…(and a toddler and a baby!) Whew, its going to be one busy year! While we aren’t even near starting school again, I like to get my curriculum choices set and planned early on so that I can set it all aside and enjoy the summer. I like to combine my kiddos as much as possible, so a lot of this will look similar.
(top shelf: mom’s books and teacher guides; middle shelf: Lucy and Julia each have a side; bottom shelf: Esther and Isaac)
Lucy, 7th grade:
Bible – Lets Take a Walk Through an Orthodox Church, Keeper of the Light (chapter book about Saint Macrina)
History/ Geography – Story of the World 3, Daily Geography 5 by Evan Moore
Science – Abeka Observing God’s World and Health Book
Math – Teaching Textbooks 7
Reading – chapter books from Heart of Dakota lists, Progeny Press Witch of Blackbird Pond
Lang Arts – Rod and Staff English 4 and Spelling 7, copywork, Bravewriter Projects
Art/ Cooking/ Sewing – Home Art DVDs, Kids Cook Real Food, sewing projects
Other – Logic Countdown book, Duolingo Spanish, Piano lessons, game time, read alouds w Daddy, ballet
Julia, 5th grade:
Bible – Lets Take a Walk Through an Orthodox Church, Keeper of the Light (chapter book about Saint Macrina)
History/ Geography – Story of the World 3, Daily Geography 5 by Evan Moore
Science – Abeka Observing God’s World and Health Book
Math – Math Mammoth 5
Reading – chapter books from Heart of Dakota lists, Progeny Press Witch of Blackbird Pond
Lang Arts – Rod and Staff English 4 and Spelling 5, copywork, Bravewriter Projects
Art/ Cooking/ Sewing – Home Art DVDs, Kids Cook Real Food, sewing projects
Other – Logic Countdown book, Duolingo Spanish, Piano lessons, game time, read alouds w Daddy, ballet
Esther, 2nd grade:
Bible – Lets Take a Walk Through an Orthodox Church, Keeper of the Light (chapter book about Saint Macrina)
History/ Geography – Story of the World 3
Science – Patterns of Nature by Rod and Staff, Usborne Look Inside books
Math – Math Mammoth 2
Reading/ Phonics/ Handwriting/ Spelling – Rod and Staff
Art/ Cooking/ Sewing – Home Art DVDs, Kids Cook Real Food, sewing projects
Other – Little Pim Spanish, Piano lessons, game time, read alouds with Daddy, ballet
Isaac, K:
Bible – Lets Take a Walk Through an Orthodox Church, Keeper of the Light (chapter book about Saint Macrina)
History/ Geography – Story of the World 3
Science – Patterns of Nature by Rod and Staff, Usborne Look Inside books
Math – Evan Moore workbook
Reading/ Phonics/ Handwriting – Rod and Staff
Art/ Cooking/ Sewing – Home Art DVDs, Kids Cook Real Food, sewing projects
Other – Little Pim Spanish, game time, read alouds with Daddy
Colin, 3 years old:
A Year of Playing Skillfully preschool (Isaac and Esther will join him for some of this)
Rod and Staff workbook
Scheduling Notes:
*We are going to try listening to CDs at lunch (classical music, Spanish, stories, etc).
*Reading time happens with Dad before bed at night. They go through all sorts of chapter books together. Its definitely a highlight of our days.
*I’ve always wanted to have “game time”, but we don’t often get around to it. This fall I blocked off a whole afternoon once a week and cut everyone’s schoolwork a bit that day in order to make it happen. I’m excited about all of the learning that will happen during game time! (logic, math, and so on) Anything from Uno to Monopoly to Catan, etc goes.
* Art/ Cooking/ Sewing – we only do one of these per month. I rotate between them, and sometimes we don’t even get to them at all. That’s ok!
Humbled by the Honor 