Sep. 5, 2009 - Our curriculum for 2009 / 2010 school year
Well, we got back to school on August 3. The first week was a little bumpy, but now we are hitting our groove. This year I have a 9th grader (14yr dd), 5th grader (10yr ds), and a 3rd grader (soon to be 9yr ds).
9th grade
ENGLISH I: Literary Lessons from Lord of the Rings
k12 English Language Handbook
Vocabulary From Classical Roots
Extra Reading outside of LLotR
Poetry Memorization (month of August she memorized "The Raven" --Poe
MATH: Chalkdust Algebra I (finish up and begin Geometry)
SCIENCE: Apologia Biology through Apologia Academy
SPANISH: Rosetta Stone I and ABEKA Spanish I, watch shows/videos with dubbing in Spanish, draw comic strips in Spanish)
BIBLE/WORLDVIEW: Read through the Old Testament
Mere Christianity
Living a Life that Matters
What the Bible is All About
The Story of Philosophy
HISTORY: Ancient History (Western Civilizations as a spine)
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PE: Karate 2x's a week, plus daily walks/bike rides
HEALTH: ABEKA health. Once per quarter, pick a topic to research and write a paper on
ART: (this is her big interest so she spends lots of free time on this herself, plus once a week we do a lesson from Visual Manna so that she is exposed to different types of art. She also will be reading art history books)
CO-OP
5th GRADE:
ENGLISH: Rod and Staff English 5
Mixture of different books from each genre. Will cover diff. aspects and analyze
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SWR
Read Alouds
Poetry Memorization (2 per month)
Vocabulary take from literature, science, history
MATH: Saxon 6/5
SCIENCE: 1st 6 weeks RS4K Physics (after that I'm still searching, any ideas????)(3 to 4x's a week)
Nature Study and Nature Readers
HISTORY: Famous Men of Rome with accompanying student and teacher guides (4x's a week)
PE: Karate 2x's week plus daily walk/bike ride
ART: Visual Manna (1 x a week)
LATIN: Latina Christiana I (SP????)
Different materials from the Critical Thinking Co.
CO-OP
3rd GRADE:
ENGLISH: Rod and Staff English 3
SWR
Mixture of different books
Evan Moor Literature Pockets
Vocabulary from literature, history, science
Read Alouds
SCIENCE: Different books from the library along with experiment books (2x's wk)
Nature Study and read nature readers
HISTORY: American History (3x's a week)
Geographical unit studies (when we need a break or to go along with what is being read
MATH: Saxon 3
PE: Karate 2x's week plus daily walks/bike rides
ART: Visual Manna (1x a week)
LATIN: Prima Latina
Different materials from Critical Thinking Co.
CO-OP
Sometimes, I fret whether we are doing enough. I'm learning not to compare myself or my children to anyone else's idea of what's enough. I feel like my kids are learning and we are accomplishing all we can during the day. I know my kids have good hearts and that they love one another, and I give credit partly to homeschooling because they are not under constant peer pressure.
I also believe that sometimes people equate success in school with success in life. I've come to the conclusion of that is not always the case. I believe education can lead to a more fulfilling life experience. I don't necessarily believe that a straight A student, who just happens to be a great test taker, is better educated than the C student who studies hard and tries to learn, yet is a poor test taker.
Enough rambling.
Kristi
