Mommee & Baba Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 We enjoyed this PreK year with light schooling. Nothing real formal and lots of fun review activities. I've planned and already purchased anything that needed to be purchased for my ds5. What will you be using? My K-er will be doing.... Math: Miquon L.A./Writing/Reading: IEW PAL - Reading & Writing Science: Elemental Science: Exploring Science History: SOTW 1 Audio only. (We will begin formal SOTW 1 in 1st grade) Grammar: First Language Lessons 1 Art: Home Art Studio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twooakharborhicks Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 LA: IEW PAL and AAR1 Grammar: FLL1 Math: Life of Fred and Right Start A Science: Elemental Science-Exploring Science History: SOTW 2 with his brother Art: Home Art Studio and Meet the Masters with his brother We're practically curriculum twins :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carriede Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Planning on... MM1 and Miquon Orange and Red Phonics Pathways and BOB Books Handwriting Skills Simplified B (a ZB spin off) and/or copywork If I have time for content subjects with a 7 month old, I'll use Usborne's Internet Linked Prehistoric World as a spine for both history and science. It ends right where SOTW1 picks up, which I'm planning on doing in 1st. If he's really hurting, we'll do some BFSU for science. Daddy will probably throw in a few experiments too. Otherwise, lots of library books! Oh and we'll continue doing Circle Time: calendar, weather, We Choose Virtues, memory work, and ABCs and 123s for the 2yo. ETA: DS will be 5 in June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommytoFour Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I'll have two daughters in K in the fall. Phonics: Sing Spell Read Write for one of them, OPGTR with the other Grammar: FLL1 (but maybe not start until mid-year) Math: Math Mammoth Science: Library books/videos/some experiments History: Elemental History Adventures in America with their brothers Bible Handwriting: Copywork and workbooks Extras: Memoria Press Enrichment Arts & Crafts from Pinterest Song School Latin (maybe) Music lessons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilBearsMama Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Build Your Library Kindergarten Around the World CLE Math 100 & Miquon Learning through Sounds/Pathway Readers Pentime 1 ES Intro to Science/nature study Lots of games and rabbit trails Artistic Pursuits & DWN 1 Squilt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lb20inblue Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 First time post :). So the my twins will tentatively starting kindergarten in August ( I still can't believe it ). We are keeping it simple. Reading: I see sam books, Logic of English foundations B Literature: Peak with books Math: Horizon K with Sm process skills 1 Workbooks: kumon, brain quest 1, SM essentials and what ever else. I have artist pursuits and BFSU but I still have decided we are going to regularly include art and science. Right now, we do art whenever we are moved to do art and never really get to science. The twins are young though so maybe next January we will add it in offically. Also, my kids love doing workbooks. They really like getting the little certificates at the end. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma2three Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I'm still undecided if we'll do K at home, or if he'll continue at his Montessori school. I would prefer he stay at his school, but the price tag of homeschooling is much better. If he's at home, we'll use the more.Starfall curriculum as a spine. It's designed for a classroom, but I used it a bit for DD1 and it's modifiable. Either way, we'll supplement with: - Reading Eggs and the BOB book series - MEP level 1 - Zaner-Bloser handwriting workbook - Atelier Art level 1 - Cello lessons - Gymnastics, Dance, Karate, and Soccer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strange_girl Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 We have already started a little bit of K work (at DS's request...preschool work at this point bores him). So we will be either continuing with or starting with: LA: CLE's Learning To Read, Explode the Code 1-3, beginning copywork Math: Parts of each of the following: MM1, either CLE or R&S 1 Finishing R&S ABC series. Various art projects. Science and history may get a passing glance but nothing structured until first grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 RLtL for reading/spelling/handwriting Miquon, SM Essentials, Right Start games, MUS Primer (we're math dabblers) MP K Enrichment for all content areas (literature, poetry, social studies, science, picture study, music appreciation) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teneo Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 So far planning on focusing on 3 Rs. Other subjects will be intros to whet the appetite. Math: Right Start with Rod & Staff English: Logic of English, Copybook, Italics Literature: tbd. Deciding between MPK, FIAR, & am writing outlines for my own...just a matter of work... Science: Magic School Bus and kits Nature Studies: since we have a gecko we'll see what we can learn about reptiles and amphibians Music: First Steps Art: Behold the Beauty, artist kits Music Appreciation: My First Classical, Tubby the Tuba, Carnival of Animals, Peter and the Wolf, Jazz Fly, Can You Hear It) Art Appreciation: Art Cards, Come Look With Me Poetry: Dover Favorite Poems for