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It seems today is the day for sharing our homeschool agendas and plans so here is some of what we intend to do this year. All three of my children are doing Science (insert grade level here) for Christian Schools by BJU Press. I like it because it compares Creationist to evolutionist theories and encourages the students to think for themselves. We will do science for six weeks and then switch to History. We will be doing Early American History, which I will loosely base on the Beautiful Feet curriculum. I intend to alternate science and history every six weeks. It is more difficult for us to try to do science and history at the same time due to my working part time. Oh, who am I kidding, it would be difficult for us if I didn't work outside the home; I'm not organized enough to handle it. When we receive our first issue of God's World magazine, we will begin a Current Events course, perhaps a few days a week, which will fall into the realm of Social Studies. For math, my sixth grade son is doing Keys to Decimals and will do introductory algebra later in the year. My fourth grade daughter is working in a textbook by SRA published for public schools, some of it I skip because it includes some of the public school type "unnecessariness". My second grade daughter is working in a "vintage" SRA math book from the 70's I found at a used homeschool curriculum sale. My son is in Learning Language Arts Through Literature, the tan book, and is currently doing a book study on Carry On, Mr. Bowditch. I am also counting this for his history. Both my daughters are in LIFEPAC by Alpha Omega for Language Arts. My 2nd grade daughter tested out of the first six booklets and is currently working on the 7th of ten. We are using Purposeful Design Spelling for all three children at their grade levels and I really like it because it has many language arts components to it, which my son especially needs. For Bible, each child is reading daily in Every Day With God, a children's devontional book, which is okay, but I would rather them be involved in something deeper such as the Lambert House Bible studies for children. Have I missed anything? My 4th grade daughter is writing a series of adventure stories, my son is working on designing a video game on paper, and my youngest daughter always has her nose in a book or is picking up leaves, seeds, or little creatures from outside. I hope to have an educational Snow Party around late Jan/early Feb and invite fellow homeschoolers. My intentions are mainly to help us appreciate the snowy weather and give us something to look forward to in the middle of "hibernation time" here in central Indiana. My husband's grandfather is coming for a visit this Sunday and Monday. He is 82 years old and always has interesting stories to tell and some interesting object(s) for the kids to study. He is from Dallas, Texas. I purchased a used book about his area and hope he can look through it with the children and elaborate on some of the articles and photos. We also have art books and a few recorders, so I am hoping to eventually fit music and art into our school year. I also like to use carefully chosen educational DVD's from the library for the kids to watch as a supplement to their curriculum (usually science). Well, unless our plans change, this our 2008-2009 homeschool agenda. Melanie |
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