K-12 Yearly Curricula

Our homeschooling is evolving, yet again, in an unexpected direction.

Our period of deschooling seems to be over - at least, for the time being - and, we're heading into a time of integrating more formal work into our unschooling lifestyle.

This formal work will be limited to basic English skills (in the younger years), classical languages, Maths and literature to allow for in-depth learning. We'll use a one-on-one mentoring approach and I'll study alongside the children.

The rest of our homeschooling will be interest-led, applying the unschooling principles that have sparked the creativity and enthusiasm of our recent learning. Good literature and read alouds will form a large part of the curriculum.

I've streamlined our old plans to give me a clear idea of our goals and our potential resources, and, also, to identify priorities between the structured and informal components of our schooling. As far as the classical subjects go, the children will learn at their own pace, so the grade levels are merely a loose guide. With the unstructured learning, the books and activities serve as suggestions and/or desired goals, rather than formal checklists.

K-12 Yearly Curricula
Kindergarten
1. Religion ? Bible stories, Catholic prayers, saints stories
2. Maths ? Manipulation using cuisinere rods, blocks, sand, water, playdough, etc
3. Reading/writing ? McGuffey?s Primer, Ladybird readers, writing/phonics workbook
4. Literature ? English Fairy Tales, Dr. Seuss, Beatrix Potter, A. A. Milne, Shirley Hughes, Kate Greenaway, Robert Louis Stevenson (verses), Mother Goose rhymes, picture books
5. Classical studies - Aesop?s Fables
5. Other ? journaling, nature study, cooking, art & craft, home crafts, hobbies, classic music CDs, drama DVDs, documentaries

Year 1
1. Religion ? St. Joseph?s First Communion Catechism, Bible stories, Leading Little Ones to Mary, prayers
2.Maths - Maths text (selections only), manipulation using concrete materials
3. Reading/writing ? McGuffey?s First Eclectic Reader, Ladybird readers, writing/phonics workbook
4. Literature ? Grimm?s Fairytales, books by Hans Christian Andersen, Michael Bond, Walter de la Mare, Hugh Lofting, Dr. Seuss, James Whitcomb Riley, James Herriot's Treasury for Children, picture books
5. Classical studies - Greek and Roman myths
6. Other ? journaling, nature study, cooking, art & craft, home crafts, hobbies, classic music CDs, drama DVDs, documentaries

Year 2
1. Religion ? Catholic Family Catechism, biography of St. Louis de Montfort, Bible stories, prayers
2. Maths ? Maths text (selections only), manipulation using concrete materials
3. Reading/writing ? McGuffey?s Second Eclectic Reader, Ladybird readers, writing/phonics workbook
4. Literature ? books by Lewis Carroll, Charles Kingsley, C.S. Lewis (Narnia), Robert Louis Stevenson, Mary Pope Osborne, James Barrie, Norman Lindsay, poetry
5. Classical Studies - Norse myths
6. Other ? journaling, nature study, cooking, art & craft, home crafts, hobbies, classic music CDs, drama DVDs, documentaries, start piano lessons

Year 3
1. Religion - Catholic Family Catechism, biography of St. Therese of Lisieux, Bible stories, prayers
2. Maths - Maths text (selections only), manipulation using concrete materials
3. Literature ? McGuffey?s Third Eclectic Reader, books by H. G. Wells, Laura Ingalls Wilder, C.S. Lewis (Narnia), P. L. Travers, Astrid Lindgren, Twins and Cousins geography books, historical novels, poetry
4. Classical Studies - D'Aulaires' Greek Myths, copywork
5. Latin ? Latin chants
6. Other ? journaling, nature study, cooking, art & craft, home crafts, hobbies, art & music appreciation, drama DVDs, documentaries, biographies, piano lessons, possible project: animal & plant classifications

Year 4
1. Religion ? Catholic Family Catechism, biography of Bl. Imelda, Bible stories, prayers
2. Maths ? Maths text (selections only), manipulation using concrete materials
3. Literature ? McGuffey?s Fourth Eclectic Reader, books by C.S. Lewis, Louisa May Alcott, Noel Streatfield, Mary Norton, E. B. White, Tom Playfair books, Twins and Cousins books, historical novels, poetry, Shakespeare ? Beautiful Stories from Shakepeare
4. Classical Studies - Famous Men of Rome, copywork
5. Latin ? Latin Primer Book 1, Our Greek and Latin Roots
6. Other ? journaling, nature study, cooking, art & craft, home crafts, hobbies, art & music appreciation, drama DVDs, documentaries, biographies, piano lessons, possible project: light & sound experiments

Year 5
1. Religion ? Catholic Family Catechism, saints biographies, Bible stories, prayers
2. Maths ? Maths text (selections only), real life Maths
3. Literature ? McGuffey?s Fifth Eclectic Reader, books by C.S. Lewis, Roald Dahl, L.M. Montgomery, Rudyard Kipling, Eleanor Farjeon, Bethlehem novels, historical novels, poetry, Shakespeare ? Beautiful Stories from Shakepeare
4. Classical Studies - Famous Men of Greece, copywork
5. Latin ? Latin Primer 1 and 2, Our Greek and Latin Roots
6. Other ? journaling, nature study, Horrible Science books, cooking, art & craft, home crafts, hobbies, art & music appreciation, drama DVDs, documentaries, biographies, piano lessons, possible project: Space

