Green Gables Academy

2010-2011 School Calendar

2010-07-01T12:55:00.000-07:00

I am sharing our tentative school calendar for 2010-2011. Our calendar worked fairly well last year with a few minor tweaks, so this school year's calendar is pretty similar. My goal is to be done by June 6th having logged our 180 days by using 170 days for schoolwork and 10 days for field trips. Our field trips will be done during vacation or breaks.

Week 1 - August 2 - 6
Week 2 - August 9 - 13
Week 3 - August 16 - 20
Week 4 - August 23 - 27

Week 5 - August 30-31; September 15 - 17
Family Vacation - September 1 - September 14
Week 6 - September 20 - 24
Week 7 - September 27 - October 1
Week 8 - October 4 - 8
Fall Break - October 11 - 15
Week 9 - October 18 - 22 (End of 1st Quarter)
Week 10 - October 25 - 29
Week 11 - November 1 - 5
Week 12 - November 8 - 12

Week 13 - November 15 - 19

Thanksgiving Break - November 22 - 26
Week 14 - November 29 - December 3
Week 15 - December 6 - 10

Week 16 - December 13 - 17
Christmas Break - December 20 - January 6
Week 17 - January 7 - 13 (End of 2nd Quarter or 1st Semester)
Week 18 - January 17 - 21
Week 19 - January 24 - 28
Week 20 - January 31 - February 4

Week 21 - February 7 - 11
Week 22 - February 14 - 18
Mid-Winter Break - February 21 - 25
Week 23 - February 28 - March 4
Week 24 - March 7 - 11
Week 25 - March 14 - 18
Week 26 - March 21 - 25 (End of 3rd Quarter)

Misc Day - March 28

Break for Homeschool Convention March 29 - April 1

Week 27 - April 4 - 8

Week 28 - April 11 - 15
Week 29 - April 18 - 21

Spring Break April 22 - 29

Week 30 - May 2 - 6
Week 31 - May 9 - 13
Week 32 - May 16 - 20
Week 33 - May 23 - 27
Memorial Day (Off) - May 30
Week 34 - May 31 - June 6 (End of 4th Quarter or 2nd Semester)
Week 35 - June 7 - 13 (Catch up week if needed)
Week 36 - June 14 - 20 (Catch up week if needed)

Reading Goals for 2010

2010-01-06T11:33:00.000-08:00

I am going to join FishMama in setting some reading goals this year in hopes of getting more reading done. I am going to do my best to give monthly updates as to what I have read and what I will be reading.

January 2010

Personal Growth - Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul by John and Stasi Eldredge (Christmas Gift)

Organizing - Smart Organizing: Simple strategies for bringing order to your home by Sandra Felton

Photography - Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera by Bryan Peterson

Finance - Start Over, Finish Rich by David Bach

Read Aloud to 7 year old daughter - Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin

Current Read Aloud to sons (ages 12, 10, almost 9) by husband - David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

Our First Week of School

2009-08-14T19:16:00.000-07:00

We have completed our first week of school for 2009-2010. I started with my oldest three children this week and will add in my fourth one next week. It has gone really well all things considered.

This year we plan to take more scheduled breaks than we have done in the past. I believe this will be a great help to all in striving to do their best for a set period of time with the knowledge that a week break will be coming before long.

Curtis is really enjoying his history mixture of Mystery of History I and Heart of Dakota's Creation to Christ program along with Diana Waring's audios.

Samuel is progressing in Latin really well. I am endeavoring to learn it alongside him. Languages have never been my forte. I even changed majors in College opting for Speech rather than a second year of Spanish. Jeff has spent the last few months really working with Samuel in Math and he has improved vastly.

Alex continues to love Math and Reading. He is also really enjoying doing a Fifty State Study. We are going in the order that they came into the Union. So this week our focus has been Delaware. Here again we have used a mixture of items with which to learn. My two favorite items are the Olde World Style United States and World Maps along with notebook pages that I purchased from Homeschool In the Woods and the free state study information from School Express.

Briana will begin on Monday if all goes as planned.

As I type Jeff is sitting here reading David Copperfield to the oldest four kids. They are really enjoying the story. Jeff also did Life of Fred: Fractions with the boys on Monday. Check out the samples if you have time. They are as entertaining as they are educational

Until next time,

2009-2010 School Year

2009-07-06T22:14:00.000-07:00

After posting in regards to a traditional versus a balanced school calendar, I thought I would share my tenative calendar for our upcoming school year. The one nice thing about homeschooling is that if necessary this calendar can be changed. I try to get in at least 10 field trip days over the course of the school year during our break times. If I do that I will be able to finish by the 11th of June instead of the 25th. And if that ends up being the case I may skip the late spring break and finish by the 4th of June instead. I only count on 170 of the 180 days for actual school work. So I plan accordingly when scheduling out the course work for the year.

I know I tend to start our school year early, but we almost always take our family vacation in September after kids are back in school and vacation spots are less crowded and discounted.

