The Rest of the Semester

I've had to plan out a schedule for the rest of the semester. I was going to do Konos for the rest of the year, but I've decided to mix things up. Laura did not want to study the Colonial period. My feeling is that she just needs a little change. So, I went through the two Konos volumes that I have borrowed and went to the books I already have. I went through my Learn at Home book that I bought when I first pulled Laura from public school. By combining the two, I have a rough schedule of the rest of the school year. Of course, all schedules are subject to change. Depending on what curriculum I decide to use next year, I may mix some things up again so that Laura isn't repeating the same material two years in a row and getting bored.
There are roughly 16 weeks left in the school year.
Week 1 - Ants/Communities and Towns
Week 2 - Bees/Farming and Communities
Week 3 - Valentines Day - Family & Church
Week 4 - Butterflies/Holidays
Week 5 - Butterflies/Government
Week 6 - Adam & Eve/Government
Week 7 - Noah's Ark & the Flood/Communications
Week 8 - Machines/Communications
Week 9 - Konos Easter Week
Week 10 - Konos Easter Week
Week 11 - Hot Lands, Deserts, The Flood/Brazil
Week 12 - Artic/George Washington & Abe Lincoln
Week 13 - Geology, Vocanoes/Hawaii, Washington, Mt. St. Helens
Week 14 - Geology, Rocks
Week 15 - Geology, Weathering and Erosion
Week 16 - Last week of school - finishing up - possible testing

I realize that this list needs some fine-tuning. For one, I don't have any Social Studies the last month of school. I'm thinking of studying Dinosaurs and how they relate to Creation. Either that or we may study map skills. However, the main curriculum I am looking at for next year begins with map skills. If I get the curriculum fast enough, I may begin it early. It's a unit study, so I can stretch things out if I want. (Still not 100% on curriculum though. Depends on where God leads.)

I've also been looking at books I want Laura to read this year, or read to her. I want her to read roughly 2 books a month (Novels, not books necessarily having to do with what we are studying). I want to read to her 1-2 books a month. For some reason it is easier to figure out what I want to read to Laura than what I want her to read. There are a lot of books I'd love for Laura to read, but I need to stick with options I can get at the library at this time.

Readers
The Secret in the Maple Tree - Nortvedt
Adventures of Laura and Jack - Wilder
School Days - Wilder
The Sword in the Tree - Bulla
The Whipping Boy - Fleischman
A Lion to Guard Us - Bulla
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain - Dalgliesh
Sarah, Plain and Tall - MacLachlan
Stone Fox - Gardiner

Read Alouds
Charlotte's Web - White
Emily's Runaway Imagination - Cleary
More Story Times with Grandma - Yoder
A Little Princess - Burnett
Ralph S. Mouse - Cleary
Pilgrim Boy - Nortvedt
Little House on the Praire - Wilder


If I find any other books that I just HAVE to read instead, I may switch out one or two. I've tried to pick a variety of books, not just present day or historical. I've got a couple Christian novels, though I would like to find more. However, the books I have chosen are all top quality classic novels with good morals portrayed. Many are Sonlight selections, though a few are ones I have at home. A couple are easy little chapter readers, but Laura got them for Christmas and they are Little House books. I thought she'd like them. The reading level is a bit easy for her, but I think the stories will stick with her.