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Our 2012-2013 Curriculum

July 16, 2012 By: amyswandering17 Comments

I still have some tweaking to do to our curriculum plan, but getting it down in print will hopefully help me get the loose ends tied up!

We will also be doing a Theme of the Day activity. I created this last year (see this post), and am now working on this year’s plan based on what did/didn’t work.

Here is our Theme of the Day schedule for this year:

  • Monday with the Masters
  • Creativity Tuesday
  • Writer’s Workshop Wednesday
  • Poetry Tea Thursday
  • Nature Fun Friday

Our students: dd15 (10th), dd13 (8th), ds9 (4th), dd7 (2nd), dd3 (PreK)

Because we overlap our curriculum into several age groups, I am listing by subjects instead of by grades.

~Bible~

  • Bible Road Trip  (FREE)
  • Through the Bible with My Child   (FREE)
  • Virtue Lessons  (FREE)
  • 100 Creative Ways to Learn Memory Verses  (FREE)
  • Heart of Wisdom  (FREE)

~World History~

  • Truthquest
  • The Notebooking Publisher

~Geography~

  • Window on the World
  • Stories to Grow By  (FREE)

~Science~

  •  Chemistry 101
  • Chemistry Study Resources  (FREE)
  • Awesome Science Teacher Resources  (FREE)
  • Exploring Creation with Zoology 1
  • Zoology 1 Course Notebook  (FREE)
  • Giant Science Resource Book
  • 4 2 eXplore Science   (FREE)

~Math~

  • Teaching Textbooks Algebra 1 
  • Teaching Textbooks Pre-Algebra
  • Horizons Math, Grade 4
  • Saxon Math 2

~Writing~

  • The Complete Writing Program
  • Writing Fix  (FREE)
  • Creative Writing Class  (FREE)
  • Writing Lessons  (FREE)
  • Composition Enrichment workbook  (FREE)
  • Journal Pages  (FREE)
  • Letter Writing Center  (FREE)

~Poetry~

(We have a weekly Poetry Tea – more on that later!)

  • 10-Week Poetry Course for Kids  (FREE)
  • What Rhymes with Squirrel?  (FREE)
  • The Poetry Page  (FREE)
  • Poetry Primer  (FREE)
  • Poems Every Child Should Know  (FREE)

~Grammar~

  • McGraw-Hill workbooks  (FREE)
  • Treasure workbooks  (FREE)
  • The Child’s Own English Book  (FREE)

~Reading/Literature~

(books still to be determined)

  • College-Bound Reading List  (FREE)
  • Book Adventure  (FREE)
  • Reading Treasures workbooks  (FREE)
  • The Ordinary Parent’s Guide to Teaching Reading

~Spelling~

(undecided for older kids)

  • Phonics Pathways
  • Read! Build! Write!  (FREE)

~Handwriting~

  • HWT Printing Power
  • HWT Cursive Handwriting
  • Handwriting Workbooks  (FREE)

~Art~

  • Art History: A Century of Modern Art  (FREE)
  • Smart Art: Learning to Classify & Critique Art
  • Drawing Lessons  (FREE)

~Preschool~

  • Alphabet Lap~n~Play  (FREE)
  • KidsSparkz Theme-a-Pedia  (FREE)
  • Magnet Board Stories  (FREE)
  • Alphabet Animal Puppets  (FREE)
  • Building Up to Alphabet  (FREE)
  • Pre-K Packs  (FREE)

~Nature~

  • Nature Projects  (FREE)
  • Notebooking  (FREE)
  • various activities  (FREE)

Note: We don’t use all of these free lessons. I pick & choose whatever goes with our studies. Didn’t want you to think we homeschool 24/7! 😉

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Comments

  1. danielle says

    July 16, 2012 at 5:05 pm

    What a GREAT list! Hope you don’t mind me sharing on my FaceBook page…

    …danielle

    Reply
  2. danielle @ RLR says

    July 16, 2012 at 5:05 pm

    my Raising Little Rhodies face book page :]

    Reply
    • amyswandering says

      July 16, 2012 at 5:18 pm

      Not at all! Thanks!!

      Reply
  3. Lydia says

    July 17, 2012 at 7:39 am

    The sources are wonderful. I am definitely checking out the sources for preschools. Thank you very much. I love your blog and your postsnon homeschooling.

    Reply
    • amyswandering says

      July 17, 2012 at 10:06 am

      Thank you! I am glad you find it useful 🙂

      Reply
  4. Sarah says

    July 17, 2012 at 7:58 pm

    We are TT and Apologia users too. Hoping over from the Curriculum Choice Blog roll.

    I host an Apologia Blog Roll on my blog if you are interested in linking up. It’s a great way to connect with other Apologia users and gain some tips, advice, and encouragement.

    http://myjoy-filledlife.blogspot.com/2012/07/apologia-blog-role-2012-2013.html

    Blessings,
    Sarah

    Reply
    • amyswandering says

      July 17, 2012 at 8:40 pm

      Thanks for the link – going to check it out now!

      Reply
  5. Debbie says

    July 17, 2012 at 8:50 pm

    Looks like a great list. I haven’t heard of many of them. Love these blog hops.

    Reply
    • amyswandering says

      July 17, 2012 at 8:57 pm

      I love them too! Thanks for stopping by.

      Reply
  6. Judy (@ContentedAtHome) says

    July 17, 2012 at 9:16 pm

    Looks like you’ve got a busy and productive year planned. Love all the free resources you shared!

    Reply
    • amyswandering says

      July 17, 2012 at 11:34 pm

      Busy, yes! Productive, I can only hope!

      Reply
  7. Lane says

    July 23, 2012 at 10:00 pm

    I only have 2 dd. WOW!!! This is my second year, and I am using Phonics Pathways too. I have a child that appears to be dyslexic or with some Phonemic Awareness LD. Have you been using it for awhile?

    Reply
    • Lanelle says

      July 23, 2012 at 10:03 pm

      Laptop issues and I hit the button somehow. I would like to follow your site for some ideas. Should be Lanelle, not Lane

      Reply
  8. Jessica says

    July 31, 2012 at 4:30 pm

    Oh my gosh! What a wonderful resource list you have here. THANK YOU! I am off to send your post to many friends who will be so happy!

    Reply
  9. Giggly Girls says

    July 31, 2012 at 5:28 pm

    Wonderful resources! And I can’t wait to hear more about your theme days.

    Reply
  10. Nichole says

    July 31, 2012 at 7:44 pm

    That looks like a great and busy year! Thanks for that great list of resources, too. So very helpful!

    Reply
  11. Jen G ~ Gricefully Homeschooling says

    July 31, 2012 at 9:10 pm

    What a great list… thanks for the FREE resources! They are great! =)

    Reply

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