Our Homeschool Curriculum

2020-2021 Curriculum (Grades 10th and 11th)~ THE YEAR of COVID

Michael~ Junior/Senior Year

English~
Adventure in American Literature (my textbook from high school)

Math~
Geometry- Teaching Textbooks
Algebra 1/Algebra 2 Review- Learn Math Fast System

History~
U.S History: Through the Civil War- U.S. History Year 1

Foreign Language~

Science~

Physical Education~
Shooting team

Elective~
Woodworking/Home Repairs/Shop Class



Therese~ Sophomore Year

English~
Adventure in American Literature (my textbook from high school)

Math~
Finish Algebra 1- Teaching Textbooks
Geometry- Teaching Textbooks


History~
U.S History: Through the Civil War- U.S. History Year 1

Foreign Language~

Physical Education~
Shooting team
Swim (if the pools open up)

Elective~





                                       


2019-2020 Curriculum (Grades 9th and 10th)~ THE YEAR COVID HIT

Therese's Schedule

Monday~ Co-op Day
English/Grammar~ Analytical Grammar
Writing II
Biology~ Apologia Biology with Lab
Elective~ Chorus

She'll have work to do through out the week.

Tuesday- Friday~ At Home

Religion~ 
Introduction to the Bible 
The Bible~ Read 2 chapters a day from the Gospels through Revelations
Drive Thru History~ The Holy Lands

History~ Ancient Rome through the Early Explorers
RC History Volume 2
RC History Volume 3
and a huge selection of books (Fiction & Non-Fiction)

Math~
Finishing up Pre-Algebra~ Teaching Textbooks Pre-Algebra
Algebra 1~ Teaching Textbooks Algebra 1

Foreign Language~ Spanish
Spanish 1 from Schoolhouse Teachers

Physical Education~
Swimming- classes during the winter to increase speed and fine tune her swimming style and techniques

Shooting Team- rifle & pistol

Fine Arts~
Drama Club- Part of the ensemble of Frozen


Michael's Schedule

Monday~ Co-op Day
English/Grammar~ Analytical Grammar
Writing III
Biology~ Apologia Biology with Lab
Elective~ Criminal Justice

He'll have to work hard during the week to stay on top of the work sent home.

Tuesday- Friday~ At Home

Religion~ 
Introduction to the Bible
The Bible~ Read 2 chapters a day from the Gospels through Revelations
Drive Thru History~ The Holy Lands

History~ Ancient Rome through the Early Explorers
RC History Volume 2
RC History Volume 3
and a huge selection of books (Fiction & Non-Fiction)

Math~
Finishing up Algebra 1~ Jacob's Elementary Algebra 
Geometry~ Jacobs Geometry

Foreign Language~ Spanish
Spanish 1 from Schoolhouse Teachers

Physical Education~
Weightlifting
Shooting Team- rifle & pistol



                                      

2018-2019 Curriculum (Grades 8th and 9th)

Religion~
Catholic Morality by Fr. John Laux
Chief Truths of the Faith by Fr. John Laux
Witness to the Faith~ Seton Press
YOUCAT

English Grammar and Composition~
Warriner's English Grammar and Composition 3rd Edition
*Classical Composition Fable from Memoria Press
*Classical Composition Narrative from Memoria Press

* Started this last year for a review and will finish the books up this year after a short summer break

Spelling~
Warriner's English Grammar and Composition


English Literature~
*Adventures in Reading
The Harp and the Laurel Wreath
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
A Christmas Carol
Shane
The Cay
The Old Man and the Sea
The Merchant of Venice
Plus 3 more books of his choosing

*This was my high school literature book for 9th grade. I still had it so I figured why not.


Math~
Math U See Algebra 1- Michael
Rod and Staff Math 7- Therese
Rod and Staff Math 8- Therese


History~
RC History Connecting with History Volume 1
The Old World and America
Bible History by Fr. George Johnson
Map Trek

*Additional Resources
Huge selection of books
Home School in the Woods Passport to Egypt
Home School in the Woods Passport to Greece

Science~
Exploring Creation with Physical Science from Apologia

Foreign Language~
Spanish 1 from Bob Jones

Electives~
Career Exploration from SchoolouseTeachers.com
History of Firearms
~The Complete Encyclopedia of the World's Firearms
~Firearms An Illustrated History

