Samuel is turning 5 next week!  I've always thought of our "school year" as from one birthday to the next so that means we will soon start Kindergarten!  The week after his birthday will be Zoo Camp and the following week we will be having a "staycation", so I'm looking at August 11 as my date to start being a little more formal. 

As such I have developed some lists of books, goals, and experiences that we will work from for the year.  By next week I hope to have a timeline/plan/schedule for getting it all done.

Bible

• Calvary Chapel schedule as a guideline for readings
• Keys for Kids devotions
• Awana for memory; Work on Genesis 1:1-5; Psalm 23; 1 Corinthians 13

Civics

• Volunteer on Thursdays - still looking for opportunity

Reading/Writing

• Start with one postcard to a family member each week and work up to letters
• Dolch Word Lists
• Practice reading by reading real books from public and personal library

Math

• Living Math books and activities (Stuart J. Murphy and others)
• Books and Ideas from Marilyn Burns' "Math and Literature (K-3) Book One"
• Begin addition and subtraction up to 10

Nature Study (Science)

• Complete 12 pages for his Zoo Animal Scrapbook (photo, name, and a few facts)
• Activities from Nancy Castaldo's "Little Hands Nature Book"
• Nature Walks/Scavenger Hunts
• Keep a Caterpillar
• Weather Lapbook (Christmas Break)
• Nutrition Lapbook (Summer Break)

History/Geography Book List (most of this list comes from Laura Berquist's "Desigining Your Own Classical Curriculum")

• Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie de Paola
• Iktomi Stories by Paul Goble
• First Strawberries by Joseph Bruchac
• Native American stories by Terri Cohlene
• Corn is Maize by Aliki
• More Than Moccasins by Laurie Carlson
• Picture Book of Columbus by David Adler
• In 1492 by Jena marzollo
• Pocahontas and the Strangers by Clyde Bulla
• Colonial Times from A to Z by Bobbie Kalman
• Sam the Minuteman by Nathanial Benchley
• If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution by Kay Moore
• If I Were President by Catherine Stier
• Story of the White House by Kate Waters
• Hero Tales by Jackson
• Children Just Like Us by Kindersley
• Paddle to the Sea by Holling
• Picture Book Biography Series by David Adler

Literature/Poetry (most of this list comes from Sonlight Core C and Tanglewood)

• Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson
• The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner (may read others in series if we like this)
• James Herriot's Treasury for Children
• A Bear Called Paddington
• American Tall Tales by mary Pope Osborne
• Li Lun, Lad of Courage by Carolyn Treffinger
• Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace
• The Apple and the Arrow by Buff
• In Grandma's Attic by Richardson
• Story of Dr. Dolittle
• A Grain of Rice
• Just So Stories by Kipling
• Pagoo by Holling C. Holling
• When We Were Very Young/Now We Are Six by A. A. Milne
• Wonderful Wizard of Oz
• Twenty and Ten

Music Study

• "Amazing Grace"
• "In The Garden" (grandfather's favorite hymn - learn and sing as a surprise)
• "God Bless America"
• William Tell Overture
• Nutcracker Suite
• Selections by Mozart and a biography of his life

Life Skills

• Building (Lowe's and Home Depot Clinics)
• Making simple items for gifts (e.g. plastic canvas bookmarks, painted ceramic items)

***This is in addition to 2 days a week in a classical school.  We read a lot anyway, so I might as well read something that has some cohesiveness and educational value.  All the books on the list, I own or are owned by my public library.