Next fall, Squeak will officially be in 1st Grade! Since we homeschool year round, we just continue with curricula when needed no matter what time of year it is. This month, for example, we will complete Rod & Staff Bible Stories and Coloring and go right into BJU Bible Truths K5. Last month, we completed Sonlight Science K then started up Noeo Chemistry I....and so on. Here is where I anticipate we will be when we begin 1st Grade on August 29th:
Bible: BJU Bible Truths 1 - I'm certain we will complete BJU Bible Truths K5 before summer's end.
Math: Singapore Primary Math 2b - I believe we will complete 1b mid next month then work in the 1b IP book and begin 2a sometime in May. Since our homeschool schedule is lighter during the summer, I think it will take the summer to work through 2a and the 2a IP book.
Science: Noeo Chemistry I - this probably won't be completed until early 2012 then move onto Noeo Physics I.
History: Modified Sonlight Core 3 - this is on a 3.5 year plan so it won't be complete anytime soon.
LA: I'm leaning towards something BJU for LA but I want to wait until late summer to order anything, depending on where Squeak is at. We will continue on with BJU Spelling 2 as our "fun" informal spelling program. We still have plenty of reading material for Squeak's reading. LA is the most "up in the air" topic since I want to wait until I see where she is at before starting something more formalized.
Handwriting: I don't have plans on using anything formal.
Other: Continue with crafts, character builder stuff, listening to music - all informally.
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This will be the final year I don't have to report Squeak to the state so things are pretty flexible. Fall 2012 (when Squeak is almost 6.5) is when I have to adhere to state regulations.
So....that is where everything is at right now!
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
Weekly Report 2/28 - 3/4
We had a busy week since next week is SPRING BREAK!!!!!! So I wanted to wrap some things up!
This is going to be a brief report...
This week, we wrapped up:
1. The Multiplication and Division Units (Squeak tore through this in less than 30 minutes - textbook and workbook!) of Singapore Math 1b.
2. Our first week of Noeo Chemistry I
3. A Lion to Guard Us (history)
After the break, we will begin:
1. Pocahontas for our history Read Aloud
2. The smaller units of Singapore 1b (time and fractions - all review)
3. Noeo Week 2
Math - I have changed our math plan! I was going to implement this later on but Squeak has been working independently in her workbook that I decided to start now (after 1b). I sold off my Horizons Math books and we have dropped the Horizons supplement. We are going to focus solely on Singapore Math and add in the Intensive Practice (IP) books. When we complete 1b, we will work in the 1b IP book before moving into 2a and so on. We will also continue to use the CWP books with both. I also will toss in a little MEP 1 here and there too.
Other - Squeak earned her BOOK IT! Reading Award from Pizza Hut again for February!
Here are some pictures from the week:
This is going to be a brief report...
This week, we wrapped up:
1. The Multiplication and Division Units (Squeak tore through this in less than 30 minutes - textbook and workbook!) of Singapore Math 1b.
2. Our first week of Noeo Chemistry I
3. A Lion to Guard Us (history)
After the break, we will begin:
1. Pocahontas for our history Read Aloud
2. The smaller units of Singapore 1b (time and fractions - all review)
3. Noeo Week 2
Math - I have changed our math plan! I was going to implement this later on but Squeak has been working independently in her workbook that I decided to start now (after 1b). I sold off my Horizons Math books and we have dropped the Horizons supplement. We are going to focus solely on Singapore Math and add in the Intensive Practice (IP) books. When we complete 1b, we will work in the 1b IP book before moving into 2a and so on. We will also continue to use the CWP books with both. I also will toss in a little MEP 1 here and there too.
Other - Squeak earned her BOOK IT! Reading Award from Pizza Hut again for February!
Here are some pictures from the week:
Working in R&S Bible Coloring
Working on math facts with MEP
Packy is coloring her shamrock
Squeak is drawing things that are made of atoms
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
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