Like my friend Kim, I thought this summer would be really productive. My plan was to come up with detailed schedules - daily and weekly - for each kids' schoolwork. Tracking what historical fiction books they would read when, and coordinating those books chronologically with science, music, and art as well as the Story of the World curriculum by Susan Wise Bauer. Added to this should be daily math, Latin, grammar, and critical thinking. Well, I was not able to find time to do my detailed schedules - and maybe they're not really necessary anyway. Like Kim says - we'd just get behind or ahead after the first half hour. Who needs all that stress? I will put together weekly schedules based on where the kids are at at the end of each week. And, both kids find a daily schedule helpful to be able to check off - especially since being in 5th and 8th grade, they can both do most, if not all, of their work independently. I also plan to put together a rough plan to monitor how far we've come through chronological history - maybe every 6 weeks or so, since my plan is to get through American history in time to take a trip to the East coast this spring (yeah, another trip to plan!).
So, my rough plan so far is as follows:
RMD-
Math - Teaching Textbooks Math 7 - 45 minutes per day
History - Story of the World Volumes 3 and 4 - 45 minutes per day
A Child's History of the World
Learning Through History Timelines
Outlining - 20 minutes per day
Reading - Sonlight Intro to American History - 45 minutes per day
Free reading (anything but comics) - 45 minutes per day
Latin - Prima Latina - 1 lesson per week
Grammar - Grammar Ace - 20 minutes per day
Vocabulary - Wordly Wise - 20 minutes per day
Critical Thinking - Mind Benders - 20 minutes per day
Writing - Beginning writing through Labyrinth coop
Science - Animal Science and Grossology through Labyrinth coop
Spanish - Labyrinth coop
Musical Theater - Labyrinth coop & Studio East every Friday from 12 - 3PM
Music - Piano lesson with APD each week
Piano practice - 1/2 hour per day
Composer study based on chronological time period
Choir - every Thursday evening
Art - History based on chronological time period
Creative project 1/2 hour 3 days per week
Wilderness Awareness - every Thursday
Extracurriculars - Girl Scouts, Book Club, Swimming
APD-
Math - Saxon Algebra 1 - 45 minutes per day
History - Story of the World Volumes 3 and 4 - 45 minutes per day
History Odyssey Early Modern Level 2
The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Loon
Learning Through History Timelines
Outling - 20 minutes per day
Reading - Sonlight American History Core 100 - 45 minutes per day
Free reading (anything but comics) - 45 minutes per day
Latin - TBD
Grammar - TBD
Vocabulary - Wordly Wise - 20 minutes per day
Critical Thinking - Mind Benders - 20 minutes per day
Writing - Labyrinth coop
Science - Chemistry & Physics for Middle Schoolers through Labyrinth coop
Spanish - Labyrinth coop
Music - Piano lesson with Chopin Academy each week
Piano practice - 1 hour per day
Composer study based on chronological time period
Song composition / music theory - 3 days per week
Art - History based on chronological time period
Wilderness Awareness - every Thursday
ACT / SAT - 1/2 hour per day review - 3 days per week
Extracurriculars - Soccer, Swimming, Jazz Ensemble
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