After lots of studying, researching, and praying, I have decided on curriculum choices for our first year of homeschooling. Phew! I really hope they work out this year and next year will be easier to plan.
Math was a fairly easy choice. We (Vince helped me with this one) chose Singapore Math. They take a very different approach to Math. We think this will work very well with Parker since he finds math to be easy and this is an advanced program with little review. Hannah, on the other hand, struggles a bit at this point. Vince thinks that we need to still try Singapore with her, and if it doesn't work, I guess we will change it. Another math program that I want to keep in the back of my mind for her is Teaching Textbooks.
Reading/Comprehension/spelling/Vocab/: Total Language Plus. This was a great program that a friend referred to me. We chose four books that we wanted to study, which include Where the Red Fern Grows, My Side of the Mountain, Amos Fortune Free Man, and The Hobbit.
This study will be for our son only, because it starts in the 3rd grade. This program does have a grammar portion, but I don't feel that it is a strong one. It also carries writing ideas, but doesn't seem to guide the child in how to write. We will be skipping those pages.
Spelling for Hannah will be All About Spelling.
I haven't decided on reading yet for Hannah. I'm not sure if we really need a textbook for this, because her spelling program teaches her any phonics that she may have missed in the public schools, in the last two years.
Writing for our daughter will be Writing with Ease Level 2. I really wish our son could have gone through a program like this when he was younger.
Writing for our son is a more difficult choice, because of his writing challenges. I'm contemplating the Excellence in Writing program starting half way through the year.
Science was an easy choice for me (Thank you Lord!) I fell in love with the Apologia program. We will be studying Zoology 3, Land Animals of the Sixth Day.
History was a fairly easy choice, also. We will be studying the first in the four book series The Story of the World.
Handwriting will be A Reason for Handwriting, which uses scripture to copy.
For Art we are going to make if simple. I have a book titled Who Was Claude Monet? I also picked up a book that shows the kids how to draw animals, and two books that study famous paintings. I'm hoping to take the kids on a field trip to an Art Museum by the end of our school year.
For Grammar we are going to use Easy Grammar and Daily Grams.
Music: Parker will be in his 3rd year of piano and Hannah will continue violin lessons that she started in February of this year.
Besides those subjects Parker will be involved in karate and Cub Scouts and Hannah will be taking swimming lessons and going to Brownies.
Well, there you have it! Now on to scheduling our school year!
Math was a fairly easy choice. We (Vince helped me with this one) chose Singapore Math. They take a very different approach to Math. We think this will work very well with Parker since he finds math to be easy and this is an advanced program with little review. Hannah, on the other hand, struggles a bit at this point. Vince thinks that we need to still try Singapore with her, and if it doesn't work, I guess we will change it. Another math program that I want to keep in the back of my mind for her is Teaching Textbooks.
Reading/Comprehension/spelling/Vocab/: Total Language Plus. This was a great program that a friend referred to me. We chose four books that we wanted to study, which include Where the Red Fern Grows, My Side of the Mountain, Amos Fortune Free Man, and The Hobbit.
This study will be for our son only, because it starts in the 3rd grade. This program does have a grammar portion, but I don't feel that it is a strong one. It also carries writing ideas, but doesn't seem to guide the child in how to write. We will be skipping those pages.
Spelling for Hannah will be All About Spelling.
I haven't decided on reading yet for Hannah. I'm not sure if we really need a textbook for this, because her spelling program teaches her any phonics that she may have missed in the public schools, in the last two years.
Writing for our daughter will be Writing with Ease Level 2. I really wish our son could have gone through a program like this when he was younger.
Writing for our son is a more difficult choice, because of his writing challenges. I'm contemplating the Excellence in Writing program starting half way through the year.
Science was an easy choice for me (Thank you Lord!) I fell in love with the Apologia program. We will be studying Zoology 3, Land Animals of the Sixth Day.
History was a fairly easy choice, also. We will be studying the first in the four book series The Story of the World.
Handwriting will be A Reason for Handwriting, which uses scripture to copy.
For Art we are going to make if simple. I have a book titled Who Was Claude Monet? I also picked up a book that shows the kids how to draw animals, and two books that study famous paintings. I'm hoping to take the kids on a field trip to an Art Museum by the end of our school year.
For Grammar we are going to use Easy Grammar and Daily Grams.
Music: Parker will be in his 3rd year of piano and Hannah will continue violin lessons that she started in February of this year.
Besides those subjects Parker will be involved in karate and Cub Scouts and Hannah will be taking swimming lessons and going to Brownies.
Well, there you have it! Now on to scheduling our school year!
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