Week 1 - August 10 - 14
Week 2 - August 17 - 21
Week 3 - August 24 - 28
Week 4 - August 31 - Sept. 1; Sept. 16 - 18
Family Vacation - September 2 - September 15
Week 5 - Sept. 21 - 25
Week 6 - Sept. 28 - Oct. 2
Week 7 - October 5 - 9
Week 8 - October 12 - 16
Fall Break - October 19 - 23
Week 9 - October 26 - 30 (End of 1st Quarter)
Week 10 - November 2 - 6
Week 11 - November 9 - 13
Week 12 - November 16 - 20
Thanksgiving Break - November 23 - 27
Week 13 - November 30 - December 4
Week 14 - December 7 - 11
Week 15 - December 14 -15; Jan. 6 - 8
Christmas Break - December 16 - January 5
Week 16 - January 11 - 15
Week 17 - January 18 - 22
Week 18 - January 25 - 29 (End of 2nd Quarter or 1st Semester)
Week 19 - February 1 - 5
Week 20 - February 8 - 12
Mid-Winter Break - February 15 - 19
Week 21 - February 22 - 26
Week 22 - March 1 - 5
Week 23 - March 8 - 12
Week 24 - March 15 - 19
Week 25 - March 22 - 26
Week 26 - March 29 - April 2 (End of 3rd Quarter)
Spring Break April 5 - April 9
Week 27 - April 12 - 16
Week 28 - April 19 - 23
Week 29 - April 26 - 30
Week 30 - May 3 - 7
Week 31 - May 10 - 14
Week 32 - May 17 - 21
Week 33 - May 24; June 1 - 4
Late Spring Break - May 25 - 31
Week 34 - June 7 - 11
Week 35 - June 14 - 18
Week 36 - June 21 - 25 (End of 4th Quarter or 2nd Semester)

Traditional School Calendar versus Balanced Calendar

2009-07-05T21:35:00.000-07:00

Tonight in my surfing, I found a breakdown of a traditional calendar versus a balanced calendar for a school year. The balanced calendar makes so much more sense to me. As I set up my calendar for this upcoming school year, I believe I will endeavor to align my calendar more to the balanced side rather than the traditional. Just in case you are interested and for my future reference, here is the link to the comparison of these two calendars. I print out my school calendar from Donna Young's website.

Happy planning!

Julissa - K4 - 2009-2010

2009-07-03T08:22:00.000-07:00

I am still trying to decide what to use with Julissa. If she was the only one I had to school, I would use BJU's new Footsteps for Fours program. But because I have four that come before her, I am still contemplating what to do with her this year. Below are the possibilities that I am considering.

ABeka K4

BJU Footsteps for Fours

Before Five In A Row

Rod and Staff ABC Series

Picture Book Ideas

http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/book-themes.htm

Picture Book Preschool

http://www.carolhurst.com/titles/prek.html

1000 Good Book List

Simply Charlotte Mason's book list for 3 - 5 year olds

Briana - First Grade - 2009-2010

2009-07-01T18:56:00.000-07:00

BIBLE
101 Favorite Stories from the Bible

MATH
Abeka Arithmetic 1

LANGUAGE ARTS
First Language Lessons 1
The Complete Writer: Writing with Ease
ABeka Phonics 1
ABeka Spelling 1
New American Cursive

HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY
Abeka History 1
BJU Heritage Studies 1
Daily Geography 1

SCIENCE
ABeka Science 1
BJU Science 1
CLP Nature Reader 1

MUSIC
Instrument Lessons (possibly)
Classical Music (Listening)

ELECTIVES
Home Economics

Alexander - Third Grade - 2009-2010

2009-07-01T07:42:00.000-07:00

Below is the curriculum being considered for Alexander for third grade.
BIBLE
Egermeier's Bible Story Book - 1947 copyright (OT) - COMPLETE

MATH
A Beka Arithmetic 3
Math Facts Practice

SCIENCE
BJUP Science 3 - COMPLETE
A Beka Health 3 - COMPLETE
Christian Liberty Nature Reader 3

LANGUAGE ARTS
Rod and Staff English 3
A Beka Spelling 3
BJU Handwriting 3 - COMPLETE
BJU Reading 3 - COMPLETE
Read and Think Skill Sheets 3 (A Beka) - COMPLETE
Ambleside Online - Finish Year 1 and do Year 2 (Literature)
Spelling Wisdom 1a (dictation)

HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY
BJUP Heritage Studies 2 (Finish) - COMPLETE
BJUP Heritage Studies 3 COMPLETE

with additional biographies and historical fiction
Rand McNally Schoolhouse Intermediate Geography and Map Activities
Fifty State Study (over 3rd and 4th grades)

ELECTIVES
Music
Young Scholar's Guide to Composers

Art
Draw and Write Through History: Pilgrims, Pirates and Patriots

Samuel - Fifth Grade - 2009-2010

2009-06-18T21:32:00.001-07:00

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

2009-06-18T20:17:00.000-07:00

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

2009-06-18T20:08:00.000-07:00

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.

