Created to Mother: Curriculum

This unit provides a safe, active, and engaging introduction to electricity and electric circuits. The activities spark creativity as students invent their own electrical gadgets, using inexpensive and readily available materials, such as plastic film canisters and holiday lights. The unit opens as students investigate an array of clever electrical devices, first exploring their functions, then learning how their circuits work. The contributions of famous inventors, as well as child inventors, are highlighted.

Students keep an "Inventor's Journal," recording the development of their electrical knowledge, schematic diagrams, and design ideas. Electrical safety is emphasized throughout the unit. Students explore simple and series circuits; learn about short circuits, and investigate the role of batteries, resistance, conductors and insulators. They invent their own switch design and learn how to draw schematic diagrams. In Part II, they build and compare series and parallel circuits, and pair up to create their own electrical inventions. The unit culminates in an Electric Inventions Festival.

.:Latin/Spanish:.

Still looking?

.:Election Studies:.

Different things TBD

.:Music:.
.:Vox Angelica Choir :.

HFH (our home school group) -
A fun-filled class covering the basics of choir -- including music history, theory, song styles and note-reading.Study of great Composers
Violin lessons

.:Art:.HFH (our home school group) the description
With an emphasis on drawing, students will keep a sketchbook of their own work and observations. Outdoor landscapes, indoor still life drawing, and “on location” church art will be among the subjects studied. Mature students will investigate a few famous artists and discover ways to discuss and critique their work, along with sharing discussions about our own class work.

.:Gym:.

HFH (our home school group) the description

team sports, fitness, and calisthenics. Good

sportsmanship will be emphasized, fostered, and demanded.

So gym is really all about fun and fitness:)

.:Hannah 5 years old Kindergarten grade:.

She will be listening to her older sisters in Core B

History and all the books for History

Geography

Biblical Studies

Read-Alouds with Mom or Dad
Grade K Readers w/Language Arts

Language Art

.:We will add:.

Math

Science

Phonics

Extra Religion

Handwriting

ASL

Election Studies

Music

Art

Gym

Lots of Scripture reading and Memory work

Learn basic biblical doctrines

Nurture a passion for the Lord

Explore the evidence of our faith and develop a strong discipline in prayer

Bring my daughter closer to our Creator

Awanas

.:Books used:.

Holy Bible

Leading Little Ones to God
Sing the Word: A New Commandment

Kindergarten Catechism for Young Catholics

My Jesus and I

Lots of coloring books

Along the Alphabet Path

Catholic Tales for Boys and Girls
More Tales for Boys and Girls

.:Read-Alouds:.

Charlotte's Web

Detectives in Togas

Favorite Poems of Childhood

Henry Huggins

It Could Always Be Worse

Little Pear

Mountain Born

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Owls in the Family

Understood Betsy

The Wheel on the School

The Year of Miss Agnes

The Case of the Gasping Garbage

Gooney Bird Greene

Greek Myths for Young Children

Homer Price

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

.:Grade K Readers:.

Fun Tales

Language Arts K Instructor's Guide

Language and Thinking for Young Children

My First Picture Dictionary

Alphabet Sounds Bingo

Go A to Z!

And lot of reading book the list is really long!

.:Language Arts:.

.:Creative Expressions:.

Kindergarten Phonics for Young Catholics Vol. 1

Kindergarten Phonics for Young Catholics Vol. 2

Handwriting Without Tears K

.:Math:.

Horizons Grade 1-3 Math Manipulatives

Horizons Math K

Work with Flashcards and watch Mathtacular DVD's for fun with little sisters

.:Science:.

Science B Instructor's Guide

Science Activities, Vol. 1

Why Do People Eat?

What Makes You Ill?

The Usborne World Of Animals

The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks

Space

See How It's Made

Science Supplies Kit B

Pasteur's Fight Against Microbes

Night Animals

First Encyclopedia of the Human Body

Along the Alphabet Path

.:Latin/Spanish:.

Still looking?

Hannah will be working on ASL

.:Election Studies:.

Different things TBD

.:Music:. Study of great Composers
Violin lessons

.:Art:.

Junior Saints

Along the Alphabet Path

HFH (our home school group)

A preschool class with activities including crafts, games, books, and music

.: Madelyn 3 years old:.

Pre-School

Seton Pre School Kit includes

Early Literacy for Young Catholics
God's Rules for Me
New Catholic Picture Bible
Pre-K Coloring 5 Book Set
Pre-K Religion for Young Catholics
Adventures with Books - $4.00
Counting with Numbers - $4.00
Do It Carefully - $4.00
Triangular Crayons - 24 pack

Along the Alphabet Path

Lots of hands on fun all year:)

.:Family Fun:.

