Saturday, December 31, 2011

2011 in Pictures

It's so hard to believe, another year has past.  Here are some memories our family made this year...

Celebrated birthdays....




Scrapbooking Retreat....


Spring Concert....


New rabbit hutch....


A trip to Como Zoo....


Graduation....


Baby animals....



















Softball....

























A trip to the Minnesota Zoo...


Start of a new school year....



















A trip to Scenic Orchard....


Watching the Homecoming Parade....


Starting a new job.....


First Flight....


Getting ready for winter...






































Playing in the snow...























Begging to deer hunt....


Christmas....


















































Playing Monopoly on New Year's Eve....



May you have a blessed and prosperous New Year!
Melissa

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Lesson Plans 2011-2012

I am frequently asked about lesson planning so here is my attempt to show you what a typical day in our homeschool looks like for 1st and 2nd grade.  I've posted 6 weeks of our schedule from the beginning of the year here as well as some of the books/resources used.  (Note: I have changed some resources since the beginning of the year, so this schedule has been modified.  For example, I changed original history plan , click to see former post, and we've since finished the Outdoor Secrets science.)

Vos = The Child's Story Bible by Catherine Vos
The Child's Story Bible

A Picture History of Ancient Rome by: Richard Erdoes

MUS = Math-U-See Beta

Living Math = Math Lessons for a Living Education by: Angela O'Dell

Outdoor Secrets by Simply Charlotte Mason

Pictures in Cursive by Queen Homeschool



LL for the VY = Language Lessons for the Very Young by Queen Homeschool

Handicrafts & Life Skills



Busy Times = Pathway Reader



Date 8/29-9/2
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday    
1
Bible


Vos Ch 1 New Testament

Vos Ch 2

Vos Ch 3

Vos Ch 4


Character Study







History

A Picture History of Ancient Rome
Pg 1-9
A Picture History of Ancient Rome
Pg 10-17
A Picture History of Ancient Rome
Pg 18-25
A Picture History of Ancient Rome
Pg 26-30

A Picture History of Ancient Rome
Pg 30-39

Timeline




Jesus


Riley



Geography



Ruben



Introduction to Geography

Map Skills
Pg 3-5
Continents
R&S pg 31-36

Rd Maps and Globes pg 1-11

Map Skills
Pg 6-7
Continents
R&S pg 37-40

Rd Maps and Globes pg 12-27

Map Skills
Pg  8-11
Directions
R&S pg 41-42

Rd Maps and Globes pg 28-42

Map Skills
Pg 12-15

Riley


Math


Ruben
MUS Beta 1A


Math Lessons for a Living Education 1-1
1B




1-2
1C




1-3
1D




1-4
1E




1-5

Science & Nature Study

Outdoor Secrets
Lesson 12

Outdoor Secrets
Lesson 13

Outdoor Secrets
Lesson 14
Riley

Writing & Copywork

Ruben
Pictures in Cursive


Getty Dubay
Pictures in Cursive
Pictures in Cursive


Getty Dubay
Pictures in Cursive
Pictures in Cursive
Riley

All About
Spelling

Ruben
Step 1: First 26 Phonograms
Step 1
Step 1
Step 1

Riley

Language Arts

Ruben
LL for the VY


Book A
Explode the Code
LL for the VY



Explode the Code
LL for the VY



Explode the Code
LL for the VY



Explode the Code
LL for the VY


Explode the Code

Art & Picture Study






Handicrafts & Life Skills




Nutrition
Music, Hymn & Composer Study





Riley

Reading & Literature

Ruben
Go, Dog. Go!

A Triumph for Flavius  Ch 1-2
Go, Dog. Go!

A Triumph for Flavius Ch 3-4
The Fire Cat

A Triumph for Flavius Ch 5-6
The Fire Cat

A Triumph for Flavius  Ch 7-8
The Fire Cat


Poetry



Bed in Summer


A Thought


Physical Education






Field Trips & Misc.






Books
Games

Rome Antics by David Macauley


Galloping the Globe
Monday    
         Locate continent/country on map
         Read -
         Color and label map
Monday
         Review country
         Vocabulary
         Literature -
Tuesday
         Children Just Like Me
         Color flag
         Missionary
Tuesday
         Animals
         Missionary
         Worksheet
Wednesday
         Read –
         Geographic features
         Map data box
Wednesday
         Literature -
         Activity
         Bible verse
Thursday
         Missionary
         Animals
         Worksheet
Thursday
         Animals
         Worksheet
         Literature -
Friday
         Read –
         Bible verse/copywork
Friday
         Animal report
         Make a meal
Date 9/5-9
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
2
Bible


