Just curious...what are you planning on using next year?

Well...my oldest may or may not be homeschooling next year (the Administrator of our Church School asked if we'd be interested in attending on a scholarship) but for my 4 yo we'll be using Five in a Row, with Math U See, and some phonics workbooks to continue working on his reading skills. If my 6 yo stays home he'll also be doing Five in a Row, Math U See, and phonics workbooks.

 

DS1 - 2nd grade (will be 8 this summer)

Math: Horizons Math 1 (I think this program is great, but advanced so we are using the year below where he is gradewise)

Phonics: Explode the Code books 4 and 5 (maybe 6 too if we get to it)

Grammar: Scott Foresman Grammar and Writing Workbook http://www.sfreading.com/resources/ghbgrd2.html

Reading: Lots of early readers from the library.

Science and Social Studies:
Map Skills (Mostly for fun, but I think it will be a good skill builder too)
Unit Studies focusing on habitats (dessert, rainforest, etc...). What weather conditions make these habitats? Where are they found on the map? What plants and animals live there? How do people live there?

www.learningpage.com worksheets for themes or holidays

Lots of field trips when able.

DS2 - PreK-K? (he turns 5 this summer)

Joins in on the unit studies (he is a major animal lover and I think learns more from our units than his big brother, LOL)

Explode the Code Primers

Preschool workbooks

www.learningpage.com

www.starfall.com

Math manipulatives

 

DS12 (8th grade):
LLATL
Texas history (not sure what yet)
Apologia General Science
TT Pre-Algebra
SOTW vol 3-4 (will beef it up for him)

DD10 (5th grade)
Beyond FIAR
Easy Grammar & Scott Foresmans site as needed to supplement FIAR
TT Grade 5
Apolgia Zoology 2
SOTW Vol. 3-4

DD7 (3rd Grade):
FIAR
Saxon Math 3
Apologia Zoology 2
SOTW vol. 3-4

DD5 (K):
FIAR
Abeka Phonics
Horizons Math K
whatever she absorbs form listening to the others

 

My kiddos will be working on 2nd, 4th, and 6th/7th grade.

Together they will use:

Apologia Elementary Anatomy (when it's released)
Geography Songs CD/Workbook (from Sonlight Core 1+2)
A Child's Geography Vol 2 (this is a maybe, we did vol 1 this year)
IEW for writing (at their own levels of course)
A Reason for Handwriting (at their own levels)
Prima Latina/English from the Roots Up (bought a few years ago and I'm determined to work it in at some point....lol)

DD10.5
Finish Book 2 of Horizons Math 6, move onto Pre-Alg (not sure which one yet)
Rod & Staff English (finish 6, start 7)
Finish Sonlight Core 4, then use Abeka World History 7 as a spine with some readers for the SL 6/7 list
Spelling Power
Get A Clue (vocab thru HS buyers co-op)
Pondering Lightning Lit 7 but might do something else

DD9
Sonlight Core 1+2 with her brother (advanced readers)
R & S English 4
Horizons Math 4
All About Spelling level 2,3 and maybe 4
Get A Clue vocab

DS6.5
SL Core 1+2 (some intermediate readers and then onto advanced)
R & S English 2
Horizons Math 2
All About Spelling level 1-3
Wordly Wise 3000 2nd ed Book 2
Explode the Code (finish bk 6, work thru 7,8)

 

I am too tired to even think about what I am using now, to even consider what we will use next year.

I think we will just take a couple of extra years to get through the current grade then skip some grades to catch up.

:roll:

On a more serious note, we buy as we go in a just in time fashion. We will school through summer then buy at the last minute in the fall.

I think that the BJU stuff is working well for English, Math, and History so we will stay with those.

 

For dd 1st grade
BJU Math,science and history.
LLATL for Lang.arts
Steck Vaughn spelling
Handwriting without Tears

For DD Kindergarten
Horizons Math
LLATL for lang.arts
The World God Made,CLP for science
plus Im still trying to find a good phonics program.

 

Ds 5 (K)
ETC - he finished book 2 this year, so we'll be starting book 3, plus Beyond the Code book 1 (we have ETC 4-6 & Beyond the Code 2, so we'll just work through as many as we can get through)
Starfall.com
Mastering Mathematics
Science - we're covering Animals & Habitats, Food Chain, Seasons, Life Cycles, Water Cycle - I'll be creating units for these, and we'll watch educational dvds on the topics & do fun stuff like create posters & collages
Social Studies - we'll be covering The Ice Age, Community, Holidays - again I'll create units & find fun projects & stuff. Depending on how long those topics take us, we might start on Ancient Civilizations.

