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This will probably be changed and added to a hundred times but this is the plan for now…
Mustard Seed (3 years old):
In addition to the list below, he will be around for most of Cinnamon’s lessons. I am sure he will pick up some things from that too.
Basic Preschool Skills-
Cutting, gluing, coloring, shapes, colors, alphabet sounds, numbers, etc. I will mostly be using the wonderful things that have been created by Confessions of a Homeschooler as well as Home Grown Hearts. I will also be reading a lot of books and we will be playing a lot of games.
Cinnamon (5 almost 6 years old):
Cinnamon will be welcome to participate in all of our Toddler activities as well as…
Math:
We are using Math-U-See for Math, I wrote about this here.
Science:
Our choice for Science is
 | Exploring Creation With Astronomy (Young Explorers) |
I have heard so many wonderful things about Apologia. I know that my kids and I are going to love these books.
Language Arts:
We will use
 | Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons |
and
 | Bob Books, Set 1: Beginning Readers |
We have already started this and I am so impressed! My daughter begs to do more then one lesson a day! We will begin the Bob books about halfway thru the book.
Art:
We will be using
 | Artistic Pursuits Book One: The Elements of Art And Composition |
and
 | Drawing with Children |
this year. We are starting with the preschool Artistic pursuits called:
 | The Way They See It: A Book for Every Parent About the Art Children Make |
We will then move on to K-3 Book 1. My daughter wants to be an artist when she grows up, so I will be putting a special emphasis on art. We will also be making “Beautiful Junk” a couple of times a week. Basically I will give them “Junk” (paper towel rolls, cereal boxes, old ribbons, etc). With a little tape or glue you have “Beautiful Junk”.
Music:
We will use…
 | Stories of the Great Composers (Book & CD) (Learning Link) |
We do a lot of singing and dancing as well as play with percussion instruments. So that will count as music too.
Geography:
We will be using
 | Around the World in 180 Days (2-volume set) |
as well as Expedition Earth from Confessions of a Homeschooler. My children are going to love filling up their passports!
History:
We will be learning about American History this year. We will read books, do games, activities and make lapbooks for added enjoyment.
Gospel Study:
Aside from our family scripture study and Family Home Evening. We will be studying the New Testament. We will read the beginning reader- New Testament Stories. We will be watching videos from Living Scriptures: New Testament (We love these!!) We will practice songs from the Children’s Songbook and work on Scripture Mastery.
Reading:
I will be reading a lot of picture books as well as chapter books. I will ask them to tell me what I read to them or draw a picture about what I have read.
Other:
We will be watching Signing Time Videos as well.
