Our 2011-2012 Curriculum “Plan”

This is our first year really homeschooling.  I did Pre-K at home with Hayden since I’ve been at home with him again and now it’s on to Kindergarten.  I’ve done a lot of researching and reading and planning and I think I’ve found a curriculum plan that will work for us this year…hopefully it’s not too overwhelming.

We didn’t go for the boxed curriculum type, instead I put things together based on what I’ve read of reviews and what I think will work for us.  It’s a mix of styles and types so bear with me.

So here is Hayden’s Kindergarten Curriculum Plan for 2011-2012

Bible: 
            Explorer’s Bible Study-Beginnings
            Daily Devotions
            Scripture Memory
            Easy Bible Story Books from the Library

Math: 
             MEP Primary Year 1 (oldfashioneducation.com)
             Skill Sharpeners Math K Workbook
             Hooked On Phonics Math K Workbook
             Lesson Pathways

Reading/Literature/Phonics:
              Explode The Code 1 & 1.5
              Skill Sharpeners Reading K Workbook
              Hooked On Phonics K Workbooks “Beginning Words” & “Rhyming Words”
              Lesson Pathways
              BOB Books
              Mother Goose Rhymes (oldfashioneducation.com)

Writing/Language Arts:
               Lesson Pathways
               World Mastery (oldfashioneducation.com)
               McGuffy’s Ecelectic Primer (oldfashioneducation.com)
               Skill Sharpeners Writing/Spelling K Workbook
               Hooked On Phonics Super Workbook

Science/Nature:
                Lesson Pathways
                Old Fashion Education
                Lapbooks

History (Family History/Local History/World History)
                 Old Fashion Education
                  Lesson Pathways

Social Studies (Neighborhoods, Maps, Foreign Countries, Immigration, Government):
                   Old Fashion Education
                    Lesson Pathways

Biography/Historical Novels:
                     Old Fashion Education

Other Resources:
                      Ambleside Online Book Lists Year 0
                      Simply Charlotte Mason Book Lists
                      Starfall.com
                      You Can Read program from 1+1+1=1

 

A lot of what we’re going to study is coming from Old Fashion Education, Simply Charlotte Mason, and Ambleside Online.  I know it seems like a lot BUT this is just a plan, this is what I have so I’m going to utilize it all and see what works and what doesn’t work for us.  I also have the Well Trained Mind I’m reading to get prepared for 1st grade.  Not too many Classical/Charlotte Mason paths really suggest a program for Kindergarten but I feel like my big boy is ready for more “school” he’s getting bored with coloring, cutting, pasting, etc (preschool stuff).

I also want to do some nature journaling for him and lapbooking…I think he’d really enjoy that.

As for Dev-Dev, he is about 29 months old now and I’m not going to force him into anything but we are going to do a lot of work with his speech and fine motor skills.  We will probably use a lot of the Tot School plans for him.

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Preschool “Curriculum”

Hayden is doing preschool and while he’s getting bored I’m trying to incorporate more “big kid” activities for him to do.  He’s tired of going over his colors and shapes and he’s tired of coloring but he loves to “read” and he loves to “write” and he loves learning about the bible.

We are using a mixture of things available online.  We do have 2 “preschool” workbooks (bought at WalMart) one is a Mead and one is Comprehensive Curriculum.  We don’t really use them much just to supplement or do extra. We don’t really focus on those.

What are we using?

Letter of The Week-Confessions of a Homeschooler…with her K4 expansion pack.

 

Raising Rock Stars Preschool-1+1+1=1

Songs For Saplings-Totally Tots

And a lot of things I find on the web from different websites and link ups.

That’s what we’re up too!

Thanks for stopping by!

Jaymie

Homeschool Plans

I have so much to do on my "Before Baby Comes Check List"

One of those items is to get ahead on planning our homeschool year as far ahead as possible. Since I will be having the baby a couple weeks before Hayden is going to be starting Kindergarten, I want to make sure that I will be as on top of planning and preparing as possible.

I'll soon be posting the "curriculum" I will be using for his Kinder year. It's not a set prepackaged curriculum. I took a lot of suggestions and read a lot of reviews and put together my own for a lot cheaper.

Along with Kinder with Hayden I will also be focusing on TotSchool with Devyn. He is very smart but he is a bit behind when it comes to talking so I work with him all the time every moment of the day on just talking and saying words. He's doing much much better and I know that kids just need to grow at their own pace so I'm very patient and give him lots of love and encouragement.

I'm hoping everything can run as smoothly as possible with a newborn and homeschooling a kindergartener. I'm sure we will have our moments and our trials but I will just pray through them and trust everything will be ok.

I'll be posting a lot more on our homeschooling journey and also will be sharing my "Before Baby Comes Check List." I think something gets added every day LOL.

Also, I started a TUMBLR page...I added a button to click on and follow my tumblr page. It's kind of random just a place to put ideas and articles and things I want to do and try and have them all in one place. My bookmarks folders are kind of full and well a pain to go through so hopefully this will help me out.

Thanks for stopping by!

God Bless!

Jaymie