“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” ~ Aristotle
NOTE 3/28/2015: I hadn’t realized how out-of-date this page is! It still shows 2013’s year plan. Ooops! I’ll be working to update this over the next week.
UPDATE 3/28/2015: Updated most of Kaybear’s information.
KayBear (~ 10th grade)
BIBLE:
- Reading through the New Testament, Proverbs, and Psalms in her New King James Bible.
- Missionaries (see reading list)
- Spiritual Growth (see reading list)
- Hymns for a Kid’s Heart series by Bobbie Wolgemuth and Joni Eareckson Tada (4 volumes); Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World’s Greatest Hymn Stories
by Robert J. Morgan
- Scripture Memory with the family using My ABC Bible Verses and We Choose Virtues by Heather McMillan
LITERATURE:
- World Literature:
- Gilgamesh and Other Babylonian Tales by Jennifer Westwood (Mesopotamia, c 2500 B.C.) (selections) (oop)
- Genesis, New King James Bible (Hebrews)
- Ancient Egyptian Literature: An Anthology translated by John L. Foster (Egypt) (selections)
- Gods and Pharaohs from Egyptian Mythology by Geraldine Harris (Egypt) (selections) (oop)
- D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d’Aulaire (Greece)
- The Iliad by Homer, translated by Richmond Lattimore (Greece, c. 850 B.C.)
- The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Richmond Lattimore (Greece, c. 850 B.C.)
- Sophocles I (The Complete Greek Tragedies) 2nd Edition by Sophocles, translated by David Grene, Richmond Lattimore (Greece, c. 440 B.C.) (oop)
- The Aeneid by Virgil, translated by Robert Fitzgerald (Rome, c. 30 B.C.)
- Beowulf by Seamus Heaney (Viking, c. 725)
- The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths by Padraic Colum (Vikings, c. 750 – 1050)
- Japanese Tales (Pantheon Fairy Tales and Folklore Library) by Royall Tyler (Japan, 9th-11th century)
- Canterbury Tales by Chaucer, adapted by Geraldine McCaughrean (England, 14th century) (selections)
- The Inferno by Dante Alighieri, translated by John Ciardi (Italy, 1320)
- Silence by Shusaku Endo, translated by William Johnston (Japan, 16th century)
- Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan (England, 1678)
- Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, translated by Lee Fahnestock and Norman McAfee (France, 1862)
- Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (Russia, 1866)
- Ties That Bind, Ties That Break by Lensey Namioka (China, 1911)
- Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck (China, 1920s)
- All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque (Germany, 1928)
- Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton (South Africa, 1948)
- The Art of Poetry by Christine Perrin
- Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream and MacBeth
- Shakespeare: Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies by Professor Peter Saccio (The Teaching Company, Course No. 260) DVDs
LANGUAGE ARTS:
- Literary Lessons from Lord of the Rings by Amelia Harper
- Analytical Grammar
- IEW Student Writing Intensive Level C by Andrew Pudewa and Jill Pike
- IEW The Elegant Essay by Lesha Myers
- Vocabulary Cartoons 1: SAT Word Power by Sam Burchers
MATH:
HISTORY:
- Mystery of History
- Drive Thru History DVDs by Dave Stotts (Holy Land, Ancient History)
- Supplemental non-fiction resources (see reading list)
SCIENCE:
- Biology with Lab using a variety of resources:
- Biology 101 DVD set
- Apologia Exploring Creation with Biology by Dr. Jay L. Wile
- Campbell Biology: Concepts and Connections, 6th Edition by Jane Reece, Martha Taylor, et all
- Exploring the World of Biology by John H. Tiner
- Building Blocks in Life Science by Gary Parker
- various other supplemental books as well as internet websites (see reading list)
- Biology Lab:
- Experiences in Biology by Kathleen Hooper Julicher
- Lab Science: The How, Why, What, Who ‘n’ Where Book by Barb Shelton (oop)
- The Private Eye: “5X” Looking/Thinking by Analogy – A Guide to Developing the Interdisciplinary Mind by Kerry Ruef
FOREIGN LANGUAGE:
- Getting Started with Latin: Beginning Latin for Homeschoolers and Self-Taught Students of Any Age by William E. Linney
FINE ARTS:
- AmblesideOnline Art Study for VanGogh, da Vinci, and Giotto
- AmblesideOnline Composter Study for Mozart, Bach, and Medieval era
- How to Listen to and Understand Great Music, 3rd Edition by Professor Robert Greenberg (The Teaching Company, Course No. 700) DVDs
PHYSICAL:
- Horseback lessons with Fair Play Farm, Debbie Pace.
- Volleyball through F.A.I.T.H. Homeschool.
