Lovedtodeath Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 We just started spelling today, and FLL will come next, in a few weeks. WWE is probably not going to happen until much later. I also saw that TWTM recommends starting science after the other subjects are well established (though it does not apply to me). What about you? Are you staggering start times for any subjects? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plain jane Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 We just started spelling today, and FLL will come next, in a few weeks. WWE is probably not going to happen until much later. I also saw that TWTM recommends starting science after the other subjects are well established (though it does not apply to me). What about you? Are you staggering start times for any subjects? I am, but only because we moved and I can't find all my curriculum right now.:glare: I kept out the basics so we're going ahead with math, grammar, spelling, reading, science (sans experiments) and some (scaled back) history. I have yet to dig out Latin, IEW, geography and all my art supplies.:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 We are, because we just had a baby August 3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 We are, because we just had a baby August 3! WOW! So are you starting ALL of your curriculum later in the year? (That's what I would do.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieF Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 For my 1st grader: We are starting FLL and WWE together in about a month once we have got to about lesson 100 in OPGTR. At Christmas we will probably start AAS level 1. Inbetween now and then we are also starting history and science, I expect within the next week we'll have that going regularly. We are currently doing handwriting, OPGTR, Rightstart, geography and memory work. Stephanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmamainva Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 For my 1st grader, I'm doing history and science separately. She has special needs and I didn't want to do too much with her each day and overwhelm her. So we're doing history now until Christmas break, and then science from January until the end of the school year in June. I also like this idea because science is fun to do in the spring, when everything's blooming and you want to be outside anyway!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 We are starting French in January, after the boys are well settled into Chinese Saturday school. Calvin will also take a chemistry exam in November, so we will start a computing course at the local college in January. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch at Home Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 We will start SOTW 4 once the younger siblings package comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trivium Academy Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Yes, we'll start Simply Spelling after dd8 finishes ETC books 7 & 8. Writing Tales 1 is waiting for us to finish Primary Language Lessons We have different focuses throughout the year for science and crafts to keep things fresh. I've been contemplating focusing on either French or Latin and then switching to the other, still thinking about this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwilliams1922 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I havent been able to get scince off the ground yet. I didn't realize it would take as much oversight. I stopped stressing about it and will try again in a couple weeks when everything else is established. I'm glad to read about this (I was having doubts about being a bad teacher) Lara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhrice3 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 We always start school as soon as swim season, both summer and USA, end. My kids are a little lost without it, and many friends leave town for vacation. We start math right off since it is review and my kids are math oriented. I let them do review lessons and test in the first few chapters so we always finish math texts. We, also, continue music through out the summer and reading. We set up the older ones schedules (we use Sonlight), and they start Bible, history, and read a-louds. I love read a-louds. I think that is why I started home schooling -- reading great books to all my kids curdled up on the couch or my bed! We typically start science later, but now the bigger kids start with it right off. They have been involved with Science Olympiad which occupies alot of winter time so they try to get ahead in their regular science. Foreign languages, Latin and SPanish, and writing/grammar are last. Maybe, it is because I have to fight my kids to do it, mostly writing. Of course, last year my freshman got behind in Spanish so he did it into June. By now we are in full swing and have about 5-6 weeks under our belts, if we don't head to the beach with Nana and Papa. ReneeR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhrice3 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Of course, sometimes we stagger things, because Mom forgets to order something, and it takes her weeks to figure it out!! ReneeR :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teresa in MO Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 My dd is getting married on Nov. 8th so we are sticking to the basics. I will add in the extras after the wedding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallory Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 We are, because we just had a baby August 3! Us too! Well, we had a baby August 18 and we started back after Labor Day. We are doing about half of our things and expect to start the rest at the beginning of October. We hadn't done any school since about April, and I am much more paitent and nicer with a new born then pregnant, so this works for us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewday Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I plan to start a writing program next quarter (Jan) with my oldest. She's finishing up the bit she has left of R&S English from last year and I think it's a good time for a bit of a grammar break. I also plan to start SOTW2 in about 4 weeks...only because we haven't finished SOTW1 yet. Along with SOTW2 I'm adding Biblioplan. Latin in a few weeks.... Art whenever I get the materials. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 My 7th grader won't be starting Traditional Logic until next semester. He'll have finished the R&S grammar book by then, so he'll have more time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 In January, we're adding My World and Globe, a gentle introduction to Geography for young children. Since MCP Math Grade 1 is a review of much of Kindergarten, we'll be starting this book and Miquon sometime in May or June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemMommy Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I learned the hard way that I get overwhelmed if I start it all and then I just "give up". I do much better if I start small, adjust to the load, let the kids adjust to the load, and then all more. The only drawback is that, truly, the load never seems easy, so sometimes I have to force myself to add stuff towards the end of the "ramp up". My goal is to have most of the curricula going by October 1st. I miss that goal a lot LOL!! How's that for honesty and transparency? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narrow Gate Academy Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 We always stagger our subjects in the first few weeks here as well. Still to add this year, Apologia's Zoology 2 sometime in October once we have completed #1. We'll start art at the same time since the book I have teaches drawing ocean animals. Hopefully we'll start some music other than piano this week or next. At some point I want some geography in the mix, but will probably wait until January for that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 We will be starting Latin later this year. Oh, art too. And hopefully before too long FLL 4 will be available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laylamcb Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I am. I have a Nature Girl, so I'm easing her into the academic life. :001_smile: We've kept up on phonics, Latin, math, and the AO reading list (which pulls in narration) for Year 1. She also takes a dance class. That's it so far. As the year goes on, I plan to introduce more regular nature study, penmanship, geography, FLL, maybe WWE, and then folk songs and hymns and drawing. But if we never get to those things this year, I'm OK with that, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 For first grade we still need to add in science (we've only been reading a few books sporadically), composer study, artist and picture study, and could be more consistent about art. I'd like to start nature notebooks, too. We have nature walks and look things up but haven't been documenting any of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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