Children Coloring Book, Real Mother Goose Coloring Book Tales: various Caldecott winning fairy tales Myths: various picture books like Odysseus and the Magic of Circe, Thor's Hammer, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abba12 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I school jan-nov, so we have only just begun preK here, but because I choose to use a lot of American curriculum despite living in Australia, I learnt from being homeschooled myself as a child that I really need to plan a year in advance to allow myself to find a few second hand deals, and then order the bulk of my books by september to ensure they get here in plenty of time to work out the kinks or find something new (returning items because they don't fit our family is rarely an option due to postage time and costs so I can't have a book showing up a week before school starts, I need time with the materials up close.) To that end, here is my tentative K plan Math: Mathematical Reasoning A and possibly B, Miquon Orange and possibly some Red. Possibly Life of Fred (haven't decided whether to buy it to start in K or 1st) Logic: Hands on Thinking Skills and an assortment of supplement books from The Critical Thinking Company Reading: Alpha Phonics with bob books and scholastic readers Writing: Kumon workbooks for fine motor skills, cutting/gluing/colouring/tracing/etc. Startwrite handwriting sheets for beginning individual letters. Writing Strands 1 for creating writing games and preparation. Art: Early Childhood Art Painting and Printmaking, and Collage and Construction Science/History: Topical Books and TV, nothing formal. Possibly adding Lego Simple Machines with daddy as a periodic project. Music: Might be starting piano with daddy, either K or 1st Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Ugh, I'm not completely sure... DS3 will be 5 in May. He just started CLE Math 100 this week (at his request), and he's reading around a mid-first to second grade level (it will likely be more like mid-second grade in 6 months... his oldest brother was exactly the same way). He needs some explicit phonics instruction at some point, and he likes workbooks. He also likes to do school independently - reading the instructions in math and following them... that sort of thing. Strange little kid. Oh, and he can write well - my first boy that LIKES to write. :lol: So tentatively... Math: CLE Math 100, moving into 200 mid-year Reading/Phonics: Probably run through R&S Phonics 1, since I have it. I also have the Reading, but I don't think he'll need that. Or I could jump ahead in the Reading a bit and start in a later unit. I don't know. Handwriting: Just incorporate that into Phonics. I also have Pentime 1, but I honestly don't think he'll need it if he's doing the Phonics writing. History: Tag along TOG Y1 LG (middle son is also LG level). This is optional. He can leave the room if he's not interested. Science: Tag along Science in the Beginning/Science in Ancient Times. Again, optional. He can leave the room if he's bored (though he likes Science in the Beginning now, so I don't see him leaving the room next year ;) ) Basically, he's doing all this now except the Phonics. He has the Phonics and sometimes pulls it out to work on it on his own, but he's not always in the mood, and I'm cool with that. I've debated just waiting until 1st grade and running through R&S Phonics 2 (what I wish I'd done with DS1 in first grade). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Nico turns 5 in mid-May. He's been doing pre-k at home, so this is all tentative, levels dependent on how far we get this year. Phonics/spelling/handwriting: LOE Foundations (not sure about the level; he's moving nicely through CVC now, after having struggled a bit with it at first) Math: continue with Miquon, add in CLE Math 1 Readers: Seton's "Faith and Freedom" series for grade 1 Religion: Seton's Pre-K religion, saint books, coloring books and crafts Science and history: informal. I'm considering FIAR. He enjoys watching Magic School Bus vids as well. Other: Rod and Staff's GHI series and Calendar book Extras: he'll play t-ball in the fall, I hope, and I'm going to buy some Equilbro blocks and Little Pim Italian. He's a pretty active little boy. He doesn't care for phonics, although he does okay with it. He tends to excel in maths, and he's our builder, so a good part of his day will be spent with his blocks (the new ones, his already acquired Archiquest set, legos, etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Bible: Sword Fighting for memory verses. Reading through The Story for Kids (she'll do a coloring page and narration and listen when her older brother and I discuss what we learned). I might read through Leading Little Ones to God for her, as I did for her brother when he was in K.Math: Math Lessons for a Living Education Phonics: Logic of English Foundations Science: I want to get a few BFSU lessons in this year. We're also going to try Everyday Science Mysteries. Listening to plenty of read alouds. Tagging along with history and geography with her older brother when she wants to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssavings Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Math: - RightStart A, Singapore Essentials B and 1A. LA: - OPGTR - Happy Phonics - Getty Dubay (Or LoE Foundations) History/Science/Geography: - Evan-Moor Beginning Geography - Follow along with history & science w/ siblings (STOW2, physics - library books/experiment kits/encyclopedias/notebooking) Memoria Press Read-Alouds and Enrichments Artistic Pursuits Song School