Dd 11 (6th)
Math - TT, she screwed around too much last year & I'm making her redo Pre-Algebra, but she wants to do both Pre-Algebra & Algebra so we'll see how that goes
Latin - we're changing from Latin's Not So Tough to Oxford Latin Course
Geography - we're continuing from where we left off in World Geography & You
Home Ec/Life Skills - this year we're covering Cleaning & Organizing and Decorating & Basic Home Maintenance. I'm not sure what we'll use for Decorating, but I'll be making the materials for the rest
Art - We'll continue studying artists & their work and doing art projects based on the style of the artist we're studying
Music - we'll continue studying musicians & she'll continue with learning guitar
Writing - Writing Strands 4
Spelling/Vocab - we'll continue a word a day, she writes the word & definition, part od speech, etc. in her homemade dictionary (organized by Latin & Greek roots), then has to use the word as much as she can (in writing assignments & everyday conversation)
Power Basics Basic English - for grammar
For reading, I have a few books I want her to read, but won't force it. She gets to read pretty much whatever she wants
History - for 6th & 7th grades we're studying Wars. 6th grade will be the Trojan War, the Crusades, the Irish War of Independence, the Hundreds Years War, & the Spanish Civil War

They'll be doing PE together, which will consist of 30min of some kind of exercise each day - outside when weather permits, inside when weather is bad.

I think that pretty much covers it.

I completely forgot to add Science for dd. We got the book & teacher guide for Power Basics Earth & Space Science. She's not big on worksheets & I prefer more hands-on work for Science, so we didn't get the workbook or the tests. We'll add in some projects & she plans to make a book for each unit in the book. The books she creates will count as cummulative reviews & unit assessments. I may create a final test for the end of the year, but I'm not completely decided on that yet.

 

We are going to use the Lifepac this year. I wished I used them earlier. I like the testing and how its done in sections so if they do not so well on a section you can review that section again instead of buying the whole set or going over the whole set again.

 

WOw great picks out there!
Next year is my first year to only teach one child at home! (GULP)

Bible- continue Learning to study the bible for kids- ( we had lost it this year and recently found it)
also daily readings from the daily reading Bible

English- Writing Strands for writing skills in a fun way!
StechVaugn Vocabularly Connections F and H. (aka 6th and 8th grade only cost us a buck together so hey!)
Daily Grams, the RED book! Wee! It came today looks great
Spelling occasionally through printables when needed.

Math- SOS8- pre algebra/review work in this edition will put us right at Alg 1 MUS for the following year.

Science- SOS7 and Forensic Science via Cmom I am thinking-- starting with the freebie!

History- MOH3 rennaince to revolution

PE- with dd's private school's jr high pe.
Drama- If I teach it at the school mentioned above he will take it too. Otherwise I will offer it to the Home School group.

Music - via private school band teacher as well.

 

DD--7th Grade

Bible--From Queen Homeschool: "The Standard of Purity" and "Increasing in Wisdom". Both are 16 week (I think) Bible studies.
Math--Life of Fred Beginning Algebra
Grammar/English--From Queen Homeschool: "Lang. Lessons for the Elementary Child 2" and Hake Grammar & Writing
History/Reading--Living Books and Study Guides
Geography--"Draw Your World" (from Winter Promise)
Science--Rainbow Science
Foreign Language--Spanish (still finalizing program or programs to use)
Vocabulary--Vocabulary from Classical Roots A & B
Writing--Write Shop
Fine Arts--Harmony Fine Arts "Art & Music Appreciation 7" (I've been looking for something like this, I'm excited to try it!)
Logic--Finish Dandy Lion Series, maybe do some Mind Benders?
Music--Piano Lessons


DS--10th Grade

Bible--From Queen Homeschool: "The Standard of Purity" and "Preparing for Spiritual Leadership"
Math--Life of Fred Geometry
English--BJU English
History--Notgrass "Exploring World History"
Science--Apologia Chemistry
Foreign Language--Spanish (still deciding which program(s) to use)
Vocabulary--From the SAT Review book and "Vocab. for the College-bound Student"
Fine Arts Elective--Harmony Fine Arts "Music Appreciation"
Writing--Write Shop
Logic--Possibly Traditional Logic? or Intro. to Logic? Maybe no specific logic. Still need to do more research.

Whew, this has taken so long to figure out! But I LOVE reading up on things and researching it all! Who knows how the year will play out, but this is the plan for now.

 

There are lists of ideas in my brain but when I try to put it on paper, it just doesn't seem to come together.

 

I tend to start a spreadsheet early in the current year for next year to jot down ideas for each kid/subject. Some subjects may have 2,3,4...items by then until I narrow it down. If I don't, I'll forget some good idea I had along the way and be annoyed later when I've bought something else :lol:

I'm such a geek that I color code it so that I know what I already own, what needs to be purchased, etc. Then I have a column underneath with the general price range of the items we need to buy (new prices) so that when I find it used...I can feel even better about it.

