Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Our Curriculum for 2008-2009

Autumn-7 years old:

Reading Comprehension & Post-Phonics Oral Reading: Read books from Sonlight and Veritas Press reading lists, use reading cup questions. Reading Strands.

Spelling: Choose words from 1st grade spelling list and her weekly writing. Write three times by: three mediums, rainbow writing, and using in a sentence. Test weekly.

Language: Explode the Code Books 1 through 3 1/2

Writing: Writing Strands 2 and Evaluating Writing

Math: Saxon Math 1

German: Rosetta Stone

Heidi-5 years old:

Reading Comp.: Read with Mom daily and discuss our reading.

Reading & Phonics: 100 Easy Lessons

Spelling: Write three times by: three mediums, rainbow writing, and magazine clippings. Test weekly.

Penmanship: Zaner Bloser worksheets from first-school

Writing: Writing Strands 1

Math: Janice Van Cleave’s “Let’s Play and Find Out About Math” (From the library)

German: Muzzy (from the library as often as possible) & adult-assisted Rosetta Stone

Joint Lessons:

Scriptures: The Articles of Faith from ldsactivitydays, Book of Mormon Reader, and The Book of Mormon for Latter-day Saint Families

History: All Through the Ages: History through Literature Guide

Geography: The Ultimate Geography & Timeline Guide

Science: Noeo Biology I (using required books from the library and substituting experiment kits with Janice Van Cleave’s experiments)