Samuel - Fifth Grade - 2009-2010

Below is the curriculum being considered for Samuel for fifth grade.
BIBLE
Rod and Staff Bible 5 - COMPLETE
Victor Journey Through the Bible - Scheduled section COMPLETE
Windows on the World

MATH
ABeka Arithmetic 5
Math Facts Practice

FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Lively Latin I

SCIENCE
BJU Science 6
Exploring Planet Earth - Tiner - COMPLETE
Christian Liberty Nature Reader 5

LANGUAGE ARTS
Rod and Staff English 5
BJU Reading 5 - COMPLETE
Adventures in Nature (Abeka)
Read and Think Skill Sheets 5 (Abeka)
Literature List
Spelling Wisdom 2A (dictation)
Megawords 1 - COMPLETE
Sequential Spelling
Vocabulary from the Classical Roots 5

HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY
BJUP Heritage Studies 4 (Finish) - COMPLETE
BJUP Heritage Studies 5 - COMPLETE
with additional biographies and historical fiction

ELECTIVES
Logic
Mind Benders A1 - A4
Building Thinking Skills 2
Perplexors Basic and A
Art
Draw and Write Through History
Music
Young Scholar's Guide to Composers

Curtis - Sixth Grade - 2009-2010

Below is the curriculum being considered for Curtis for sixth grade.
BIBLE
Rod and Staff Bible - COMPLETE
Victor Journey Through the Bible - Scheduled Section - COMPLETE
Windows on the World (M)

MATH
ABeka Arithmetic 6 (Daily)
Life of Fred: Fractions (M)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE (Daily)
Getting Started with Latin (finish)
Lively Latin II
Getting Started with Spanish (?)
In reevaluating Curtis' work load for this coming year, I think we are going to put Spanish on hold until his 7th and 8th grade year. I am going to let him get a little more Latin under his belt umcomplicated by the study of another lanugage.

SCIENCE
BJU Science 6 (Daily)
Exploring the History of Medicine - Tiner (Th.) - COMPLETE
The Story Book of Science - Jean Henri Fabre (T)

LANGUAGE ARTS
Rod and Staff English (Daily)
BJU Reading 6 (Daily) - COMPLETE
Adventures in Greatness (Abeka) (M)
Read and Think Skill Sheets 6 (Abeka) (W) - COMPLETE
Literature List (Daily)
Writing Strands (M W)
Spelling Wisdom 2B (dictation) (T Th.)
Megawords 1 - COMPLETE
Sequential Spelling ? (M T Th. F)
Vocabulary from the Classical Roots 6 (Daily)

HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY (Daily)
Creation to Christ (Using the history part of this in combo with things below)
Mystery of History I
The Story of the Ancient World - Christine Miller - COMPLETE
Famous Men of Greece
The Story of the Greeks
A Child's Geography 2

I am still working on finding the right combination for history for him. He is my child that loves History so he tends to do more than my other children in that field.

ELECTIVES
Logic
Fallacy Detective (T)
Building Thinking Skills 3 Verbal (M W F)
Art
Draw and Write Through History (F)
Music
Young Scholar's Guide to Composers (Th) *

*We plan to spend the next three years using this program. It is intended to be covered in one year but we don't really have that amount of time this year to dedicate to it. We will cover the first part of the lesson on Thursday and then listen to the music selections several more times during the next week while doing some other course of work.

Things to Accomplish Before 2009-2010 School Year

We are still trying to finish up the current school year. I hope to be done by the 9th of July. Then I must get things ready to begin the next school year. I am going to list out the things I really need to get accomplished in the next six weeks.

1. Finalize curricula choices for each child.

2. Purchase any needed curricula.

3. Organize School Shelves

4. Purge any unnecessary materials from school shelves and sell.

5. Make a daily schedule.

6. Make a Supplies list

7. Purchase supplies.

8. Put together my planner

9. Input assignments/lesson plans into Edu-Track.

10. Create portfolio for each child for this past year.