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2007-2008 Curriculum for Third Grade

A list of the curriculum that Samuel is using this year for third grade.


Bible
Studying the book of Matthew using MFW ECC and Anne's School Place.
Window on the World (Weekly - M)
Hero Tales - Vol. 1 A Hive of Busy Bees - (Weekly - F)

Math
ABeka Arithmetic 3
Dr. Aardsma's Math Drill

Studied Dictation
Spelling Wisdom - Book 1 (1st half) (2x/wk)

Spelling/Poetry
ABeka Spelling and Poetry 3 (daily)

English
Rod and Staff English 3 (4x/wk)
Letter Writing - 1x/month

Handwriting
BJU Handwriting 3 (4x/wk)

Reading/Literature
ABeka 3
BJU Reading 3
ABeka Read and Think Skill Sheets 3
Doors to Discovery (CLP) (1x/wk)
McGuffey Eclectic First Reader (1x/wk)
History Stories for Children (CLP) (3x/wk)
The Story of the Wright Brothers and Their Sisters (CLP)

Various books for Literature
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Owls in the Family - current read

Geography
MFW ECC (daily)
A Child's Geography - Vol. 1 (3x/wk)
Rand McNally Schoolhouse Intermediate Geography and Map Activites
GTG for extra book suggestions and occasional worksheets

Science
ABeka Science 3 (daily - 1st semester)
BJU Science 3 (daily - 2nd semester)
Apologia Astronomy(haven't started this yet - need to figure out a schedule)

Natural History
1. CL Nature Reader 2 (3x/wk)
2. CL Nature Reader 3
3. Burgess Book of Animals
Nature Journal - as desired
Nature Walk - spontaneous at this point

American History
BJU Heritage Studies 3 (daily - 1st semester)
ABeka - History 3 (daily -2nd semester)
Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans - Edward Eggleston (2x/wk)
TruthQuest History AHYS I (reading commentary and putting books in basket for book basket time). Book Basket Time consists of 10-15 min. per day reading from books in basket related to the topic(s) of the week. It is the child's choice but it must come from the basket.

Music
Stories of the Great Composers
Stories of the Great Hymns
Wee Sing Around the World (MFW ECC)
Piano Lessons and Practice
Classical Music Listening
Music Book Basket (additional reading of bio's, etc.)

ART
Picture Study - *(to be scheduled)
Draw Write Now
How to Teach Art to Children

Electives
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 17

2007-2008 Curriculum for Fourth Grade

A list of the curriculum that Curtis is using this year for fourth grade.

Bible
Studying the book of Matthew using MFW ECC and Anne's School Place.
Window on the World (Weekly - M)
Hero Tales - Vol. 1
A Hive of Busy Bees - (Weekly - F)

Math
ABeka Arithmetic 4
Dr. Aardsma's Math Drill

Studied Dictation
Spelling Wisdom - Book 1 (2nd half) (2x/wk)

Spelling/Poetry
ABeka Spelling and Poetry 4 (daily)

English
BJU English 4 (Writing and Grammar) (daily)
Intermediate Language Lessons (3x/wk)
Letter Writing - 1x/month

Handwriting
BJU Handwriting 4 (4x/wk)

Reading/Literature
ABeka 4
BJU Reading 4
ABeka Read and Think Skill Sheets 4
Bridges Beyond (CLP) (1x/wk)
McGuffey Eclectic Second Reader (1x/wk)
Stories of the Pilgrims (CLP)
Boys and Girls of Colonial Days (CLP)
Children of the Covered Wagon (CLP)
Various books for Literature
Currently reading - The Railway Children

Vocabulary/Foreign Language
Vocabulary Vine (3x/wk)
Lively Latin (daily)

Geography
MFW ECC (daily)
A Child's Geography - Vol. 1 (3x/wk)
Rand McNally Schoolhouse Intermediate Geography and Map Activites
GTG for extra book suggestions and occasional worksheets

Science
ABeka Science 4 (daily)
Apologia Astronomy(haven't started this yet - need to figure out a schedule)

Natural History
1. Mallards and Their Neighbors (3x/wk)
2. CL Nature Reader 4
3. Secrets of the Woods

Nature Journal - as desired
Nature Walk - spontaneous at this point

American History
BJU Heritage Studies 4 (2x/wk)
ABeka - The History of Our United States (2x/wk - reading only)
A First Book in American History- Edward Eggleston (1x/wk)
TruthQuest History AHYS I (reading commentary and putting books in basket for book basket time). Book Basket Time consists of 10-15 min. per day reading from books in basket related to the topic(s) of the week. It is the child's choice but it must come from the basket.
Timeline Cards using Homeschool In the Woods Timeline Figures

World History
An/Our Island Story (British History) (1x/wk)

Music
Stories of the Great Composers
Stories of the Great Hymns
Wee Sing Around the World (MFW ECC)
Piano Lessons and Practice
Classical Music Listening
Music Book Basket (additional reading of bio's, etc.)

ART
Picture Study - *(to be scheduled)
Draw Write Now
How to Teach Art to Children

Electives
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 17
Perplexors
Mind Benders

Curtis' Third Grade Curriculum 2006-2007 School Year

This is a list of the courses my third grader completed this school year.

