hearts with R&S English 3 HWT Cursive 4 AAS MUS Delta Variety of reading 4-H (2/month) & science coop (1/month) hand chimes We may or may not continue on our state study. Our days are already pretty full, so we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 7th grade: Spanish: Duolingo and TellMeMore (Duolingo is much more popular with her) History: k12 Human Odyssey vol. 2, Hakim's Story of US and study guides for it, lots of documentaries, some historical fiction, English: editor in chief A1/A2, Vocab from Classical Roots A, daily grams, Easy Grammar Plus, outside writing course using WriteShop 2 (1st half of book with extra grammar, lit study), book club of classics from Virtual Homeschool Group, Movies as Literature (selected movies) Math: Saxon Alg 1/2 using Art Reed videos Science: Holt earth science extras: aikido, drawing class through Parks and Rec dept Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Just finished 7th grade (very mathy and sciencey dd): Math: Finished AoPS Algebra 1 AoPS Counting and Probability Started AoPS Algebra 2 AoPS Geometry, online course, started in March, finishes in Sept math competitions Science: ACS Middle School Chemistry (way too easy for dd) mishmash of resources----Tabuck's Earth Science, Chaisson's Astronomy, older sibs' physics texts, etc Science Olympiad events (5) earning 5 medals at States English: MCT Word Within the Word (excellent) literature SAT "blue book" choose-the-best-phrase and spot-the-error sections as daily grammar review History: The Human Odyssey Volume 3 assorted nonfiction to flesh out WW2, Cold War, Vietnam War era She also did a lot of robotics + First Lego League team, played the youngest child in older dd's high school production of The Sound of Music, and took nine hours of classical ballet a week (plus rehearsals for two full-length ballets). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarynB Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 SAT "blue book" choose-the-best-phrase and spot-the-error sections as daily grammar review Luckymama, this book you're using as grammar review, do you happen to have a link for it you wouldn't mind sharing? It sounds interesting to me, but a search didn't get me very far. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Luckymama, this book you're using as grammar review, do you happen to have a link for it you wouldn't mind sharing? It sounds interesting to me, but a search didn't get me very far. Thank you! http://www.amazon.com/Official-SAT-Study-Guide-2nd/dp/0874478529/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1370352105&sr=1-1&keywords=sat+blue+book It's The Official SAT Study Guide, published by the College Board. We owned it because of the two older kids. Dd13 had used MCT The Magic Lens last year with his 4Practice book, and her grammar was solid. She didn't want to do more of the same so I suggested the "blue book" (so called because it's blue!). It worked very well. She did a page, ranging from 4-12 questions, almost every day this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchbark Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Here are my 7th grade plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petepie2 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 4th Grade for next year: Math: Rod & Staff 4/5 & Singapore 4 Language Arts: A Reason for Handwriting D FLL 4 WWE 4/Classical Composition Fables AAS 6/7 CLE Reading 4 Latin: First Form Latin Bible: MP Christian Studies II History/Lit: TOG Yr 4, Studies Weekly North Carolina History (maybe) Geography: Maps, Charts, & Graphs Geomissions-Latin America (monthly enrichment class) Science: Apologia Zoology 2 Art/Music: Piano & Harmony Fine Arts Grade 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Finishing 4th today with my ds he used: HOD Preparing R&S spelling and Grammar SM 4a/4b DITHR 2/3 with 4/5 books Apologia Swimming Creatures and started Botany Getting Started With Spanish(Part of it) Composer and Artist Study using living books Catechism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 4th grade plans: Language Arts: MCT, WWE, EM Daily Paragraph Editing, Handwriting Without Tears, Apples and Pears C Spelling Math: Math Mammoth 4, I think (if it doesn't work well we'll go back to Math in Focus); Singapore CWP History: Story of the World Science: Core Knowledge Other: Core Knowledge, Art, Music, Lit selections--as we can/want to; I'm doing Unstuck and On Target with my spectrum child and Telling God's story with both kids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Here's the 7th grade thread for next year. Lots of ideas in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I wouldn't give the whole list. But I'm planning on Writing With Ease 3. We have never done a writing curriculmn, but I think Eldest is ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarynB Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 http://www.amazon.co...s=sat blue book It's The Official SAT Study Guide, published by the College Board. We owned it because of the two older kids. Dd13 had used MCT The Magic Lens last year with his 4Practice book, and her grammar was solid. She didn't want to do more of the same so I suggested the "blue book" (so called because it's blue!). It worked very well. She did a page, ranging from 4-12 questions, almost every day this year. Thank you! I like that plan. I've been eyeing MCT vocab materials as well, so perhaps we can do something similar. