2011-2012 Curriculum we plan to use this school year

Homeschool moms are discussing on blogs the curriculum they plan on using this school year which officially begins for our family next Monday.So I thought I would post my plans for this school year taking one day at a time. I planned on starting July 1rst but between the heat & being tired do to pregnancy I have been dragging my feet. Today there was no humidity so I felt wonderful and prepared looked over the next months plan of action.

So here is what we plan to use for this school year:

1. Wisdom Booklets for every student grades 3-10 subjects include: Bible, Linguistics, History, Geography, Science, Law, Medicine (health)





2. Wisdom Booklet Language Arts: for grade 5 & 8 (Daniel & Angelina)





3. Character Quality Language Arts level C for my two highschool students.Dom & Joe





4. Latin Road to English Grammar- Angelina, Joe, & Dominic extra LA when time allows





5. Christ Centered Curriculum: learning to read Angelo, Job, & Nehemiah





6. Teaching textbooks: everyone but Dominic





7. Math U See: Dominic





8. Abeka Consumer Math: Dominic & Joe





9. classes at the co-op ex. Engineering Drawing , art, etc.





10. Dominic is playing high school football this year





11. Angelina is taking piano lessons & riding lessons





12. Literature= various read aloud and books read that go with what we are learning in the Wisdom Booklets





13. Nehemiah is doing letter of the week preschool pages by confessions of a homeschooler.He is doing activities that correspond with what his his big brothers are working on with the CCC.





14. Bible Quizzing: studying the book of Hebrews, 1&2 Peter everyone but Job & Nehemiah




15. Rosetta Stone Latin or Spanish ( depending maybe just hopeful thinking lol)

We use various lapbooks, notebooking pages, living books etc. to amplify what we are studying in the Wisdom Booklets. The Wisdom Booklet studies , LA, & Math are our main focus this year.The boys will be doing two highschool Math courses for example Joe Algebra & Consumer Math in stead of a science course this year. They will of course still be studying science in the Wisdom Booklets but not doing an addition science course like Apologia. I plan to jump back in to Apologia next year for the highschool students but felt Consumer Math would benefit them as adults.

As I said our main focus will be the Wisdom Booklets, LA, & Math. We feel these are the most important. LA & Math is what the required testing is in 3rd, 5th, & 8th grade in PA and also what is on the SAT tests as well as life skills that will be used all their lives.So we feel these 3 things are the most important to get accomplished in our homeschool. Seek Ye first the Kingdom of God (Wisdom Booklets) & all these things shall be added unto you. Still our vision and focus of why we choose to use the Wisdom Booklets :O)

I am looking forward to starting the WB next week, we will be focusing on prayer & intimacy with God.

Grades this year:

• Dominic = 10th grade


• Joseph= 9th grade


• Angelina= 7th grade


• Daniel= 5th grade


• Angelo- 3rd grade


• Job=1rst


• Nehemiah= Prek4


• plus a newborn will be added to the mix

So I will have 5 portfolios to turn in this coming school year. Doing unit type studies are such a blessing when you have multiple ages and a large family especially when all the subjects are taught together except LA & Math.

I love to read what other homeschool moms are doing and how they homeschool. What are your plans this year or do yo have a blog to share :O)