Vos Ch 5

Vos Ch 6

Vos Ch 7

Vos Ch 8


Character Study







History


A Picture History of Ancient Rome
Pg 40-44
A Picture History of Ancient Rome
Pg 45-49
Cleopatra
Pg 1-24
Cleopatra
Pg 25-48


Timeline



Julius Caesar



Cleopatra

Riley


Geography



Ruben
Oceans
R&S pg 43-45

Look at NG Our World Atlas

Evan Moor pg 1
Coloring Maps
R&S pg 46-47

Introduce DK Children’s Atlas

Map Skills
Pg 16-19
Review
R&S pg 48




Map Skills
Pg 20-21


Rd How to Make and Apple Pie and See the World – see FIAR



Make an apple pie
Riley


Math


Ruben
MUS Beta 1f



Living Math 2-1
 Test 1




2-2
 2a




2-3
 2b




2-4
 2c




2-5

Science & Nature Study

Outdoor Secrets
Lesson 1

Outdoor Secrets
Lesson 2

Outdoor Secrets
Lesson 3
Riley

Writing & Copywork

Ruben
Pictures in Cursive


Getty Dubay
Pictures in Cursive
Pictures in Cursive


Getty Dubay
Pictures in Cursive
Pictures in Cursive
Riley

All About
Spelling

Ruben
 Step 1
Step 1 
Step 1 
Step 1 

Riley

Language Arts

Ruben
LL for the VY



Explode the Code
LL for the VY



Explode the Code
LL for the VY



Explode the Code
LL for the VY



Explode the Code
LL for the VY


Explode the Code

Art & Picture Study






Handicrafts & Life Skills




Cooking: Learning to Peel

Music Hymn & Composer Study





Riley

Reading & Literature

Ruben
Big Ball of String

The Beast of Lor
Ch 1-2

Big Ball of String

The Beast of Lor
Ch 3-4
Big Ball of String

The Beast of Lor
Ch 5-6
Busy Times

The Beast of Lor
Ch 7-8
Busy Times

The Beast of Lor
Ch 9-10

Poetry




At the Seaside


Young Night


Physical Education






Field Trips & Misc.
 Apple Orchard





Books
Games

The Librarian Who Measured the Earth by: Kathryn Lasky

Galloping the Globe
Monday    
         Locate continent/country on map
         Read -
         Color and label map
Monday
         Review country
         Vocabulary
         Literature -

Tuesday
         Children Just Like Me
         Color flag
         Missionary
Tuesday
         Animals
         Missionary
         Worksheet

Wednesday
         Read –
         Geographic features
         Map data box
Wednesday
         Literature -
         Activity
         Bible verse

Thursday
         Missionary
         Animals
         Worksheet
Thursday
         Animals
         Worksheet
         Literature -

Friday
         Read –
         Bible verse/copywork
Friday
         Animal report
         Make a meal


Date 9/12-16
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

3
Bible


Vos Ch 9

Vos Ch 10

Vos Ch 11

Vos Ch 12



Character Study








History


A Picture History of Ancient Rome
Pg 50
Caesar Augustus Pg 2-8
Caesar Augustus Pg 9-18
Caesar Augustus Pg 19-24



Timeline








Riley


Geography


Ruben
The Globe
R&S pg 96-98


Map Skills
Pg 22-23
Hemispheres
R&S pg 100-102

Worksheets




Rivers & Lakes
R&S pg 103-107

Rd Grandfather’s Journey – see FIAR


Riley


Math


Ruben
MUS Beta 2f



Living Math 3-1
Test 2




3-2 
3a




3-3 
3b




3-4 
3c




3-5 


Science & Nature Study

Outdoor Secrets
Lesson 4

Outdoor Secrets
Lesson 5

Outdoor Secrets
Lesson 15

Riley

Writing & Copywork

Ruben
Pictures in Cursive


Getty  Dubay
Pictures in Cursive
Pictures in Cursive


Getty Dubay
Pictures in Cursive
Pictures in Cursive

Riley

All About
Spelling

Ruben
 Step 1

Step 1 



Riley


Language Arts

Ruben
LL for the VY




Explode the Code
LL for the VY




Explode the Code
LL for the VY




Explode the Code
LL for the VY




Explode the Code
LL for the VY




Explode the Code


Art & Picture Study







Handicrafts & Life Skills




Cooking: Using the Toaster

Music Hymn & Composer Study






Riley

Reading & Literature

Ruben
Busy Times

Facing the Lion: Growing up Maasai on the African Savanna
Ch. 1
Busy Times

Ch 2

Busy Times

Ch 3

Busy Times

Ch 4

Busy Times

Ch 5



Poetry



Autumn Fires


Rain



Physical Education







Field Trips & Misc.






