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2004-5 Curriculum
Below is a listing of the curriculum that we are using for the 2004-2005 school year. I purchase most of my curriculum from R.O.C.K. Solid, Inc. as they have the best prices and quick shipping (free shipping, too, if your order is over $75!).
Tapestry of Grace Unit Study, Year 2 - for History, Geography, Literature and Art History
Saxon Math and Mastering Mathematics supplemented by Singapore Math and Times Tales Deluxe
Grammar - Rod & Staff, Daily Grams, Spelling Power, Wordly Wise Vocabulary, Handwriting without Tears Cursive
Apologia Young Explorer Series for Science Botany
Latin for Children - Primer A
Timeline Figures by Homeschool in the Woods and Maps by KnowledgeQuest
2005-6 Curriculum
View my SOTW/TOG/Hakim Schedule here!
On this page, I will share with you what I'll be using with my 4th and 6th grader beginning in July 2005. First, let me explain that we school year-round with small breaks here and there. We usually begin school in mid-July, and take 2-week breaks in the fall and spring, a 3-week break around Christmas and a 4 week break in June/July. We also do not school on birthdays or on days that dad is home from work. We school heavier from Monday-Thursday and leave Friday as an evaluation day aiming to be done by noon.
USING WITH BOTH CHILDREN - please NOTE: We are NOT doing each subject every day and I know that some of the "extras" will get left behind, but if I don't even TRY to schedule them, then they *never* get done at all; 
History: Story of the World, Volume 3: Early Modern Times (From Elizabeth the First to the Forty-Niners) - this will also cover geography, reading comprehension, vocabulary and literature; Supplementing with Tapestry of Grace and various activity books
World Cultures/Geography: Evan Moor Geography Units and the Eastern Hemisphere study by Christian Cottage Unit Studies. I wanted a secular approach to teaching about World Cultures as well as lots of activities, recipes and great background information on these cultures. Christian Cottage isn't secular, but it isn't "religion-heavy" so I won't have to do a lot of adapting to teach the material.
Ok, I keep changing my mind on how to cover History and Geography in the next 3 years (my daughter's middle school years) and I think that I've finally stumbled on a solution that will cover all I want to cover as well as keeping the study interesting and fun. I have decided to alternate History studies with World Culture/Geography studies. In addition, a poster on one of my Yahoo Groups shared how her family covers one subject daily and I really, really liked this idea! It will solve a lot of the problems I have with switching subjects often with my ADHD child. Here's my plan:
Daily - math, Latin, piano practice, read-alouds, writing (in daily studies), Literature reading (usually before bed), exercise
Monday and Tuesday - History or Geography study (projects, timeline, reading, mapwork, character reports, etc.)
Wednesday - co-op, 4H, Fine Arts (classical music study, Art History, etc.)
Thursday - Language Arts and probably finishing up some Fine Arts
Friday - 1st hour: discuss Literature and review History, Science reading and experiments ... be done by noon
Weekend - drawing with Dad, define vocabulary from TOG
Our planned units of study will take about 6 weeks each and can be modified to take more or less time as needed. The topics we will cover next year will be as follows:
Early Am. History Review using SOTW, Vol. 3
Napoleon, Thomas Jefferson, Industrial Revolution
Australia
Lewis and Clark
South America
Pioneers/Gold Rush
Underground Railroad/Civil War/Abraham Lincoln
I have typed up a 3-year schedule which lines up Story of the World, Vol. 3 & 4, Tapestry of Grace, Years 3 & 4 and Joy Hakim's series History of US. If you would like to view this line-up as an Excel document, click here .... or to view it as a webpage,click here.
Timeline Figures by Homeschool in the Woods and Maps by KnowledgeQuest
supplemental math - Singapore Math
Latin and Greek Roots Study using Roots and Fruits and Rummy Roots II card game
Grammar - Basic Cozy Grammar video program, Daily Grams, Mary Daly's First Whole Book of Diagrams, Spelling Power
Science Supplements - Professor Noggin Card Games
Typing - various computer programs
PE - karate
Music - piano lessons along with studying one composer each month using the Vox Music Masters cd's (scroll down page for listings - they are only $4.98 each at Amazon.com)
Art - Drawing Textbook w/Dad on weekends (check eBay for great prices on Prismacolor pencils!)
Extra-curricular: 4-H homeschool co-op group
4th GRADER ONLY
Mastering Mathematics
Apologia Young Explorer Series - Astronomy and My World Science - various units
Logic - Orbiting with Logic Series
6th GRADER ONLY
Saxon Math 87
Apologia General Science
Logic - Orbiting with Logic Series
Beautiful Girlhood and Companion guide with Mom! - purchased from The Book Peddlar
It is my hope that you will find something useful here on my site!
I currently enjoy the privilege of being able to stay at home
to homeschool my children and I am always striving to be
the best caretaker for my precious family.
"I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me."
~ Philippians 4:13 ~
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