No.557: Our 2021-2022 Homeschool Plan: Term One

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Today is the first day of our eighth homeschooling year!  This year, I have one in high school, one in middle school, three in elementary school and a little guy who will definitely want to be like everybody else.  Our curriculum is inspired by Charlotte Mason, but is a hodgepodge of things that work well for my kids.  We’re keeping a lot of old favorites and adding a few new books too.  Below is my labor of love, the feast of ideas for the first twelve weeks:

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• Bravewriter Read Alouds (includes copywork, writing and grammar)
  • Charlotte’s Web
  • The Cricket in Times Square
  • By the Great Horn Spoon
• First Language Lessons, Level 2
• Geography Through Literature
  • Seabird
• Noeo Science: Biology 2
  • The World of the Microscope
  • Animals: A Visual Encyclopedia
• Liturgical Living/Saints
  • 57 Stories of Saints
  • A Catholic Child’s Illustrated Lives of the Saints
  • Saints and Feast Days – Lives of the Saints: with a Calendar and Ways to Celebrate

FIRST & THIRD GRADE HISTORY

Spine: Beautiful Feet’s Early American History program

• • Leif the Lucky
  • D’Aulaire’s Book of Norwegian Folktales
  • Columbus
  • Pocahontas
  • Jamestown, New World Adventure
  • Pilgrim Stories

FIRST GRADE

Reading // Explode the Code 1
Math // Abeka 1

THIRD GRADE

Spelling // Sequential Spelling 1
Math // Teaching Textbooks 4

FIFTH GRADE

SEVENTH GRADE 

Religion // parts of Mater Amabilis

Logic // The Fallacy Detective

Language Arts, Grammar & Writing // Brave Writer

History // Beautiful Feet’s Ancient History program

NINTH GRADE

Religion // parts of Mater Amabilis
Poetry // Poetry and a Movie (grammar included)

• Poetry Matters
• Perfect Grammar Workbook

History // Beautiful Feet’s High School Ancient History program

• Usborne Encyclopedia of the Ancient World
• Gilgamesh the Hero
• Tales of Ancient Egypt
• Hittite Warrior
• Days of Elijah

Science // The Riot and the Dance Foundational Biology
Math // Teaching Textbooks Algebra 1
Economics // Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?
Electives //

• Spanish 1 // Breaking the Barrier
• Auto Upkeep
• Guitar Lessons
• Art