Aug. 5, 2008 - Planning done!

Whew!  After a marathon session yesterday I'm done!  Well at least done enough that if I don't get anymore time before school starts (which I probably won't) we'll have a plan to get going.  I still need to do a little work on the schedule of what we'll do when and I didn't do planning sheets for my youngest but the biggest hurdles are complete!   So here's what we're doing this year. Logan (15) The High King-Total Language Plus The Trumpeter of Krakow-Total Language Plus Pilgrims Progress-Ken Ham study guide with this he’ll also read Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners by   Bunyan and all or excerpts of Paradise Lost by John Milton Geometry -Switched on School house (Math 10) Chemistry- Apologia Computer Science-Christian Light Education World History-Mystery of History book III 1st semester Government-Are you…Liberal? Conservative? or Confused? by Richard Maybury (Bluestocking Press) along   with some other things I’m adding from various sources. Economics-Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? by Richard Maybury (Bluestocking Press)   Taylor (less than 30 days till 13 he’ll tell you!)   Swiss Family Robinson-Total Language Plus The Trumpeter of Krakow-Total Language Plus Pilgrims Progress- Ken Ham study guide Pre-Algebra- Switched on Schoolhouse Math 8 Chemistry-Christian Kids Study Chemistry (Bright Idea Press) World History- Mystery of History book III 1st semester Government- Are you…Liberal? Conservative? or Confused?  (see above) Economics-Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? (see above) Pre-Drafting-Insight Technical Education Advanced Complete-A-Sketch   Ariel (10)   The Cricket in Times Square- Total Language Plus Adam of the Road-Total Language Plus Pilgrims Progress-Ken Ham study guide Math- she’s struggled a little here so we’re starting with Times Tales then finishing up some work from last year in here Spectrum Math 4 workbook then either on to Spectrum Math 5 or I may try Mammoth Math.  Still thinking on this… Chemistry- Christian Kids Study Chemistry World History/Government/Ecomonics-same as the boys above although assignments from workbooks will be different Art-Creativity Express (got from Timberdoodle)   Lexie (8)   Velveteen Rabbit- I’m writing the study guide for it The Courage of Sarah Noble-Total Language Plus Pilgrims Progress-Ken Ham study guide Math- Spectrum 3rd grade Cursive handwriting- Handwriting without Tears-Cursive Chemistry- Christian Kids Study Chemistry World History/Government/Economics-same as the older kids again her assignments will be different Art-Creativity Express (see above)   For read aloud we’ll do Swiss Family Robinson, Adam of the Road, Christopher Columbus, Across the Sea biography (and unit study along with MOH) by YWAM, Tinker’s Daughter to go with Pilgrims progress unit study, Pilgrims Progress, and I’d like to find a good biography on Calvin but haven’t yet.  Of course we also do our reading of MOH together and we’ll read the Uncle Eric books(Bluestocking) aloud together too.  We’ll probably throw in a YWAM missionary biography or two along the way when we run out of something else.  The kids love those!   Our extra curricular focus this year is Physical Education, last year we were big into music.  This year the boys are talking a class on weight training and learning how to properly do all those machines (you can tell I’m an expert at this, I don’t even know what you call all those!)  I’m sure they’ll learn a lot about muscles and fitness.  The girls are participating in a fit kids class.  They started already and I didn’t realize how poorly they jumped rope!  Yikes…us homeschooler’s you know…all those “holes” in our children’s’ education!   We are still planning to continue in music but scaling down quite a bit.  You just can’t do it all (time and money!)  Logan plays the alto and soprano Saxophones and he’s learning the clarinet.  Taylor plays the drums and bells and will continue with lessons through a mentoring program at a local university.  Ariel started playing the flute last year (which luckily I play so I can help her) and she also enjoys choir.  Lexie started on violin and enjoyed it but for the time being we’ve put it on hold.   We’ll also continue in our History co-op that we really enjoy.  In the fall we chose to take a break from History and focus on government and the election for a few weeks and some of the other co-op families are doing that as well.  We’ll start back with our regular co-op after the election.   So that’s what our year looks like!  It feels good to have it all mapped out!  How are your plans coming?   Gina

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Aug. 8, 2008 - Hi Gina!

Posted by HoneyBee10269

Thanks for stopping by my blog :-) What's Mystery of History like? Looks like your on volume 3 now so I imagine you must have done 1 and 2 and liked it enough to continue using it. I know we will need to get into world history here at some point...does MOH have an American history version? When I first started looking at history stuff (before we decided to do American) I was intrigued by Diana Warring's History Alive...mostly because I really enjoyed her CD sample clips. She really has a way of making it all sound so interesting and how she ties the biblical history in with the rest of history. But I think we may be doing American history for 2 years...and then start a world history study in 9th grade. Tell me - does it make you feel incredibly old knowing that your son is going to be 13...I just had this "oh my word" moment as I typed about 9th grade being 2 years away...my daughter will be 13 in a little more than 6 months and it just doesn't seem possible - where does the time go?! But then again you have a 15 year old too, so you've already gone thru one becoming a teenager - you're an "expert" already! (hee hee) Anyway, have a great day! Melissa Edited by HoneyBee10269 on Aug. 8, 2008 at 7:09 AM

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Aug. 9, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by eclecticeducation

Hello! I've enjoyed reading your lesson plans. I'm still working on mine. Thank you for your comments about my new meme. If you want to join in hit or miss that is fine, no commitment necessary!!! I think everyone is pretty busy right now. You asked about the Fitness Journal, it is from this blog: http://homeschoolblogger.com/TheNotebookingCorner/ Have a good week. :)

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Aug. 11, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

Hi Gina, It was fun to peek in on your plans for the school year. We have just started our 9th week of school but just started back in with MOH yesterday. Annalise was so excited she said, "I've missed this." This is another year of transition for us as we are adjusting to life in another culture but there is certainly lots of learning from books and life. We go through many books here and would love to hear more about YWAM books and others you've read and would recommend. Have a blessed year! Lisa

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Aug. 14, 2008 - What's Mystery of History Like?

Posted by tlpgina

to answer honeybee and any others wondering you might click the link at right that says history and MOH. That will give you a good feel for what we've done with the curriculum. Hard to describe in a sentence or two but basically it's a good multi age chronological world history with a Christian worldview. It has suggestions for lot's of activities to go with younger to older children. So there's my attempt at a quick description. Gina

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