This post is a long time coming, but I thought I would post what materials we are using this year.
Math
Honey has started using second grade Saxon math. This is a new program for us. We have already done second grade math, but since it's a new program I wanted to make sure we didn't miss anything before moving on. We switched from K12 mainly because of cost. Plus K12 had a lot of busy work that we weren't crazy about.
Babe is doing first grade K12 math. I made copies of all of Honeys worksheets when she did the program so rather than order a whole new set of materials I decided to just use what we had left over. Plus I know this program pretty well having already taught Honey, so I think it will be a good fit.
Language Arts
We are using a few things for language arts. Many of these things we do together as a family. I am trying this year to group a lot of our subjects. So far its going great.
First we are using First Language Lessons for a Well-Trained Mind. We are also doing Aesops Fables literature pockets by Evan Moor Publishing and then Caldecott Winners literature pockets by Evan Moore as well. Honey is also reading chapter books and then writing short summary's after she reads. We will be starting the American Girl Series soon and using that for language arts as well as History. We are also using a grammar work book for Honey.
History
The pockets are some of my girls favorites so we are using the Ancient Civilizations History Pockets by Evan Moor. When we finish those than we will move on with our American Girl History. I found lapbook lessons for each of the books. Here is the link.
Science
I have to admit this is not my favorite subject to teach. It usually involves pulling out a bunch of materials and makes a mess and if you know me I am not a fan of messes but I came up with some science packs off of Rainbow Resource that has the materials pulled together for you and then found this book, How to do science experiments with children.
Spelling
For Honey I am using Building Spelling Skills Daily Practice by Evan Moore.
Babe is using High Frequency Words: Stories and Activites, Level A
Geography
We aren't doing much right now in geography but I found these passports on Rainbow Resources and then this website puts together lots of useful information on different places. We will also be learning a lot about Germany since their uncle is serving a mission there.
Art/P.E.
We don't have anything super formal for these subjects but we do do them I promise. For PE whether it be wii fit or bike ride we engage in physical activity each day. And as for art I have ordered something, but haven't implemented it yet. But we do art projects and my kids are constantly creating. I don't want to do anything super structured with art because I don't want to confine there creativity to how lines "should" be formed or whatever . . . Anyhow . . .
I hope to be adding Rosetta Stone to our curriculum but I can't decide which one to do. Any thoughts?
Monday, October 11, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Boxes for Katje
I love homeschool share. I go there often for lapbook ideas. My kids are very visual and love anything that involves some sort of project so this is right up their alley. Since we have been focusing on character building I loved this unit on Boxes for Katje. It really focuses on gratuity and thinking of others. It leaves a lot of room for discussion like the country of Holland, the state of Indiana, how the mail system works, how we can think of others and help those that are in need, and so much more. I highly recommend this unit. Check it out. It provides a TON of information and all the printouts you need. Here is the direct link and let me know what you think!
Standin' Tall by Janeen Brady
I am so excited to blog about this. I grew up with this series and really wanted my kids to experience it as well. We have been working on some character traits as of late and these are a great way of reinforcing. I was about to order it, but thought I should ask my mom first if she still had the series. Low and behold SHE DID!!!! HOORAY!!! However, being that I used them as a kid and C.D.'s didn't exist yet, all of the music is on cassette. So now I will have to figure out how to get them from cassette to C.D. since I don't even own a tape player anymore. But even with that slight setback it's way better than shelling out the money. Anyways, I highly recommend this for younger kids that need a little reminder of how to behave! Here's the link for the the standin' tall website if you are interested . . .
It's a little pricy to buy the whole set, but there is also an option to buy each book and c.d. individually to cut down on forking out a ton of money all at once.
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