Books
Games

Ancient Rome by: Peter Connolly


Galloping the Globe
Monday    
         Locate continent/country on map
         Read -
         Color and label map
Monday
         Review country
         Vocabulary
         Literature -
Tuesday
         Children Just Like Me
         Color flag
         Missionary
Tuesday
         Animals
         Missionary
         Worksheet
Wednesday
         Read –
         Geographic features
         Map data box
Wednesday
         Literature -
         Activity
         Bible verse
Thursday
         Missionary
         Animals
         Worksheet
Thursday
         Animals
         Worksheet
         Literature -
Friday
         Read –
         Bible verse/copywork
Friday
         Animal report
         Make a meal

Date 9/19-23
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
4
Bible


Vos Ch 13

Vos Ch 14

Vos Ch 15

Vos Ch 16


Character Study






History

Caesar Augustus Pg 25-30
Caesar Augustus Pg 31-36




Timeline





Augustus Caesar


Riley

Geography


Ruben




Vocabulary


Literature
Worksheets


Cities
R&S pg 108-111

Rd Miss Rumphius – see FIAR
 A True Book: North America by: David Peterson
Riley


Math


Ruben
MUS Beta 3d 


Living Math
4-1
 3e




4-2
 3f




4-3
 Test 3




4-4
 4a




4-5

Science & Nature Study

Outdoor Secrets
Lesson 16

Outdoor Secrets
Lesson 17

Outdoor Secrets
Lesson 18
Riley

Writing & Copywork

Ruben
Pictures in Cursive


Getty Dubay
Pictures in Cursive
Pictures in Cursive


Getty Dubay
Pictures in Cursive
Pictures in Cursive
Riley

All About
Spelling

Ruben
 Step 1
Step 1 
Step 1 
Step 1 
Step 1 
Riley

Language Arts

Ruben
LL for the VY


Explode the Code
LL for the VY


Explode the Code
LL for the VY


Explode the Code
LL for the VY


Explode the Code
LL for the VY


Explode the Code

Art & Picture Study






Handicrafts & Life Skills





Cooking: Cooking with Eggs
Music Hymn & Composer Study





Riley


Reading & Literature


Ruben
Busy Times


 Ch 6
Busy Times


 Ch 7
Busy Times


Ch 8
Busy Times


 Ch 9
Busy Times


 Ch 10

Poetry



Pirate Story


Foreign Lands


Physical Education






Field Trips & Misc.







Books
Games

 Henry Explores the Mountains by: Mark Taylor

The Discovery of the Americas by: Betsy & Giulio Maestro

Toot & Puddle by Holly Hobbie

Galloping the Globe
Monday    
         Locate continent/country on map
         Read -
         Color and label map
Monday
         Review country
         Vocabulary
         Literature -
Tuesday
         Children Just Like Me
         Color flag
         Missionary
Tuesday
         Animals
         Missionary
         Worksheet
Wednesday
         Read –
         Geographic features
         Map data box
Wednesday
         Literature -
         Activity
         Bible verse
Thursday
         Missionary
         Animals
         Worksheet
Thursday
         Animals
         Worksheet
         Literature -
Friday
         Read –
         Bible verse/copywork
Friday
         Animal report
         Make a meal

Date 9/26-30
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
5
Bible


Vos Ch 17

Vos Ch 18

Vos Ch 19

Vos Ch 20


Character Study







History


A Picture History of Ancient Rome
Pg 51-53

Pompeii…Buried Alive!
Ch 1
Pompeii…Buried Alive!
Ch 2


Timeline



Nero



Riley

Geography

Ruben

North America Canada
R&S pg 8-12


Map Skills pg 28

R&S pg 13-17
R&S pg 18-20
Riley

Math

Ruben
MUS Beta 4b


Living Math
5-1
 4c



5-2
 4d



5-3
 4e



5-4
 4f



5-5

Science &
Nature Study

Outdoor Secrets
Lesson 31

Outdoor Secrets
Lesson 32

Outdoor Secrets
Lesson 33
Riley

Writing & Copywork

Ruben
Pictures in Cursive


Getty Dubay
Pictures in Cursive
Pictures in Cursive


Getty Dubay
Pictures in Cursive
Pictures in Cursive
Riley

All About
Spelling

Ruben
 Step 2
Step 2 

Step 2 

Riley

Language Arts

Ruben
LL for the VY


Explode the Code
LL for the VY


Explode the Code
LL for the VY


Explode the Code
LL for the VY


Explode the Code
LL for the VY


Explode the Code

Art & Picture Study




Mary Cassatt

Handicrafts & Life Skills




Cooking: Using the Stove
Music Hymn & Composer Study





Riley

Reading & Literature

Ruben
Busy Times

Ch 11 & Afterward
Busy Times


Busy Times


Busy Times


Busy Times



Poetry



Windy Nights


Travel


Physical Education






Field Trips & Misc.







