“As a safeguard against evil, the preoccupation of the mind with good is worth more than unnumbered barriers of law and discipline.” Education, 213
Month: August 2012
Canned Pickles
We finished our first canning project–pickled cucumbers. I’m very thrilled because I have such good helpers. Zippy canned half the jars all by herself.
I sure think they look pretty. Don’t you?
Curriculum 2012/2013
I have three kids to plan for this year: Zippy (girl, age 12), JD Boy (boy, age 9) and G’tums (boy, age 6). I have to plan for the two year old too, but that kind of planning changes from day to day. I’ve found it to be a challenge to figure which subjects can all be done together and which ones can’t. Here is the curriculum as it stands now, anyway.
History/Bible (combining) – Ancient History using Patriarchs and Prophets and Beginnings by Truth Quest History for the whole family
Composition/Grammar – Writing Strands
Math – Teaching Textbooks for Zippy and Math on the Level for the boys
Spelling – Spelling Power for Zippy and JD Boy
Phonics/Reading for G’tums – Three R’s by Ruth Beechick and Phonics Pathways by Delores Hiskes
Science – Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy & Physiology for Zippy and Exploring Creation with Creatures of the Fifth Day (Zoology 1) for the boys
Music – music lessons (violin and piano for Zippy and JD Boy), and Charlotte Mason style learning of hymns and composers (which hymns and composers still to be determined)
Art – See the Light Shine DVD’s and Charlotte Mason style artist appreciation (which artists still to be determined)
Nature Study – follow the Handbook of Nature Study blog