I know this is a popular topic, one that every homeschooler goes through yearly! I love that I have settled into the Charlotte Mason philosophy and that my school years seem to get easier and easier to schedule. Books and lots of them! Don't feel overwhelmed when you see the quantity of books we use. We don't use them every day and we may not even use the whole book (that is OKAY!)
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Subject | Connor | Jacob | Shaoey & Grace |
Bible | One chapter a day | One chapter a day | Bible story a day |
Devotions | Streams in the Desert | Streams in the Desert for Kids | ABC Vible Verses |
Bible Study | Preparing for Spiritual Leadership | Increasing in Wisdom | ------------------------------ |
Scripture Memory | Simply Charlotte Mason Scripture Memory pack | Simply Charlotte Mason Scripture Memory pack | ABC Vible Verses |
Literature | Read and narrate independently | Independent Reading | Learning to read |
Math | Saxon 8/7 | Saxon 6/5 | MUS Primer |
Language | Analytical Grammar | Jr. Analytical Grammar | Language Lessons for Little Ones |
Spelling | SpellingWisdom2 | SpellingWisdom1 | ------------------------------ |
Copywork | SpellingWisdom2 | SpellingWisdom1 | ------------------------------ |
Dictation | SpellingWisdom2 | SpellingWisdom1 | ------------------------------ |
Writing | ------------------------------ | ||
History | Module 4:Famous Men of the Renaissance and Reformation | Module 4:Famous Men of the Renaissance and Reformation | ------------------------------ |
American History Module 5 or Beautiful Feet | American History Module 5 or Beautiful Feet | ------------------------------ | |
Science | Nature Journal & Apologia General Science | Nature Journal & Apologia General Science | Nature Journal |
Poet of the year | Robert Browning | Robert Browning | Robert Browning |
Composers | Liszt, Schubert, Verdi, Brahms, Debussy, Shostakovich | Liszt, Schubert, Verdi, Brahms, Debussy, Shostakovich | Liszt, Schubert, Verdi, Brahms, Debussy, Shostakovich |
Artists | Michaelangelo, Ansel Adams, Vermeer, Homer, Picasso | Michaelangelo, Ansel Adams, Vermeer, Homer, Picasso | Michaelangelo, Ansel Adams, Vermeer, Homer, Picasso |
Hymn Study | Hymns for a Kid’s Heart | Hymns for a Kid’s Heart | Hymns for a Kid’s Heart |
Latin | Latina Christiana | Latina Christiana | Songschool Latin |
Logic | The Fallacy Detective | The Fallacy Detective | |
This one shows how often we do each subject:
Subject | Times per week |
Bible | Daily |
Devotions | Daily |
Scripture Memory | Daily |
History | Daily |
Literature | Daily |
Math | Daily |
Copywork | Daily |
Language | Daily for 11 weeks |
Spelling | T/Th |
Dictation | T/Th |
Writing | 1 x week |
Bible Study | 1 x week |
Nature Study/Science | 1 x week |
Poetry | 1 x week |
Composer | 1 x week |
Artist | 1 x week |
Hymn Study | 1 x week |
Latin | 1 x week |
Logic | 1 x week |
Art | 1 x week |
Missionary Stories | 1 x week |
Book of Virtues | 1 x week |
Parables From Nature | 1 x week |
And lastly, this is what this term (6 weeks) looks like, what we HOPE to accomplish. This is just a guide. I have learned that it is ok to not get to it all. It can always be reevaluated, moved back, or dropped if it's not working for us! It serves us, not rules us! (Sorry for the extra space. Green is my 12 year old's independent work, and red is my 10 year old's.)
Week 7 Aug. 2-6 | Week 8 Aug. 9-13 | Week 9 Aug. 16-20 | Week 10 Aug. 23-27 | Week 11 Aug. 30-Sept. 3 | Week 12 Sept. 6-9 | |
Scripture Memory Daily | SCM Scripture Memory System M T W T F | SCM Scripture Memory System M T W T F | SCM Scripture Memory System M T W T F | SCM Scripture Memory System M T W T F | SCM Scripture Memory System M T W T F | SCM Scripture Memory System M T W T F |
History: Middle Age, Renaissance, Reformation, & Epistles Daily | Read/Narrate/BOC 70 71 72 74 73 | Read/Narrate/BOC 75 76 77 79 78 | Read/Narrate/BOC 80 81 82 84 83 | Read/Narrate/BOC 85 86 87 89 88 | Read/Narrate/BOC 90 91 92 94 93 | Read/Narrate/BOC 95 96 97 99 98 |
Monday Latina Christiana | Lesson 5 | Lesson 6 | Lessson 7 | Lesson 8 | Lesson 9 | Lesson 10 |
Monday Artist Ansel Adams | ||||||
