Yes, it's been forever since my last homeschool post.Please forgive me! We've decided to do year-round school, and so far we are on day 56. We officially started June 9th. I strive for a 4 day school week, but since we took time off to go out of state with Hubby a couple of times we are going to do 5 day school weeks for a couple of weeks. My plan is to take off sometime around the holidays, and then one week a month after the first of the year.
Needless to say, I feel like I am just now getting the swing of things. It's definitely a work in progress. We have had some time to go through the curriculum now. Some of it I kept and some of it I didn't.
As I mentioned in the last post I didn't have a curriculum for History/Geography/Social Studies. I found this The Story of the World.
Pros:
It mentions reading material that some has been available through my local library.
It gives questions to ask throughout each chapter to make sure your little one is comprehending the material.
It also has hands on projects to do with each chapter. Aiden loves hands on projects. What kid doesn't?!
The price isn't too bad. Together for both activity book and chapter book is a little over $30.
Cons:
There are no tests or worksheets that test their knowledge.
There really aren't any pictures in the chapter. It would be nice if Aiden could see some images to reinforce the reading.
Overall Grade: B
For English we use Abeka. Right now I only found the need for Language 2 and Spelling and Poetry 2 books.
Pros: The worksheets are great. They are fun to look at, and also are full of learning!
Overall Grade: A
For Math we use the Arithmetic 2 and Tests and Speed Drills from Abeka.
Pros: The worksheets just like the English ones are also engaging.
The math seems to be very well spaced out. Not too much information at once. It kinda dabbles in a topic and then backs off. This allows me to find supportive information and other worksheets on sites like TeachersPayTeachers.com and KhanAcademy.org
Overall Grade: A
For science we are using Apologia. There are different categories of science in the Apologia textbooks. We started with Exploration of Creation with Astronomy and the Notebook Journal.
Pros: I really like having a journal assignment book that goes along with the text.
There are awesome projects to do. Aiden has loved them all.
There's not too much reading material. Doing a chapter a week is definitely doable, depending on the pace you are at.
There's a reading plan to go by if you choose. It tells you what day to do what to make sure you coursework is even each time.
Cons: I don't completely believe everything that the author believes. I just simply skip those parts.
Those are the texts that we have in our curriculum. As I've mentioned before, I use other sites to supplement his teaching.
Overal Grade: B
Here are the sites that I use:
If y'all have any that are worth mentioning please let me know! We're always looking out for different sites to learn from!
Hope y'all had a great weekend!
Watching Harry Potter for the umpteenth time (not by choice, but rather lack of choices) ~ D
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