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Just An Ordinary Mommy
Monday, July 23, 2007
A New Year....
I finally got our books for homeschooling ordered! I have to admit, I struggled a little bit this year on how to do things and what to emphasize. After going back and forth and back and forth, I finally decided on Further Up and Further In, published by Cadron Creek. The study is based on the Narnia series by C.S. Lewis. Both girls are very much into things like Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and Star Wars right now, so I'm thinking this will be a very good fit for us. I've already looked through the book and am completely blown away by it. I can see this is one curriculum we'll be remembering forever.
Because Further Up and Further In covers almost all of the basics required, we only needed to add in math and English. Math is not either girls' favorite, so we are going very basic and using Practical Arithmetic. It's a solid program without any bells or whistles. We'll see how it works, but it looks good. :)
And for English, Hershey will be doing LLATL again. She has done it twice before and because she is very strong in English, it is a good choice for her. She needs a literary challenge and LLATL has been very good at building on her skills while stretching her mind. Tibs took a huge leap forward with her spelling and reading last year, so this year we're going to be using a book that is all encompassing and will continue to build both. The McGuffey Speller has been around since the 1800's and not only teaches spelling, but also moral values. A win/win in my book. :)
So that's it in a nutshell. Peanut will be doing preschool as she is able. She's a smart little one and I think she'll be excited to actually "do" school this year. :)
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