2013-2014 Curriculum

Now that I have 3 children gathered at the table for school time, I have tried to simplify our schedule as much as possible. This is what I intend to use this year for each child.

Matthew (K) and Brynlee (Pre-K):
They will be learning the alphabet and letter sounds together using Easy Peasy All In One Homeschool's Getting Ready 1. The resources are free and online, and after week 1 the kids are enjoying spending this one-on-one computer time with me.

Additional Resources:

• Alphabet Letter Mats found at 123 Homeschool 4 Me. Mainly these will be used with play dough as intended but she lists a variety of other uses for these mats. 

• We will be making alphabet books using these coloring pages. 

• And we will be reading through our personal library of children's books, and they have the option of listening in to most of their big sisters readings.

In addition to this Matthew will also soon be using Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons, and Saxon Math K.

Kaylee (2nd Grade):
This year we will be following Higher Up and Further In (HUFI) curriculum. I found this free Charlotte Mason based curriculum about a year ago and started implementing it into 1st grade. Since we picked up this curriculum a term into 1st grade, our schedule for this year will look something like this:

Term 1 - Fall 2013: Year 1 Term 3 HUFI Schedule
Term 2 - Winter 2013: Year 2 Term 1 HUFI Schedule
Term 3 - Spring 2014: Year 2 Term 2 HUFI Schedule

I have not decided on all the family read-alouds yet, so I will post on them as we choose them.

Additional Resources:

• Mathematics - RightStart Math Level B (Finishing) and Level C

• Explode the Code Workbooks 3, 4, 5

• Whatever else I am forgetting at the moment...

I am so excited to start pulling out the new books and beginning this journey with the little ones!