Books
Games

 Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists

The Web at Dragonfly Pond by: Brian "Fox" Ellis

Galloping the Globe         Week 5 & 6
Monday    
         Locate continent/country on map
         Read - Countries of the World:Canada by: M. Dahl
         Color and label map
Monday
         Review country - Count Your Way Through Canada
         Vocabulary
         Literature - A Regular Rolling Noah
Tuesday
         Children Just Like Me pg. 23
         Color flag
         Missionary Stories w/Millers 185-194
Tuesday
         Animals -The Snow Fox: A Tale of Canada
         Missionary Stories pg. 195-202
        
Wednesday
         Read – Cartier Hudson - Explorer
         Geographic features - St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay
         Map data box
Wednesday
         Literature - Flight of the Union
         Activity - Make a Canada forest scene
         Bible verse - Psalm 46:1
Thursday - Walk in the Boreal Forest
        
         Animals - Wildlife in Canada by: Lynn Stone
         Worksheet
Thursday
         Animals - Moose
   
         Literature - The Fiddler of the Northern Lights
Friday
         
         Bible verse/copywork - Psalm 46:1
Friday
         Animal report - Choose animal to report on
         Make a meal - Maple Chicken, Wild Rice, Blueberry dessert

Date 10/3-7
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
6
Bible


Vos Ch 21

Vos Ch 22

Vos Ch 23

Vos Ch 24


Character Study







History

Pompeii…Buried Alive!
Ch 3

A Picture History of Ancient Rome
Pg 54-55
A Picture History of Ancient Rome
Pg 56-59


Timeline



Mount Vesuvius


Constantine

Riley

Geography

Ruben
R&S pg 21-25
R&S pg 26-27

R&S pg 28-30

Riley


Math


Ruben
MUS Beta
Test 4


  
Living Math 7-1
 5a





7-2
 5b





7-3
 5c





7-4
 5d





7-5

Science & Nature Study
Outdoor Secrets
Lesson 43

Outdoor Secrets
Lesson 44

Outdoor Secrets
Lesson 9
Riley

Writing & Copywork

Ruben
Pictures in Cursive


Getty Dubay
Pictures in Cursive
Pictures in Cursive


Getty Dubay
Pictures in Cursive
Pictures in Cursive
Riley

All About
Spelling

Ruben
 Step 2
Step 3 
Step 3 
Step 3 

Riley

Language Arts

Ruben
LL for the VY


Explode the Code
LL for the VY


Explode the Code
LL for the VY


Explode the Code
LL for the VY


Explode the Code
LL for the VY


Explode the Code

Art & Picture Study





Mary Cassatt

Handicrafts & Life Skills




Cooking: Learning about Salads
Music Hymn & Composer Study





Riley

Reading & Literature


Ruben
Busy Times


Busy Times


Busy Times


Busy Times


Busy Times



Poetry



Singing


Looking Forward


Physical Education






Field Trips & Misc.







Books
Games

Suzette & the Puppy by: Joan Sweeney

Galloping the Globe
Monday    
         Locate continent/country on map
         Read -
         Color and label map
Monday
         Review country
         Vocabulary
         Literature -
Tuesday
         Children Just Like Me
         Color flag
         Missionary
Tuesday
         Animals
         Missionary
         Worksheet
Wednesday
         Read –
         Geographic features
         Map data box
Wednesday
         Literature -
         Activity
         Bible verse
Thursday
         Missionary
         Animals
         Worksheet
Thursday
         Animals
         Worksheet
         Literature -
Friday
         Read –
         Bible verse/copywork
Friday
         Animal report
         Make a meal

The "Character Study" is currently being worked in with Bible stories and Missionary Stories with the Millers that we are reading for Geography.


For Geography, we use Galloping the Globe as a primary resource, along with Beginning Geography: Continents and Oceans by Evan Moor, Map Skills for Today by Weekly Reader, and Rod & Staff Our Father's World: Grade 2 Social Studies.   We read many books and do Galloping the Globe activities.  Click here to see our Christmas Around the World study with Galloping the Globe


For "Physical Education" our kids run, walk, climb, play, ride bike, cut wood, throw hay bales, swim, etc.  We are a rural farm family that doesn't have satellite TV and video games.  Our kids are extremely active so I don't necessarily track hours at this age, though I'm sure it would be approx. 1/2 the day, some days more.  


Unfortunately, we haven't done much with "Music Hymn & Composer Study" so far this year.  But it is something I'd love to get into in the new year.  I'm very intrigued by Nadene's plan at Practical Pages.  


I'd love to hear any comments or questions you may have regarding our schedule!