A new baby has slowed me down in the planning department!  I've been putting this post together for what seems like weeks, but I believe it's finally ready.  I'll copy this to put into my planning binder as a record of our curriculum and goals for the 2007-2008 school year.

Subjects we do all together:

Bible/Devotions

*Read through the New Testament in The Child's Story Bible by Catherine Vos and complete our Bible timeline using the Big Bible Timeline.

*Seven C's of Creation (this is our summer study)

*Discovering Jesus in Genesis by Susan Hunt

*Pearables Kingdom Stories - some of these, not all

*Life Lessons from The Princess and the Kiss  (possibly)

Church studies: (this list will be added to as new studies come along)

*Missionaries Unit using Missionary Stories with the Millers as a "spine"

*Bible Bowl

History

*Ancient History Unit - Spine book:  Ancient History Pockets

*Middle Ages Unit - Spine book:  Hands-On History: Middle Ages

*Kentucky History Unit - Spine book:  Spectacular State Report Projects For Any State

Science

*Astronomy Unit - Spine books:  Exploring Creation with Astronomy by Jeannie Fulbright and the Astronomy Lapbook from Knowledge Box Central

*Earth Science Unit - Spine books:  Primarily Earth, Rocks And Soil, and Considering God's Creation

Art/Music/Foreign Language

*Various art studies, art lessons and art projects throughout the year, no specific resources

*Various music composer studies, music classes and hymn memorization throughout the year, no specific resources

*Rosetta Stone online Spanish and Prima Latina Latin

MAHAYLA'S OTHER SUBJECTS

Math

*Finishing Saxon 5/4 and moving into Saxon 6/5

*Bi-weekly problem solving and logic opportunities using a variety of resources.  Below are a few sample books:

Mind Benders 

Thinking Skills

NC Math

Instant Activities For Math That Kids Really Love

Intermediate Math Trivial Pursuit

Problem Parade

Language Arts

*Daily silent reading

*Daily read alouds with Mom

The following subjects will often be integrated into the current learning unit.  Other times, activities will be chosen from various places including...

*Spelling: Spelling Works and Spelling Time

*Grammar:  Great Grammar Lessons That Work and this grammar website

*Writing:  All sorts of sources including:

Easy File Folder Reports

30 Biography Book Reports

30 Nonfiction Book Reports

Building Skills In Writing:  Story Writing

Igniting Your Writing

Helping Students Write the Best Research Reports Ever

A family newsletter she's going to publish

*Copywork:  WriteShop Copying and Dictation Exercises, Words of Love Bible Copywork

*Typing:  Nimble Fingers

CALEB'S OTHER SUBJECTS

Math

*Horizons workbooks

*Miquon workbooks

Bi-weekly problem solving and logic opportunities using a variety of books.  Below are a few sample books:

Mind Benders

NC Math

Menu Math

Meeting Math Standards With Favorite Picture Books

Munchie Math

Problem Play

Language Arts

*Reading:  Still plugging along in Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons, easy readers, phonics workbooks, Abeka's Handbook for Reading, and fun games

*Writing/Copywork:  Happy Scribe's Words of the Gospel, Words of Love Bible Copywork

*Grammar:  First Language Lessons

*Spelling:  Spelling Time, and words I notice he needs work on

*Typing:  Nimble Fingers

EXTRAS

Co-op classes on Monday afternoons:  P.E., Music  - others To Be Announced

Piano Lessons - Mahayla

Horse Lessons - Mahayla and Caleb

This year's curriculum is being put together with as many free and very inexpensive materials as possible.  After looking at my shelves and in the folders on my computer, I realized that I have more than enough already in my house to teach with.  Most of the materials I'm using are coming from free e-book downloads or the Scholastic $1.00 books I bought earlier this spring.  The Rosetta Stone online is free through our library.  I've decided I won't be making any big purchases at all.  There just doesn't seem to be any sense in it. 

Just a reminder for some of you who will say, "She's using ALL that THIS year?!!"  I don't use everything all the time.  Nor do I use all of anything.  I use only what I feel like my kiddos need at the time.  I pull the best from several resources because no one resource ever seems to fit us perfectly!  It doesn't bother me to have undone pages in a workbook or undone lessons in lesson guide.  I'm the teacher at my house and I get to choose what we do and don't do.    The list above is actually far from complete.  I'm always on the lookout for new and exciting things to add to the mix.  I guess I'm the ultimate eclectic, unit study, lapbooking, notebooking, workbooking, literature loving homeschooler!  It all has it's place you know!