We’re changing things up this year for school, embracing a bit gentler more literature rich style of learning as my confidence is slowly growing.  I love reading other people’s posts about what they are doing for school each fall.  So in case any you feel the same way, here’s mine!

Rylee (age 8, third grade):
– Bible – daily reading plus family reading of Herein Is Love: Genesis a fantastic commentary for children
– a constant array of classic, quality literature to read independently as well as to listen to read aloud by mom or dad
– Math – Teaching Textbooks
– Science – Apologia’s Exploring Creation through Botany
– Grammar – English for the Thoughtful Child (though so far, I don’t like it, we might change it up soon!)
– US History – Beautiful Feet’s Early American literature selections
– World History – Hillyer’s A Child’s History of the World
– Nature Study – continually adding to our nature notebooks and aim to get outdoors every day
– Geography/Cultures – Window on the World
– Writing (lots of practice via copywork from history and science and grammar)
– Spelling – Sequential Spelling 1
– Fine Arts – enjoying classical composers while we learn, observing pieces of artwork together, learning practical crafts like needlepoint and sewing

Caleb (age 7, second grade):
– Bible – daily reading plus family reading of Herein is Love: Genesis
– a constant array of classic, quality literature to read independently as well as to listen to read aloud by mom or dad
– Math – Horizons Math
– Science, history, geography, fine arts and grammar same as Rylee
– Spelling/vocabulary/writing – Explode the Code (these books have been fabulous for him)
– Art class at co-op
– Fine Arts – enjoying classical composers while we learn, observing pieces of artwork together, learning practical crafts like needlepoint and sewing

Kyler (age 5, kindergarten):
– learning to read with The Reading Lesson
– Math – Family Math activities and beginning math workbook
– finishing up the Get Ready for the Code books
– Handwriting without Tears K
– Nature notebook: drawing, narrating stories, anything related to the outdoors
– Art class at co-op

Audrey (age 3, Pre-K):
mostly she’s just hanging around while we read and work but since she is very eager we are using the following with her
– Kumon workbooks like tracing, mazes, cutting – she adores them all
– Handwriting without Tears wood capital blocks and chalkboard for letter making
– her very own Nature Notebook just like her siblings (only hers is little!)

Field trips – love that we can hit the zoo or the science center or the tidepools or the forest any day we see fit when it works with our schedule!

Fitness – our local YMCA offers a great homeschool program where the kids learn gym games and get swim lessons and all three oldest get to do that this year too, very fun.