It’s about that time of again. Time to start a new school year. This year, my youngest is 4th grade. That means I don’t have any little bitties around anymore. It’s kind of sad but, I have to admit, things are getting easier.
As of this moment, this is my plan. I reserve the right to change my mind at any moment and tweak it along the way.
My students:
- Timothy — 16 year old
- Jonathan — 11 year old
- Benjamin — 9 year old
Our Outside Activity Schedule:
- Monday — Timothy’s cello lesson, Piney Woods Youth Orchestra rehearsal, Orchestra of the Pines rehearsal 2:30-10:00
- Tuesday — Charlotte Mason Co-op 1:00-5:00
- Wednesday — East Texas Home School String Orchestra 12:30-5:00; Timothy teaches lessons from 12:45-2:45
- Thursday — My private lessons 2:00-5:30; Timothy works with Mr Morgan on cello 1:30-4:30
- Friday — Free
Together Time:
- Bible Reading — We’ll read the assigned reading for Bible class
- Poetry — One poem a day
- Ourselves — Charlotte Mason’s Vol 3
Jonathan and Benjamin:
- Monday — Burgess’ Bird Book and Apologia’s Flying Creatures
- Tuesday — David Macaulay’s Castle or Cathedral
- Wednesday — World of Christopher Columbus by Genevieve Foster
- Thursday — 100 Years Around the World by Jean Fritz
- Friday — Bronze Bow (to start with)
Jonathan and Benjamin will be doing a survey of the Bible based on Bob Waldron’s 17 periods of the Bible. I’m still working on the details so I don’t know how often we will be doing it a week.
They will also be starting a Book of Centuries that I’m designing myself. I want them to add to it once a week, probably on Thursday. It might be a good project for them to work on during my private lessons.
Jonathan:
- Saxon 76 — 2 lessons on Monday, 2 lessons on Thursday
- LLATL Tan — Assign work at beginning of week to be worked on independently
- Andrew Teach Me Some Greek — level 2
- Piano (lesson on Friday), Violin, Viola practice
- Latin (for co-op)
Benjamin:
- Saxon 54 — 1 lesson on Monday, 1 Lesson on Wednesday
- Reading — Book that we agree on
- Andrew Teach Me Some Greek — Finish level 1 then on to level 2
- Language Arts — ???
- Piano (lesson on Friday), Cello practice
- Latin (for co-op)
Timothy:
- Saxon Adv Math — 2 lessons on Tuesday, 2 lessons on Friday
- Notgrass Government and Economics
- Andrew Teach Me Some Greek — start level 2
- Apologia’s Physics
- Writing Strands Level 6
Charlotte Mason Co-op:
- 1:00-1:45 Shakespeare (Julius Caesar)/Latin’s Not So Tough Level 2
- 1:45-2:30 Latin’s Not So Tough Level 3/Shakespeare (Julius Caesar)
- 2:30-3:00 Tea Time/Etiquette/Poetry/Art Appreciation
- 3:00-3:30 Free Time
- 3:30-4:15 Handicrafts (woodworking and/or crochet)
- 4:15-5:00 Music — Claude Debussy (music appreciation), Hymns, Folk Songs, Patriotic Songs, Shaped Notes, Sight Singing, Music Theory
Once a month we will have a nature study field trip instead of regular co-op classes.
Looking Back — School Year 2012-2013
[…] This is the time of year that we begin to think about winding things down. We’ve worked very hard this school year to get things done. There are many times that I wonder if we’re accomplishing anything. It seems like we’re always behind, always too busy, always trying to catch up. I thought I would go back and look at what I planned for us to do this school year and compare it to what we’ve actually done. Here’s a link to the post I shared our plans on: School Schedule 2012-2013. […]