It is week 1 of the “Not” Back to School Blog Hop and I look forward to browsing all the lists!
I like to use whatever free resources I can find, and I will also throw in seasonal fun using the links that I add to my Month by Month page.
Here are my plans for dd(14), dd(12), ds(8), dd(6), and dd(almost 3):
~Bible~
All – Grapevine Studies we do this with Daddy before bedtime
All – Missionary Blogs
9th & 7th – free Bible worksheets from Heart of Wisdom to be used with history
9th & 7th – Through the Bible with My Child (free) to be used with history
~History~
All – Ancient Civilizations & the Bible (includes art & music)
~Geography~
9th & 7th – Mapwork with history; Geography A to Z (free)
3rd & 1st – Elementary Geography by Charlotte Mason (free)
~Science~
9th – Biology 101
7th & younger –
~Nature~
We go on a nature walk every Friday morning at the duck pond down at the end of our street. No formal curriculum…I just teach something.
~Math~
9th – Life of Fred Beginning Algebra; Khan Academy (free)
7th – Life of Fred Fractions; Decimals & Percents
3rd – Saxon 3
1st – Saxon 1
~Writing/Grammar~
9th & 7th –
- various Writing Guides (free) – will create writing notebook
- Everyday Edits (free)
- daily journal prompts – I create a Prompt Calendar for each month
3rd –
- First Language Lessons level 2
- A to Z Bible activity pages (free-in middle of page) – the writing is very simple on these, but I am using them to introduce independent research
1st –
- Trace Through the Year Book ( free)
- Look, Think and Write ( free)
~Spelling/Vocabulary~
Spell by Color (free)
~Reading/Literature~
9th – {still working on this}
- To Kill a Mockingbird free lit guide
- Edgar Allen Poe free lesson plans and study guides and interactive Raven
- Gift of the Magi free learning guide
- Romeo and Juliet free No Fear Shakespeare translation and study guide
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer free lit guide
7th – {still working on this}
- Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow free lit guide
- Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever free book unit
- Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
- Little Women free lessons & notebook or lit guide
- The Bronze Bow free lit guide
3rd – {still working on this}
- Compact for Reading (free)
- Flat Stanley free book unit
- Charlotte’s Web
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory free book unit
1st –
- Compact for Reading (free)
- Funnix Reading
- Itsy Bitsy Books (free)
~Handwriting~
9th & 7th – Cursive Copywork (free) use as refresher
3rd – Handwriting Model Worksheets (free) use as refresher course, Spacing Paper (free)
1st – A to Z Handwriting Worksheets (free)
~Preschool~
Bubble Activities (free) using stickers from the Target $ spot
Alphabet Animal Puppets (free)
Vintage Coloring Pages (free)
Learning Size Activities (free)
Story Props (free)