Planning for 2012-13

Getting a curriculum list together for the upcoming year has proven much easier than last year.  Jessie and I sat down and discussed the new curriculum that we began in 7th grade; and while she likes some programs more than others, she's overall happy with our choices.  Violet and Benny and both doing well with their current curriculum; so while I may tweak our programs to better fit their needs, I don't see any need for major changes.  Here's our current plan for the upcoming year:

Jessie's 8th Grade:

• MATH - Foerster's Algebra I
• LA - Rod & Staff 8, Word Within a Word 1, Classical Writing Chreia & Intermediate Poetry, Omnibus 3
• HISTORY - TruthQuest AOR 2 (finish) and 3 (I do need to raise my expectations for output, but the curriculum itself is working)
• SCIENCE - BJU Physical Science
• FOREIGN LANGUAGE - Latin Alive 2, Elementary Greek 3
• LOGIC - Traditional Logic 1

Violet's 6th Grade:

• MATH - Singapore 6
• LA - Rod and Staff 6, SWO H, Classical Writing Homer & Poetry for Beginners, lots of library books with a shift from narration to discussion
• HISTORY - same as above
• SCIENCE - God's Design for Chemistry and Ecology
• FOREIGN LANGUAGE - LfC C, Elementary Greek 1
• LOGIC - Building Thinking Skills 2, ???

Benny's 3rd Grade:

• MATH - Singapore 3 and Miquon Yellow/Purple
• LA - Rod and Staff 3, SWO C (finish) and D, Classical Writing Aesop w/ copywork and dictation, lots of library books with a shift to reading and narrating
• HISTORY - TruthQuest AHYS 2 and 3
• SCIENCE - God's Design for Chemistry and Ecology
• LOGIC - Building Thinking Skills 1, ???

Henry's PreK:

• letters and phonics as able
• math and number games
• lots and lots of library books
• basic skills:  cutting, coloring, sorting, etc.