An Introduction to the Classics - The Vox Music Masters Collection (Including The Story of Bach, The Story Of Handel, The Story of Beethoven, The Story of Mozart, and more...
Composers Lap Book
Various Books by Opal Wheeler

(Copied from Shower of Roses) Her list was the same as mine:)

Lapbooks

State-by-State Study (thank you Jessica)

Homemaking & Hospitality:

Little Women Hospitality Program - Year 1 with Student Companion

Tea & Cake with the Saints

Mother's Little Helper

Sewing With Saint Anne

(Copied from Shower of Roses) What great ideas!

And much more!!

Now I know that some of these may not happen but these are our goals! I am happy to have a plan for the year and I hope our girls will enjoy everything:)

School Curriculum :: 2012- 2013 Part 1

I have had most of our plans for some time now I just have had no time to type it up. We have decided this year to go through Sonlight since it just had everything we were looking for in a complete Christian Home school Curriculum. We were looking for a strong literature based program that was Christ centered and also had lots of reading and also variety. I wanted to be very involved in my girls reading and learning and not just a mom on the side lines grading papers and answering questions. Ever have those years were you try to remember just what your children learned, well I do. Workbooks are great for something's but I can slip away very easily. So, this year it looks like it will be Sonlight with a little Christian Liberty Press, and a little Seton Books.

My planning is done for me with Sonlight and so I won't have to spend too much time making plans on Sunday for the next week which I love. With soon to be 8 children I want to spend more time with my family and less time alone coming up with all the extras that normally we need to do to prepare for a week's worth of educating. All the great books have been selected so I don't have to do all the searching anymore which is great! We will have to take some time of course looking over each book to make sure it does fit our family. I figure if we come across a book we don't agree with we can put it aside, or take the time to go over what we believe and why we feel this book is wrong. We think it is better finding these things out at home with the family than finding out from someone else.

They say at Sonlight "your family is guaranteed to love learning together". I pray that this happens for our family this year and years to come.

We are the ones that will have to mold and shape our children for the future and what we teach them is what they will carry with them the rest of their lives. Today more than ever we must take a stand for what is correct even if that means losing friends and maybe even more. I know when I stand before God I will have to answer for everything I have done while I was given time on earth.

One of the things we can do is teach our children and give them the best we can, so that's what we hope to do this year with lots of love, great books, and one on one time together.

Okay here is our list of books by Grade level for the 2012-2013 School year!

Almost all books we will be using for this year can be bought anywhere we just bought everything through Sonlight, Christian Liberty, Seton Books. Amazon would be another great place to buy from, I will put the links up to either Sonlight or Amazon so you can look at the books.

I will be breaking this post into 2 or 3 parts.

.: Kate 13 years old 8th grade :.

.: Core 100 this is through Sonlight :.

This Core includes:

Core 100 Parent Instructor's Guide

Core 100 Student Guide

History and all the books for History

Cover Current Events

Biblical Studies

American Literature

Creative Expressions

Language Arts

.: We will add :.

Math

Science

Extra Religion

Vocabulary

Spelling

Computer/Typing

Latin

Election Studies

Music Choir

Art

Gym

Here is what we will cover in each subject.

.: American History in Depth :.

A History of US - Complete Paperback Set

Before Columbus

Cameron Townsend

The Boy's War

The Cross& the Switchblade

Dragon's Gate

Farewell to Manzanar

Freedom Walkers

The Great Little Madison

The Landing of the Pilgrims

Moonshiner's Son

The Panama Canal

Sacajawea

Sequoyah & the Cherokee Alphabet

Shh! We're writing the Constitution

Slopes of War

Traitor: The Case of Benedict Arnold

World War II

The Yanks are coming

.: Current Events :.

3 small oral reports each week of a event taken somewhere in the world

We will be doing an election study the first quarter

.: Biblical Studies :.

Goal

Lots of Scripture reading

Lessons in how to study interpret and apply the Holy Bible to everyday living

Explore the evidence of our faith and develop a strong discipline in prayer

Bring my daughter closer to our Creator

.:Books used:.

Holy Bible

Bible Study Sampler

Evidence for Jesus

God's Will, God's Best for Your Life

The Bible Jesus Read

Why Pray

The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism (No. 2)

The Young People's Book of Saints

Witness to the Faith

Awana Classes/Bible Studies

.:American Literature:.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Amos Fortune, Free Man

Bonanza Girl

Bound for Oregon

Indian Captive: The story of Mary Jemison

Their Eyes Were Watching God

They Loved to Laugh

To Kill a Mockingbird

A Treasury of Poetry for Young People

Year Down Yonder

.:Language Arts:.

.:Creative Expressions:.

