Preparing For Our 8th Year of Homeschooling!!

In two and a half weeks our eighth year of homeschooling begins. :) Over the last few weeks I have been making curriculum lists, preparing lesson plans, bookmarking web pages to use as references later on, making supply lists, etc. The curriculum we will be using is all decided upon, I just have to get some things ordered. I'm hoping that will happen this weekend with the exception of science which I will buy next Thursday (or order from CBD if their prices are better than the Mardel sale prices).

Here is a run down of the kids' grades and what curriculum we will be using this year. I'll start with the subjects we all do together or mostly all together. For the sake of saving time I am not going to link here in this post. You can find links to these items in the side bar on the right. Or you could use Google. ;)

Bible Study ~ Big Truths for Young Hearts

History ~ Mystery of History Volume 1 (finishing in January); Mystery of History Volume 2

Geography ~ The 50 States (no curriculum for this..I am putting this study together myself)

Science:

8th Grade ~ Apologia Physical Science

Everyone else ~ Apologia Botany

8th Grade:

Math ~ CLE 700 and 800

English ~ Excellence in Literature: Intro. to Literature - English I

Vocabulary ~ Caesar's English II (done in 10 weeks); Within the Word

Writing ~ Essay Voyage

Logic ~ Art of Argument

Extra ~ Piano lessons

She may or may not be starting a foreign language this year. We are still undecided about whether or not to start this year or next.

6th Grade:

Math ~ CLE 400 and 500

Language Arts ~ CLE 600 and 700

Vocabulary ~ Wordly Wise 7

Writing ~ Writing Strands

Extra ~ Piano lessons, choir

4th Grade:

Math ~ Rod & Staff 4

Language Arts ~ CLE 200 and 300

Vocabulary ~ Wordly Wise ?

Writing ~ Writing Strands

Handwriting ~ Copywork

Extra ~ Piano Lessons, choir (?)

1st Grade:

Math ~ Rod & Staff 2

Language Arts ~ CLE 100

Handwriting ~ Handwriting Without Tears or Getty/Dubay Italic (still undecided on which he needs)

Extra ~ Piano Lessons