This is going to be a series of posts about planning, since we are finishing lots of things and starting new things. I'm going to start with the 6 year-old 1st grader, who is turning 7 in a few weeks and would be a 2nd grader in the fall.
It's important to remember that we school year-round, so we usually start/finish curriculum at odd times. I also drop/change things if the kids don't like something.
I do not know how long it will take to get through these things, but I plan to take a full calendar year to get through the Sonlight core.
Math
- Mathusee Alpha
- I am switching him from Miquon. I love Miquon, but it's not quite right for him. I need him to slow down a bit. Mathusee is similar, in that it uses the blocks. He really needs the blocks/Cuisinaire rods.
Language Arts
- Handwriting
- Just keep chugging along with Handwriting without Tears workbooks. The workbooks are cheap and get the job done.
- Funschooling's Storytelling Book- this is a book with nothing but cute pictures of different scenes. The idea is, your child looks at one page per day and tells you a story based off the pictures. You can then transcribe your child's story onto paper.
- Funschooling Curious Creatures Notebook - this is basically a blank journal full of pictures he can color, lines he can write on, etc. I'm just going to try this to get him writing/coloring. He can write whatever he wants in it.
Reading/Phonics
- Explode the Code - we're continuing this series. It's like spelling, phonics and handwriting altogether in a workbook
- Sonlight 2nd Grade Readers
Bible/History/Literature/Geography
- Sonlight Core B (World History 1) - I bought the Instructor's Guide and the Bible, poetry and history spines. The rest of the books I plan to get at the library, if I don't already own them. I also bought the Timeline Figures, the Timeline and the Hands-on History box. I'm going to do the 5-Day a Week + 2nd grade Readers.
Science
- Interest-led - we'll do whatever he wants to do - read library books, do some Magic School Bus kits, whatever he thinks looks like fun
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