Building Spelling Skills: Book 8

Vocabulary done with reading

English 8 for Young Catholics

Composition for Young Catholics

Book reports

.:Math:.

Teaching Textbooks Pre-Algebra - CD Combo
Teaching Textbooks Pre-Algebra Textbook and Answer Key
Work with Flashcards and watch Mathtacular Dvd's for fun with little sisters

.:Science:.
Exploring Creation Physical Science
Exploring Creation with Physical Science, CD-ROM Version
Exploring Creation with Physical Science - Solutions & Tests Manual only
Physical Science Schedule Plus
Science Supplies Kit 150

.:Computer/Typing:.
Reports typed on the computer
Timeline data for history on the computer
We really don't do much in the way of computer learning except for simple things that won't change.
How to use a spread sheet

.:Latin/Spanish:.
Still looking?

.:Election Studies:.
Different things TBD

.:Music Choir:.
.:Schola Cantorum:.
HFH (our home school group) this course will teach students how to pray, in song, in Latin and English
Study of great Composers
Violin lessons

.:Art:.
HFH (our home school group) the description
With an emphasis on drawing, students will keep a sketchbook of their own work and observations. Outdoor landscapes, indoor still life drawing, and “on location” church art will be among the subjects studied. Mature students will investigate a few famous artists and discover ways to discuss and critique their work, along with sharing discussions about our own class work.

.:Gym:.

HFH (our home school group) the description

team sports, fitness, and calisthenics. Good

sportsmanship will be emphasized, fostered, and demanded.

So gym is really all about fun and fitness:)

.:Grace 11 yearss old 6th grade:.

.:Core G this is throughSonlight:.

This Core includes:

Core G Instructor's Guide 2012 Version

History and all the books for History
Geography
Cover Current Events

Biblical Studies

Read-Alouds with Mom or Dad
Readers

Creative Expressions

Language Arts

.:We will add:.

Math

Science

Extra Religion

Vocabulary

Spelling

Handwriting
Grammar

Computer/Typing

Latin

Election Studies

Music

Art

Gym

Here is what we will cover in each subject.

.:World History:.

Year 1 of 2

Creation through the 1600's

The Kingdom Strikes Back

The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia

The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Volume 1: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor, Revised Edition

The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: The Middle Ages: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance (Second Revised Edition) (Vol. 2)

Timeline Figures G

.: Current Events:.

1 small oral reports each week of a event taken somewhere in the world

We will be doing an election study the first quarter

.:Biblical Studies:.

Goal

Lots of Scripture reading and Memory work

Lessons in how to study interpret and apply the Holy Bible to everyday living

Explore the evidence of our faith and develop a strong discipline in prayer

Bring my daughter closer to our Creator

.:Books used:.

Holy Bible

International Children's Bible Field Guide

Sing the Word: Credo - I Believe... - CD

Religion 6 for Young Catholics

Bible History by Schuster

St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism No. 2

Awana Classes/Bible Studies

.:Read-Alouds:.

Beyond the Desert Gate

Favorite Poems Old and New: Selected For Boys and Girls

Flame Over Tara

God King

The Golden Goblet

The Great and Terrible Quest

The Hidden Treasure of Glaston

I, Juan de Pareja

Master Cornhill

The Second Mrs. Giaconda
The Shakespeare Stealer
A Single Shard

.:Readers:.

Adam of the Road

Archimedes and the Door of Science

The Beduins' Gazelle

Black Horses for the King

The Bronze Bow

Catherine Called Birdy

D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths

Hittite Warrior

The Ides of April

Leonardo Da Vinci - Landmark Book

The Monk Who Shook the World

Mara, Daughter of the Nile

Mary, Bloody Mary

Mystery of the Roman Ransom

The Phantom Tollbooth

A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver

.:Language Arts:.

.:Creative Expressions:.

Building Spelling Skills Book 6

Better Handwriting for Young Catholics

Vocabulary done with reading

God's Gift of Language C (Grammar)

Book reports

.:Math:.

Teaching Textbook Math 6 Workbook

Teaching Textbooks: Math 6 CD Combo

Work with Flashcards and watch Mathtacular DVD's for fun with little sisters

.:Science:.

Science F (for Girls)

Science F Instructor's Guide

Usborne Internet-Linked Complete Book of the Human Body

Blood & Guts: A Working Guide to Your Own Insides

The History of Medicine

Improve Your Survival Skills

Food and Nutrition for Every Kid

Almost 12

Unlocking the Mystery of Life DVD

.:Computer/Typing:.

Reports typed on the computer

Timeline data for history on the computer

We really don't do much in the way of computer learning except for simple things that won't change.

How to use a spread sheet

.:Latin/Spanish:.

Still looking?

.:Election Studies:.

