School week 6-10 August 2012

We did not get much schoolwork done this week due to the heat, the boys going to VBS in the evenings, and the late nights because of this.

I was able to do the first lesson with the McGuffey Readers with S & B and I worked on counting and learning the numbers with D; S also did a page in his Miquon book.

2012-2013 School Curriculum

Our curriculum this year for Pre-School, 1st Grade, & 5th Grade. I plan on using an eclectic approach that incorporates parts of the Principle Approach, Charlotte Mason, Classical, and other methods in our school year.

Math

• Saxon Math 5/4 2nd Edition.
• Miquon Math Red, Blue, & Green Books.
• Ray's Primary Arithmetic 1857(1885) & 1877.

Literacy

     Reading

• McGuffey's Eclectic Second Reader 1836.
• McGuffey's New First Eclectic Reader for Little Children Stereotype Edition 1857.

     Spelling

• Rigg's Writing Road to Reading and Spelling.
• McGuffey's New Eclectic Spelling-book Electrotype Edition 1865, (might use, not sure yet).

     Writing

• Copywork.
• Some type of writing for most subjects.

     Grammar

• Easy Grammar.
• Bullion's Common School Grammar 1862(1871) , (might use, not sure yet).  
• Bullion's Introduction to the Analytical and Practical Grammar of the English Language 1862 , (might use, not sure yet).

Science

• Apologia's Exploring Creation with Astronomy.

Art

• Art with a Purpose Artpac 1.

Bible

• Bible Memory, using the Scripture Memory method shown on Simply Charlotte Mason, we will be using Sunday School verses & The Two-Edged Sword Memory Plan Book 2 - Character.
• Days of Praise.
• A Hive of Busy Bees.
• Wisdom and the Millers Proverbs for Children.
• Adventure at Hidden Haven Ranch Learning About Prayer as a Family.

Basic Skills for Pre-Schooler (Dominick, 3)

• Kumon  Let's Color!,  More Let's Color!
• Kumon  Let's Fold!,  More Let's Fold!
• Kumon  Let's Sticker & Paste!,  More Let's Sticker & Paste!,  Let's Sticker and Paste! Amazing Animals,  Let's Sticker and Paste! Food Fun
• Kumon  Let's Cut Paper!,  More Let's Cut Paper!,  Let's Cut Paper! Amazing Animals,  Let's Cut Paper! Food Fun

Geography

• Guyot's Elementary Geography for Primary Classes 1868(1875).
• Guyot's Introduction to the Study of Geography 1866(1868).

History

• Greenleaf Guide to Old Testament History History for a Thoughtful Child.
• Greenleaf Guide to Ancient Egypt History for a Thoughtful Child.

Foreign Language

     Greek

• Hey, Andrew! Teach Me Some Greek! Levels 1 & 2.

     Spanish

• Not sure yet.

     Hebrew

• How to read/write/pronounce the alphabet.

     Latin

• Not sure yet.

     American Sign Language (ASL)

• Possibly Signing Time!.

Music

• How to read music.
• Piano Lessons.

Literature

• I have yet to decide what to use for this subject, but am leaning towards using The Robinson Curriculum.