In keeping with my own personal weirdness... and letting that overflow into my daily life... we are starting school back up again in a week. Yes, we're "supposed" to be on summer break, but because the weather is SO much nicer in April and May, we took a long spring break instead, with Branson vacation included. I know for sure that we'll school through June and July, amid tons of summer fun and Camp Grandma, and I'm considering schooling through August (and maybe September), then taking a month-long Fall break when the weather cools back down.
Just because we can.
I feel so powerful!
So, here's what we'll be studying starting June 4th. It's all new material... except Math. We're continuing Math where we left off in April.
Mystery of History, Volume 1: A chronological study that weaves world and bible history together (with geography included), volume 1 begins with Biblical creation and ends with the birth of Christ... and includes great hands-on activities for three age levels!
Real Science-4-Kids, Chemistry Pre-level 1: This will only take around 10 weeks to complete, and we can move on to the next set. It's just a basic introduction to atoms, molecules, chemical reactions, etc., with experiments for reinforcement.
Learning Language Arts through Literature: I chose this because it's "a fully integrated language arts program that teaches grammar,
reading, spelling, vocabulary, writing mechanics, creative writing,
thinking skills and more," and it's literature based. It's everything I need in one place... except for the readers, which I'll have to get at the library.
We're also supplementing with Sonlight's Grammar Ace package because it comes with a Schoolhouse Rock dvd... couldn't pass it up!
Sonlight's K-level Language Arts and Read-alouds for Sarah... because we have it and that's what I used to teach the boys to read. She'll move on to something else next year.
Teaching Textbooks Math: still. So far so good. (Tip: My kinesthetic learner definitely needs to work with me in the workbook before doing the computer lessons. Otherwise, he forgets a lot. TT is very auditory/visual. I'm curious to see how my visual learner does with it this year.)
Sarah will use Horizons Math K, mostly at her own pace. We sat down with it one day and finished at least 5 lessons. She's so excited!
Bible: Cool Devotions for Boys: Gotta Have God, and Five-Minute Devotions for Children. Also, during dinner we'll use the Kids' Book of Devotions, by Mark Littleton. I haven't found a real Bible program I like for memorization and bible study. Still looking...
So, friends and family, that's what we'll be up to this summer when we're not playing with friends or swimming in the neighbor's pool. Looking forward to a great summer session!
