First Grade
Dolche sight words (whole word)
The Reading Lesson (phonetic)
Penmanship (copywork)
First Language Lessons Book 1
Math will be manipulatives, money and time covering patterns, metric system, skip counting, addition, subtraction, fractions, etc. Maybe Singapore Math if she masters the basics.
Science will be the human body, animals and earth science as it relates to America
Social Studies will include mythology, American history and geography plus familial relationships (genealogy)
Art Nature notebooks, sketching from life and crafts that relate to our studies
Music Appreciation, singing
Phys. Ed. will be running a muck, riding bikes, swimming, hiking, jump rope, ballet and other kid activities
Sixth Grade
First Language Lessons Book 3 (finish) & 4
The Writing Book
Big Words for Little Kids
Math-Learn Math Fast book 3 and khanacademy.org for mastery and supplementation plus metric system, verbal math
Science will be earth science, nutrition, physiology
American History & geography, world geography, mythology
Art Nature notebooks, sketching from life and crafts that relate to our studies
Music Appreciation, guitar
Phys. Ed. will be running a muck, riding bikes, swimming, hiking, break-dancing, parkour and other kid activities
Modern Foreign Language-French
Reading List: (mythology) Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan, Illustrated Book of Myths, The Odyssey (retold), The Illiad (retold), Anatopsis, Iris, Messenger, (American history) George Washington's Socks, Under Siege, Children of the Longhouse, Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express, Wintering Well, The Devil's Door, Gold Rush Runaway, The Green Coat, The Last Mission, The Art of Keeping Cool, A Boy at War, plus free choice books. These selections may change, I'd like to have the books relate to what happened in the parts of the country we are touring. That may be too optimistic. If anyone has any other suggestions I'd love to hear them.
Ninth Grade
Vocabulary 1100 Words You Need to Know
Writing
Current Events
SAT prep
Math khanacademy.org starting with Geometry and working through Trigonometry plus metric system
Earth Science, Biology, Anatomy and Physiology
Computer Programming/ Game Design
Art Nature notebooks, sketching from life, color study
Music Appreciation, guitar
Phys. Ed. will be running a muck, riding bikes, swimming, hiking, basketball and other kid activities
Modern Foreign Language-Japanese
American History and geography, mythology
Reading List: Suggested High School Reading List & Classics, Jane Goodall, Silent Spring, To the Ends of the Earth, Black Flower, The Fairest Portion of the Globe, The Killer Angels, The Odyssey, The Illiad, Life on the Mississippi, JFK and the Unspeakable, The Story of my Life (part 1), Frederick Douglass, The Oregon Trail, Huckleberry Finn, A Doll's House, Grapes of Wrath, The Great Gatsby, The Outsiders, Shades of Gray, Beloved, Invisible Man, plus or minus others I'm sure!
I'm sure this will change :)
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