Planning for 2009-2010 (Part 1)

We have been on break for the last 2 weeks. I'm planning on us restarting school around mid-May, as soon as I get Charlotte moved into her new apartment. This is the first year I have really sat down and scheduled. I have often just flew by the seat of our pants, but I realize that if I want to "do" Charlotte Mason that I need to do some planning. I am really excited to be moving even more toward her style. It just feels right... I wanted to share with you what our year is going to look like. I added links to where to purchase the items I'm using. I am always open to suggestions or comments. More topics will be added to Science as I see what the boys are interested in. If you have any good CM websites or blogs, please pass them on, I'm always looking for new ways to incorporate it into our life.

2009-2010 SUBJECTS & MAIN BOOKS

Copywork: From History or Science (both)
Vocabulary: Wordly Wise 5 (Connor) Wordly Wise 3 & 4 (Jacob)
Language: Simply Grammar (both)
Math: Saxon 8/7 (Connor) Singapore 4A & 4B (Jacob)
History: SOTW 2 (both)
Science: Unit Studies (both)
Latin: Latina Christiana (both)
Art: 1 artist/6 weeks (both)
Music: 1 composer/6 weeks (both)
Poetry: Poems each day/1 poet per semester (both)
Nature Study: 1 x week (Handbook of Nature Study) (both)

SUBJECTS AND SUBTOPICS
SCIENCE
Insects unit study

ART (mainly using Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artist series)
Giotto
Botticelli
DaVinci
Michaelangelo
Ansel Adams
Vermeer

MUSIC
Scarlatti
Handel
Paganini
Schumann
Liszt
Gilbert & Sullivan

POETRY
Robert Frost (Poetry for Young People)
Emily Dickinson (Poetry for Young People)

HISTORY
The Middle Ages (Story of the World Vol. 2)
Colonies study for possible DC trip (2 studies--HOAC and GraceBoundBooks)


WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Monday
Therapy
Lunch at the Park w/Simply Grammar
Library
Music (composers--may listen in the car on the way to and from therapy)
Latin

Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
Therapy at home
Girls' time
Copywork
Vocabulary
Math
SOTW 2
Science
Listening Lunch
Outside time after lunch

Friday
Copywork
Nature Study
Science
Art/Poetry
Listening Lunch

MEMORIZATION (One per month)
Matthew 5:3-16
Matthew 6:5-15 The Lord's Prayer
Psalm 1
Psalm 23
Exodus 20:1-7 Ten Commandments
Psalm 100
Preamble to Dec. of Ind.
Gettysburg Address


SHAKESPEARE
A Comedy of Errors

THE GIRLS
I am really excited about the girls' "schooling" this year! We are going to buckle down and do Little Hands to Heaven which they are both loving! Shaoey can now find the A, B, and C sounds! Even Shuangshuang is learning the sounds! It is so cute to see my 2 year old yelling "/a/ /a/ /a/ mama!!!" everytime she sees A.

In addition I downloaded a unit study bundle on The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Grouchy Ladybug, and The Very Busy Spider. They've got some really cute activities! I thought since the boys were working on insects, the girls could too!


I am so EXCITED! I can't remember the last time I've been this excited about teaching my children. I'm glad that I sat down and planned it out. Now I have 2 or 3 weeks to put it before the Lord and ask Him to show me areas that I need to work on or iron out any glitches. I also have 2 or 3 weeks for all my books to come in! Buying books was definitely FUN!