LatinPiano lessonsReligion? IDK. Family Formation? Catholic Icing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maela Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 DS will not technically be in K next year as he has an early October birthday and the cutoff date in CA has now been moved to Sep.1st for 2014. But he'll be doing K level school work. We'll be continuing with OPGTR, he'll be working on his handwriting, and he'll start Math Mammoth 1A. Everything else will be optional - whatever he wants to join in on with his big sister. I'll be reading SotW 2 to her. For science, we just research and read about any questions they have and do experiments (mostly using Developing Critical Thinking Through Science). We learn about one musician and one artist each month, and he's usually pretty interested in that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg429 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 DD will be 5 in August, and we will be starting K in September. Phonics: AAR Level 1/2 (We're over half way through level 1 now, we'll see how far she gets) Math: Singapore 1 A/B Handwriting: Zaner-Bloser Handwriting K FIAR - Social Studies, LA, Science and Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyP Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Miquon math Pathway Readers Language Lessons Through Literature 1 tagging along with older siblings: BFSU TOG Year 2 La Clase Divertida 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverwood Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I am going to take a minimal approach with my DS. Math: Horizons K Phonics: OPGTTR Handwriting: A Reason for Handwriting He will tag-along for history and science. We will also be doing FIAR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lea_lpz Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 This is for my youngest who will enter k next year: MFW K: Lang, math, Bible (he did the complete version as a tag along at 3, when dd was 5, but didn't do any of the seat work or really "get" the Bible) Math: Singapore Early Bird Math 1A / 1B Handwriting: HWOT K Lit. -FIAR (just to try and change stuff up a bit I'd like to row a book about 3 days a week for 2 weeks I am thinking, if time allows) Foreign Lang. - tag along to La Clase Divertida level 3 Core- tag along for MFW Adventures and / or POAG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicianmom Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Ds will be 5 in August. He'll go to a drop-off tutorial 2x/week to cover history, science, art, and PE. The other days we'll cover reading (OPGTR and 100 Easy Lessons), spelling (AAS 1), handwriting (HWT K) and math (Singapore 1a/1b). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WistfulRidge Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 DS1 will be 5 in June and we'll start official K in August. Reading: Continue working through OPGTR, BOB books and various other readers Math: Finish up Singapore Essentials B (if we don't finish it before then) then moving on to Math Mammoth 1. Probably some of MEP 1 too. This kid really loves doing math. Handwriting: HWOT K + some copy work Spelling: AAS 1 Science: Elemental Science Exploring Science Literature: Putting together my own thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndGenHomeschooler Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 My ds4 has a November birthday and I haven't decided for sure when I'll start K with him. In our state the cutoff is Dec 31 so technically I could send him to school. That being said, there are no reporting/notifying requirements in our state so it doesn't really matter when I start him. Also, we are year-round homeschoolers and I tend to start new things at odd times. :-) If I do start K in the fall my tentative plan is: Letter of the week for phonics. I'll design my own and gradually work from there into A Beka readers. Singapore Early Bird Math. I use Singapore with my girls but didn't start any of them until 1a. This time around I think I'll try their K program. R&S preschool/K books. We've just recently started the series and he loves it so we'll just keep going. FIAR - I have the book but we haven't really started on it yet. I was hoping to start it in January with my 4 and 6 year olds but it just didn't happen after the first week. Piano lessons. I teach my kids myself and usually start them after they turn 4. He'll also continue to tag along with his big sisters whenever he wants to on: Science - Apologia and Science in the Beginning History - Diana Waring's History Revealed (my tweaked version for little kids) Read Alouds Geography of the U.S. - We're using the R&S states coloring book and doing one state per week La Clase Divertida level 2 This is what I'm hoping to do in the fall but I'd have a very young Ker so I'll see where we're at after the summer and decide for sure then. I started one dd in June and one in January so I'm not too attached to a September start. