Friday, November 4, 2011

Grade 1 (2011/12) -Update

Updated from the original post on May 2011

The school year is in progress and as suspected there are things I didn't like about our original plan and things that just don't work for S.  So here are the current changes. :)

Again I will continue to update as we progress through 1st Grade! :)

LANGUAGE ARTS
- Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons - DONE (Oct 2011)
- Various reading level books - read alouds and reading together
- Explode the Code (1, 1.5, and 2)  (didn't work for us)

-  Learning Language Arts Through Literature (looks like a better fit)
- Spectrum Reading (gr 1) - was a grasping at Straws move.
- (no spelling yet) - eventually Spelling Workout (probably start in Jan)
- writing practice - some cards to family and various workbooks (working on this)
- (no Grammar yet) - Growing with Grammar 1

MATH
- Singapore Math US Edition (1A and 1B) - (love this making great progress!)
- Various online computer games

HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY
-K12 Grade K and 1st History - not loving this thinking of doing my own material

SCIENCE/HEALTH
- K12 Grade K and 1st Science - not loving this seeking to do my own material


LANGUAGES
- Sign Language at home
- Possibly Rosetta Stone (French or Spanish)


ARTS/CRAFTS/MUSIC
- Artistic Pursuits
- Piano

EXTRACURRICULAR
- Swimming
- Soccer
- Possibly Dance Class
- Daisies (??)
- others as interests permit!

I will continue to update as we progress through this first year! :)

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