This is mostly for my records.
What We Use(d)
Year -1 * July 2005-June 2006 -- very sporadic
*letter of the week
*reader rabbit
*Math Circus
*Letter Factory
*JumpStart Preschool (DS still likes to play with this)
*Blue's Clues ABC's & 123's
*Spell and Print First Name
Year 0 * July 2006 - June 2007
*Daily Bible Reading to include a Proverbs chapter and read through Bible yearly with mom
*Devotions: Gotta Have God for boys ages 2-5
*Poetry&Literature: AmbleSide Booklist read aloud by me
*Phonics: Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons
*Arithmetic: MCP Math K
*Copy Work: Beginning Manuscript Writing
*History/Social Studies: Genesis and Make a Family Tree and Benjie Goes to School (available thru Rod and Staff) and The Bird-Woman
*Nature/Science: Nature walks and some books at WP
Year 1 * July 2007 - June 2008
*Daily Bible Reading to include a Proverbs chapter and read through Bible yearly with mom
*Phonics: Alpha-Phonics
*Arithmetic: Ray's
*Copy Work: DonnaYoung.org
*All Other: AmbleSide Year 1 List
Year 1.5 * 07.07.08 - 02.02.09
Beyond Little Hearts for HIS Glory by Heart of Dakota
My son needs extra time to improve reading/writing/arithmetic and
just for some fun, he is a "wiggly" after all. Goal is to move on to
Year 2 by AmbleSide when we're done with Beyond.
Year 2 * 02.03.09 - 01.31.10
*Bible: See "OT" here and "NT" Here
*Phonics: finish Alpha-Phonics then
*Reading: Pilgrim's Progress in one syllable words
*Arithmetic: Math Mammoth Complete Level 2
*Language Arts: Rod and Staff Grade 2 selections
*History, Tales, and Geography: AmbleSide Year 2
*Natural History: AmbleSide Year 2
*Poetry, Literature, and extra books: AmbleSide Year 2
*To enhance A.O.'s U.S. History choices: OLB week's 1-10
*Artist/Composer Study; Hymns & Folksongs; Handicrafts: Nature Study
Year 3 * Feb 2010 - Jan 2011
*Bible
*A.C.E. - Arithmetic, Word Building, English, Science
*AmbleSide Online w/minor tweaking
Year 4 * Feb 2011 - June 2012 (lots of changes this time frame for our family)
*Abeka for all subjects (grade level 3 and 4 during this time)
Year 5 * Aug 2012 - June 2013
*Abeka grade 5 Math
*Simply Grammar
*McGuffey Spelling lessons 101-134
*State Study resources here and here
*Human and Plant Anatomy
* Year 4 listings from AmbleSide
* 2 basketball teams
Year 6 * Aug 2013 - May 2014
* A.C.E. for Math and English
* plays guitar on church worship team
* Upward basketball (nov 2013-feb 2014)
* baseball (continues into summer)
* Year 5 listings from AmbleSide
* Hebrew
* Story of the World book #3
* The Giver by Lois Lowry
* MCP Level E Geography
* Exploring Creation with Astronomy
* Alpha & Omega Science DVD's #4 & #5
* Youth Group
Year 7 * (8/2014-6/2015)
* A.C.E. - for Math, English, Word Building, Science, and "social studies"
* sports and planet fitness
* guitar and drums
* Year 6 history, free reads, poetry, Shakespeare, & Plutarch listings at AmblesideOnline.org
* Hebrew and Leviticus 23 Feasts
* German
* Ourselves by Charlotte Mason
* FFOZ teen resource (book of Proverbs)
* Boyhood and Beyond book
* new life in the household (baby due end of oct or early nov)
Year 8 * thoughts (8/2015 - 6/2016)
* A.C.E. for all core subjects required by state
* Ourselves by Charlotte Mason
* FFOZ Torah Club
* sports and planet fitness
* guitar and drums
* Hebrew and observe Leviticus 23 Feasts
* German
Year 8 Actual 8/2015-5/2016
A.C.E. Model School (sent to one because for the past 2 school years, DS was not doing his work, saying he was, then on test day admitting he hadn't so all parents decided some time in a school would be good for him)
PACES for all subjects
MATH #1054-1063 (repeats)
English 12 paces between 1039-1054 (gaps and repeats)
Word Building #1067-1075 (repeats)
Literature & Creative Writing #1046-1055 (not repeats as we used to just read and narrate from living books)
Science #1052-1067 (repeats)
Social Studies #1056-1067 (repeats)
VideoPhonics all 12 levels during first quarter as he read slowly and they felt it would help him with speed and comprehension
P.E., Talent Show (a pastor from a local church asked if he was available to play guitar for their youth camp!), & xmess play
Guitar at church on praise and worship team
Attended 2 youth camps and played guitar during praise and worship at one of them (neither camp served pork, he was in such "misery" hahahahaha)
Year 8.5 Actual 8/2016-5/2017
A.C.E. Model School - PACES all subjects
Math #1064 - (repeats)
English #1055 - (repeats)
Word Building #1076 -
Literature & Creative Writing #1056 -
Science #1068 - (repeats)
Social Studies #1068- 1074 (repeats)
Monarch State History (hopefully he finishes this)
P.E. & xmess concert
Guitar at church on praise and worship team
Learn to drive (will take a drivers ed course this summer and will attend 2 youth camps again)
1 of 2 prayer requests answered so far in regards to lessons DS would learn here:
#1 - that being home educated is a privilege (DS has been asking to be homeschooled next year <3 )
#2 - still waiting expectantly for this one to be answered - appreciate your prayers
Year 9 - 10.34 Plans * Start 8/2017
Pass Driving Test to get license
Monarch for core subjects as required by state for a high school transcript (he requested to use Monarch)
German for Foreign Language requirement (Rosetta Stone via Time4Learning)
Continue to play guitar at church
Work Study (driving costs ya know ;) )
Gym - weights and cardio
Baseball team
Hopefully willingly participate in Leviticus 23 events with his family
Year 10.35 - 11.67 Plans
Year 11.68- End of 12 Plans
Oh how I wanted to participate in our local homeschool graduation ceremony with my firstborn son - alas as they say the best laid plans...
School year 2017-2018 firstborn decided to enroll in public school - did well first 12 weeks and then quickly went downhill ... by end of year started saying he wants to just take the high school equivalency exam.
He did pass his driving test and got a very used car.
Did not play for any sports teams.
Sporadically played guitar.
Caved to peer pressure and got into minor trouble
Over the summer seemed to come out of the peer pressure fog but still wanted to just take the exam and be done with high school.
School year 2018-2019
talked of taking exam before end of year but actually going to attend classes to help with passing the exam during second semester.
got a newer used car
obtained part time employment
plans to move out as soon as passes exams and is able to work full time
Still love ya, son, and pray for you always
Psalm 32:8 --
The L-RD says, "I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.
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