Our Curriculum

Daily

  • Devotional
  • Math
  • Science
  • Physical Education
  • Practice Instruments
  • Chinese

Every Other Day:

  • History/Constitution & Government
  • Writing/Literature
  • Spelling/Grammar
  • Geography/Special Interest

Xuxu & Star:

Devotional: Old Testament Study Guide,  Old Testament Seminary Resources, and Women of The Old Testament.

Math: Teaching Textbooks

Writing: The Institute for Excellence in Writing, following prescribed course.

Literature: Teaching The Classics, using Sonlight Reading Lists.

Grammar: Easy Grammar and English from the Roots Up Flashcards, Vol. 2

Spelling & Cursive:  Spell to Write and Read

History: We are finishing up our study of the history of America using A History of US: 11-Volume Set.  I am working on a 1 year Chinese history curriculum, stay tuned!

Constitutional Studies: American Government & US Constitution Part 1

Geography: Mapping the World by Heart

Science: Apologia

  • Star will continue working through the elementary grade books and Xuxu will continue with General Science.

Chinese: Fluenz Mandarin 1+2, Rosetta Stone and Better Chinese.

Xuxu’s Special Interest: Xuxu has decided that her special interest this year is going to be music.  (I hoped that she would choose photoshop, but she didn’t! Oh well!)  We found a copy of The Golden Encyclopedia of Music and this will be her main text.  She will also be using some of the resources we already own: Story of the Orchestra : Listen While You Learn About the Instruments, the Music and the Composers Who Wrote the Music! and Meet the Great Composers Book 1 & 2 (Learning Link)

Star’s Special Interest: Star has chosen poetry as her special interest this year.  We have purchased a copy of  Linguistic Development Through Poetry Memorization from The Institute of Excellence in Writing.

Mouse & Pie:

Scripture Study: Old Testament Stories

Math: Math U See

Spelling/Writing: Spell to Write and Read and Cursive First

Reading: Sonlight literature pack 1 & 2

Out Loud Reading: Sonlight K

American Studies: I Love America

Chinese: Better Chinese

Special Interests: Right now Pie’s interests include every thing “Fancy Nancy,”  blowing bubbles and building forts.   Mouse’s interests include  tea parties, horses and playing with her best friend David!  ;o)

Other items of interest:

Music: Xuxu will continue piano & violin, Star will start cello and continue piano and Mouse will continue taking viola.  We are still thinking about where we will place Pie.  She wants to play the viola like her big sister, so we will be looking into that.

Physical Education: Star and Xuxu are swimming on a summer team again and Xuxu will join the high school team in the fall.   Mouse and pie will both be taking swimming lessons all summer.

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