Here are my curriculum picks for next year! I’ll start with my oldest still in school and go down to my youngest.
Sophomore (10th Grader):
Memory Verses: Simply Charlotte Mason’s Memory Verse Pack #4 https://simplycharlottemason.com/planning/curriculum-guide/scripture-memory/
Bible: TruthQuest Beginnings Guide http://www.truthquesthistory.com/store/products.php?categoryParentName=Books&categoryName=Creation%2FAncient&itemId=42
Character: Ourselves Book 1 by Charlotte Mason and Character First: Attentiveness, Obedience, Honesty, Respect, Diligence, Thankfulness with Write Upon My Heart Character Curriculum (each for 6 weeks) http://www.amblesideonline.org/CM/vol_4_all.html and http://characterfirsteducation.com/c/shop-detail/1998143 with http://www.keepersofthefaith.com/category/WriteUponMyHeartCharacterCurriculum
Worldview: Cat & Dog Theology Year 2 http://www.unveilinglory.com/homeschool/high-school-year-2.php
History: TruthQuest Middle Ages Guide and TruthQuest Renaissance Guide alongside Beautiful Feet’s Medieval Senior High Study Guide (only using portions) http://www.truthquesthistory.com/store/products.php?categoryParentName=Books&categoryName=Middle+Ages&itemId=40 and http://www.truthquesthistory.com/store/products.php?categoryParentName=Books&categoryName=Renaissance%2FReformation&itemId=41 with portions of http://bfbooks.com/Medieval-History-Senior-High-Pack
Since TruthQuest also uses living books, these are the books I’ve chosen along with dvd’s:
Middle Ages and Renaissance, Reformation & Exploration Book & DVD List
(Plus order of use)
Middle Ages–
Beowulf with Invitation to the Classics (Literature)
King Arthur and His Knights (audio by Jim Weiss)
Son of Charlemagne
The Arabian Nights with the Audio by Jim Weiss (Literature)
Leif the Lucky
El Cid (Movie)
How Should We Then Live? (DVD) Episode #2
Castle by David Macaulay with the online Video version from the library
Greenleaf’s Famous Men of the Middle Ages
Ivanhoe (Movie)
The Magna Charta
The Story of Robin Hood (Movie)
Cathedral by David Macaulay with the online Video version from the library
Stepping Stone Kit (Craft)
Whatever Happened to Penny Candy
Inspector General (Movie)
Morning Star of the Reformation
The Chaucer Story Book (Literature)
Joan of Arc
Renaissance, Reformation & Exploration –
How Should We Then Live? (DVD) Episode #3
The Black Arrow
Annotated Mona Lisa by Carol Strickland (library)
Sister Wendy’s 1000 Masterpieces (library)
Sister Wendy’s Story of Painting (library)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (Movie)
How Should We Then Live? (DVD) Episode #4
Martin Luther
Luther (Movie)
Martin Luther’s 95 Theses
Martin Luther’s Defense before the Diet of Worms
Mosque by David Macaulay
Pilgrim’s Progress (Literature)
Greenleaf’s Famous Men of the Reformation
A Man for All Seasons (Movie)
Utopia
God’s Outlaw (Movie)
The Radicals (Movie)
The Virgin Queen (Movie)
Under Drake’s Flag
SCM’s Shakespeare in 3 Steps
How Should We Then Live? (DVD 2) Episode #6
Johannes Kepler
Fierce Wars and Faithful Loves (Literature)
Optional Spine: Trial & Triumph
You may have noticed that I also included the Literature books for the year in the above list. I will also be using Beautiful Feet’s An Anthology of Medieval Literature http://bfbooks.com/An-Anthology-of-Medieval-Literature
Geography: Beautiful Feet’s Medieval Senior High Guide and The Medieval World: An Illustrated Atlas http://bfbooks.com/The-Medieval-World-An-Illustrated-Atlas
Writing: Written Narrations and Essays from TruthQuest’s Think Write Assignments and Beautiful Feet’s Guide as well as Written Narrations on each of the literature selections. Notebooking from A Journey Through Learning for Middle Ages and Renaissance is also availabe through TruthQuest and I will be using it.
