Here is my annual plan for the upcoming school year for the kids. I’m so late with my planning and preparations this year…gotta get my ordering, copying, binding, and scheduling underway ASAP! We will be starting our new school year on June 17th, and I’m terrified of screwing Hayden’s first year of high school!
HAYDEN, Ages 13-14, Grade 9
| HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY | * Sonlight History 220 * Switched on Schoolhouse: Virginia History * Star-Spangled States Book & Workbook |
| BIBLE | * Sonlight Doctrinal Studies 210 |
| MATH | * Saxon: Algebra I (with integrated Geometry) with Saxon Teacher DVD’s |
| LANGUAGE ARTS | * Sonlight Classic Literature 230 * Essentials in Writing: Grade 9 * Wordly Wise 3000: Book 10 Online * Analogies 2 * Tell Me More: Spanish Level 1 |
| SCIENCE | * Sonlight Science 250 (Apologia Biology w/Sonlight Ultra Microscope and Specimens for Dissection) |
| HEALTH | N/A |
| MUSIC | * Adventus: MusIQ HomeSchool |
| ART | N/A |
| OTHER | * Beginning Microsoft Small BASIC Programming |
HAYLEE, ages 8-9, Grade 4
| HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY | * Sonlight Core E * McGraw-Hill: Our Country’s Regions 4 |
| BIBLE | * Sonlight Bible E |
| MATH | * Saxon: Math 6/5 |
| LANGUAGE ARTS | * McGraw-Hill: Language Arts 4 * Wordly Wise 3000: Book 5 Online * A Reason for Handwriting E * Houghton Mifflin: Spelling & Vocabulary 5 * Spanish (TBD…maybe Spanish for You) |
| SCIENCE | * Sonlight Science E * McGraw-Hill: Science 4 |
| HEALTH | * McGraw-Hill: Health 4 |
| MUSIC | * The New Nine-Note Recorder Method * Adventus: MusIQ HomeSchool |
| ART | * Abeka Art A * ARTistic Pursuits: Early Elementary Book One |
| OTHER | N/A |
HOLDEN, Ages 5-6, Grade K
| HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY | * Sonlight Core A |
| BIBLE | * Sonlight Bible A |
| MATH | * Saxon: Math 1 |
| LANGUAGE ARTS | * Saxon: Phonics 1 * Sonlight Grade 1 Readers * McGraw-Hill: Language Arts K * A Reason for Handwriting A * Explode the Code: Books 1-3 * Houghton Mifflin: Spelling & Vocabulary 1 |
| SCIENCE | * Sonlight Science A |
| HEALTH | * Harcourt Health & Fitness K |
| MUSIC | * Silver Burdett: Music K |
| ART | * Abeka: Art Projects K |
| OTHER | N/A |
That’s my plan so far! I’m getting ready to make my big Sonlight order on April 1st when the new catalog goes live. This will be our most expensive Sonlight order ever. That’s because Hayden’s Biology program is so expensive. We’ll be ordering the Sonlight Ultra Microscope and the specimens for dissection since he has to have 3 science labs for graduation in VA. The microscope alone is over $200, but at least I’ll be able to use it for all three kids over time. I’m tempted to spring for the digital eyepiece, as well. It would be cool for all of us to be able to view the slides at one time on the computer screen. I’ll have to discuss that with Steve and see if it’s worth the extra money.
I’ve dropped the extra science and social studies supplements for Hayden for 9th grade. I decided he should have plenty of time to focus on doing his core subjects very well. I am considering adding in some extra grammar practice for him. He still doesn’t write that well, and I think the extra practice would help him as he works on developing his writing skills this year. I will probably add the McGraw-Hill Language Arts workbook for 9th grade. I can’t print it for free online, and he can just use that. There is some integrated grammar in Essentials in Writing, but I think he needs more practice than just that.
I’ll edit this post as necessary, but I think I’m really close to having this plan finalized. Yay! If I get time, I’ll also try to come back and add hyperlinks to the products on the list. Wish us luck!
You have to let me know how that Spanish works for Hayden. I'm trying to decide if Devlin should pursue that at home or YMV. Is he going to be entirely self led this year? I'm also cracking up because Holden has more on his schedule for K than Ava does for 4th grade next year lol.
ReplyDeleteHa, ha! Yes, Hayden will be self-directed, just as he was this year since he did the first high school core this year (Core 100). It has worked pretty well for him. He has really enjoyed the literature this year. Core 200 will be a study of Church History, so Steve and I are looking forward to exploring it with him. The timing is great since he just started bible study class at church, too. I purchased the Tell Me More Spanish Levels 1-5 last fall through the Homeschool Buyer's Co-Op and got a descent price, and it should last him through high school, so I'm glad for that. I was attracted to the fact that it keeps grades for me and allows him to speak his answers in Spanish to check for pronunciation...that's awesome since I never took Spanish myself! LOL
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