Now that I'm done with all the planning, gathering and printing... I can go ahead and post what our school year is going to look like come Fall.
I have 36 weeks of school scheduled, that is 180 days. I always start the school year at Roxbury Holiness Camp. We spend 10 days there(1st week of August) but I only count Monday through Friday, 5 days.
The kids are on a schedule at Roxbury, breakfast, lunch and dinner are always at the same time everyday(when the kids hear the bell, they know exactly what to do). They have Sunbeam(K through 6th) in the mornings and afternoons, two sessions everyday. They get to hear Bible stories, do activities, crafts, songs and memorize scripture. Not to mention nature study and lots of playing time with friends.
A8 is going on a field trip to the Bronx Zoo, that is day 6! That leaves 174 days of school.
Normal school will start the 3rd week of August and end the 3rd week of May. God willing of course!!
Here's the planned lineup for our upcoming year(A8):
Five in a Row
We are doing Vol 4 this year, FIAR includes Reading, Social Studies, Language Arts, Science & Art. We are going to focus more on the Social studies part of it this year, geography, culture etc.
Here is our FIAR book list for this coming year:
- Roxaboxen
- Albert
- The Raft
- Angelo
- The Pumpkin Runner
- Arabella
- Grass Sandals
- Mailing May
- Snowflake Bentley
- Higgins Bend Song & Dance
- Hanna's Cold Winter
- The Gullywasher
- The Bravest of Us All
- Cowboy Charlie: The Story of Charles M Russell
- The Hickory Chair
- The Hatmaker's Sign
My America Books
Colonial Period 1600s
- Our Strange New Land, Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary, Book 1
- The Starving Time, Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary, Book 2
- Season of Promise, Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary, Book 3
- Five Smooth Stones, Hope's Revolutionary War Diary, Book 1
- We Are Patriots, Hope's Revolutionary War Diary, Book 2
- When Freedom Comes, Hope's Revolutionary War Diary, Book 3
- Freedom's Wings, Corey's Underground Railroad Diary, Book 1
- Flying Free, Corey's Underground Railroad Diary, Book 2
- Message in the Sky, Corey's Underground Railroad Diary, Book 3
- My Brother's Keeper, Virginia's Civil War Diary, Book 1
- After the Rain, Virginia's Civil War Diary, Book 2
- A Time to Dance, Virginia's Civil War Diary, Book 3
- Hope in My Heart, Sofia's Immigrant Diary, Book 1
- Home at Last, Sofia's Immigrant Diary, Book 2
- An American Spring, Sofia's Immigrant Diary, Book 3
Math
Language Arts
- Language Lessons for the Very Young Vol 2(Grammar)
- Wordly Wise 3000 Book 3 (Vocabulary)
- Learning to Spell through Copywork Book A & B(Spelling)
- Handwriting Without Tears Cursive Handwriting
- Apologia Exploring Creation with Zoology 1: Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day
- Notebook Journal for Exploring Creation with Zoology 1
- How to Teach Art to Children, Grades 1-6
- Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters
- Art with a Purpose, Artpac 3
- Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists: Michelangelo
- Suzuki Piano Book 1
- Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers: Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Book & CD: Beethoven Lives Upstairs
Next post, X5's upcoming school year!
