IF you want to read plans for my big teen scroll down to the post below.  This post lists the plans for my 3 little ones.  We start school officially on Monday!

Double aack!! My baby is a kindergartner this year!  So according to the government my littles ones are in 2nd, 1st, and K this year.  However, as all of us who homeschool know, that doesn't mean that the grade level is the same as the kid's level.  In our case. the 2nd grader is on PreK/K level, depending on the topic; the brand new 1st grader is a very solid middle to late year 1st grader; and the kindergartner is a kindergartner.  I will be teaching them separately in the 3 R's and keeping them together for history, literature, Spanish, art, circle time and FIAR activities.  I really wanted to use Winter Promise this year but decided that it was cost prohibitive.  I already had a lot of great stuff and just needed to add a history program. 

We decided to go with The Story of the World starting with Vol. I.  I am  so excited about this program.  The activity book that you can buy with the book is just great.  I look forward to making the history very hands-on for my kiddos.

For the 3 R's, I will be using Teach your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons for the kindergartner, Museum Phonics for the 1st grader, and many many games, Explode the Code, etc for the 2nd grader with 100 Easy Lessons being the backbone.  With her brain damage issues, she needs heavy repetition but in a very novel way.  Everything must be kept fresh, new and exciting.  For math we will continue with Miquon Math which they are all enjoying.  I hope to add im more living math books this year as well.

For Literature we will continue with FIAR.  I have about 12 books lined up already.  They are all organized in their large zip lock bags complete with lapbooking material, instructions, shopping lists, worksheets and anything else that relates to the book.  I plan on taking a break from our history program every few weeks and doing some FIAR books.  In this way we can go back and forth and not overwhelm mommy!  When we are not doing FIAR we will be reading chapter books together each afternoon.  I have lined up, What would Jesus do, Five Little Peppers and How they Grew, and Charlotte's Web.

(This is what my FIAR packs look like)

I also bought some big workbooks for those days that are just too crazy for anything else.  We do indeed have those days with our many, many doctor/therapy appointments.  My kids enjoy workbooks a lot as long as they are not an everyday thing.  I find workbooks good for review and reinforcement.

We will be covering Spanish (word of the day), calendar skills, character training, sensory activity and family prayer in circle time each morning.  Art/music/science will be covered when they come up in the Story of the World and FIAR books.  Also, those of you who follow this blog, know that my Tom Sawyer won't let a day go by without art or science happening!  

I plan on breaking up the day with morning circle time and the 3 R's.  After lunch will be fun school~ special activity, FIAR, Story of the World or other events.  The big teen will work near/with me in the morning after the kids are done with the 3 R's and again in late afternoon/evenings.  Later next week, I will post a part III which will be about our outside activities, special plans, and special things that help my special kids cope better.

Blessings,

Dawn

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Posted by proverbsmomof3

We used it for two years. I have a reading list schedule in my free printables if you need one. You seem to have everything covered. School at your house always looks like fun.

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Posted by CTdittmar

Looks like an exciting year. We enjoyed SOTW one year as well. We'll be going back to it this year with Tapestry of Grace...it's used as a resource. I loved all the activity ideas and resource book.
Wow...you're off to an early start...you go-getter!
Have fun!!!
Christa

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Posted by ThreeLittleLadies

We will be using SOTW also (vol.3 or 4 - I can't remember!) and use Miquon off and on.

Thanks for sharing your plans!

Carol

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Posted by 10gal

with all these great books you have lined up.

Have a great new homeschool year!

Maria

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Posted by brafordchemist

Thanks for stopping by my blog. SOTW is great. My son is 4 and a half and not ready for "real school", but he needs more structure in his day. I was thinking about doing Five in a Row with him.

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Posted by kellieann

We aren't starting for a few more weeks yet, but I plan to do a post like this too. We just recently got all of our "stuff" in the mail, and I can't wait to get it all organized. You'll love SOTW. We did vol. 1 and 2 last year, 3 and 4 are for this year.

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Posted by kristenph

I like your curriculum choices. We've used many of them as well.

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Posted by hugs4Him

I'm still in limbo a bit, & even took some time off school recently; it's feeling dry lately. Too much else to do to jazz it up. But some of our new stuff is in, so hopefully starting anew will help. You look so very put together!

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