ENGLISH
Logic of English & Rhythm of Handwriting
Writing with Ease
First Language Lessons
I will devote a complete post to Logic of English later, once we've made it through more than half of the curriculum. We started this summer, and it has been a phenomenal experience. I had the pleasure of speaking with the creator, Denise Eide, earlier this year, and I can honestly say I am impressed.
MATH
Math in Focus//Singapore Math
Both kids do well with this curriculum. I am completely satisfied.
SCIENCE
NoeoScience
I rave about this Science curriculum. Besides being loaded with experiments, it includes lots of colorful books.
HISTORY
Story of the World. Of all the subjects, I am on fire about history this year. I was on the fence for awhile about whether to continue with SOTW, or to do something more from Core Knowledge. After doing some research & reading, I'm sticking with SOTW, but definitely adding a few of touches of my own. After a solid year and a half of homeschooling (with a bit of previous in the past), my confidence is steady and implementing my own ideas doesn't seem so daunting.
BIBLE//I haven't settled on one curriculum. What we used last year was okay, but didn't really get us excited. I am reading a fabulous book entitled, "Spiritual Parenting" presently, and that will most likely drive the decision on what exactly we'll do during our Bible study/devotional time.
ART
The kiddos take an art class with Gramma on Tuesdays, and have art on Fridays at their enrichment classes.
MUSIC
Both kids are taking piano with their daddy. O is showing a real knack for it (no surprise there).
PE
Both kids are still enrolled in swim, but we're hoping to have the funds to get them going in martial arts as well. I've always been against doing more than one sport at a time, but we think these might both be worth the stretch. However, O has shown excitement for baseball this summer, so I'm not sure if things will change again come spring time. I'd really like for him to try a team sport.