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonflyer Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 My son will be 5 in November and is currently reading at a 2nd grade level. We start Kindergarten in July. Spelling and Science (mostly literature based) will be the focus of our K year, everything else will be fun to play with: Art – Baby Lambs; knitting spool Bible – Genesis, Psalms Geography - continents, oceans, states, capitols, cardinal directions, draw lines of lat/long Handwriting –MP Copybook I History - SOTWv1 audio book, listen only Languages – watch Chinese and Arabic TV shows, learn Mandarin and Arabic alphabets; Arabian Sinbad Math – MM1; LofF Morning Time - Bible, hymns, poetry, read-alouds Music - My First Piano Adventure Phys Ed - Gymnastics Science – Peterson First Guide to Insects/Birds/Butterflies & Moths/Trees/Wildflowers/Reptile & Amphib/Fish set; unit study style with read-alouds tied to these subjects Spelling – AAS1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMC Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 My ds turned 5 in November. In our state, the cut off for kindergarten is in September. So we have been calling this year K4 and he will start K5 in August. We will mostly just continue what we have been doing: RLTL 1 (We made it about 1/2 way through OPGTTR and then switched to RLTL 1 in January). We will move onto level 2 when we finish. LLTL 0 Pathways. We will start LLTL when his reading skills are a little more solid. (We may wait until 1st). Finish Math Mammoth 1 and start 2 probably. Home Art Studio Interest led science (some BFSU) What we are adding: A literature based geography study coupled with the Complete Book of Animals. Spanish - not sure what, something free preferably. Great thread - I love to see what everyone else is doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 This is our Preschool/Kindergarten routine. We still have a year, but I'm a planner :) MFW K/1st GSWS and flashcards Hey Andrew Ambleside Year 0 He will begin a nature journal as we already hike 4-5 days a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabi Sabi Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 We're just finishing up kindergarten. We started kindergarten when she turned five last February and are just now transitioning into first grade materials. This is mostly what we've done for the past year: Explode the Code books 1, 2 and 3 OPGTR Mathematical Reasoning A Draw Write Now Some homemade units on money and using a calendar Lots of interest led science, history and geography including educational shows on DVD/Netflix (Magic School Bus, American Girl movies, Popular Mechanics for Kids, Liberty Kids, etc.) Lots of read alouds, picture books and audio books A Waldorf based class with other 5/6 year olds twice a month (seasonal stories, plays, folktales, art, cooking, etc.) Large projects for each of our homeschool groups annual learning fairs: science fair, biography fair and international fair A nature class twice a month Regular field trips Weekly dance class Weekly park day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 DD just turned 5 and we're ramping up toward kindergarten activities, hopefully starting this week. She loves more.Starfall and I might buy a subscription. Reading: She does Phonics with Phonograms on the IPad, and reads books. Math: Singapore 1A. Penmanship: Rhythm of Handwriting manuscript. Spelling: AAS1. History: Tag-along with DS (eclectic study of Ancients) Science: Magic Schoolbus kits, might bring out some ideas from BFSU. All very casual and unpressured, my #1 goal is a love of learning and #2 is to keep up with reading and math skills. Everything else is gravy. She also goes to a non-academic preschool for 7.5 hours a week, where they do simple unit studies based on picture books and games (like bears/hibernation) and messy art and once a week journaling (student draws a picture, an adult helps them to caption it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristi26 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 YDS (he has a May birthday) starts K this coming school year, so sometime after July 1. This is my tentative plan at this point: Writing/Reading/Phonics: IEW-PAL writing and reading Math: MUS Primer (manipulatives and activity guide only; no student book) Science: Tag along with DD and DS11 for Apologia Land Animals Swimming Creatures History: Tag along with other kids for ancients Geography through Art Art: co-op class PE: group games at co-op We'll also read LOTS of great books together and have lots of fun. Kindergarten should be fun, right? So games, activities, crafts, and FUN are the main thing on our list. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakpak Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 My child is after-schooled. I can't fully imagine where my child will be by fall, but here's a guess: Math: Singapore Math 1B or 2A Handwriting: continuing cursive (will prob have finished New American Cursive) Spelling/dictation/writing: AAS2 Spanish: continue reading lots, possibly take a class, Salsa & allow more TV-viewing, Rosetta Stone, continue writing and reading Spanish Latin: begin Song School Latin French: possibly restart if there's interest/time. Just reading books & listening to music mostly Geography: continue doing unit studies by country. Evan-Moor Beginning Geography History: continue SOTW1 (She reads the MTH books repeatedly). Blend into geography unit studies Piano lessons from me. Probably finishing up the Music for Little Mozart Series and/or starting Faber's Piano Adventures Violin lessons (using Suzuki book 1) Ballet & be in the Nutcracker again Science: continue nature journal. Lots of library books. Again, we cover lots of natural history/biology with our geography unit studies. Ooh, I'm going to get Snap Circuits for her birthday! Possibly Soccer Reading: continue at her pace...she's around 3rd/4th grade level right now, so 4th/5th by fall? Probably will start some FLL or MCT in the fall. This summer: swim lessons, tap dancing?, nature camp for a week, and lots of camping, biking, hiking and outdoor play, music festivals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I've