Children of Light Christian Academy





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Aug. 6, 2009
What We Did...Last School Year (2008-2009)

All three kids

- Bible study/Prayer Time: Bible, Firm Foundations: Creation to Christ, Remembering God's Awesome Acts, The Greenleaf Guide to Old Testament History, and Bible Atlas

- Science Experiments: Various books, Robert Krampft, the Happy Scientist

- Some of our Read-Alouds: Abe Lincoln: Log Cabin to White House, Noah Webster's Advice to the Young, 365 Manners Kids Should Know, Boyhood and Beyond (just to the boys), etc.


My daughter (15 then): Grade 10

- Bible: The Kingdom of God: A Guide for Old Testament Study

- Math: Saxon Algebra II

- Science:  Apologia Biology, Genetics class (at George Fox University)

- Literature: ABeka Backgrounds to World Literature plus a variety of books

- History: Streams of Civilization Volume I (CLP)

- P.E.: hiking, jogging 

- Writing: articles for Growing in Grace Magazine, short stories, novels

- Fine Arts: Drawing, filmmaking (she made her first short film, How Would You Feel?), homemaking skills including knitting, cross-stitching, cooking, baking, etc.

- Music: piano

- Language: Thai


My 10 yo son

- Math: Modern Curriculum Press Mathematics F

- Science: ABeka Observing God's World

- Health: ABeka Choosing Good Health

- History and Geography: ABeka New World History and Geography, Mystery of History I

- Language Arts/Grammar: Learning Language Arts through Literature-The Tan Book, Daily Grams

- Spelling: ABeka Spelling, Vocabulary, Poetry 6

- Reading: ABeka Of America 2, Voyage of Discovery, Calls to Courage (Christian Light Education) Houghton Mifflin English, various books including Little House in the Big Woods, books on birds, etc.

- Reading Comprehension: ABeka

- Cursive Handwriting: Writing with Power (CLP)

- Writing: Easy Writing, ABeka Creative Writing, Basic Writing Skills workbook 

- P.E.: basketball, soccer, hiking, baseball

- Music: piano

- Typing: Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing CDrom

- Art: drawing using various books


My 7 yo son

- Bible: Studying God's Word Book B (Christian Liberty Press)

- Math: Singapore Math 2A, 2B, Primary Mathematics Challenging Word Problems, Saxon Math 3 (Part Two)

- Phonics plus writing: The Writing Road to Reading

- Reading: ABeka readers including Growing Up Where Jesus Lived, Christian Liberty Nature Reader Book 2, More New Friends (Pathway Publishers), BJU Reading 2, various books

- Spelling: Building Spelling Skills Book 2 (Christian Liberty Press)

- Language Arts/Grammar: Learning Language Arts through Literature--The Red Book, Daily Grams

- Vocabulary: Explode the Code 8

- Penmanship: ABeka Writing with Phonics

- Science: God's Wonderful Works (CLP), Rod & Staff Patterns of Nature 2

- Health: ABeka Health, Safety, Manners 2

- History: Our Nation Under God (CLP), Mystery of History I

- Art: drawing using various books

- Music: piano

- P.E.: soccer, basketball, baseball, hiking

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