Math: Life of Fred http://lifeoffredmath.com/
Science: ACE Paces Biology DVD Course http://www.heartofdakota.com/world-history-hearts-for-him-through-high-school-descriptions2.php#biology
Rotation Subjects:
Picture Study (Valesquez, Turner, and Rembrandt – 12 weeks for each) https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/picture-study-portfolios/
Poetry (Robert Browning and Carl Sandburg – 1 semester each) https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/enjoy-the-poems/
Hymn Study (1 hymn per month) http://www.amazon.com/Hymns-Kids-Heart-Vol-2/dp/1581345828 and http://www.rainbowresource.com/proddtl.php?id=021294 and www.songsandhymns.org
Composer Study http://bfbooks.com/History-of-Classical-Music-Study-Guide?sc=21&category=-121
Nature Study http://www.rainbowresource.com/product/sku/033908 and http://shiningdawnbooks.com/available-units/
Art http://www.creatingamasterpiece.com/
and Shakespeare (As You Like It) https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/shakespeare-three-steps/
Electives: Logic, Speech (through co-op), Piano Lessons, and Gymnastics http://www.rainbowresource.com/searchspring.php?q=Falacy+Detective#/?_=1&q=fallacy detective&page=1
4th Grader:
Memory Verses: Simply Charlotte Mason’s Memory Verse Pack #4 – same as 10th grader – see link above
Bible: Long Story Short http://www.graceandtruthbooks.com/product/long-story-short-ten-minute-devotions
Character: The Young Peacemaker (Co-op) and Character First http://www.graceandtruthbooks.com/product/young-peacemaker-teaching-students-to-respond-to-conflict-gods-way and http://characterfirsteducation.com/c/shop-detail/1998143
Worldview: Apologia’s Who Is God? http://www.apologia.com/who-is-god/216-who-is-god.html
History: Heart of Dakota Bigger Hearts for His Glory http://www.heartofdakota.com/bigger-hearts-packages.php
Geography: Beautiful Feet’s Geography Through Literature http://bfbooks.com/Geography-Through-Literature-Pack-PB?sc=17&category=14
English: My Father’s World’s Language Lessons for Today Grade 4 http://www.mfwbooks.com/item/30018/
Spelling: Simply Charlotte Mason’s Spelling Wisdom 1 https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/spelling-wisdom/
Reading: Heart of Dakota’s Bigger Hearts for His Glory Classic Literature Pack http://www.heartofdakota.com/BHFHG-classic.php
Writing: Draw and Write Through History http://www.graceandtruthbooks.com/category/draw-and-write-through-history
Math: Life of Fred http://www.educents.com/life-of-fred-elementary-math-series-9291.html
Science: HOD’s Bigger Hearts Science and Apologia Astronomy http://www.heartofdakota.com/bigger-hearts-packages.php and http://www.apologia.com/astronomy/466-homeschool-curriculum.html
Rotations: Same as 10th Grader – See above
Electives: Piano Lessons, Youth Theatre Academy, Children’s Choir
Preschool 3:
The Homegrown Preschooler http://www.thehomegrownpreschooler.com/?product=a-year-of-playing-skillfully-printed-version
Heart of Dakota’s Little Hands to Heaven http://www.heartofdakota.com/little-hands-packages.php
I usually save throughout the year to purchase curriculum for the following year, and I sell the curriculum we are finished with. It really makes no sense to me to save curriculum for the next child when each of the rest of my kiddos are 6 years apart. I don’t like to use outdated material, and prefer newest editions in most cases. I’d love to hear about some of your favorite curriculum choices! Please chime in!
Sounds like it’s going to be an enriching year! I am going to check out that poetry. 🙂
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Yes! This will be the first year for us trying the SCM Poetry! But, I love several other resources from SCM so I’m confident it will be great, and I’m excited. Thanks for commenting!
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