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 –

• Exploring Creation with Zoology 2
• Zoology 2 Course Notebook  (free)

~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)

English from the Roots Up

~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)

My students: dd13, dniece12, dd11, ds7, dd5, dd1

Bible

Daily Reading Plan *free*

Kids of Integrity *free*

Hero Tales I-IV

ABC Unit Study

ABC, I Believe for K & 2nd

History

A History of Us

– Creative Ideas  *free*

• Guest Hollow Am. Hist. 2
• Interactive Notebook

Science

I am putting together lessons for everyone using Considering God’s Creation as the base. You can see the resources that I am using here. I will be posting my lesson plans as I get them done.

Geography

Trail Guide to World Geography

• older kids will do Trail Guide during week & we will all have World Geography Fridays exploring cultures, food, music & art

Math

Horizons Math K

Math Mammoth

Life of Fred

Writing

various assignments using Write Source as a reference

Spelling

Natural Speller

All About Spelling

Spelling City *free*

Language Arts

Explode the Code 2-5 (& Get Ready for the Code A, B & C for Sassyfrass)

Phonics Pathways

First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind

Handwriting

Getting Ready to Write

Mastering Manuscript

Barchowsky Fluent Handwriting