who is planning for First Grade - Page 2

[frugalmama]

Originally Posted by jest 

Thank you, that's good to know.  I am so NOT artistic so it's one of the subjects I struggle with.  I am actually using Seton Art 1 this year (technically doing K) because I was looking for craft projects that follow the liturgical year, although we haven't done all of them.  I also did some of the art projects in Who Am I? (which we blew through...we were done by January except for a handful of lessons I was saving for Lent/Easter, in hindsight I should have started him with 1st grade religion).  But like you, I'm looking for something that teaches a progression of art, so I appreciate the feedback!

If you liked Seton Art 1, you'll probably like CHC's A Year With God as it's a lot of the same, but more projects for older kiddos. We have both and do a little from each.

I'm still on the hunt for a good art program as my dd REALLY likes art and is pretty good at it for being 4.5yo.

[jackson'smama]

RightStart Math

Continuing on with Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reading accompanied by BOB books and Explode the Code

Handwriting Without Tears

Story of the World Ancients

Life Science/Biology using Handbook of Nature Study and Lesson Pathways as guides

Lots of reading/read-alouds

we are ecclectic/welltrained mind/charlotte mason - if you CAN be all three of those at the same time?!?!?!?!?!

and we have an almost 4 year old taggin along thru some of this as well

[limette]

I'm still in the thinking stage.

RightStart Math Beta and the rest of BFSU for sure. I want to start French but not sure what to use. Cursive, geography, writing stories and poems, increasing her reading stamina (longer novels).

We did History Odyssey Ancients this year and I want to go more in depth with the same subjects this year.

The problem I'm having is that I want to buy/do fun stuff but can't really find anything in Canada. For example, I think dd1 would really love Top Secret Adventures, but they don't ship to Canada. I need inspiration for how to go about these subjects. We work best with things laid out in detail.

I think in the end I'm going to have to take some time to sit down and write/plan out my own stuff for us to do.