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At Home With Jesus!
Friday, July 11, 2008
Our curriculum plans for Fall are FINALLY coming together!!!
I've been mulling over choices this week, (plus we had a couple of 'box days',) so I think things are finally shaping up for Fall. I've still got some 'tweaking' to do...but so far this is where we're at!
Julie
MFW-ECC (Bible, geography/social studies, science, art, music)
Language Arts: CLE (includes grammar, spelling and penmanship), Writing Strands
Foreign Language: Powerglide Spanish
Health: Rod and Staff
Other: The Memory Bible, Leading Little Ones to God, Pearables Kingdom Stories, Keepers of the Faith (work on badges together as a mother/daughter project)
Plus: Piano lessons (and possibly swimming or ballet?)
Joseph
MFW-ECC (Bible, geography/social studies, science, art, music)
Math: Christian Light Education (CLE)
Language Arts:
- English : Growing With Grammar
- Penmanship : Handwriting Without Tears - Cursive
- Spelling (??? - Probably either Rod and Staff or Christian Liberty Press)
- Writing : Spectrum Writing
Health: Rod and Staff
Foreign Language: Powerglide Spanish
Other: The Memory Bible, Leading Little Ones to God, Pearables Kingdom Stories, possibly CLE Bible?
Plus: Piano lessons (and possibly swimming?)
Katie
Little Hands to Heaven (LHTH)
Rod and Staff ABC Series
Bible Stories from A to Z - (this will fit in perfectly with LHTH's alphabet theme!)
The Memory Bible
Handwriting Without Tears - Kindergarten level
First Reader (when she's ready)
Occasional units of B4FIAR
Plus: Speech, occupational and physical therapies (and possibly swimming or ballet?)
Annabelle
Little Hands to Heaven (at her level)
Occasional units of B4FIAR
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I have really struggled with finding the right language arts program for Julie and Joseph this year (and I'm still not convinced that what I chose for Joseph is the right fit for him.)
I ordered Growing with Grammar (GWG) off of a swap board, and I ordered two different sets
(one for Julie and one for Joseph.)
Julie's got lost in the mail.  I almost wish it had been the other way around.
Julie has mentioned before that she wishes spelling was a separate subject, because by adding it to grammar, it makes her lessons seem even longer. she said that she would prefer to split it up in another book, because even if she is still doing 6 pages of work - it 'feels' shorter when they're not all lumped together.
So I found a deal on a unused set of GWG - and I bought it, knowing that if I didn't like it we already have the next level of CLE for her. Then, I knew that if I switched her and not him, there would be complaining - so I bought him a set of GWG, too. (from a different seller.)
His arrived - her's didn't, and now I'm worried about complaining the other way round!
Plus - CLE was very strong in phonics - (something Joseph needs.)
GWG is nice, but it is just grammar. If I switch to GWG, I will really need to find a spelling program that is strong in phonics to compliment it.
So - right now I am doing a lot of praying that God leads me to make the right choices for my kids. (I certainly don't want to 'labor in vain' again!)
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Now that all of that hard work is behind you, take a little break for yourself. Have some more of that delicious looking strawberry short cake!
MMM...... I wish I had tasternet instead of plain old internet, LOL.!