Homeschool Tracking Software

2009-05-08T12:15:00.000-07:00

The last week or two, I have spent time doing trial runs scheduling lessons using three different homeschool tracking programs. The three that I tried were Homeschool Tracker, Homeschool SkedTrack(which is online only), and Edu-Track. While I found Homeschool SkedTrack easy to use, it wasn't able to do all the things that I wanted it to do. I have tried Homeschool Tracker two different years and have never succeeded in successfully setting it up. Sometimes I think that my brain works on entirely different wavelength than this piece of software. I definitely feel the odd man out as it seems from my reading on homeschool boards that many people use this software successfully. Obviously, by now you realize that I have gone with Edu-Track. I have lessons scheduled for the rest of the school year for my oldest two children and plan to input lessons for my third child this weekend. It is nice to be able to just print out a daily assignment sheet for each child. I used to spend a lot of time every week preparing, by hand, individual weekly assignment sheets for each child. This will definitely save me time. I plan to use my time this summer inputting lessons for each child for the next school year, thus enabling me to have more time during the school year to spend teaching. Now for those that use all ABeka or all Bob Jones this isn't probably as necessary. But for one who uses quite a variety of curricula, I feel that it becomes rather necessary. I am also hoping that it will help to cut back on the piles of paperwork that seem to come with homeschooling.

Preparing Hearts for His Glory - Day 1

2008-08-11T15:18:00.000-07:00

Today was Samuel's first day of Preparing Hearts for His Glory. We really enjoyed learning about spiritual warfare and the shield of faith. He is working on making a shield of faith and a coat of arms. When it is complete I will post a picture of it. We also learned about the Arctic Tundra today. Below you will find a picture of his tracing of the Arctic Tundra and his drawing of several things from Creation.

Books Read by Samuel in 2007-2008

2008-07-01T18:54:00.000-07:00

A Cricket in Times Square
A Lion to Guard Us
Along Came a Dog
Jed Smith, Trailblazer
Little Pear
Mary of Plymouth
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Owls in the Family
Story of the Wright Brothers and Their Sister

Books Read by Curtis in 2007-2008

2008-06-30T18:52:00.000-07:00

Along Came a Dog
Beggar's Bible
Black Gold
Five Children and It
Journey to Jo'burg
Martha of California
Mary Poppins
Misty of Chincoteague
Silver for General Washington
Strawberry Girl
The Cricket in Times Square
The Railway Children
Twenty and Ten

2008-2009 Fifth Grade Curriculum

2008-04-15T06:47:00.001-07:00

Curtis' 5th Grade Curriculum - 2008-2009

Bible
Studying God's Word - Finish Book E
Window on the World (Weekly)
Hymn Study

Math
A Beka Arithmetic 5

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

Spelling
Sequential Spelling Book 1 and Book 2 (1st half) (Daily)

English
Rodff Engish 4 and 5 (We will finish up 4 and move on to 5)

Written Narrations
History (1x/wk)
Science (x/wk)

Poetry
Poems for Memorization by Rod and Staff - Memorize 3 - 5 poems

Vocabulary/Foreign Language
Vocabulary from the Classical Roots - 5
Lively Latin I (Plan to finish Level I and we may start Level II)

Reading
BJU Reading 5
History Reading
Literature Books

History
All American History II
Biblioplan: America and the World 1850 to present

Geography
A Child's Geography I

Science
BJU Science 5

Natural History
CLP Nature Reader 5
Paddletail the Beaver and His Neighbors
Burgess Animal Book for Children

Music
History of Classical Music
Meet the Great Composers
Hymn Study

Art
Art Pac 5

Electives
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
Type It

LOGIC
Perplexors
Mind Benders

Just a Note!

2008-04-15T06:27:00.000-07:00

This blog has definitely not been a daily journal, but I shall try to continue posting various things in regards to our school year as I have the time. I am working on my curriculum for next year and should soon be posting what we will be doing next year.

Curtis Doing Math

2008-01-08T18:09:00.000-08:00

School will Resume on Monday!

2008-01-03T09:35:00.000-08:00

Christmas break is about over. It will be time come Monday to get back into the swing of things as far as school goes. I guess I had better get busy with planning.

Our Stick Family

2007-10-25T09:09:00.000-07:00

Here is the link to make your own stick family.

2007-2008 Curriculum for Third Grade

2007-09-11T21:06:00.000-07:00

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

2007-08-24T19:46:00.000-07:00

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

2007-06-30T14:21:00.000-07:00

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

2007-03-14T18:07:00.000-07:00

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

2007-03-12T16:00:00.000-07:00

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!

2007-03-09T19:42:00.000-08:00

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!

2007-03-08T19:15:00.000-08:00

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

2007-03-07T18:53:00.000-08:00

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

2007-03-06T17:51:00.000-08:00

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!

2007-03-05T17:53:00.000-08:00

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

2007-03-04T18:40:00.000-08:00

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

2007-03-02T18:38:00.000-08:00

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

2007-03-01T20:40:00.000-08:00

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

2007-02-22T15:17:00.000-08:00

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!

2007-02-21T11:07:00.000-08:00

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.