Curriculum 2014-2015

Bible- reading Proverbs aloud and memorizing each week, continuing to cover the Old Testament using The Children's Story Bible and also using Wise Words by Peter Leithart

Medieval History- Story of the World Vol. 2 by Susan Wise Bauer and Our Island Story by H.E. Marshall (I love this book! We listen to it on librivox.org)

Science- Anatomy*,  Physics/Chemistry**,  Botany***

Literature: The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, Tales of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle, The Merry Adventures of Robinhood by Howard Pyle, The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli, When Knights Were Bold by Eve Mrach Tappan, The Great and Terrible Quest by Margaret Lovett, Viking Tales by Jenny Hall, Freak the Mighty, Puck of Pook's Hill by Rudyard Kipling

Shakespeare: Macbeth*, Hamlet**, King Richard III***
Poetry: William Wordsworth/Mary Oliver*, Edna St. Vincent Millay**, William Shakespeare***
Artist- Grandma Moses*, N.C. Wyeth**, Vincent Van Gogh***
Composer- Bach*, Beethoven**, Mozart*** (using classical kids CD series)

Geography- North America*, Europe**, Asia***

Reading Lists:

Ethan- The Giver by Lois Lowry, Crispin by Avi, The Call of the Wild by Jack London, White Fang by Jack London, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by JRR Tolkein, Men of Iron by Howard Pyle

Adam- The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynn Reid Banks, Beowulf by Michael Morpugo, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh, Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle, Son of Charlemagne by Barbara Willard, Adam of the Road by Janet Gray and The Wilderking Trilogy by Jonathan Rogers

Abigail- Farmer Boy and On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Books by Clyde Robert Bulla, Bambi by Felix Salten, Marguerite Henry books, The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams

Biography-

Ethan- Saladin*, Marco Polo**, Leonardo Da Vinci*** (Ethan will also be working through Famous Men of the Middle Ages which will cover vocabulary as well.)

Adam- Charlemagne*, Galileo**, Michelangelo***

Abigail- Leif Ericsson*, Joan of Arc**, Queen Elizabeth***

Math-
Ethan: Teaching Textbooks Pre-Algebra
Adam: Teaching Textbooks Math 7
Abigail- Right Start Mathematics Level C/D

Spanish- Rosetta Stone Level 1

Language Arts-

Ethan- Daily Oral Language, Greek/Latin roots, FMMA vocabulary lists, weekly cursive assignments, daily journaling and writing projects

Adam- D.O.L., Daily journaling and spelling study, weekly cursive assignments and writing projects

Abigail- D.O.L., journaling and spelling study, cursive and writing projects

Art- weekly lessons with Mimi

Piano- weekly lessons
Ethan- Arabesque by Burgmueller, Fur Elise by Beethoven, Spinning Song by Ellmenrich
Adam- Avalanche by Heller, Minuet in G by Bach
Abigail- In May by Behr, Ecossaise by Bach


Individual interests- (encouraged whenever possible...)

Ethan- graphic illustrating using Inkscape, photography (making a photobook using blurb.com)
Adam- woodcarving, cooking (blog), percussion
Abigail- crafting, crafting, crafting! (wants to start a craft blog)