Our Curriculum for 2011

This year we are continuing to use my own "special blend" of methods from The Well Trained Mind, Charlotte Mason's philosophy (various books), and Teaching the Trivium, whilst also trying to incorporate readings and plans from Ambleside Online (AO).  I have always used the AO booklists as a basis for our read-aloud booklists and continue to do so, but I also want to use the yearly booklists to supplement most of our subject areas - such as: history, science, composer study, Shakespeare, poetry etc...

So here is the master plan for 2011:

Together:

• Bible (with Dad): Greenleaf Guide to Old Testament History
• Catechism: continuing with Training Hearts, Teaching Minds, by Starr Meade. 
• History: continuing Story of the World Volume 3: Early Modern Times by Susan Wise Bauer
• Science: continuing Exploring Creation wth Botany by Jeannie Fulbright
• Latin: This is new for us!  We are using the Latin Primer by Martha Wilson
• Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream - first reading Edith Nesbit's version, then the unabridged version.
• Composer & Artist Study: Harmony Art Mom's Vermeer & Haydn mini unit, along with biographies of Haydn from Joyous Stories from Music's Wonderland and Music Makers.
• Art: continue weekly practical art lessons with friends, based loosely on the book, Discovering the Great Artists.  During the summer term we have been combining these lessons with some Nature Study.

Bethany (Year 7??)

• Copywork using Catechism, Bible & Poetry
• A Beka Grammar & Composition II/III
• IEW writing lessons
• A Beka Arithmetic 6/7
• History outlining using the Kingfisher History Encyclopaedia (supplementing SOTW)
• personal reading using books from the AO Year 6/7 lists
• personal Bible reading & notetaking using the E100 plan

Emily (Year 6??)

• Copywork using Catechism, Bible & Poetry
• A Beka Language 3/Grammar & Composition I
• IEW writing lessons
• A Beka Artihmetic 6
• History outlining using KHE
• personal reading using books from the AO Year 6/7 lists
• personal Bible reading & notetaking using the E100 plan

Ainsley (Year 3)

• Copywork using Catechism, Bible & Poetry
• First Language Lessons for the Well-trained Mind, Level 2/3
• A Beka Arithmetic 3
• personal reading using books from the AO Year 3 list
• personal Bible reading & notetaking using the E100 plan

Ruby (Year 0/1)

• Copywork - short poems and Bible verses
• Adventures in Phonics Level 1
• Bob books, Mac & Tab readers
• A Beka Arithmetic K/1

Thomas (Age 2)

• Reading lots of "Thomas train" books and doing puzzles....;-)