Saturday, January 10, 2009

Getting Back on Track

I'm just now getting around to tweaking this semester's schedule. We started back to school on the 5th but we have just been finishing up a few loose ends. My mom has been in the hospital so we've had to make adjustments here and there. Hopefully she'll come home tomorrow! Pray!

We're using AO Year 5. (mostly)

Here's how the next few months should line up for ds/5th grade-

Mon-
1 Bible
2 Math (currently we are using this)
3 Wild Animals I Have Known
4 Copywork
4 Grammar
5 Poetry of Rudyard Kipling
6 Dictation/Spelling
7 This Country of Ours 1 chapter per week
8 Phonics Lesson (still working on reading, progressing wonderfully! yay!)
9 Fairy-land of Science
10 Folk Song- Drinking Gourd(Jan) ~ The Cruel War (Feb/March)
11 Abraham Lincoln’s World
12 Typing
13 Drawing
14 Music

Tue-
1 Bible
2 Math
3 Wild Animals I Have Known
4 Writing
4 Current Events
5 Poetry of Rudyard Kipling
6 Dictation
7 Boys Life of Mark Twain
8 Phonics Lesson
9 CLP Nature Reader 5
10 Artist Botticelli (Jan) ~ Van Gogh(Feb, March)
11 Abraham Lincoln’s World
12 Typing
13 Drawing
14 Music

Wed-
1 Bible
2 Math
3 The Story of King Arthur and His Knights
4 Copywork
4 Grammar
5 Poetry of Rudyard Kipling
6 Dictation
7 Age of Fable
8 Phonics Lesson
9 Isaac Newton Bio
10 Hymn – All the Way My Savior Leads Me (Jan), When We All Get To Heaven (Feb)
11 Abraham Lincoln’s World
12 Typing
13 Drawing
14 Music

Thu -
1 Bible
2 Math
3 The Story of King Arthur and His Knights
4 Writing
4 Shakespeare: King Lear ~
5 Poetry of Rudyard Kipling
6 Dictation
7 Book of Marvels (begin week 6)
8 Phonics Lesson
9 Physics Lab in a Houseware Store
10 Composer - Bach Jan), Beethoven
11 Abraham Lincoln’s World
12 Typing
13 Drawing
14 Music

Fri -
1 Bible
6 Dictation
9 Albert Einstein (carryover from last year)
10 Timeline
11 Abraham Lincoln’s World
12 Typing
13 Drawing
14 Music

The numbers out to the left are the "order" numbers I use for inputting into HSTracker. I know, I know there are two 4's!

The main change for us is going to be #7. Right now we aren't reading anything in this slot, so adding in that reading and some sort of narration is going to extend our school day about 30 min. I hope that we can add that in without too much fuss!
Fridays are "light" so that if we need a day off during the week we can double just a couple of subjects on Friday without too much pressure. We always have Saturday if we just can't get it done and if we can't even do that well, then we just keep going "doing the next thing"! LOL

I must add that dictation is doing wonders for DS's reading and spelling ability. Occasionally I think we should be doing a spelling book or some such program only to realize that this simple method really is best for him, along with a little phonogram study and some sight words. He's reading more and more by himself! PTL!

I'm really excited to get started!

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