*Not* Back to School Blog Hop, Week 1

It’s the annual *NOT* Back to School blog hop over at The Heart of the Matter Online.. and I wasn’t going to rewrite another post for my curriculum since I’ve already posted it twice. BUT.. I’ve decided that I am, because I’ve made a few changes and tweaks and the other one (listing out every single notebook and workbook) is kind of overwhelming to look at — even for me! So I thought a simplified, updated list might be nice to share with all of the blog hoppy folks instead. Here it is:

2011-2012 Curriculum

{as it stands right now.. starred items are items I already have, everything else is subject to change. ; ) }

Group Subjects

Bible/Worldview

• Memorization – Charlotte Mason Method*
• Who Is God? (And Can I Really Know Him?) — Biblical Worldview of God and Truth (What We Believe, Volume 1)*

History & Geography

• Mystery of History Vol 2: Early Church and Middle Ages
• Literature relevant to this time period. (Here’s a link to a book list for Mystery of History Vol. 2.)
• Geography related literature. (Here’s a link to a book list for geography.)

Science

• Apologia: Exploring Creation Human Anatomy* with Notebooking Journals* and Experiment Kit.
• Coordinating Science Readers for the Kindergartner (A book list coming soon.)

Language Arts

• Our Mother Tongue: An Introductory Guide to English Grammar*
• Writing Strands Level 3*

Art/Music

• God and the History of Art
• The Usborne Book of Drawing, Doodling and Coloring
• The Usborne Art Treasury
• Teaching Little Fingers to Play: A Book for the Earliest Beginner*
• Bastien Piano Basics: Primer Series (all four.)
  

Health/Nutrition/P.E.

• Books about nutrition and health and taking care of your body (Book list coming soon.)
• 2-3rd grade Discovering Physical Education Activity Workbook (won this, I’ll let you know what I think!)
• Nickelodeon Fit for Wii*

Individual Subjects

Princess, Age 11, Grade 6/7:

• Words on the Vine: 36 Vocabulary Units on Root Words (The 100+ Series)*
• Reading Detective A1: Using Higher-Order Thinking to Improve Reading Comprehension (Grades 5-6)
• Teaching Textbooks 7

Drama Queen, Age 8, Grade 3:

• Reading Detective: Beginning, Using Higher-Order Thinking Skills to Improve Reading Comprehension (Grades 3-4)
• Spectrum Spelling, Grade 3 (McGraw-Hill Learning Materials Spectrum)
• Horizons Math 3*

Little Prince, Age 5, Grade K:

• All the preschool workbooks and activity books we already have on hand and then…
• A Reason For Handwriting, Kindergarten: Kindergarten Student Workbook*
• Brain Quest Workbook: Kindergarten*

For Mom:

• Well Planned Day* teacher planner
• Desk Apprentice Rotating Desk Organizer* (with a organizing/planning system similar to this post from The Kelley Eight.)
• Read for the Heart: Whole Books for WholeHearted Families
• Educating the Whole Hearted Child, Third Edition*
• For Instruction in Righteousness: A Topical Reference Guide for Biblical Child-Training
• Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling Teens*

Well that STILL looks like a lot of stuff. =P I guess with 3 kids it’s bound to be!! But it DOES look less intimidating than the more detailed list. ; )

You can join in with the blog hop at Heart of the Matter, too. Check it out.