2015-16 Curriculum

So I have made a few changes this year but most things are staying course.  Here is our tentative plan. 

Family Morning Time or Afternoon time (during winter months)

Here is the schedule on what we cover each morning planning one hour each morning/afternoon.  If weather is nice we go outside and work for about an hour on the following while my 4 yr. old plays outside.  Works out well!  The Bible reading is to be done prior to meeting and we just discuss it. Hymns are one every 6 wks., poets, composers, Shakespeare, and artists are every 12 weeks. Did not list all the books in each grade list but you can see what we use on the chart.:  

Subject	Monday	Tuesday	Wed.	Thursday	Friday
Character Quality Artist Shakespeare Composer	Trial & Triumph Plutarch/Ourselves	Artist Giotto Boticelli Da Vinci	Composer Vivaldi Bach Handel	Shakespeare/Tales Julius Caesar Macbeth Henry V	Poetry study & Grammar of Poetry lesson Stevenson Tennyson Lord Byron
Hymn	- Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory - When we All Get to Heaven -  I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day -  At the Cross -  Amazing Grace -  Only Trust Him	- Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory - When we All Get to Heaven -  I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day -  At the Cross -  Amazing Grace -  Only Trust Him	- Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory - When we All Get to Heaven -  I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day -  At the Cross -  Amazing Grace -  Only Trust Him	- Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory - When we All Get to Heaven -  I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day -  At the Cross -  Amazing Grace -  Only Trust Him	- Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory - When we All Get to Heaven -  I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day -  At the Cross -  Amazing Grace -  Only Trust Him
Bible	1 Samuel- Gospels (SCM 2 Joshua-Malachi and starting SCM Module 3)	1 Samuel-Gospels	1 Samuel-Gospels	1 Samuel-Gospels Family Book of Centuries	1 Samuel-Gospels
Memory Work	Review Bible Verses, Science, Latin, voc. Bks of Bible Drill & Speed Drills	Review Bible Verses, Science, Latin, voc.	Review Bible Verses, Science, Latin, voc.	Review Bible Verses, Science, Latin, voc.
Read Alouds Together Bible outside	Pillar of Iron (15 min)	Pillar of Iron (15 min)	Pillar of Iron (15 min)	Pillar of Iron (15 min) How to Pray 1pg.	How to Pray 1 pg.

Lunch Read Alouds:  Story Book of Science & Fabre’s Insects   Tues., Thurs. & Friday

Nature Walk Read Alouds:  What’s That Bird, Burgess Bird Book (Friday)

                                       (life has been busy this year ended up like 1-2x month)

Science experiments are weekly on Tuesday using:  Adventures with a Microscope, Physics Lab in a Housewares Store, Physics Lab in a Hardware Store & Backyard Ballistics

Pre-K  

Taking a more relaxed approach and trying to let him be a kid.  :)  We are only planning on about 30 min. of actual "work" where we are sitting at the table.  Not counting reading.  It will be broken up but are mostly working on some math, phonics, and writing.  The rest of the day he will play and is able to hang out with brothers during morning group time.  Reading will happen throughout the day morning, lunch, rest time, before bedtime.  Music, art, and Spanish are incorporated through out the day but not "officially" taught.  The lists always seem more hefty then they really are.  

Book list to work through by subject

Bible- Golden Children's Bible reading through and working through AWANA

Phonics- The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Reading (he is already reading so we are starting with special sounds and continuing on from there.  Readers:  Bob Books, Primary Phonics, some of Memoria Press K and Hooked on Phonics readers cause I had them.  :)    Also working on Reading Eggs online

Phonics- OTGTR lessons organized by readers

Writing - Just a few times a week working on writing letters correctly

Math - After much deliberation we are going to try Singapore.  Starting at 1A he is passed the kindergarten books so we plan on going slow.  Also working on CTC online and mainly focusing on math games!  Here is a great site:  Kidscount1234

Science/History- Just readers - God is Good series (Rod and Staff), Memoria Press K curriculum + readers, misc. list will post list at the end of the year.