Tuesday The Book of Virtures for Young People | The Sword of Damocles p. 104 | The 10 Commandments p. 107 | A Time to Talk p. 113 | Childhood and Poetry p. 113 | Damon and Pythias p. 115 | Hellen Keller and Anne Sullivan p. 118 |
Wednesday Logic--Fallacy Detectives | Lesson 6: Ad Hominem | Lesson 7: Genetic Fallacy | Lesson 8: Tu Quoque | Lesson 9: Faulty Appeal to Authority | Lesson 10: Appeal to the People | Lesson 11: Straw Man |
Wednesday Missionary Stories with the Millers | Ch. 24 Raymond L. Bush | Ch. 25 Ralph Palmer | Ch. 26 Roman and Amanda Mullet | Ch. 27 Alvin Schlabach | Ch. 28 Alvin Frey | Conclusion Ralph Hartman |
Thursday Composer | Schubert | Schubert | Schubert | Schubert | Schubert | Schubert |
Thursday Art | Lesson 6 | Lesson 7 | Lesson 8 | Lesson 9 | Lesson 10 | Lesson 11 |
Friday Nature Study | Journal | Journal | Journal | Journal | Journal | Journal |
Friday Hymns For A Kid’s Heart | Amazing Grace | The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want | Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart | Take My Life and Let it Be | America the Beautiful | Our God, Our Help in Ages Past |
Friday Poetry | Favorite Poems Old and New | Favorite Poems Old and New | Favorite Poems Old and New | Favorite Poems Old and New | Favorite Poems Old and New | Favorite Poems Old and New |
Bible & Devotions Streams in the Desert Daily | One chapter and devotion M T W T F | One chapter and devotion M T W T F | One chapter and devotion M T W T F | One chapter and devotion M T W T F | One chapter and devotion M T W T F | One chapter and devotion M T W T F |
Bible Study for Connor Spiritual Leadership: A Bible-based Study for Young Men 1 lesson/week | Lesson 7 | Lesson 8 | Lesson 9 | Lesson 10 | Lesson 11 | Lesson 12 |
Connor’s Math Saxon 8/7 Daily (2 days/lesson) | L. 52, 52, 53, 53, 54 | L. 54, 55, 55, 56, 56 | L.57, 57, 58, 58, 59 | L. 59, 60, 60, Investigation6, 61, | L. 61, 62, 62, 63, 63 | L. 64, 64, 65, 65 |
Connor’s History Reading Daily -------------------Magna Charta & In Freedom’s Cause | M: p.55-61 T: p. 63-68 W: p. 69-76 Th: p. 77-85 | M: p.87-99 T: p. 100-108 W: p. 109-115 Th: p. 116-121 | M: p.122-130 ------------------ In Freedom’s Cause T: Ch. 1 W: Ch. 2 Th: Ch. 3 | M: Ch. 4 T: Ch. 5 W: Ch. 6 Th: Ch. 7 | M: Ch. 8 T: Ch. 9 W: Ch. 10 Th: Ch. 11 | M: Ch. 12 T: Ch. 13 W: Ch. 14 Th: Ch. 15 |
Language Analytical Grammar Daily for 11 weeks | Unit 7 M T W T F | Unit 8 M T W T F | Unit 9 M T W T F | Unit 10 M T W T F | Unit 11 M T W T F | |
Spelling/Dictation Spelling Wisdom2 T/Th | Ex. 31, 32 | Ex. 33, 34 | Ex. 35, 36 | Ex. 37, 38 | 39, 40 | Ex. 41, 42 |
Bible & Devotions Streams in the Desert Daily | One chapter and devotion M T W T F | One chapter and devotion M T W T F | One chapter and devotion M T W T F | One chapter and devotion M T W T F | One chapter and devotion M T W T F | One chapter and devotion M T W T F |
Bible Study for Jacob Increasing in Wisdom Daily | One page/day M T W T F | One page/day M T W T F | One page/day M T W T F | One page/day M T W T F | One page/day M T W T F | One page/day M T W T F |
Jacob’s Math Saxon 6/5 Daily (2 days/lesson) | 15, 15, 16, 16, 17 | 17, 18, 18, 19, 19 | 20, 20, 21, 21, 22 | 22, 23, 23, 24, 24 | 25, 25, 26, 26, 27 | 27, 28, 28 |
Jacob’s History Reading Daily --------------------The World of Columbus and Sons | T: p. 5-10 W: p. 11-13 Th: p. 14-18 | M: p.19-20 T: p. 21-23 W: p. 24-28 Th: p. 129-35 | M: p. 36-40 T: p. 41-47 W: p. 48-51 Th: p. 52-55 | M: p .57-59 T: p. 60-64 W: p. 65-68 Th: p. 69-75 | M: p. 76-78 T: p. 79-81 W: p. 82-86 Th: p. 91-94 | M: p. 95-100 T: p. 101-104 W: p. 105-109 Th: p. 110-114 |
Spelling/Dictation Spelling Wisdom 1 T/Th | 35, 36 | 37, 38 | 39, 40 | 41, 42 | 43, 44 | 45, 46 |
Language Analytical Grammar Daily for 11 weeks | Unit 4--5 M T W T F | Unit 5--6 M T W T F | Unit 6--7 M T W T F | Unit 7--8 M T W T F | Unit 8--9 M T W T F | Unit 9-10 M T W T F |
(Sorry, I know the last column is cut off, but I think you get a pretty good idea of what we hope to get done.)
We do 6 week terms with 3 weeks off. These are pretty flexible. For example, we should be back "at school" today, but we have friends visiting, so we'll start our second term next week. Friendships and relationships are an extremely valuable part of life!
God bless!