BIBLE
BJU A Servant's Heart

MATH
ABeka Arithmetic 3

ENGLISH
BJU English Writing and Grammar 3

STUDIED DICTATION
Spelling Wisdom 1st Half of Book One

HANDWRITING
BJU Handwriting 3

SPELLING and POETRY
ABeka Spelling & Poetry 3
A Child's Garden of Verses
Now We are Six by A.A. Milne
When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne

READING
BJU Reading 3
ABeka Readers 3
Read and Think Skill Sheets - 3rd Grade
The Velveteen Rabbit
Henry Huggins
The Story of Dr Doolittle
The Voyages of Dr. Doolittle

TYPING
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing

SCIENCE
ABeka Science 3
BJU Science 3

HISTORY
ABeka History 3
BJU Heritage Studies 3
History Stories for Children (CLP)

MUSIC
Piano Lessons
Monthly Hymn

NATURAL SCIENCE
CL Nature Reader 3

Alex Not Feeling Well Today

Today I read one chapter from "Little Pear" to Alex and Briana. That is all that we did because Alex is not feeling well today. He has drainage, a sore throat, slight temp., and complains of a hot chest. He has just laid around and watched educational dvd's most of the day.

School with Alex

A record of what Alex did today:

Lesson 147 in A Beka K5 Phonics

4 pages of reading from A Beka Reader "I Can Read Well" - Book 2

A lesson in A Beka Arithmetic 1

A lesson in BJU Handwriting 1

He then played the rest of the day.

Only Two Books Today!

Today Alex read these two books to me. He didn't read until evening because the older boys had piano lessons in the morning and then in the afternoon they played outside until about supper time. It was a beautiful 63 degrees outside today. I didn't actually do any reading aloud with him today. I plan to continue on Monday.

Books, Books and More Books!

Three more books read by Alex. These are all books I have pulled from our home library. It is definitely nice to have books on hand especially when there are five children all wanting books. Today we read Chapter 5 in Little Pear. I also read pages 1 - 5 from The Usborne Complete First Book of Nature (this reading was about birds), pages 2-3 from The Usborne Book of Wild Places (this reading was about mountains), and pages 2-3 from The Usborne Book of Living Long Ago (topic was types of clothing from long ago). We had an enjoyable time reading. Then as a fun book I read The Berenstain Bears and the Eager Beavers.

Books Read by Alex

These are the three books that Alex read to me today. He is really enjoying it. We also read chapter 4 from "Little Pear" by Eleanor Lattimore.

Tonight Alex came downstairs to let me hear a song played on our globe and informed me that it was Little Pear's national anthem. It was the anthem of the Republic of China.

Daily Reading by Alex

The books that Alex read to me today. I have decided to take a picture of what Alex reads rather than writing it down. It will definitely save me time but yet still give me the record I am wanting. We also read another chapter from Little Pear.

Reading in in Kindergarten!

I have decided to try and have Alex (my Kindergartner) read to me more than he does. He is my middle child and tends to sometimes get lost in the shuffle. I have picked out 15 books that I think he should be able to read and I am letting him pick three a day to read to me. These are the books he read today. He is really doing a good job reading. I have also started reading a chapter book to him and Briana. We are currently reading Little Pear by Eleanor Lattimore.

Briana - Preschool

This year Briana is slowly working through K4 Foundations via HomeSat.
She has also spent the weekend learning to spell and write her name. She does a fairly good job for a 4 year old. The only thing she does wrong is she writes her A's as capitals instead of lowercase. I have tried to show her how to write a lowercase "a" but she just can't seem to do it. She has also been putting a lot of puzzles together lately. She has been working on a couple that are 63 pieces. She also does a lot of 25 piece puzzles.

Alex - Kindergarten

This year Alex is working on the following:

A Beka Phonics and Reading K

BJU Bible Truths K

A Beka Arithmetic 1

BJU Handwriting 1

Samuel - 2nd Grade

Samuel's curriculum for the 2006-2007 school year.

BJU Bible Truths 2

A Beka Arithmetic 2

BJU Handwriting 2

A Beka Spelling/Poetry 2

BJU English 2

First Language Lessons

BJU Reading 2

A Beka Reading 2

BJU Heritage Studies 2

A Beka History 2

BJU Science 2

A Beka Science 2

A Beka Health 2

Piano Lessons

He tends to read a lot on his own so I have not assigned him any books thus far.

Curtis - 3rd Grade

This is what Curtis is doing this year.

BJU Bible Truths 2

Math - A Beka Arithmetic 3

History - BJU Heritage Studies 3

History - A Beka History 3

Science - BJU Science 3

Science - A Beka Exploring God's World 3

Reading - BJU Reading 3

Reading - A Beka Reading 3

Spelling/Poetry - A Beka Spelling and Poetry 3

A Beka Read and Think Skills Sheets 3

BJU English 3

BJU Handwriting 3

Spelling Wisdom (Copywork/Dictation)

Typing (Mavis Beacon)

Piano Lessons

Selected Literature Readings
The Velveteen Rabbit
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Charlotte's Web
The Story of Dr. Dolittle
The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle
Paddington Bear
Little House in the Big Woods
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
CL Nature Reader 3
History Stories
The Bluebirds and their Neighbors

WELCOME!

Welcome to our homeschool! I am going to use this blog to journal our daily happenings in school. I currently have 3 in school. I have a 3rd grader, a 2nd grader and a Kindergartner.
I don't know how much I will post until I begin to work on plans for the fall. Then I will try to journal our day.