Fourth Grade, 2017-2018
Math: Beast Academy 4
Third Grade, 2016-2017
Second Grade, 2015-2016
Math: Beast Academy 4
English:
- Wheeler's Elementary Speller continued, c. lessons 51-104;
- Daily Grammar Practice 4;
- finish Treasured Conversations;
- Killgallon's Sentence Composing for Elementary School, page 62 to the end;
- Inference Jones,Vocabulary Virtuoso, Reading Detective A1, (all part-year resources, not at the same time!);
- Don't Forget to Write (second semester);
- Language Development through Poetry Memorization (second semester);
- Spencerian Penmanship books 1 and 2;
- assorted books to read.
Science: Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding, Level II, C thread
History: Story of the World Vol. 4; biographies of Nobel Prize winners
Spanish: Descubre el Español con Santillana, level D
Arts: - Drawing for the Absolute Beginner, continued;
- more piano lessons;
- artist and composer studies aligned with history;
- song of the week to sing.
Other: 4-H Cooking 201, character traits/religious education, Cub Scouts, homeschool playgroup.
Third Grade, 2016-2017
Math: continue Beast Academy (3B through 3D) and fact practice
History: Story of the World 3; overnight trips to Williamsburg/Jamestown, Virginia (fall) and Washington, DC (winter)
Spanish: Descubre el Español con Santillana, level C
English:
- Wheeler's Elementary Speller;
- Treasured Conversations, continued;
- Killgallon's Sentence Composing for Elementary School (second semester);
- English from the Roots Up;
- Evan-Moor Daily Reading Comprehension 4;
- introduction to works of Shakespeare (adaptations);
- assorted books to read.
Science:
- Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding, Level II, A, B, and D;
- some of Adventures with Atoms and Molecules;
- learning to use a microscope.
Arts:
- Drawing for the Absolute Beginner;
- more piano lessons;
- artist and composer studies aligned with history;
- song of the week to sing.
Other: character traits/religious education, Cub Scouts (first time camping), some PE.
Second Grade, 2015-2016
Math
- Miquon Math yellow in the summer, then purple
- Beast Academy 3A in the second semester, then some of 3B
- Kumon math facts books
English
- Treasured Conversations, part 1
- Logic of English Essentials
- Chapter books for the student to read aloud, starting with Busy Times
- Books to read to the student, including fiction and non-fiction, such as The Wind in the Willows and The Forest Unseen
- Pentime 3, copywork and memory work
Foreign Language
Spanish for Children Primer A (~first half). Even going at one chapter every two weeks, this was not a success, and we will be using something else for third grade.
Science
Experiments and observations
History
Middle Ages (Story of the World 2/ K12's The Human Odyssey)
Arts
- Continued piano lessons with Faber books
- Drawing with Children
- We started a song of the week via Sing a Song of Seasons, but disliked it and dropped it.
- Parks & Rec art class (one month)
Character Development and Religion
- Social Rules for Kids
- Children's Bible Stories
- Tapestry of Faith: Moral Tales (from uua.org)
- Etiquette for Beginners - intermediate
Physical Education
Swimming lessons and at least one Parks & Rec sports class
First grade, 2014-2015
* means I would recommend it to others.
Math
- Singapore Math* 2A with a soroban book in the summer, and 2B during the school year
- Miquon Math* blue and green books
- Hundreds board, counting rope, balance bears, Cuisenaire rods, coins, clocks, geoboards, geometric solids
English
- Logic of English Foundations C * (reading/spelling only; beware of grammar errors) and Phonics Pathways*
- Amish Pathways readers*
- part of Jot It Down for writing
- author of the week
- Handwriting Without Tears: My Printing Book
- Copywork and memory work
- Chapter books read aloud: A Christmas Carol, Archimedes and the Door of Science, Around the World in Eighty Days, assorted picture books, Boys Who Rocked the World (selections), Buddha at Bedtime, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, E is for Ethics, From Long Ago and Many Lands, Galen and the Gateway to Medicine, Geronimo Stilton: Mouse in Space, Herodotus and the Road to History, James and the Giant Peach, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Milly-Molly-Mandy, Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales, Old Tales for a New Day, Peaceful Heroes (selections), Smithsonian Guide: Planets, Story of the World: Ancient Times, Tales from the Odyssey, The Bears on Hemlock Mountain, The BFG, The Crystal Pool, The Eagle, The Giants and the Joneses, The Moffats, The Paper Dragon, The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs
Foreign Language
- La Clase Divertida 1 (child)
- Getting Started with Spanish and Duolingo* (teacher)
- Assorted videos
Science
- Pandia Real Science Odyssey Earth and Space, level 1. I cannot recommend this.