Spanish - Memorizing songs (Lyric Language Spanish) and working through Cherrydale Press (Speaking Spanish With Ms. Mason)

Memory work - Memoria Press K

Fine Arts - will try to do some with Memoria Press K enrichment but mostly will just tag along with brothers

Art- taking at the local coop

Piano - hope to begin working on this some this year:  My First Piano Adventure

7th Grade

This will look like a very long list but we are going by time on all subjects working with me this year so if we don't get done we will just move it to the next day.  Not all subjects are done every day.  Will try to link his schedule.

Bible - Proverbs study, finishing OT 1 Samuel-Malachi  starting the Gospels

Personal Development - Created for Work, Pursuit of God, Holiness of God (Sproul)

History/Literature - online class:  The Great Conversation at Wilson Hill Academy (Omnibus 2)  see book list:  

Textbook: Omnibus 2 ISBN-10: 1932168443 ISBN-13: 9781932168440

Great Tales from English History Lacey, Robert 978-0316067577

The Hobbit Tolkien, J.R.R. 395362903

Fellowship of the Ring Tolkien, J.R.R. 978-0547928210

Two Towers Tolkien, J.R.R. 978-0547928203

Return of the King Tolkien, J.R.R. 978-0547928197

Confessions Augustine (Sheed tran.) 978-0872208162

Ecclesiastical History of the English People Bede 978-0140445657

Nine Tailors Sayers, Dorothy 978-0156658997

Rule of St. Benedict Benedict 978-0375700170

Beowulf Heaney (translator) 978-0393320978

History of the Kings of Britain Monmouth 978-0140441703

Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Pyle, Howard 978-1402714566

Macbeth Shakespeare 978-0198324003

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Tolkien (translator) 978-0345277602

Henry V Shakespeare 978-0198320333

Inferno Dante (Esolen translation) 978-0345483577

Canterbury Tales Chaucer (Coghill tran.) 978-0140424386

The Reformation Nichols, Stephen 978-1581348293

Science - World of Biology, Life of a Spider, World of Mathematics, Archimedes and Door of Science, World of Physics, Albert Einstein and Theory of Relativity The Sciences (Holden)- only doing intro and Physics part this year

Math- Algebra I using Harold Jacobs Elementary Algebra 

Drill - (no workbooks just memorization and working through)  Spelling Workout H, Vocabulary from Classical Roots Bk. A, Poem of choice 3 for the year, Geography drills (world 2x wk), Scripture memory:  Psalm 100, Gal. 5:22-26, Rom. 8:28-39, Romans Road, Beatitudes, Psalm 23

Grammar- IEW Fix It series (2x week), Rod and Staff Books 6-7 (2x week), Dictation 2x week

Writing-taking a one month IEW Essay Writing Middle School Writing Intensive in August (working on different types of essays) and reviewing throughout the year with different writing projects integrated in his subjects.

Latin I-  online at Landry Academy using Latin Alive 1 (this going great love the teacher!!)

Other readings-  How to Read a Book (parts), Fallacy Detective

Life skills - working on note taking and organizational skills this year along with doing own laundry and working through this book mostly when we have time and weekends:  The Young Man's Handybook:  Preparing your Son on the Homefront

Coop classes:  Debate (using BJU materials) and Drama

PE - been doing his own weight training and outdoor program (5x week)

Violin - private lessons continuing on

Daily Schedule:

