Homeschooling 7th, 6th, 4th, 1st and pre-K

Our lives jumped a bit this year with Karmin entering into the Challenge program through Classical Conversations.  Life stayed pretty much the same for the other kiddos.

Our weeks consist of:

Monday: Get the day started around 9am...this is a day at home with morning routine of:
-Bible reading and discussion
-CC memory work
-Daily school work that varies for each child and I hope to have them finish by noon.
-I work with the younger ones while the older ones do independent work
-2pm (ish) - daily read aloud by me - this is my favorite time of the day when the kids trace maps or color and I get to sip a cup of coffee and read to them.  

Tuesday: We have various classes with a homeschooling group of 160+ kiddos at a large church near by.
Wednesday: K goes to her Challenge A class and I take the younger ones with me in the afternoon where I provide childcare for parents who are in Classical Conversations.
Thursday - another day to stay home
Friday - normal morning routine with piano lessons in the afternoon

Karmin- 7th grade

She meets once a week for 30 weeks with Classical Conversations, Challenge A.  There are 6 subjects she covers with a class that consists of 5 other girls and a tutor who leads them in all the subjects. This year took some adjustment. She spent at least an hour on each subject.  Some days she had longer than an hour.  We found that she is a day dreamer and it took some time to get into a routine.  We also learned that she needed a specific place to do her school work that was interrupted and her room wasn't always and option - she has a difficult time keeping it clean.

Latin 

1st year Henle Latin - this correlates with English Grammar

Geography 

She will be able to draw the world and identify countries and capitals by the end of 30 weeks.

Writing and literature  (Lost Tools of Writing, persuasive writing) 

Every three weeks they ask a "should" question from the book and create a persuasive essay on the side they choose, either affirmative or negative. 

These various books are: 

The Magician's Nephew

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Number the Stars

The Secret Garden 

Crispin Cross of Lead

A Door in the Wall

Carry on Mr. Bowditch

Amos Fortune: Freeman

The Bronze Bow

Math -  Saxon 8/7

Science - Research: first half of the year is writing research papers weekly on fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds. Then a science fair project  and the second half of the year is human 

anatomy.  

Logic - the books she is reading and discussing class are: The Fallacy Detective and It Couldn't Just Happen.

This has been a year of learning a new routine and finding that she needs to manage her time.

She also participated in a volleyball class every Tuesday with a homeschooling group and she had taekwondo classes as well as piano lessons. 

Rose: 6th grade 

Her days consisted of:

Writing: IEW Writing: emphasis on U.S. History, weekly assignments for 24 weeks

Math: Teaching Textbooks 7

Science: A 11 week Hands on Science class with a homeschooling co-op - taught by me.  She would have preferred to have a different teacher 🙂

Geography: U.S. States and Capitals

Reading: we went through "Teaching the Classics" by Circe Institute learning the sarcastic method for literary analysis.  This was through 11 weeks of different picture books.

Memory work: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 - emphasis on U.S. History

English Grammar: Essentials of the English language by Classical Conversations

Read aloud a by mom: Watership Down, The Bark of the Bog Owl, YWAM missionary stories: William Booth

Arts: weekly piano lessons,
woodcarving class, sewing class and embroidery classes for 8 weeks at the homeschool group

Jesse: 4th grade

Writing: IEW Writing: emphasis on U.S. History and weekly writing assignments for 24 weeks (This class is on Tuesdays
Math: Teaching Textbooks 4
Science: A 11 week Hands on Science class with a homeschooling co-op
Geography: U.S. States and Capitals
Memory Work: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 - emphasis on U.S. History
Reading: we went through "Teaching the Classics" by Circe Institute learning the sarcastic method for literary analysis.  This was through 11 weeks of different picture books.

English Grammar: Essentials of the English language by Classical Conversations

Read aloud a by mom: Watership Down, The Bark of the Bog Owl, YWAM missionary stories: William Booth
Typing: Began learning to type his writing papers
Art: Began Drum lessons in February, woodcarving class for 8 weeks at the homeschool group

James - 1st grade
Writing: Daily writing practice
Math: Abeka math book, IXL.com website
Science: A 11 week Hands on Science class with a homeschooling co-op
Geography: U.S. States and Capitals
Memory Work: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 - emphasis on U.S. History

Read aloud a by mom: Watership Down, The Bark of the Bog Owl, YWAM missionary stories: William Booth
Reading: Learning to Read with various books and the starfall.com app
I read to him nearly every night before bedtime.

Luke - Pre-K
Almost the same as James...Luke just has less math.