- Nature walks (led by Parks Dept. guide), science museum field trips
History
Natural history and prehistory (summer)
Ancient history with Story of the World*, Volume 1
Arts
- Mike Venezia books
- Complete-a-Sketch (Peterman)
- Piano lessons*
Character Development and Religion
Superheroes - Bible People (Brown)*
World of New Friends - We may want to do this again in fifth grade, as I don't think retention was great.
Physical Education
- Parks & Rec classes
- Swimming lessons
- Kids' exercise DVD
Kindergarten, 2013-2014
Numeracy and Math Skills
- Singapore Math Standards Edition - Primary Mathematics 1 Extra Practice (summer/fall)
- Miquon orange (fall semester) and red (spring semester)
- Hundreds board, Cuisenaire rods, unit blocks, counting rope, balance bears, coins and bills, clocks, number line, geoboards, geometric solids
- Math-U-See Alpha as a supplement
Fine Motor Development and Handwriting
- Handwriting Without Tears - Letters and Numbers for Me
- Picture Word Journal
- Kumon cutting and tracing books, mazes, chalkboard easel, salt tray; brief copywork
Literacy and Reading Skills
- Phonics Pathways (continued)
- Learning through Sounds 1 & 2 (Amish Pathways)
- Logic of English - Foundations, starting at level B, 2nd semester
- Hailstones and Halibut Bones (poetry); Classroom Poems (Scholastic)
- Chapter books to read aloud (including Farmer Boy and The Cricket in Times Square), plus The Anthology of Children's Literature and Tales and Stories by Hans Christian Andersen
Science
- Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding, supplemented with library books
- Nature walks (led by Parks Dept. guide), science museum field trips; Trees Fandex
Geography
Audiomemory geography songs CD; blank maps
Arts
- Child-Size Masterpieces
- How to Teach Art to Children (Evan-Moor)
- The Usborne Introduction to Art
- Composer of the week - Beethoven's Wig CDs (started in preK), Fantasia, etc.
Character Development
- Etiquette for Beginners
- The Book of Virtues (Bennett)
- Memory work, mostly the morals from Aesop's fables
- Service learning
Physical Education
- Kidokinetics
- Riding a pedal bike
- Private swim lessons
PreK, 2012-2013
Numeracy and Math Skills
- Singapore Math - Essential Math Kindergarten B (spring/summer)
- Everyday Mathematics kindergarten materials
- Kumon Numbers 1-30 (spring)
- Play and Find Out about Math
- Math U See - Primer (selected lessons) (spring)
- Scholastic Counting Poems Flip Chart (fall)
- Hundreds board, counting rope, unit blocks, balance bears, Cuisenaire rods, coins, clocks, calendar, geoboards
- Handwriting Without Tears - Get Set for School (used only after the letter/number has been practiced on chalkboard and in salt/sand)
- Mighty Fine Motor Fun
- Kumon cutting, folding and tracing books
- Mazes, chalkboard easel, salt tray, tongs and pompoms, marbles, blocks, MagnaTiles, etc.
- Word family of the week
- Poem of the week (Silverstein, etc., when finished the math poems)
- Vowel tubs, phonics stamps, rhyming houses
- Chapter book read-alouds: Magic Tree House books, Little House in the Big Woods, A Bear Called Paddington, Winnie the Pooh books, Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, The Mouse and the Motorcycle, Henry Huggins, Henry and Ribsy, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Swiss Family Robinson, The Wizard of Oz, Tumtum and Nutmeg: Adventures Beyond Nutmouse Hall, Mary Poppins
- Before We Read starting in February
- Phonics Pathways starting in March
Physical Education: Beginner swimming lessons; balance bike; Kidokinetics (winter); safety lessons
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