I cannot believe that summer is almost over! This year we decide to take the summer off. There was just so much going on, including my moms 70th, my grandfather’s 98th {and subsequent illness that has us waiting to get the call that he has gone to be with the Lord} The biggest reason we decided to take off the summer is because of my husbands summer term {I mentioned in the past he is currently working towards his Bachelors/MBA} We wanted to make sure we got as much family time as possible before the Fall/Winter semester starts for him {next week} Ahhh I digress…lets talk Curriculum!
We are really excited for the 2014/2015 School year to begin! As always I’ve selected a very eclectic homeschool Curriculum {meaning I don’t strictly do a curriculum in a box, Classical, or Charlotte Mason. I fall in the category of, well…eclectic!} If I told you that all of our school curriculum has been selected and we know exactly what we’re going to do for every single subject, well…I would be lying to you. The reason being that I’m still trying to decide between a couple different things, so look for a more in-depth ‘curriculum by grade’ post in September!
All Together {as a Family}:
Our family is very spoiled, my husband’s office is downstairs! He works from home 100% of the time, which means that he is very involved with our children’s homeschooling!
My husband and I want to instill faith, humility, honor and character in our children. Here are some of the resources we will be using to accomplish this:
- NCV Bible in a Year {accompanied by the NIV}
- What’s in the Bible? {this is one of my all-time favorite Bible teaching resources, both at church and in the home! I will be posting all about What’s in the Bible? and having a giveaway next week}
- Scripture Memory Verse Box
- Our Family 24 ways: a Family Devotional Guide {by Clay and Sally Clarkson}
- We Choose Virtues
- Discover 4 Yourself Children’s Bible Study Series {Look for a review about this amazing series in September!}
Along with all of our Bible time together we will also together do:
- Calendar time {including “This Day in History” – my own}
- Signing Time ASL {Look for a review and a fun post all about our love for Signing Time later this month!}
- Reading and memorizing from Shakespeare using How to Teach your Children Shakespeare. Accompanied by Hamlet for kids, McBeth for kids, a Midsummer nights dream for kids, all by Lois Burdett.
4th/5th Grade: {Boy}
As usual Elias will be participating in our Thursday ‘co-op’ throughout the school year! Classes he will be taking include Archery, Pottery, Leatherworking, Woodworking & Theater!
*Please note Elias is doing a mixture of 4th & 5th grade this year to ensure he is working at his level for him! These are all the ‘main’ books for the subjects we have a many ‘filler’ resources. I’m planning to having a large post coming up in late September about some of my favorite resources.
- Math: MUS – Delta {because of Elias’ love for math and we will more than likely be adding in Teaching Textbooks 4}
- Science: Real Science 4 Kids Level 1 – Biology, Chemistry & Physics.
- History: Story of the World Vol. 2 & Homeschool in the Woods: The 20th Century in America {in-depth post and Giveaway coming later in August!} The twins will join in this!
- Writing: Writing with Ease 3 & Cursive Success
- Reading: All About Reading Level 4 {coming out in September!} Daily reading “quiet time” with his favorite chapter books including the Hardy Boys and The Bailey School Kids
- Spelling: All About Spelling 5 & Spelling Workout Levels D and E
- Art: Southern Hodgepodge Chalk Pastel Series {Giveaway coming next week!} This will be accompanied by ‘Anholt’s Artists Books for Children‘ by Laurence Anholt {these are AMAZING! Review coming soon!}
- Languages: As a Family – Spanish and ASL
- Music: Piano & Guitar
- Sports: Tae Kwon Do: Kom Do Kwon {working VERY hard towards his black belt!}
Kindergarten/1st: {Boy & Girl}
I would really like to find a local “school age” play group. I’m not interest in a co-op for the twins. We shall see what happens.
* Please note that the twins will be working at their paces, so if they don’t accomplish anything in for ‘first grade’ that’s absolutely okay! If they’re anything like their brother they were all in excel in certain subjects, I just wanted to be prepared.
- Reading: All About Reading Level 1 {they will be practicing their reading with the adorable BabyLit Series by Jennifer Adams and Alison Oliver}
- Writing: Handwriting without Tears Letters and Numbers of Me
- Math: MUS Primer
- Science: Real Science for Kids Pre-Level 1– Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy.
- Art: Southern Hodgepodge Chalk Pastel Series accompanied by ‘Anholt’s Artists Books for Children‘ by Laurence Anholt
- Sports: Ballet {for the She twin} Tae Kwon Do {for the He twin}
My husband and I also have some really fun family field trips and activities planned for the school year!
Coming Soon! {Back to School Edition}
- ‘Back to School’ Reviews and Giveaways
- Just for you Mom: Homeschool Mom’s Bible Giveaway
- Our 2014/2015 full Schedule
- How we Organize our School Room {Next week!}
- Amazing History Book List
- How We Decide on our Curriculum
- Our Day: A day in the Life of a Homeschooler
- AND what you’ve been asking for since May: My 2014/2015 Homeschool Planner {I’m running a little late and I apologize. Look for it later this month!}
Don’t forget to head over to the Not-Back-To-School Hop and see more 2014-2015 curriculum! It’s always fun to see what cool resources families are using this year! Who knows you might learn about something you would like to incorporate in your curriculum!