 

Oh my! That's TOO organized for me! My brain just fried thinking about it! Now I'm going to have to go rest! I do lots of reading here and on WTM and often find neat things to try that I never would've known about otherwise!

Okay, now I'm going to go rest my brain!

 

Color Coding works for me in many different ways.

Good thread. Thank you!

Dd 9th...
-Apologia Physcial Science
-LifePac Math 9
-Sonlight World History
-Sign Language class at local library
-PE...to be figured
-English 9 to be comprised of 100 writing lessons; grammar practice; Book List: 25 books, short essay on each; 1 - 10 page research paper written during 9th grade year; poetry reading and other oral speech practices; course in how to listen. I may title this class Honors English 101.
-Guitar Class
-Church Choir
-Art with Thomas Kinkade

Dd 5th...
-Apologia Astronomy
-Horizons Math 5
-Sonlight American History
-Spelling (The list for the year found in Lifepac Language 5 teacher's guide.)
-Handwriting Bob Jones 5
-English -100 writing lessons; grammar practice; 4 sqare writing; poetry readings; course in how to listen.
-PE...to be assembled
-Piano lessons
-Art with Thomas Kincade

Dd 3rd...
-Apologia Astronomy
-Lifepac 3 Math
-Lifepac Language Arts 3
-Spelling from LP LA 3
-Sonlight American History
-Handwriting BobJones 3
-Piano Lessons
-Art with Thomas Kinkade
-PE...to be figured

Ds K...
-Apologia Astronomy
-Horizons Math K
-Explode the Code
-PE...to be assembled
-RingBound Reading


I plan to keep having the girls make lunch 2 days during the week. And continue with our study on manners. I purchased a couple books and we are enjoying studying them together.

We will be doing 4 day school weeks, with Mondays consisting of working together to clean the entire house, and they will do their Sonlight Reading on Monday afternoons. I used to do this vigorous cleaning everyother week with all the children. Tee home would be orderly and clean shortly after our lunch break, and then I would have company the following week. You know you always clean for company so the house would get clean again. It worked well at always having the house company ready. I am really ready for that to be happening again.

Looking forward to another school year.

Shhhhh...don't tell the kids we may start the astronomy study in the summer, they may like it, and dd#1 does want to dig into the books for her History and Geography so she'll start earlier than September. Like I said, shhhhhhh. Learning is great!

 

Smiling Dawn, Do you have the Art with Thomas Kinkade? My dd saw it and thought it looked too young for her, and she'll be in 7th next year. It's written for grades 3-5, which I didn't realize until we had it in hand........

Anway, just curious.

 

I do something similar. I have a binder for each child, with sections for each subject. The sections contain all the info for the current year. This is also where I write down my ideas for the future. I write down materials I want to use, topics I want to cover (in addition to what's already planned), project & experiment ideas, scheduling ideas, etc. I also keep track of the prices of materials & where I plan to buy them, so I can plan the budget & find all the stuff again.
I actually have already planned what the kids will study in the core subjects all the way through 10th grade. I've also got ideas for curriculum/materials for many of their subjects/courses through 10th grade. A few months before the current year ends, I start finalizing the list for the next year. I always order for the next year before the current is up, so the materials will get here in plenty of time. We only take a month off between grades. I use that month to finalize my plans & schedule for the upcoming year, once I've had the chance to look through the materials & figure out how much I want to add to the year (projects, field trips, experiments, etc.).
I also keep an inventory, on the computer, of all of our school materials. The inventory is organized by subject & also includes extra info on each item (consumable/nonconsumable; type of material - textbook, workbook, kit, dvd, etc.; and grade level). I keep a copy of the inventory in each of kids' school binders. That way, I can check to make sure we don't have something (or something comparable) before I write it down on the ideas lists.

 

Yes, Deena, it is the LifePac Art with Thomas Kinkade that my girls will be doing. The Alpha Omega catalog states that this class is created for 3rd-8th graders, with beginner and intermediate activities. We own the dvd already and they have viewed it and agreed to do the class together. Looking forward to it. Dd#1 will any benefit never taking any formal class on drawing and she is 13 now going to be 14 in her freshman year, the age of an eigth grader, I started her in K instead of preschool way back when!

 

We are going to do the Prairie Primer with both girls, which will encompass reading and history.

DD 7-

Math - Haven't decided between Math U See or Rod & Staff

Bible - Rod & Staff

Spell to Read and Write

Rod & Staff for - English, Spelling, Penmanship, Art & Science

DD 11 - Math - Teaching Textbooks

Rod & Staff for Bible, English, Spelling and Penmanship

Latin - not sure what yet.

Both will probably take an enrichment class as well.

 

That's what I wish I had but I started putting some items into Homeschool Tracker and I just got bogged down....plus most of it is on 2 bookshelves and I can see it pretty quickly. Someday.....:lol:

 

Sorry Deena, didn't mean to stress your brain out this close to Mother's Day!