Here’s a list of texts and resources I’m using for the Experiment. I’ll keep a list here and update it as we add new favorites.
Second Grade:
Modern Curriculum Press Phonics Level B workbook (only during travel)
Scott Foresman Reading practice book (only during travel)
Harcourt Brace Math Advantage workbook (nearly complete)
Horizon’s Math - grade three (beginning in two weeks)
Scott Foresman People and Places (Social Studies)
McGraw-Hill Reading (Texas Edition)
Macmillan McGraw Hill Science
Sonlight World History - part 1
Sonlight Language Arts — Level 2
Only rarely:
Math Practice Grades 2-3 (Kelley Wingate)
Paragraph Writing — grade 2-4 (Evan Moor)
Best-Ever Activities For Grades 2-3, Grammar (Scholastic)
Fourth Grade:
McGraw-Hill Reading - D and I have decided her reading level is beyond this book, so we’re modifying and only using it for integrated units.
The Wisconsin Journey (Social Studies) (only when it fits the time frame with what we’re learning in Sonlight)
Scott Foresman Math
Macmillan McGraw Hill Science
Sonlight 3/4 Condensed American History (for the readers) — This is an excellent and challenging curriculum, so we’ve decided to slow down and do only level 3 this year - Sonlight History - Level 3
Sonlight 3/4 Language Arts — We’ve also slowed down in language arts, and will complete only level 3 this year —
Sonlight Language Arts - Level 3. These materials are too good to buzz through.
Only on vacation:
Math 4 Today (daily skills practice)
Read 4 Today
Grammar and Punctuation - Evan-Moor
Daily Language Review - Evan Moor
Will use during term paper unit:
Guided Report Writing - Evan Moor
Also Using:
Classroom Science from A-Z
Bones, Bodies and Bellies
Ten-Minute Activities (Evan-Moor, all subjects)
At least 4 communities’ libraries
Integrating into curriculum where possible:
Monthly field trips to Science Museum of Minnesota
Attending Children’s Theater
Travel and assorted other field trips
Sonlight’s list of classic and Newberry literature for read-aloud
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3:46 pm
bones bodies and bellies
preserves jams and jellies
the more you teach
the more we jiggle
bones bodies and bellies
(okay, so I need to sign up for the poetry class ha ha ha ha)
4:34 pm
You crack me up. Made my day, Pamela;)
10:20 pm
[…] I’m following some of the curriculum used in Wayne’s district, because it’s possible that the kids will attend there next year, when they’re eligible to enroll. (We’ll complete the open-enrollment forms in February, so they can attend a school outside of their district of residence.) But I’m also piecing together lessons from all sorts of different resources. […]
9:14 am
[…] (The curricula and resources we’re using, are listed on my curriculum page. I keep adding to this as I discover new materials. We do spelling, reading, writing, and math on a daily basis. Social studies and science are alternated every week or two in themes.) Filed In: The Experiment 7 Responses to “Just when I thought I knew what I was doing…” […]
8:25 am
[…] We’ve also changed and added quite a bit to our curriculum list, if you’re interested in looking. We received the science textbooks and are anxious to begin new units on Mammals (Curt) and Human Body (Deena) next week. […]
7:24 pm
[…] (The curricula and resources we’re using are listed on my curriculum page. I keep adding to this as I discover new materials. We do spelling, reading, writing, and math on a daily basis. Social studies and science are alternated every week or two in themes.) […]
10:26 am
[…] Because of our pieced-together curriculum, and the fact we just started at the beginning of the books, I’m noticing that Curt’s grammar, reading and phonics practice never line up. I need to study these books and align the lessons for him. I think this will streamline his language studies if I organize the resources into themes (duh). And he loved playing noun charades. I can think of about a hundred ways to modify this game;) […]
8:28 am
[…] (The curricula and resources we’re using are listed on my curriculum page. As I discover materials and use them, I add to the list and make notes. So the page is changed weekly. We do spelling, reading, writing, and math on a daily basis. Social studies and science are studied in themes or integrated with other subjects.) […]
1:53 am
[…] (The curricula and resources we’re using are listed on my curriculum page. As I discover materials and use them, I add to the list and make notes. So the page is changed weekly. We do spelling, reading, writing, and math on a daily basis. Social studies and science are studied in themes or integrated with other subjects.) […]
4:48 pm
[…] But that’s a discussion for another post. I’m excited about the new plan and have updated my curriculum list to reflect our current direction. […]
8:45 am
[…] It has now been nearly three months since beginning my homeschooling experiment. And I’d be lying if I said it was all “peaches and cream.” We’ve experienced the ups and downs that one might expect from any experiment. I’ve modified curriculum constantly, in an attempt to figure out what works best for each child’s learning style and level. I can see that there are very good reasons for using excellent homeschool curriculum, rather than that designed for a classroom. […]
10:37 pm
[…] This week, we’ll visit the Science Museum of Minnesota one day, spending most of our time in the human body exhibit. Beyond this, we’ll just work our way through the other curriculum — their math texts, as well as the Sonlight History and language curricula. We’ll have to finish D’s human body unit during the week of Christmas, but otherwise, we’ll take it easy that week. […]