We’re due to start school on September 15, which is half a week after we return to the US. We haven’t been home in over 2 years, so we’re pretty excited. Our late start to school is due to our travels and the fact that all my son’s curriculum has been shipped to my parents. Anyway, I’ve posted curriculum choices for my son and youngest daughter (8th and 1st). This post is the curriculum choices for my middle child. She’s going into 5th! Many of these are the same programs I used with my son when he was in 5th, but we’ve changed some things. Here’s our list:
1. Math—Teaching Textbooks 5
2. Reading—Drawn Into the Heart of Reading (using the following literature selections):
Biography: Jed Smith: Trailblazer of the West (Frank Latham)
Adventure: Escape to Leichtenstein (Ed Dunlop)
Historical Fiction: Amos Fortune, Free Man (Elizabeth Yates)
Fantasy: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert C. O’Brien)
Mystery: The Invisible Friend (Lois Walfrid Johnson)
Folk Tales: Knights, Kings and Conquerors (Geraldine McCaughrean)
Nonfiction: Christian Liberty Nature Reader, 4 (Lindstrom and McHugh, eds)
Humor: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Realistic Fiction: Swallows and Amazons (Arthur Ransome)
3. Language—Language Lessons for the Elementary Child 2 (finishing from last year) and Simply Grammar: An Illustrated Primer
4. Writing—WriteShop Primer C (continuing from last year) and World of People StoryBuilders
5. Vocabulary—Vocabulary Cartoons
6. Spelling—All About Spelling, levels 5-6
7. Bible—Discover 4 Yourself Series: Lord, Teach Me to Pray for Kids, Wrong Way, Jonah!, Bible Prophecy for Kids (Rev. 1-7), and A Sneak Peek into the Future (Rev. 8-22)
8. Science—Exploring Creation with Zoology 3: Land Animals of the Sixth Day and Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology (Apologia)
9. History and Geography—A Child’s Story of America, History Pockets (various), literature supplements, my own unit studies of 18 different states
10. Extracurricular—Rotation
P.E.—Family Time Fitness and/or Swimming
Music—Piano, recorder, singing (Singing Made Easy), Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool Music (Early American)
Art—Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool Art (Early American)
