Our schedule this year:
We usually start school around 8:30am and finish around noon. We get lunch going and after lunch we finish up any subjects that we didn't have time to get to before noon.
Daily
- Math
- Spelling
- Reading
- Portuguese
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
Writing - This is a four day a week subject.
Mon. Wed.
Science
Grammar
Tues. Thurs.
History
Sat. Sun.
Art and Music as time allows.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Monday, July 22, 2013
Curriculum 2013-2014
This year I will have a 4th grader and a kindergartener. I will also have a Pre-K and the toddler.
For our 4th grader:
Math: Saxon Math 4/5 - We have been using Saxon since we started homeschooling and my dd loves math so I keeping this one the same.
Grammar: First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind, Level 4 - We have also been with this curriculum since starting to homeschool. It does make us memorize lists but they do help with diagramming sentences and so we are sticking with it.
Spelling - All About Spelling, Level 4 - I can't say enough about this program. I love both their Spelling and Reading programs. My dd has improved so much in her spelling with this program. Even I have started to learn the rules of spelling.
History - Living History of Our World - American History - Volume 2&3 - We are continuing out study of American History this Year. This is a simple pick up and go program that come with a notebook and I love that at the end of the year I get a book of what my dd has learned.
Science - Apologia - Physiology and Human Anatomy - We worked our way through the cell and bones chapters before summer school started and so we plan on finishing the rest of this book. This program also comes with a notebook that I get to keep with things my dd has learned. Every once in a while I like to go back over it and review what we are doing.
Writing - Writing With Ease - Level 4 - I still have mixed feelings about this program. I like that it is pick up and go and I it doesn't take long for my dd to complete a lesson. On the other hand, we are not doing much of our own writing with this program. Apparently, we are doing more narration and dictation this year in preparation for next year in which we begin to write our own papers.
Reading - Sonlight - Level D Readers - We are using these just to be reading books on grade level. Dd is also required to read at least 20 minutes a day of fun reading.
Geography - Evan Moore Geography - We do a weeks worth of work, mostly orally, on Fridays. There are only two questions a day so to do a week's worth of work in one day is not hard at all.
Music - Homeschool in the Woods - Composer Study - We will be working our way through this hands-on study. It comes with music selections and I am hoping this will be a fun Friday study.
Art - 1-2-3 Painting - We have been working through the paintings in this book. There are only 5 or 6 paintings to do and then we will move on to the Busy Teachers Art Book or try some chalk pastel drawings from some tutorials I have found online.
For our 4th grader:
Math: Saxon Math 4/5 - We have been using Saxon since we started homeschooling and my dd loves math so I keeping this one the same.
Grammar: First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind, Level 4 - We have also been with this curriculum since starting to homeschool. It does make us memorize lists but they do help with diagramming sentences and so we are sticking with it.
Spelling - All About Spelling, Level 4 - I can't say enough about this program. I love both their Spelling and Reading programs. My dd has improved so much in her spelling with this program. Even I have started to learn the rules of spelling.
History - Living History of Our World - American History - Volume 2&3 - We are continuing out study of American History this Year. This is a simple pick up and go program that come with a notebook and I love that at the end of the year I get a book of what my dd has learned.
Science - Apologia - Physiology and Human Anatomy - We worked our way through the cell and bones chapters before summer school started and so we plan on finishing the rest of this book. This program also comes with a notebook that I get to keep with things my dd has learned. Every once in a while I like to go back over it and review what we are doing.
Writing - Writing With Ease - Level 4 - I still have mixed feelings about this program. I like that it is pick up and go and I it doesn't take long for my dd to complete a lesson. On the other hand, we are not doing much of our own writing with this program. Apparently, we are doing more narration and dictation this year in preparation for next year in which we begin to write our own papers.
Reading - Sonlight - Level D Readers - We are using these just to be reading books on grade level. Dd is also required to read at least 20 minutes a day of fun reading.
Geography - Evan Moore Geography - We do a weeks worth of work, mostly orally, on Fridays. There are only two questions a day so to do a week's worth of work in one day is not hard at all.
Music - Homeschool in the Woods - Composer Study - We will be working our way through this hands-on study. It comes with music selections and I am hoping this will be a fun Friday study.
Art - 1-2-3 Painting - We have been working through the paintings in this book. There are only 5 or 6 paintings to do and then we will move on to the Busy Teachers Art Book or try some chalk pastel drawings from some tutorials I have found online.
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