Different things TBD

.:Music:.

Study of great Composers
Violin lessons

.:Art:.
HFH (our home school group) the description
With an emphasis on drawing, students will keep a sketchbook of their own work and observations. Outdoor landscapes, indoor still life drawing, and “on location” church art will be among the subjects studied. Mature students will investigate a few famous artists and discover ways to discuss and critique their work, along with sharing discussions about our own class work.

.:Gym:.

HFH (our home school group) the description

team sports, fitness, and calisthenics. Good

sportsmanship will be emphasized, fostered, and demanded.

So gym is really all about fun and fitness:)

.:Victoria 9 years old 3rd grade:.

.:Core B this is through Sonlight:.

This Core includes:

Core B Instructor's Guide and Core B Tips - CD
History and all the books for History
Geography
Biblical Studies

Read-Alouds with Mom or Dad
Grade 3 Readers w/Language Arts

Language Art

.:We will add:.

Math

Science

Phonics

Extra Religion

Extra Spelling

Handwriting

ASL

Election Studies

Music

Art

Gym

Here is what we will cover in each subject.

.:Intro to World History & Geography:.
Creation through the fall of Rome
Archaeologists Dig For Clues
A Child's History of the World
From Akebu to Zapotec
George Muller
The Great Wall of China
Missionary Stories with the Millers
People of the World
Timeline Figures B
Tut's Mummy Lost & Found
The Usborne Book of World History
The Usborne Time Traveler
The Greek News
Houses and Homes

.:Biblical Studies:.

Goal

Lots of Scripture reading and Memory work

Learn basic biblical doctrines

Nurture a passion for the Lord

Explore the evidence of our faith and develop a strong discipline in prayer

Bring my daughter closer to our Creator

.:Books used:.

Holy Bible

Leading Little Ones to God
Sing the Word: A New Commandment - CD

Religion 3 for Young Catholics

First Communion Catechism

The New Baltimore Catechism No. 1

Catholic Tales for Boys and Girls
More Tales for Boys and Girls

.:Read-Alouds:.

Charlotte's Web

Detectives in Togas

Favorite Poems of Childhood

Henry Huggins

It Could Always Be Worse

Little Pear

Mountain Born

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Owls in the Family

Understood Betsy

The Wheel on the School

The Year of Miss Agnes

The Case of the Gasping Garbage

Gooney Bird Greene

Greek Myths for Young Children

Homer Price

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

.:Grade 3 Readers:.

Language Arts 3 IG

The Chalk Box Kid

Clara and the Bookwagon

Cora Frear

The House on Walenska Street

Jake Drake: Bully Buster

Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie

The Last Little Cat

The Littles

The Long Way to a New Land

The Paint Brush Kid

Prairie School

A Question of Yams

Riding the Pony Express

Secret Valley

Third Grade Detectives #1 and #2

Third Grade Detectives #10

Third Grade Detectives #4

Tippy Lemmey

Tornado

The Viking Adventure

.:Language Arts:.

.:Creative Expressions:.

Wordly Wise, Book A and Book B

Building Spelling Skills: Book 3

MCP Phonics Workbook C

A Reason for Handwriting Cursive C

A Reason for Handwriting Instruction Guidebook

Lined Paper Tablet for approx. levels 3-4

Grammar done with our Core

*Language 3 if needed

.:Math:.

Horizons Grade 1-3 Math Manipulatives

Horizons Math 3

Work with Flashcards and watch Mathtacular DVD's for fun with little sisters

.:Science:.
Science B Instructor's Guide
Science Activities, Vol. 1
Why Do People Eat?
What Makes You Ill?
The Usborne World Of Animals
The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks
Space
See How It's Made
Science Supplies Kit B
Pasteur's Fight Against Microbes
Night Animals
First Encyclopedia of the Human Body

.:Latin/Spanish:.

Still looking?

.:Election Studies:.

Different things TBD

.:Music:.
.:Vox Angelica Choir :.
HFH (our home school group) -
A fun-filled class covering the basics of choir -- including music history, theory, song styles and note-reading.

Study of great Composers
Violin lessons

.:Art:.
HFH (our home school group) the description
With an emphasis on drawing, students will keep a sketchbook of their own work and observations. Outdoor landscapes, indoor still life drawing, and “on location” church art will be among the subjects studied. Mature students will investigate a few famous artists and discover ways to discuss and critique their work, along with sharing discussions about our own class work.

.:Gym:.

HFH (our home school group) the description

team sports, fitness, and calisthenics. Good

sportsmanship will be emphasized, fostered, and demanded.

So gym is really all about fun and fitness:)

My next post will be part 2 which will include
Julia's 1st grade
Hannah K
Madeyln Pre-k
Family Work