Combined Elementary Subjects
MORNING TIME:
- Bible:
- The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name by Sally Lloyd-Jones
- Egermeier’s Bible Story Book by Elsie Egermeier
- Jesus Calling: 365 Devotions for Kids by Susan Young
- Hero Tales: A Family Treasury of True Stories from the Lives of Christian Heroes by Dave and Neta Jackson (4 volumes)
- Hymns for a Kid’s Heart series by Bobbie Wolgemuth and Joni Eareckson Tada (4 volumes)
- Scripture Memory with the family using My ABC Bible Verses and We Choose Virtues by Heather McMillan
- Literature:
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- Topic Interest:
- Math: Life of Fred Elementary Math series by Dr. Stanley Schmidt
- History: Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans by Edward Eggleston
- Science: One Small Square series by Donald Silver and Patricia Wynne; Nature Friend magazine
- Fairy Tales and Legends: various fairy tale and regular picture books (see reading list of our favorites)
DAILY GROUP LESSONS:
- Science:
- Science in the Beginning by Dr. Jay L. Wile
- Foreign Language:
- Getting Started with Spanish: Beginning Spanish for Homeschoolers and Self-Taught Students of Any Age by William E. Linney and Antonio L. Orta
TUESDAY TEA:
- Manners:
- Poetry:
- The Original Mother Goose by Blanche Fisher Wright
- A Child’s Garden of Verse by Robert Louis Stevenson (illus. Tasha Tudor)
- Sing-Song (Dover Children’s Classics) by Christina Georgina Rossetti
- A Child’s Book of Poems by Gyo Fujikawa
- Favorite Poems Old and New: Selected For Boys and Girls by Helen Ferris
- Fables and Fairy Tales:
- Aesop for Children by Mio Winter (oop)
- The Color Fairy Books by Andrew Lang (12 books; I prefer the Dover editions) –
Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Pink, Grey, Violet, Crimson, Brown, Orange, Olive, Lilac (order written)
FINE ARTS FRIDAY:
- Artist Study:
- AmblesideOnline Art Study for VanGogh, da Vinci, and Giotto
- various books on each artist (see reading list)
- Resources for me:
- SimplyCharlotteMason.com Picture Study Portfolios
- Composer Study:
- AmblesideOnline Composter Study for Mozart, Bach, and Medieval era
- Story of the Orchestra : Listen While You Learn About the Instruments, the Music and the Composers Who Wrote the Music! By Robert Levine, et al
- Meet the Orchestra by Ann Hayes, Karmen Thompson
- Resources for me:
- Meet the Great Composers Volume 1 by Maurice Hinson, June Montgomery
- Famous Composers and Their Music Book 1
- SimplyCharlotteMason.com Music Study with the Masters kits
- Art:
- ARTistic Pursuits: The Way They See It (preschool) by Brenda Ellis
- ARTistic Pursuits, Grades K-3 Book One, An Introduction to the Visual Arts by Brenda Ellis
- Don West’s monthly art class
- Poetry:
- The Original Mother Goose by Blanche Fisher Wright
- A Child’s Garden of Verse by Robert Louis Stevenson (illus. Tasha Tudor)
- Sing-Song (Dover Children’s Classics) by Christina Georgina Rossetti
- A Child’s Book of Poems by Gyo Fujikawa
- Favorite Poems Old and New: Selected For Boys and Girls by Helen Ferris
- Nature Study:
- Handbook of Nature Study by Ann Botsford Comstock
- handbookofnaturestudy.com
- Natural Science Through the Seasons: 100 Teaching Units by James A Partridge
- various field guides (see reading list for our favorites)
Strawberry (4th grade)
LANGUAGE ARTS:
- Reading Fluency:
- Phonics Pathways: Clear Steps to Easy Reading and Perfect Spelling by Dolores G. Hiskes
- Various readers such as:
- McGuffey’s Eclectic Readers by Rev. William Holmes McGuffey (1879; with the blue boat) (7 grades; 7 books)
- Pathway Readers (8 grades; 12 books)
- Christian Liberty Press Nature Readers (6 grades, 6 books)
- Penmanship:
- my own developed cursive penmanship worksheets
- Grammar:
- Grammar Land: Or, Grammar in Fun for the Children of Schoolroom-Shire by M. L. Nesbitt (1878) with worksheets (book link opens as PDF)
- Treasured Conversations by Karen Parkes
- Writing:
- Treasured Conversations by Karen Parkes
MATH: (every day)
- Math-U-See by Steve Demme
- Singapore Challenging Word Problems
- Beast Academy by Art of Problem Solving
PHYSICAL:
- Karate lessons at PKSA.
Little Man (2nd grade)
READING FLUENCY:
- Reading Fluency:
- Phonics Pathways: Clear Steps to Easy Reading and Perfect Spelling by Dolores G. Hiskes
- Various readers such as:
- McGuffey’s Eclectic Readers by Rev. William Holmes McGuffey (1879; with the blue boat) (7 grades; 7 books)
- Pathway Readers (8 grades; 12 books)
- Christian Liberty Press Nature Readers (6 grades, 6 books)
- Penmanship:
- my own developed cursive penmanship worksheets
MATH: (every day)
- Math-U-See by Steve Demme
- Singapore Challenging Word Problems
PHYSICAL:
- Karate lessons at PKSA.
Little Tiger (Kindergarten)
READING FLUENCY:
- Reading Fluency:
- Phonics Pathways: Clear Steps to Easy Reading and Perfect Spelling by Dolores G. Hiskes
- Various readers such as:
- McGuffey’s Eclectic Readers by Rev. William Holmes McGuffey (1879; with the blue boat) (7 grades; 7 books)
- Pathway Readers (8 grades; 12 books)
- Christian Liberty Press Nature Readers (6 grades, 6 books)
- Penmanship:
- my own developed cursive penmanship worksheets
MATH:
- Math-U-See by Steve Demme
PHYSICAL:
- Karate lessons at PKSA.
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