revised my plan for next year, lol. New plan is as follows: Math: Mathematical Reasoning B, transition to Horizons or CLE after Phonics: Little Angels Readers Handwriting: HWOT Spelling:? Science: Behold and See 1 + literature units on space, human body, etc Art: Art 1 for Young Catholics, MP's art cards Religion: OLVS - cherry picking from their kindergarten and grade 1 texts, loads of Father Lovasik books Music: Making Music, Praying Twice Other: Hands on Thinking Skills (CTC), Equilibro blocks/games, Seton grade 1 Faith and Freedom Readers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeekaao Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I just started my daughter in kindergarten in January. I plan on doing it year round. Our plan is: Phonics: OPGTR, MCP Math: Saxon Religion: our lady of victory k curriculum Art: our lady of victory, and mommy it's a Renoir Handwriting: handwriting without tears Music: making music praying twice Beginning geography, and stories of great Americans for little americans Nature study with notebook Science: we have been reading books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 EDITED/CHANGED 9 SEPTEMBER: Not telling because it keeps changing to whatever she will go for this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Mine turns five two weeks after the state cutoff, so we will be doing K4 with what his brother used four years ago: Sonlight P4/5 – God’s World Sonlight Readers and Language Arts Grade 1 Sing, Spell, Read, Write Level 1 Handwriting Without Tears K Explode the Code Books 1, 2, and 3 --- Singapore Essential Math A and B --- Signing Time DVDs --- Critical Thinking Company Building Thinking Skills Primary Critical Thinking Company Hands On Thinking Skills Critical Thinking Company Mind Benders Books 1 and 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smarson Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Wow!! I have say to all of you who have commented on this thread, THANK YOU!!! Your comments and lists of what you have planned for your Kindergartener this coming school hear has been SO encouraging! I've been planning our school year as well and was feeling a bit insecure about how much I was planning. Not anymore, thanks to all of you wonderful ladies!!! Here's what I have planned: Language arts - Logic of English Foundations Math - don't have this nailed down yet. Looking at Math U see, Horizons, Critical Thinking Co. Math... Science - Sonlight Science A or Nancy Larson History/Geography - TOG Y1 Bible - Big Truths for Young Hearts and Gospel Story Bible with Long Story Short Art - Usborne Playtime I can draw or Draw Write now Through History Foreign Language - Song School Latin Critical Thinking - Hands On Thinking Skills and/or Building Thinking Skills Primary Music - Stories of the Great Composers and piano lessons. Of course, not everything will be covered every day and it may take us two years to get through Y1 of TOG but I'm okay with that. I'll let my daughter set the pace (mostly) and we'll just run with it. I'm hoping and praying it's a fun year and that she'll be excited to start a new routine! We've been trying to do Horizons Preschool this year and while we love it, she goes through hills & valleys of being interested and not-so-interested in school. I'm trying my best to be patient, remember she just turned 5 last week, and not put too much pressure on preschool. Anyway, THANK YOU all for your encouragement (without even know you were doing it!) Ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrindam Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 MP 1st Grade Enrichment Horizons Math & Beast Academy Horizons grade 2 penmanship Lego Simple Machines/Simple and Motorized Mechanisms Beautiful Feet: Early American Primary NOEO Science lots of reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reign Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I am not sure if youngest will be K or PK next fall. Regardless she will be finishing OPGTR and starting MM1. She will join her sisters in Song School Latin and SOTW. We do our own science, music, and art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlcc Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Momma2SweetKids Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Reading: AAR PreReader and then AAR 1 whenever we finish. Math: Making Math Meaningful Level K Bible: Bible Study Guide for All Ages Unit 1 Science: Answer in Genesis God's Design series History: Tapestry of Grace - Their new one being released soon for young kids. Spanish: Song School Spanish Fill in with activities from Answers for PreSchoolers and a hodgepodge of books/printouts for practicing to write. A lot of free time to explore and play. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I'm doing Kinder know with my 5.5 yr old. She's using: ETC some of the HIG games/activities in Singapore 1A, a few of the beginning pages in BJU Math 1 stories in an illustrated Bible + the Bible Doodle Book Berenstain Bears Big Book of Science (I think that's the title) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ailysh Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 We'll be doing k this year, we've already started some things. RLtL level 2 Magic School Bus Science Club Lots of Reading math??? We might wait till next year on that My own handwriting practice I was thinking about MP's enrichment program but haven't decided. Maybe I should get going on my planning. