Sharing Schedules: Singapore Primary 5A & 5B US edition

Here's a quick look at Jessie's math schedule for the upcoming year. I've added links to both this year's and last year's schedules over in the right hand columns.


Again, this schedule is simply a framework from which I make my weekly schedules. If Jessie struggles with a certain section, I have no problem stretching an assignment over two days. Conversely, if she breezes through an assignment, we will double up lessons. Since the girls are always eager to finish at the end of the year, we tend to double up more lessons then and finish in closer to 38 weeks.

Sharing Schedules: Singapore Primary 3A & 3B US edition

I decided that a little extra review would be good for Violet to start off the year. We actually completed the first two units of 3A at the end of last year. She did OK with the work. I think she got the general idea of what she was doing and why; but before we shift away from addition and subtraction to devote more time to multiplication and division, I decided a retracing of our steps for a few weeks to help her really master the material and be confident about it would be prudent. Here is the schedule that I put together for the textbook, workbook, and intensive practice resources. Again, the Excel version can be downloaded using the link in the right-hand column under lesson plans.
I should add that we rarely take a full 40 weeks to complete our math schedule. Although I have doubled up assignments here and there to stay in the 40 week time frame, I find that as we go through the year some assignments end up being much easier that I thought and we complete two days of work in one day. Usually, we finish math in 38 weeks despite my 40 week schedule.

Sharing Schedules: Rod & Staff English 5

Here are the assignment schedule for Jessie's grammar for the upcoming year. Again all the exercises, worksheets, and tests have been included.

Sharing Schedules: Rod & Staff English 3

In an effort to save others time, I'll spend several posts over the next couple of weeks putting up the schedules that I have created for our curriculum this year. The Rod & Staff English 3 schedule includes all of the textbook lessons as well as the additional worksheets and tests. Again I am not sure that we will actually need to use every worksheet or complete every lesson, but it's every so much easier to mark something off the sheet that is not needed rather than trying to add additional practice on the fly during the year. If you have Excel I've posted a link on the sidebar where you can download the file. If not, I'm including photos of the schedule that you can copy and paste into Word or similar software to print out. HTH

A Good Night's Sleep

It has been so long since I've had a full night of sleep that I had almost forgotten what it feels like. Last night baby Henry finally slept in his own crib from 9:30pm until 5:00am. Now I don't expect it to happen again tonight, but it sure felt great to be wide awake at 6:00 this morning and actually be able to get some things accomplished before the kids woke up.

Curriculum Savings: This Year's Final Results

MATH

• Singapore Primary Math 5A Textbook ($7.95)$5.00 (37%)
• Singapore Primary Math 5A Workbook ($7.15)$5.00 (30%)
• Singapore Primary Math 5A Intensive Practice $8.15
  
• Singapore Primary Math 5B Textbook ($7.95)$5.00 (37%)
• Singapore Primary Math 5B Workbook ($7.15)$5.00 (30%)
• Singapore Primary Math 5B Intensive Practice $8.15
• Singapore Primary Math Challenging Word Problems 5 $7.55
  

Total cost: $43.85
Total savings: $10.20 (19%)

LANGUAGE ARTS

• Teaching the Classics, DVD and workbook ($89.00)$73.95 (17%)
• Following the Plan: R&S 5 pupil book ($15.30)$7.80 (51%)
• Following the Plan: R&S 5 teacher's manual ($21.90)$14.40 (66%)

Total cost: $96.15
Total savings: $30.05 (24%)

HISTORY

• D is for Dinosaur by Ham ($11.99) $5.99 (50%)
  
• Draw and Write Through History: Creation to Jonah ($9.95) $9.70 (2%)
  
• Draw and Write Through History: Greece and Rome ($9.95) $5.00 (50%)
  
• God King: Story in the Days of King Hezekiah $10.25
• Greenleaf Guide to the Old Testament (11.95) $8.00 (33%)
  
• Hittite Warrior ($10.25) $6.25 (39%)
• Life in Ancient Egypt coloring book $3.25
  
• Life in Ancient Greece coloring book $3.25
• Life in Ancient Rome coloring book $3.25
• Pharaohs and Kings: A Biblical Quest by Rohl $13.38 (OOP)
  
• The Story of the Greeks, 3rd edition $23.95
  
• TruthQuest History: Ancient Egypt / Greece ($24.95) 17.00 (32%)
  
• TruthQuest History: Ancient Rome ($24.95) 17.00 (32%)
• Usborne Encyclopedia of the Ancient World $13.59
  
• Victory on the Walls: Story of Nehemiah ($9.50) $9.71 (would have cost more to ship)
  

Total cost: $149.57
Total savings: $34.84 (19%)

SCIENCE

• Usborne Encyclopedia of Planet Earth $13.25

Total cost: $13.25
Total savings: $0.00 (0%)

LATIN

• Latin for Children B Mastery Bundle $114.95

Total cost: $114.95
Total savings: $0.00

LOGIC

• Mind Benders B1 ($9.99) $6.00 (40%)
  
• Mind Benders B2 ($9.99) $6.00 (40%)
  
• Mind Benders B3 ($9.99) $9.00 (10%)
• Mind Benders B4 ($9.99) $6.00 (40%)
  
• Think-a-grams A1 ($12.99) $6.00 (54%)
  
• Think-a-grams A2 ($12.99) $6.00 (54%)
  

Total cost: $39.00
Total savings: $26.94 (41%)

Total cost for this year: $456.77
Total savings for this year: $102.03 (22%)

Overall the savings are still worth the time and effort I put into looking for used products. I'd like to get my list together a little sooner next year so I have some more time to look around for used items. Still I've spent enough for now, so it's time for a break.

WW: My picky eater

Sometimes it's not about WHAT he eats but WHERE he gets to eat it. Whatever works!