2007-08 Curriculum

Copying this here to archive it:

History and geography: Sonlight Core C, “Introduction to World Cultures,” a literature-rich program, we also use a timeline and globe
Phonics and reading: finishing Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons in first semester, reading the books it recommends all year, plus lots of other independent reading
Phonics and reading: Starfall.com Learn to Read online activities, plus Level I Reading and Writing Journal for phonics practice
Math: Singapore Earlybird Kindergarten Math 2B, then Singapore Primary Math 1A
Handwriting: Handwriting without Tears finishing Letters and Numbers for Me, then Handwriting witout Tears cursive using own lessons generated with StartWrite 5.0 software
Science: Sonlight Kindergarten Science, in which we use Usbourne books and “Discover and Do” DVD to guide hands-on experiments
Art: Come Look with Me: Enjoying Art with Children, then Animals in Art
Music: Calvert School “Melody Lane” video program plus The Usbourne Story of Music
Sunday School: “Seasons of the Spirit” at Immanuel, “Witness” at Cross
Also learning through life: lots of reading, real-life writing, practical life activities, crafts, nature walks, field trips, helping Mom teach sign language classes, taking care of Dori, participating in community life with Mom and Dad, etc.

Extracurricular activities
Homeschool co-op, meets weekly: fall classes are exploring the human body, sign language, U.S. geography and crafts
AYSO soccer, Saturdays August–October
4-H Club, monthly meetings
Public library story times, weekly plus pajama story times monthly
Considering other classes or lessons, such as piano, swimming, gymnastics or dance

Go State!

Your interesting tidbit of the day, from Sue: I just learned that the founders and owners of Addy's curriculum company (Sarita and John Holzmann of Sonlight.com) are Spartans.

John and Sarita earned their undergraduate degrees (both with honors) at Michigan State University. Sarita earned a B.S. in Dietetics while John earned a B.A. in Philosophy. John went on to earn the M.Div. at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.