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticmomma Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Singapore essentials Llatl blue Road trip USA (confessions of a homeschooler) Home art studio Composer study Artist study (confessions of a homeschooler) Gymnastics Mom based health (required by my state) Magic school bus science Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Dd4 will be doing PreK/K next year. It will be mostly K material, but I will call it PreK. I learned this lesson with my first child. Art: various resources including Atelier Art and How to Teach Art to Children Bible: Vos Story Bible, Wee Sing Bible Songs, and Big Picture Bible Timeline Literature: start with Literature Pockets: Nursery Rhymes and move into FIAR Math: start with Miquon and move into Saxon 1, with various other resources like RS math games as we desire Reading: start with HOP yellow book and move into Phonics Museum History and Science: Tag along with boys (or not) on Adventures in the Sea and Sky Extras: Signing Times videos Melody Lane videos Awanas TKD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Victoria~ Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 We are wrapping up K and this is what we have used. We school 3 days a week. Reading - PAL (we took it slowly and spread it over 2 years - very happy with it) and readers from the library Spelling - AAS 1 (started this when he was almost finished with handwriting and halfway through PAL) Handwriting - HWOT k Math - MUS Alpha History - Beginning Geography (love!) Science - totally fell off the bandwagon, lol Foreign Lang - Salsa videos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 We are wrapping up K and this is what we have used. We school 3 days a week. Reading - PAL (we took it slowly and spread it over 2 years - very happy with it) and readers from the library Spelling - AAS 1 (started this when he was almost finished with handwriting and halfway through PAL) Handwriting - HWOT k Math - MUS Alpha History - Beginning Geography (love!) Science - totally fell off the bandwagon, lol Foreign Lang - Salsa videos Not trying to derail. May I ask a question? I read in another thread that your child is almost finished with PAL. Approximately what level of reading does this program take a child to? I'm going to the convention in SC and want to buy PAL, but I'm curious what phonics program we would use after PAL, or if continuing in AAS would be enough. TIA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mprez Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 We are finishing up with random work books I bought before our family made the decision to homeschool. We have kumon, brain quest, spectrum and AOP, etc. We are following Japan's school year by starting in April. DD just turned 5. We are using CLE 1st grade for Math, Reading and LA Science - science is simple, mini book print outs Social Studies - biography readers, culture studies Art - painting and drawing in Waldorf schools, origami level 2 and 3. Foreign language - Nihongo We are only doing classes 3x a week. She does as many lessons she wants in the work books. Twice a week we go out to interact with the locals in the park, do our errands and try out the food so DD can practice Nihongo. She picks out books she likes at the library and reads them on her free time, I let her choose which one she wants me to read to her at bedtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FromA2Z Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 We will be doing K-4 this year as my son missed the cutoff date by 2 weeks. I'm still at the point that I'm happy to be keeping him another year! I may not feel the same way when he's 18 though. He is really not ready to start a full load anyway as my elder ds was. We school 4x a week. Phonics - LOE level A. - 15 min a day Math - RS A - 15 min. A day Wee folk art read alouds plus some activities Tagging along w/ brother if he wants: TOG Year 1 Elemental Science- Sassafras zoology and anatomy Song school Spanish Artistic Pursuits - book 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a27mom Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 We started "K" this week guess. Dd2 will be 5 next month, and I needed to give her her own school work. We are using math: MEP year 1 Phonics/handwriting: LoE Foundations (we will start this as soon as it arrives) I focus on the basics at this point. She takes a swim and gym class as well. We do a lot of science/social studies in an unschooling way. I would like to find something about Rocks to study for elementary age kids. She has been extremely interested in rocks for a few years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommytoFour Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 ...I would like to find something about Rocks to study for elementary age kids. She has been extremely interested in rocks for a few years now. Here are a few things for rocks: http://www.parents.com/blogs/homeschool-den/2013/02/11/science/rocks-and-minerals-packet/ (free) http://www.intellegounitstudies.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_9_10&products_id=15 http://noahsarkhomeschoolacademy.blogspot.com/2012/11/rock-mineral-and-gems-unit-study.html (this one has lots of links) I haven't used any of them yet, but I saved the links because one of my kids is very interested in rocks too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy_of_4 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 My 5.5yr od DD just started K. She is using CLE math, Abeka Phonics, BJU handwriting and library books for science and social studies/history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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