2012 Plans: Academics
we do “Content” together during Circle Time or other specified gathering times and “Skills” on an
individual basis. Obviously those categories are not hard and fast, but
it is as good a division as any. I also want to have some individual
work for the children to give them something to do when I’m focusing
with their other sibling; I’ll mark those with (*).
Memory Work: Hymns; Bible Verses (To Be Determined); Nicene Creed and Apostle’s Creed; IEW Poetry – Level 2 for M-girl and N-boy, Level 1 for R-girl; Catechism for Young Children (mostly, but not exactly the same as this one); we do skip counting, science, history, and geography memory work,
too.
Continue reading through Poetry books (finish A Child’s Garden of Verses, start one of the Poetry for Young People books) We’re
also going to finish the Family Book of Manners and Fifty Famous Stories Retold. I’d like to read some of Lamb’s Shakespeare and other literature selections from Ambleside Year 1.
Science: God’s Design for Life and start God’s Design for Heaven & Earth
Art: Artistic Pursuits K-3 Book 1 and Book 2
Music: Piano Lessons, Choir (but not this spring)
Phys Ed: Soccer, Baseball, swimming
Skills: M-girl (Second Grade)
English:
- First Language Lessons 3 (we have a little bit of FLL2 to finish)
- Writing With Ease 1 and start 2
- Spelling Power
- McGuffey Readers and CLP Nature Readers (reading practice)
- Music of the Hemispheres (occasional she loves this)
Math: Mathematics Enhancement Programme (finish Year 1 and Year 2) and Kitchen Table Math
Latin*: Finish Prima Latina, then Song School Latin, then start Latin for Children A
Logic*: Critical Thinking Activities then Lollipop Logic
Geography*: Evan-Moore Beginning Geography
Reading*: Assigned Literature, related Science, and related History with narrations
Skills: N-boy (First Grade)
- First Language Lessons 2 (we have a little bit of Level 1 to finish)
- Writing with Ease 1
- Spelling Power
- McGuffey Readers and CLP Nature Readers (reading practice)
Math: Mathematics Enhancement Programme (Finish Year 1 and Year 2) and Kitchen Table Math
Latin*: Prima Latina, then Song School Latin
Logic*: Critical Thinking Activities
Geography*: Evan-Moore Beginning Geography
Time*: Ready-Set-Learn Time
Reading*: Assigned Literature, related Science, and related History with narrations
Skills: R-girl (Preschool)
- Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reading and Bob Books
- Get Ready for the Code, Get Set for the Code, and Go for the Code*
Math: Mathematics Enhancement Programme Year 1 and Kitchen Table Math
Read Alouds (I’ll try to add links throughout the year on the 2012 Academics Page)