2015-2016 school year plan at a glance

This year we are going to try something different.  I am actually going into the school year with a PLAN!!  I am very much a fly by the seat of my pants girl. But I am not sure how good that is for the education of my children.   Here is the mess I am working with.




Math we are using Saxon
Reading we are using All About Reading
Handwriting we are using A Reason For Handwriting
We will be using Classical Conversations for Bible, Science, History, Geography, Latin, Math, English Grammar, and Fine Arts,

We are covering  

 World History: Empires, people, and Counties ( ancient through modern)

Geography Africa and The World

Science Biology and Earth Science ( completing experiments and projects)

English Grammar Verbs and Prepositions 

Latin Noun endings (declensions)

Bible Memory Exodus 20

Art Masters, Drawing 

Music Composers, Music theory  

I am looking to add a typing program ( we haven't decided yet)

We are also going to complete Little House Books By Laura Ingalls Wilder
This is the goal a book a month.With at least 20 minutes of read aloud a day.   We will move on as we go.

September Little House in the Big Woods  October Farmer Boy November Little House on the Prairie  December On the Banks of Plum Creek January By the Shores of Silver Lake  February The Long Winter  March These Happy Golden Years  April Little Town on the Prairie  May The First Four Years