Physical Education~
Weighlifting- Michael
Pistol Shooting Team- Michael
Swimming- Therese

Art & Art History~
Still in the works



                         

2017-2018 (Grades 7th and 8th)

Religion
Faith and Life 8
Baltimore Catechism
The Case for Christianity by C.S. Lewis

Confirmation Prep (for both kiddos)
CCD~ Religious Education classes at our parish

English
Easy Grammar Plus
Daily Grams 7

Math
Therese-Rod and Staff Grade 5
              Rod and staff Grade 6

Michael- UnLock Math Pre-Algebra
               Teaching Textbooks Algebra

Latin
Memoria Press First Form Latin
Chant CD

Poetry
The Harp and the Laurel Wreath
Shakespeare

Geography
Map Trek CD
Mapwork will be based on our history studies.

History
American History~ 1920's to the 1990's
Home School in the Woods The Industrial Revolution Through the Great Depression
Home School in the Woods World War II
Great Literature
Collection of my own resources

Science
Biology for the Logic Student

Government
Founding Fathers~ A co-op class with our homeschool group. The kids will learn all about the 13 colonies, the founding of our government, and our government now. I'm very excited about this class, since it's being taught by a mom who used to work down at the Capital before she had kids.

Electives
Therese
    Photography

Dance & Drama
Sewing

Michael
    Cooking
    Life Skills & Outdoor Survival Skills (Bush Crafts)

Art
ArtAchieve
I'm still working on this one.

Music
Listening to various music form our history time period

Clubs
4-H (we're trying out a new club for homeschoolers that was created this summer)
Saint Zita's Home Ec. Club (Therese only)

                                           


2016-2017 Curriculum (Grades 6th and 8th)


Religion~
(5 days a week)


Religious Education Class (Sunday after Mass)
Michael- 1st year Confirmation Prep Class
Therese- 6th grade


English~
(5 days a week)


Latin~
(5 days a week)


Poetry/Recitation~
(5 days a week)



History~ The Civil War- 1990's~

Various Great Literature Books- I'll share all the great books we used throughout the year.

Geography~
(2 days a week)


United States State Study~
(2 days a week)

Continuing on with our study of the states as they were excepted into the Union.

Science~
(3 days a week)
Apologia Human Anatomy (we didn't get to the human body last year) & CCM Delta Year

Art~

I'm actually teaching my kids and 4 more kids this year. I'm looking forward to it.

Music~
Music from our history timeline


Co-op Classes~
Science Class- Science Shepherd
Art Class~ I'm teaching that one!

Extracurricular Activities ~
St. Zita's Home Economics Club~ I'm helping to lead that one this year.
Literary Ladies Book Club



                                           

2015-2016 Curriculum (Grades 5 and 6/7)

Religion
Daily~ Saints
            Classically Catholic Memory
Monday~ Faith and Life
Wednesday~ Bible
Thursday~ Baltimore Catechism
Friday~ Bible

English
Monday-Thursday
Voyages in English 5- Therese
Voyages in English 6- Michael
Editor in Chief- Both
Diagramming Sentences- Michael 

Latin
Monday-Friday
Classically Catholic Memory

Math
Monday-Friday
Saxon 54- Therese
Saxon 65- Michael

Spelling
IEW Phonetic Zoo Level A~ Therese
Vocabulary Words from Lesson- Michael

Geography
Monday- Thursday
Classically Catholic Memory 

History

Science

Tree Study

Bird Study

U.S. State Study

Art

Art History

Music







2014-2015 Curriculum  (Grades 4 and 6)

Religion
Daily~Saints
Monday~CCM Co-op, Traditional Latin Mass and Calendar
Tuesday~ Bible History by Father Ignatius Schuster
Wednesday~ Baltimore Catechism
Thursday~ Faith and Life 5
Friday~ Our Holy Faith Living in Christ, In Christ

Handwriting
Tuesday-Friday
Seton Handwriting for Catholics 4

English
Tuesday-Friday
Intermediate Language Lessons by Emma Serl
First Language Lessons Book 4

Latin
Monday- Friday
CCM Latin Prayers
Tuesday-Friday
Memoria Press Prima Latina


Spelling & Phonics
Tuesday-Friday
Princess P-All About Spelling Level 3 and Level 4
Writing Road to reading
Starting a Spelling Notebook


