Here's a little peek into the curriculum we'll be using this school year! So far, each year I've done exactly what I HAVEN'T wanted to do...switch curriculum. When we first started, I promised to myself that I would never do such a thing. Each year, I SWORE that I had found THE perfect curriculum. But, the more I learn about my kids and their learning styles and the more we find our homeschool groove, it just happens. That's the beauty of homeschooling for us so far. I have the liberty to change things up. BUT, I'm hoping that what we're using this year will stick! ;)
So, here's what we have planned for the upcoming school year!
Mason :: Age 6 :: 1st grade
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We started level 1 last year and are just about to finish up. However, reading has been very challenging for us this year. Mason has worked so hard, but he's really struggled through this subject. He's definitely not ready to move onto level 2 yet so we're going to go back through the lessons at a faster pace. I recently bought the games with Ziggy Zebra so we'll play those too! Our goal for this year is to gain confidence in reading and have lots of opportunities for practice. We'll move on to level 2 when he's ready!
We're still working through this level since we started mid-year last year. We made the switch from Horizons K math and never looked back. RightStart has been a perfect fit so far!I love how RightStart engages the visual, auditory, and kinesthetic senses. Yes, this program is expensive, but so far it has been worth every single penny. The bulk of the cost involved all the manipulatives, which will be used year after year.
We're still working through the K level. With math and reading struggles last year, handwriting got put on the back-burner. Such is life. We'll start 1st grade once we're done. He'll also be working on Tapestry of Grace copywork using memory words.
I needed a science curriculum that was full of fun science experiments that I could easily have younger kiddos sit in on, but still be engaging enough for a 1st grader. The experiments look fun and cover basic chemistry, physics, geology, meteorology, botany, and zoology.
I am SO excited for Tapestry. I'm slightly overwhelmed with how to plan out our year, but mostly excited! This curriculum uses great books, interactive hands on projects, games, and a conversational approach. We'll be taking a broad sweep through history from creation through modern times through various unit studies.
We saw this program at our local homeschool convention and are planning on doing this 3 evenings a week as a family! We'll go through character development cartoons using the Cat and Dog Theology books along with reading missionary stories from the I Heard the Good News Today! book. We read a few missionary stories with Sonlight last year and the boys really enjoyed them!
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