lovinmomma Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I'm hoping to bring my oldest daughter back home for 5th grade. I could tell you all about homeschooling and every single curric out there 2 years ago. Today, not so much. I've been out of the loop, and I've never taught a child at home in later elementary grades. I would love to know what everyone is doing for 5th so that I can start researching now (she's at the end of her 3rd grade year). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Well, DS10 is in 5th grade right now and here is what we're using: Math Mammoth 5A (he completed 4B recently) Serl's Intermediate Language Lessons (ILL) Wordsmith Apprentice Story of the World 4: Modern Times and AG plus coloring pages BFSU 2: Elementary Science Education Evan-Moor 7 Continents: Asia Natural Speller and Spelling City Vocabulary Cartoons Duolingo, Rosetta Stone, So You Really Want to Learn Spanish Book 1 Poetry for Young People Series: Carl Sandburg and Maya Angelou The Story of the Orchestra Art curriculum by Daddy: Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso GD Italic Handwriting Book D (cursive) Living books, discussions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinmomma Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 Well, DS10 is in 5th grade right now and here is what we're using: Math Mammoth 5A (he completed 4B recently) Serl's Intermediate Language Lessons (ILL) Wordsmith Apprentice Story of the World 4: Modern Times and AG plus coloring pages BFSU 2: Elementary Science Education Evan-Moor 7 Continents: Asia Natural Speller and Spelling City Vocabulary Cartoons Duolingo, Rosetta Stone, So You Really Want to Learn Spanish Book 1 Poetry for Young People Series: Carl Sandburg and Maya Angelou The Story of the Orchestra Art curriculum by Daddy: Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso GD Italic Handwriting Book D (cursive) Living books, discussions Thank you! Does Math Mammoth still just go through elementary grades? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 It goes all through 6th. In 7th it has worksheets but no instructions. I'm planning on using the worksheets for extra practice in conjunction with Dolciani's Pre-Algebra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinmomma Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 It goes all through 6th. In 7th it has worksheets but no instructions. I'm planning on using the worksheets for extra practice in conjunction with Dolciani's Pre-Algebra. Ok, that's what I was wondering. I didn't know if it was best to use a something that would take us through highschool since we will be starting it in 5th. MM is what we used to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking-Iris Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 This year my oldest has used Saxon math. It's either loved or hated, but I really like it. I've recently added Math In Focus for a change. I'm not sure if I'll continue with Saxon (what I want to do) or continue with MIF. We use Bravewriter and WWE for writing. I also really like Easy Grammar for grammar concepts. We've recently added Killgallon and he took to it immediately. I think I'll stay with those books from now on. Sequential Spelling and Vocab From Classical Roots round out the lang arts. We're studying US History this year. We've been using Joy Hakim's series with the Oxford University Press guides. We've been slowly working our way through Real Science Odyssey Biology. And lots of other random resources and rabbit trails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel Mertz Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Here's what we're currently using for 5th: Math - Singapore Logic - materials from Prufrock Press Writing - for a reluctant writer - CAP's Writing and Rhetoric along with a few BraveWriter twists and an occasional foray into WWE Spelling - We were using AAS, but have temporarily strayed into spelling worksheets from EdHelper Grammar - Finishing FLL and occasionally using Editor-in-Chief Latin - The Big Book of Lively Latin Spanish - Elementary Spanish via Discovery Education Streaming Plus History - SOTW 3 along with Hakim's History of US Science - Pandia Press, Real Science Odyssey, Life 2 Geography - games mostly Handwriting - still doing copywork to improve handwriting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Horizon's 5 Math TOG history Sonlight/TOG lit WWS 1 Elementary Greek Abeka Science 5/Prentice Hall Science Explorer Weather unit Apples and Pears Spelling Daily Grams Rod and Staff 5 --just the grammar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Lial's Basic College Math (just switched from CLE) Key to Fractions, Decimals & Percents Phonetic Zoo Classical Academic Press Writing & Rhetoric First Language Lessons 4 Further Up and Further In (lit study) Story of the World vol 4 Winter Promise Equine Science Getting Started with Latin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 My daughter will be in 5th next year. This *was* my plan: Teaching Textbooks 5 & Mathmania Easy Grammar Writing Tales Spelling Wisdom & Sequential Spelling Beautiful Feet Early American History IntermediateBeautiful Feet History of the Horse Which Way USA Noeo Science Chemistry 2 Buuut...my plan got totally changed last week. We'll be using BookShark (the new secular Sonlight). I'll still be using TT5 & Sequential Spelling (since they come with BkSk), Mathmania, WWUSA, Spelling Wisdom, and History of the Horse. I'm very excited about next year! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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................... Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 My dd will be using Horizons Math 5 CAP Latin for Children Shurley English 5 Probably Writing and Rhetoric Book 2&3 (unless I decide to use the writing in Shurley) I'll decide this week ACE Word Building 5 In just recently discovered what a I think is a bit of a learning issue in my dd and so I am carefully choosing repetitive programs and focusing on the basics. She will be doing a low key History of the horse thing from BF as a co-op with her best friend. And for Science she will do Apologia Swimming Creatures. But the bulk of our time will be on strengthening grammar and starting Latin, and staying strong in math. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkyandtheBrains. Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 For fifth this year we used : Oak Meadow 5- Math Mammoth AoPS pre-algebra CNN student news Minimus Latin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifesadream83 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 We will be using Book Shark 3 next year for 5th. I is the equivalent to Sonlight Core D only secular for History, LA and Science, Math in Focus 5, song school latin 2, All About Spelling 4 &5, the first half of Beautiful Feet Geography, Artisitic Pursuits 4 (finishing), Classic Kids Collection 2 Music, Nature Study with/Outdoor Challenge, The Way things Work (yesterday's Classic) and I am not sure Shakespeare Play yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarawatsonim Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I'm all over the place so this is galway tentative. Grammar: Analytical Grammar Jr.Writing: WWS 1 at half pace / KillgallonSpelling: Apples and PearsLiterature: Read, Read, ReadFrench: Rosetta Stone, So You Really Want to Learn French, maybe K12Math: Jump Math, LOF Fractions, Decimals and PercentsScience: Elemental Life Science for Logic Stage, Hakim's Story of Science and lots of Documentaries History: Human Odyssey, Timeline Book, Map Vocabulary: Vocabulary from Classical Roots ​Geography: McHenry's Drawing the World by Art Logic: Mindbenders and or Logic Liftoff Extra: Ancient Egypt from the Great Courses (her passion) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinmomma Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 If I used AAS would I start at the beginning and go all the way back through? One of my issues right now is that dd doesn't understand the "why" behind her spelling. She's just memorizing lists every week. I used to be very minimalist in my homeschooling, but I guess I'm going to have to kick it up a few notches for 5th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I currently have a 5th grader. Here's what he's doing: Language Arts: The Language Mechanic, copy work, dictation Geometry: Doodle Yourself Smart Geometry, Blueprint for Geometry, Drawing Geometry, Designing Playgrounds, Zometool Geometry, daily arithmetic review sheet History: Story of the World 4 Science: Ellen McHenry's The Elements and Carbon Chemistry, The Elements (book), reading Herpetology books on his own (like Venomous Snakes of the World) Harry Potter Unit Study - reading through the HP books, spent a month on Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Night's Dream, The Bard of Avon), unit on plant identification, mythical creatures/monsters/cryptozoology, The Great and Terrible Quest, study of medieval times, Cathedral and Castle (Macaulay books), fiction like Tale of Desperaux - Redwall - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH - Bridge to Terabithia - Holes - Gentle Ben... He also did an Asian-themed literature study over the fall/winter. I can't remember all the books he read, but some of them were...The Cat Who Went to Heaven, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, Call It Courage, The Kite Fighters... Good luck! If you decide to use AAS...my younger two kids use that for spelling and we really like it. It's a very good program. The first book starts at the very beginning with phonics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlcc Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 This thread will be helpful. Anyone want to ponder next year? Fifth grade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinmomma Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 This thread will be helpful. Anyone want to ponder next year? Fifth grade? Thank you! Off to read this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinmomma Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 I currently have a 5th grader. Here's what he's doing: Language Arts: The Language Mechanic, copy work, dictation Geometry: Doodle Yourself Smart Geometry, Blueprint for Geometry, Drawing Geometry, Designing Playgrounds, Zometool Geometry, daily arithmetic review sheet History: Story of the World 4 Science: Ellen McHenry's The Elements and Carbon Chemistry, The Elements (book), reading Herpetology books on his own (like Venomous Snakes of the World) Harry Potter Unit Study - reading through the HP books, spent a month on Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Night's Dream, The Bard of Avon), unit on plant identification, mythical creatures/monsters/cryptozoology, The Great and Terrible Quest, study of medieval times, Cathedral and Castle (Macaulay books), fiction like Tale of Desperaux - Redwall - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH - Bridge to Terabithia - Holes - Gentle Ben... He also did an Asian-themed literature study over the fall/winter. I can't remember all the books he read, but some of them were...The Cat Who Went to Heaven, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, Call It Courage, The Kite Fighters... Good luck! If you decide to use AAS...my younger two kids use that for spelling and we really like it. It's a very good program. The first book starts at the very beginning with phonics. We used to really enjoy AAS. Just unsure how we would start up again with a 5th grader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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