Math
Monday-Friday
Princess P- Math U See Gamma Year
Lego Man- Math U See Delta Year

Ancient History
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Classically Catholic Memory Gamma Year
1500's-1800's

United States State Study
Tuesday & Thursday
One state a month

Geography
Monday-Friday
Classically Catholic Maps
Catholic Geography Bee

Science
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Classically Catholic Memory- Chemistry and Physics
Apologia Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics (Young Explorers Series)


Art History
Monday- Co-op
Wednesday- at home

Art
Monday- Co-op
Wednesday- Renaissance Artists

Music
Monday-Friday
Listening to composers from the Renaissance time period

Nature Study
Everyday


                                 


2013-2014 Curriculum (Grades 3 and 5)

Religion
Daily~Saints
Monday~CCM Co-op, Traditional Latin Mass and Calendar
Tuesday~ The First Christians: The Acts of Apostles for Children by Marigold Hunt
Wednesday~ Faith and Life 4
Thursday~ CCM Co-op work
Friday~ Catechism- Our Holy Faith and The Baltimore Catechism

Handwriting
Tuesday-Friday
Seton Handwriting for Catholics 4

English
Tuesday-Friday
IEW-Writing lessons based on the Holling C. Holling books
First Language Lessons Book 3

Latin
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Little Latin Readers from CHC

Spelling & Phonics
Tuesday-Friday
CHC My Catholic Speller
McGuffey Readers
Writing Road to reading

Math
Tuesday-Friday
Princess P- Saxon Math 3
Lego Man- Saxon Math 54(finish it up)

Ancient History
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Classically Catholic Memory
Birth of Christ to the early 1500's

United States History
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
The Prairie Primer
Prairie Primer Lap Book

United States State Study
Tuesday & Thursday
One state a month

Geography
Monday-Friday
Classically Catholic Maps
Geography lessons bases on the Holling C. Holling books

Science
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
Classically Catholic Memory
Earth Science, Weather, and Astronomy

Art History
Tuesday & Thursday

Art
Monday & Friday

Music
Monday & Wednesday

Music History
Thursday

Nature Study
Everyday

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2012-2013 Curriculum (Grades 2 and Grades 4)

Religion
Daily~ Saint of the Day
Monday~ Old Testament
Tuesday~ A  Life of Our Lord for Children by Marigold Hunt
Wednesday ~ Princess P  Faith and Life 2
                      Lego Man  Faith and Life 3
Thursday~ New Testament
Friday~ The New Saint Joseph Catechism

Copy work
Daily~ prayers, poems, bible verses

Handwriting
Daily~ Seton's Handwriting 3 for Young Catholics~ Cursive

English
Daily~ Reading 15 minutes a day from a book of their choiceDaily~ Primary Language Lessons by Emma Serl
Daily ~Classic Children's Read Aloud
Mondays~ Classic Myths to Read Aloud by William F. Russell
Friday~ The Harp and Laurel Wreath poetry

Phonics~ Daily
Princess P  Spectrum Phonics  Grade 2
Lego Man Spectrum Word Study and Phonics Grade 4

United States History
Tuesday & Thursday~ This Country of Ours
                                   The Catholic Faith Comes to America

United States State Study
Once a week we work on our State scrapbook/lapbook

Ancient History
Monday~ Classic Catholic Memory
Wednesday~ Story of the World
Friday~ RC History

Geography and Earth Study
Daily~ Classically Catholic Memory Maps
Tuesday~ People and Places  We studied through literature
Thursday~Weather Lessons~ The Earth: The Geography of the World by Barbara Taylor

Latin
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday ~ Prima Latina

French
Wednesday & Friday ~ Basic words and study through free worksheets from the internet and fun games

Bird Study
Once a Week~ We learn about 1 new bird each week. We add the bird to our nature journal.

Science
Mondays, Wednesday & Friday~ Mammals and Plants

Art History
Tuesday~ Renoir, Degas, and Monet  We study an artist for 12 weeks.

Art
Monday, Tuesday, Friday Whatever I decided to do that goes along with our lessons.

Music
Wednesday~ Princess P Violin
Thursday~ Princess P  Choir
Thursday~ We learn a new fun song every couple of weeks

Music History
Friday~ Famous Composer~ Mozart, Beethoven and Handel   We study a composer for 12 weeks.










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