Our sixth official year of homeschooling has begun! This year, I have three school-age kids. According to Maryland they are in 5th grade (M., girl, almost 11), 3rd grade (C., girl, almost 9), and 1st grade (E., girl, almost 7), though they all vehemently disagree with these classifications. I also have two four-year-olds (R., boy and A., girl) who are doing Pre-K stuff from September to January and kindergarten stuff from January on.
All Grades
All school-age children will be memorizing poems, geography, and Catechism questions and answers. They will also also participate in Latin exercises from Keep Going with Latin by William Linney. P.E. will be a combination of bike riding, running laps, and playing at the park. They also swam all summer. For art, we are using an elementary art curriculum from Concordia University. The school-age kids also use Typing.com to practice typing, and they review their math facts using online flashcards.
5th Grade
Social Studies
- Medieval & Early Modern World series (with workbooks) from Oxford University Press
Daily, plus two narrations per month
Science
- Arduino for Beginners from Udemy; Robotics from The Great Courses
At least twice a week, with Dad
English
- Editor in Chief Level 1
Friday - Write Source 2000
Monthly writing assignment - Sentence Diagramming Level 2
Monday - Easy Grammar
Five pages every Thursday - Vocabulary from Classical Roots B
Monday and Thursday
Math
- Life of Fred: Pre-algebra 0 with Physics
Friday, with Dad - Elementary Algebra by Harold W. Jacobs; Khan Academy Algebra
daily, taught by Dad - Singapore Challenging Word Problems 4
one problem daily
Health
- The Care and Keeping of You: Body Book for Girls 2
monthly or less
Music
- Denes Agay Book 3 ; The Soprano Recorder by William M. Weiss
daily practice of piano and recorder
3rd Grade
Social Studies
- The Century by Peter Jennings and other 20th century resources
daily, with Dad
Science
- The Book of Birds (and workbook) and Student Guide for Electronic Snap Circuits
alternating weeks, Tuesday and Thursday, and sometimes Friday
English
- Sentence Diagramming Level 2
Friday - Daily Grams
daily - Vocabulary from Classical Roots 6
Tuesday and Thursday
Math
- Singapore Primary Mathematics 4B
daily - Life of Fred: Honey
Friday
- Khan Academy Sixth Grade Math
daily
Health
- The Care and Keeping of You: Body Book for Girls 1
monthly or less
Music
- Denes Agay Book 2; 50 Graded Studies for Recorder, and Recorder Time
daily practice of piano and recorder
1st Grade
Social Studies
- The Story of Civilization Volume 2
Monday - supplemental picture books
weekly
Science
- Let's Read and Find Out About Science series
grouped weekly by theme, one book per weekday
English
- Sentence Diagramming Beginning
daily - Easy Grammar Workbook 34
daily
Math
- Singapore Primary Mathematics 2B
daily - Life of Fred: Apples
Friday
Music
- Denes Agay Primer and Hands on Recorder
daily practice of piano and recorder
Pre-K
- Let's Read and Find Out About Science series
grouped weekly by theme, one book per weekday - The Ordinary Parents' Guide to Teaching Reading
A. only, daily - Liberty's Kids history video series
several times per week - Other skills: riding a bike, cutting with scissors
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