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Winding down 4th grade: MCT Town Level minus the Practice book plus Evan Moore's Daily Paragraph Editing MCT Lit trios- Alice, Peter and Mole and the Time series plus other literature choices Beast Academy B-D + arithmetic practice from Kumon, Singapore, Saxon, TTC videos; and problem solving from Challenge Math and Problemoids CPO Earth Science Javascript Minimus Secundus typing SOTW II plus middle ages videos from TTC. The History of US books 1-part of 2 with additional historical fiction and news articles Spelling bee prep with a variety of free/cheap materials Plus writer's workshop, lego robotics, piano and pottery out of the house. He did sewing first semester. We school over the summer but we are mostly done with the above and segueing into what we plan for 5th grade. Plus he starts a language course later this month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicoryChick Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Just completing both 4th and 7th. 4th: Math: TT4 Grammar: FLL3 Writing: WWE & IEW SWI A Spelling: How to Spell 2 History: SOTW 1 Science: Apologia Elementary - Land Animals, Flying Creatures & RS4K Chemistry & Physics Level 1 Music: R&S Beginning Music book 2 Art: Various Arts and Crafts 7th Grade: Math: TT7 Grammar: Winston Grammar Writing: WWS1 + writing for science & History Spelling: How to Spell Vocabulary: English from the Roots Up book 1 History: MOH 1 & 2 Science: Apologia Elementary - Botany, Land Animals; Christian Kids Explore Biology & Earth and Space, Illustrated Human Body Music: Recorder Art: Art with a Purpose Artpac 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Our usual strange mishmash of things 4th grade LA~trying Easy Grammar, if we don't like we'll go back to CLE Math~CLE and MM 5 History~World HIstory with CHOW, HOD preparing ideas and the Complete Book of World History Science~Magic School Bus topics with MSB chapter books and other resources pulled in(doing with K sister who will just watch videos) Reading~books from HOD, Sonlight and anything else we want to throw in alternating good lit with historicals Writing~IEW Vocab~lists prepared by me with latin or greek roots Music~piano Art~Art Pac or crafts as desired Extras~soccer, basketball, swimming, Girls Scouts, Youth Group, Boys&Girls Club 7th Grade LA~mix of Easy Grammar, Figuratively Speaking, Test Prep, daily poetry reading Math~doing CLE 7 and 8 in one year History~World History For Us All with any add ins I feel necessary Science~Homemade units and some Science Fusion Reading~BJU 7th grade Explorations in Literature along with HOD or my choices Writing~IEW Vocab~Worldly Wise 3000 Art~CU Chicago artist study, and some other art history books I have Extras~soccer, Boy Scouts, Youth Group, Boys&Girls Club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 4th grader next year's line up: Rod and Staff 4th grade: spelling, math, English, penmanship (after she finishes the 3rd grade English and penmanship in the fall. She has 1 unit to go in the English. It was tough for her, so we are taking it slowly. Cursive is also not her thing, and I have her mix it up w/copywork from other sources, so she has more to go in her 3rd grade R&S.) Latina Christiana I w/Famous Men of Rome to keep up the Classical studies to help get ready for her first stab at the ELEs next fall. Story of the World 2 and A.G. A semester using Memoria Press' Astronomy and a semester of Earth Science using the Usborne Science Encyclopedia as a guide. She also will attend a weekly co-op class using Magic Schoolbus Kits on a variety of subjects. Art: Art History/Appreciation using Usborne's Intro to Art and Memoria Press' Kindergarten Art Cards, various projects from various books I have on hand using a different media throughout the year with a focus on drawing using skills we acquired from Drawing With Children over the years. Music: In a perfect world we would get back to daily piano practice, Rod and Staff music workbooks, and a few units of classical music appreciation of different composers. My world is not perfect though. It was the 1st thing to go this year. :) Finish Memoria Press Christian Studies I, mid year begin CSII Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Here is a stab at what my odd will do for 7th grade. She is actually only going into 6th this year, so this is a guess if all things go well this coming year of what she should move into for 7th: Rod and Staff 8th grade math and spelling. 7th grade English Mcgraw Hill's Easy Spanish Step by Step supplementing w/ Mango and library materials 3rd Form Latin Memoria Press Christian Studies III if that exists. I think it does... Science: Tiner's Exploring the World of Chemistry, the Usborne Science Encyclopedia and possibly others or maybe something better instead. Haven't explored this much. History: Well Trained Mind study of Early Moderns using the Kingfisher History Encyclopedia as a guide and the Geography Coloring book. (outlining, timelining, researching and writing from outlines) Classical House of Learning Early Moderns lit study if one exists. I think it does or she is working on it. Art: appreciation w/history, projects for various competitions and possible outside classes. Music: piano and classical music appreciation P.E: dance, swimming, track day, and daily exercise **** Forgot logic, whatever WTM or MP suggests. I will have to research when I get there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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