Figuring out the plan…

24. July 2009 by Shannon.

Okay.. because it’s homeschool planning time, I thought I’d put my plan out there and hope to get some feedback on what people think.

As a basic framework, I’m somewhere between The Well Trained Mind and Sonlight (not that they are that far apart in philosophy… really) and we use workboxes (8 slots per kid per day) to “organise” it all.

Everett, Grade 10:

Sonlight Core 200 - 5 days a week

Latina Christiana - 5 days a week (one long day and 4 review days)

Rosetta Stone French - 5 days a week (doesn’t take long each day)

Life of Fred Advanced Algebra (moving on to Geometry when completed) - 5 days a week

History (Middle Ages through Early Reformation) - Civilizations 2 pgs X 3 days a week with outlining, History of Art 2 pgs X 2 days a week with outlining

Great Books (following TWTM, ending with a Shakespeare unit in the late spring) - 3 days a week

Science (suggestions welcome, was considering Apologia Biology, but he’s supposed to be doing Earth Science and Astronomy but I don’t know of any curriculum at the highschool level for that) - 2 days a week

Grammar (Latin Road to English Grammar and read through the Elements of Style) - 5 days a week

Writing (working on his novel) - 5 days a week

McKenzie, grade 8:

Sonlight Core 5 - 5 days a week

Latina Christiana - 5 days a week (same as Ev)

Rosetta Stone French - 5 days a week

Bible (Grapevine level 4, Old Testament) - 5 days a week

Math (suggestions welcome, can’t really afford Teaching Textbooks again this year, but was thinking Math-U-See might be as effective and cheaper in the long run… opinions? LOF won’t work with her) - 5 days a week

Grammar (same as Ev) - 5 days a week

History (1850-Present using DK History of the World, if I can find a copy) - 3 days a week with outlining

Science (supposed to be computer sciences and physics, TWTM) - 2 days a week

Art (using Spears Art Studio and various prints) - 2 days a week (one for arts & crafts and one for a CM style picture study)

Music (Simply Music piano course) - 5 days a week - (Composer study and Listening to a classical piece) - 2 days a week  (yes, I know these are going to overlap… but Kenzi can do music practice after “school”)

Greyson, Grade 1:

Sonlight Core K - 5 days a week

Bible (Grapevine Beginner OT) - 5 days a week

Math (Math Mammoth and RS Math Games) - 3 and 2 times a week (MMx3, RSMGx2)

History (Story of the World, Ancients, with a notebook page) - 2 days a week

Science (suggestions for following TWTM year 1 welcome) - 3 days a week

Music (Simply Music piano course) - 5 days a week

Reading (Rocket Phonics) - 5 days a week

Grammar (First Lessons in Language) - 3 days a week

Art (Spears Art Studio) - 2 days a week

Spelling/Writing (Explode the Code, All About Spelling) - 5 days a week

Chaeli (TECHNICALLY too young for formal school, but so she doesn’t feel left out), Junior Kindergarten:

Sonlight Core K - 5 days a week

Reading (Rocket Phonics & SL K Reading) - 5 days a week

Math (number readiness and Right Start Math Games) - 3 and 2 days a week

Bible (Grapevine Beginner Old Testament) - 5 days a week

Memory (games and verses/poems) - 5 days a week

Writing (Get Ready Set Go for the Code) - 5 days a week

History (Story of the World, Ancients) - 2 days a week

Science (Nature Study, Classification concepts) - 3 days a week

Basic Skills (cutting, colouring, etc) - 3 days a week

Art (Spears Art Studio K) - 2 days a week

I still need:

Math for Kenzi

and to buy:

First Language Lessons Vol 1

The Well Educated Mind

DK Encyclopedia of Science

DK History of the World

Grapevine Level 4 Old Testament

SO… any thoughts?  BTW, to all my friends in the planning stages, I am praying for clarity of mind, availability of resources, and courage… and I’m praying that the Lord blesses your homeschool year so abundantly - I hope you will pray the same for us!

Blessings!

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