Cars and Rockets!

The kids are really enjoying this video

And this week we did a bunch of their math already!

2006 Curriculum Plan

September 4th – 21st:

Mathematics: Use school curriculum packets for 4th and 5th grades respectively


September 25 – Oct. 13

Language Arts:

Spelling drills – 15 words a week

Library Skills – finding books and learning about resources – Nonfiction, fiction, reference, biography, autobiography, music, etc.

Study one famous woman and write a short bio

5 Greek or Latin roots


October 16 – Nov. 3

Social Studies:

History of Halloween and Thanksgiving

Medieval Times – Read Tales of Shakespeare, make castle from pandia press kit, The Viking World or something like it

Learn how to use PowerPoint and make a presentation on Vikings or Knights or King Arthur or any topic, with an oral component – using library and internet


Nov. 6 – Nov. 24

Science:

Soren: REAL Science, Life science component - must purchase

Emma: still need something


Nov 27 – Jan. 2
Free Topic

Soren: Erie Canal Topic

Emma: Veterinary Medicine study

Here we go!

OK, Summer is almost over and we're planning our strategy for the year.

The school year schedule is going to be brutal this year, but I think we're ready for it. Lots of structure, and free weekends.

Monday:
9 a.m. Emma's oboe lesson
10 am - 2 pm Emma mother helping
4:30-8:30 pm girls at gymnastics

Tuesday:
10-12 drama
1-4 Lilac Children's Garden
6:15-8:30 Emma gymnastics

Wednesday:
9:30-2 YMCA Homeschool Camp Arrowhead
4:30-8:30 girls at gymnastics

Thursday:
10-12 Drama or writing group
1-3 homeschooling
6:15-8:30 gymnastics Emma
6:30 Soren violin lesson

Friday:
1-4 homeschooling
4:30-6:30 gymnastics

Saturday:
9-12:30 Soren gymnastics

Sunday:
11:00 Religious Education/Church

Tom, David and I sat down and figured out that we are going to do blocks of studies.

3 week cycles of:
math
literacy (grammar, spelling, poetry, greek/latin roots, etc.)
Social Studies (geography, history, civics, cultural studies, United States, country studies)
Open session: review something in depth, or do a project

We came up with several projects we want to do - there is an erie canal project for Soren and a cultural/historical project for Emma. They could also choose to do library skills, dinosaurs/museum studies, or possibly nothing.

We're going to trial it till December and see if we're all still alive ;)