Books and Things
Hunter 2nd Grade
Singapore 2A — 3 pages per day
Living Math
Read alouds or audiobooks: Dragon Rider, Chronicles of Narnia, The Hatchet
Narration
The Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reading — 1 lesson a day
Explode the Code Book 2 — 3 pages per day for spelling and reading
Scholastic Little Leveled Readers — 1 book a day
Abeka Tiptoes — 1 story a day including phonics
Various level 1 books
Copywork
Language Experience Approach for his stories
Discover America State by State
FIAR & other go-along books for state study
State quilt block wwap — beginning sewing
Various science experiments and nature study
Handicrafts
Composer and artist appreciation
Shakespeare, various kids books
Chandler Kindergarten
Arithmetic Village
Living Math
Read alouds: Mother Goose, Aesop’s Fables, Fairy Tales
Spontaneous narration
Explode the Code Book B
Scholastic Little Leveled Readers (he is reading these well)
Abeka Fun with Pets
Various beginning and level 1 books
Spontaneous Copywork
Tag-along with brother on the State projects and science experiments and nature study
Handicrafts
Composer and Artist Appreciation
Two hours of outdoor time per day from October to April
Various field trips, which adds to the cost, but we would do these as a family anyway.
Extra “things” we really use:
Library cards
Abacus
Gems and Boxes for Arithmetic Village
Math War Card Game
Dominos
Roll Cage Bingo
Wood Tanagrams
Dry erase boards and paper/pencil
Word flash cards for games on the floor
Small bean bags made from socks and beans
Word Bingo
Dr. Seuss ABC Matching Game
Zingo
Bananagrams
Scrabble Slam
Blister Microscope
Wall Maps — World and US
Sorry!
Slamwich
Blokus
Various Handicraft Supplies
iPod apps
I guess this doesn’t look so simple on paper, but it really is simple to implement. Most of this is a natural part of our day and we just added the workbooks recently. Hunter does not like the workbooks, but I feel like we are covering all the bases, so we are doing them.
We listen to audio books from the library in the car, on short or long trips. It’s a continuing story. We read books, play games and make things already. Hunter will get out his blister microscope when he finds something he thinks is worth looking it. Both boys play and use their imaginations. They have iPods and these are a nice extra, but really not necessary. Nearly everything on this list we get from the library or bought it used or at a sale price. The workbooks are inexpensive too.
To buy everything on this list brand new, except iPods/apps and books/audios from library, would be around $428. Would you consider family games and handicrafts a homeschooling expense? I added the games to the total, but not handicraft supplies. The Blister Microscope was around $70 when we bought it. An inexpensive bug loupe or magnifying glass would work too.
With out the extra “things” the total is around $150.
Sounds like a really thorough, fun and creative way to go. Great job!
Great list! We LOVE books on audio too. My son (12) liked the Dragon Rider on audio. Have you seen the books by or about homeschoolers on Homeschool Literature.com That is a great site to find books. My son loves to go and look to see what is new on there. He is not big on reading to himself but to have a book read to him out loud or off an audio, he is there!
You list looks great and full of fun!
Lil’ Momma
Living with a hard working husband, 1 toddler, 1 preschooler and 1 middle schooler who are Five in Training for HIM
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