	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
6:00 am
:30		CHORES/BREAKFAST	CHORES/BREAKFAST	CHORES/BREAKFAST	CHORES/BREAKFAST	CHORES/BREAKFAST
7:00 am	BIBLE/DEV.	BIBLE/DEV.	BIBLE/DEV.	BIBLE/DEV.	BIBLE/DEV.	BIBLE/DEV.	BIBLE/DEV.
:30
8:00 am		MORNING MEETING	MORNING MEETING	MORNING MEETING	MORNING MEETING	MORNING MEETING
:30	CHURCH
9:00 am		LEAVE FOR LIBRARY	MATH	LEAVE FOR LIBRARY	MATH	MATH	CHORES
:30		OMNIBUS CLASS		OMNIBUS CLASS
10:00 am			HIST/LIT READING		HIST/LIT READING	WRITING w/mom
:30			LATIN		DEBATE	WRITING
11:00 am		LATIN CLASS	SCIENCE READING			HIST/LIT READING	HANDICRAFTS
:30			OUTSIDE RECESS	VIOLIN-	OUTSIDE RECESS	LATIN
12:00 am			LUNCH/BREAK	LUNCH/BREAK - DRILL	LUNCH/BREAK	LUNCH/BREAK
:30		HIST/LIT READING	WRITING		GEOGRAPHY/DRILL	DRILL
1:00 pm		SCIENCE READING	HIST/LIT READING	HIST/LIT READING	SCIENCE READING	HIST/LIT READING
:30		LEAVE FOR COOP	DICTATION/IEW	GRAMMAR	DICTATION/IEW	GRAMMAR
2:00 pm		DEBATE	2:15 SCIENCE LABS	MATH	LATIN	NATURE WALK
:30					HIST/LIT READING
3:00 pm		DRAMA	DEBATE	SCIENCE READING	WRITING	DRAW/READ
:30			GEOGRAPHY/DRILL	LATIN	VIOLIN PRACTICE	VIOLIN PRACTICE
4:00 pm		LEAVE HOME/DRILL	VIOLIN PRACTICE	HIST/LIT READING
:30		VIOLIN PRACTICE
5:00 pm				LEAVE FOR CHURCH
:30
6:00 pm		WORKOUT	WORKOUT		WORKOUT	WORKOUT
:30
7:00 pm

Drills:  Spelling words, Voc. Words, Science & History facts, Latin voc. & conj., Bible verse, Poem                   

   Activities w/Mom                    Out of house       Online class

10th Grade

Bible - Proverbs study, finishing OT 1 Samuel-Malachi  starting the Gospels

Personal Development - A Look at the 23rd Psalm, Practice of the Presence of God, Mere Christianity, Imitation of Christ

History/Literature - Old Western Culture - Roman Roads Media  Year 2:  Romans  see book list: http://www.romanroadsmedia.com/store/the-romans.php  Covering:  Aeneid, Historians, Early Christianity, Nicene Christianity   (Additional reading is:  What Happened to Justice (govt.))

Current Events- will be reading and writing a summary of the events of the week

Science - Physics - w/ DerekOwens.com & following books E=m2, Napoleon's Buttons, Six Easy Pieces and parts of Microbe Hunters.  Labs will be done as a family biweekly with lab write ups

Math- Pre-Calculus w/ Derekowens.com  also reviewing Algebra and Geometry concepts with CTC review, Euclid Elements (Bk 1 & 2)

Drill - (no workbooks just memorization and working through)  Vocabulary from Classical Roots Bk. C, Poem of choice 3 for the year, Geography drills (world 2x wk), Scripture memory:  Psalm 100, Gal. 5:22-26, Rom. 8:28-39, Romans Road, Beatitudes, Psalm 23

Grammar- Sentence Skills w/Reading (reviewing topics) (1x week), Dictation 2x week  (Basically just reviewing what he has already learned and staying fresh)

Writing-   DE class at Bluefield College (price is right and so are trying a few classes this year to see how we like it.  :)  (Did really well and seemed to like it.  Rigor pretty good.) Also reading through:  On Writing Well, Classic Rhetoric (used last year but going through this year at a slower rate and reviewing what was learned)

Latin 4/ Latin Readings-  taking online at Wilson Hill Academy (Using Latin Alive 4)

Other readings-  How to Read a Book (parts), Fallacy Detective

Music Appreciation - DE  Bluefield College (took this summer) 

Life Skills:  Driver's Ed- (can't believe he is this old!  Will be doing online book learning through: driversed.com and doing driving with Mom and Dad before applying for his license in the summer) also reading:  Make it Stick and 90 Minute College Major (career planning)

Health/PE- Total Health and exercise for 4x week for 20min.

Guitar - plays in 3 different bands (High School band at church, and a special event band and fills in about once a month on Sunday mornings for the adult band)