We are starting our new school year now... in June... while everyone is on summer vacation.  I'm doing that because the kids have had a good month off and also because we will be moving sometime in the summer/fall... not sure when.  So, we started this week.  So far, ok.  Some kinks mainly dealing with time management to work out, but I think we are close to being ok.

This year there are 4 school aged children.  I'm starting with the oldest...

Austin, age 9, 4th grade

Language Arts

     *Spelling - The Phonetic Zoo (www.writing-edu.com) 

     *Grammar - Rod and Staff English 4 (www.http://www.rodandstaffbooks.com/)

     *Writing - Insitute for Excellence in Writing (www.writing-edu.com)

     *Readers - Sonlight Core 3 readers (www.sonlight.com)

     *Misc. - Wordly Wise 3000 book C; Reading Comprehension in Varied Subject Matter book C; Kidspiration (www.inspiration.com)

History

     *Sonlight Core 3 - Early American History (www.sonlight.com)

     *Story of the World Volume 3 (www.peacehillpress.com)

     *Story of the World Volume 3 activity guide (www.peacehillpress.com)

Science

     *Sonlight Science 3 (www.sonlight.com)

Math

     *Saxon Math 5/4

Nathan, age 8, 3rd grade

Language Arts

     *Spelling - The Phonetic Zoo (www.writing-edu.com) 

     *Grammar - Rod and Staff English 3 (www.http://www.rodandstaffbooks.com/)

     *Writing - Insitute for Excellence in Writing (www.writing-edu.com)

     *Readers - Sonlight Core 2 Intermediate readers (www.sonlight.com)

     *Misc. - Wordly Wise 3000 book A; Reading Comprehension in Varied Subject Matter book A; Kidspiration (www.inspiration.com)

History

     *Sonlight Core 3 - Early American History (www.sonlight.com)

     *Story of the World Volume 3 (www.peacehillpress.com)

     *Story of the World Volume 3 activity guide (www.peacehillpress.com)

Science

     *Sonlight Science 3 (www.sonlight.com)

Math

     *Saxon Math 5/4

     *Calculus By and For Young People

Adam, age 6, 1st grade

Language Arts

     *Readers - Dick and Jane books; "An I Can Read Book" level 1 then 2; Dr. Seuss

     *Phonics - Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading (www.peacehillpress.com)

     *Grammar - First Language Lessons (www.peacehillpress.com)

     *Handwriting - Handwriting Without Tears

     *Read Alouds - Sonlight PreK (www.sonlight.com)

     *various language arts 1st grade workbooks for reinforcement and busy work (so he is occupied and I can help the others)

Math

     *various workbooks dealing with addition, up to carrying; subtraction up to borrowing; beginning multiplication and division; measurement; time

History

     *Story of the World 3 (www.peacehillpress.com)

     *Story of the World 3 Activity Guide (www.peacehillpress.com)

Science

     *Sonlight Science 3 - tagging along - not full force

     *Sonlight PreK sciene books

Lauren, age 4 (5 in November), Kindergarten

Language Arts

     *Phonics - Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading (www.peacehillpress.com)

     *Handwriting - Handwriting Without Tears

     *Read Alouds - Sonlight PreK (www.sonlight.com)

Math

     *various workbooks dealing with addition; subtraction; measurement; time

History

     *Story of the World 3 (www.peacehillpress.com)

     *Story of the World 3 Activity Guide (www.peacehillpress.com)

Science

     *Sonlight PreK sciene books