Year 6
1. Religion ? Catholic Family Catechism, saints biographies, Bible stories, prayers, The Story of St. Bernadette
2. Maths ? Maths text (selections only), real life Maths
3. Literature ? McGuffey?s Sixth Eclectic Reader, books by E. Nesbit, Kenneth Grahame, Richard Adams, Kate Douglas Wiggins, Bethlehem novels, historical novels, poetry, Shakespeare ? Lamb's Tales, DVDs
4. Classical Studies - Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey, copywork
5. Latin - Cambridge Latin Course Book 1
6. Greek - Elementary Greek
7. Other ? journaling, nature study, Horrible Science books, cooking, art & craft, home crafts, hobbies, art & music appreciation, drama DVDs, documentaries, biographies, piano lessons, possible project: botany

Year 7
1. Religion ? True Devotion to Mary (St. Louis de Montfort), saints biographies, Bible stories, prayers, All About the Angels
2. Maths ? Maths text, real life Maths
3. Literature ? books by Jules Verne, Daniel Defoe, Thomas Hughes, Jean Fabre, Alexandre Dumas, historical novels, poetry, Shakespeare ? The Merchant of Venice, DVDs
4. Classical Studies - Virgil's The Aeneid
5. Latin ? Cambridge Latin Course Book 2
6. Greek - Elementary Greek
7. Other ? journaling, nature study, Horrible Science books, cooking, art & craft, home crafts, hobbies, art & music appreciation, drama DVDs, documentaries, biographies, piano lessons, possible science study: Archimedes & the Door to Science

Year 8
1. Religion ? Bible readings, saints biographies, My Imitation of Christ (Thomas ? Kempis), My Daily Bread, Jesus ? Our Eucharistic Love, prayers
2. Maths ? Maths text, real life Maths
3. Literature ? books by Jules Verne, J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, James Herriot, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, historical novels, poetry, Shakespeare ? A Midsummer Night's Dream, DVDs
4. Classical Studies - Aeschylus' The Oresteia
5. Science ? nature study, Galen & the Gateway to Medicine, biographies of scientists
6. Latin ? Cambridge Latin Course Book 3
7. Greek - Elementary Greek, Athenaze Greek
8. Other ? journaling, drama DVDs, documentaries, home crafts, hobbies, piano lessons

Year 9
1. Religion ? Bible readings, saints biographies, Church-approved miracles, The Blessed Eucharist (Fr. Michael M?ller), prayers
2. Maths ? Maths text, real life Maths
3. Literature ?books by Bront? sisters, Mark Twain, Jane Austin, Tolkien, Charles Dickens, Anne W. Carroll, poetry, Shakespeare ? Hamlet, DVDs
4. Classical Studies - Sophocles' The Theban Plays, Euripides' The Bacchantes, Aristotle's Poetics
5. Science ? Astronomy & Earth science
6. Latin ? Cambridge Latin Course Book 3, Henle Latin
7. Greek ? Elementary Greek, Athenaze Greek
8. Other ? journaling, drama DVDs, documentaries, home crafts, hobbies, piano lessons

Year 10
1. Religion ? Bible readings, The Outline of the Catholic Church, prayers
2. Maths ? Maths text, real life Maths
3. Written expression ? essay & report writing skills
4. Literature ? books by Charles Dickens, George Orwell, Plutarch, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert Hugh Benson, William Makepeace Thackeray, Anne W. Carroll, Shakespeare ? King Lear, DVDs
5. Classical Studies - Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
6. Science ? Biology
7. Latin ? Cambridge Latin Course Book 4, Henle Latin
8. Greek ? Elementary Greek, Athenaze Greek

Year 11
1. Religion ? Humanae Vitae (Pope Paul, 1968), bible readings, Apologetics & Catholic Doctrine ? Bishop Sheehan
2. Maths ? Maths text, real life Maths
3. Written expression ? essay & report writing skills
4. Literature ? books by Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope, G. K. Chesterton, Plutarch, Tolstoy, Hilaire Belloc, Shakespeare ? Macbeth, DVDs
5. Classical Studies - Marcus Aurelius' Meditations
6. Science ? Darwinism v. Creationism
7. Latin ? Cambridge Latin Course Book 5, Henle Latin
8. Greek ? Elementary Greek, Athenaze Greek

Year 12
1. Religion ? Casti Connubi (Pope Pius XI, 1930), bible readings, Catechism of the Catholic Church, prayers
2. Maths ? Maths text, real life Maths
3. Written expression ? essay & report writing skills
4. Literature ? books by Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo, Emily Bronte, George Eliot, Evelyn Waugh, Dostoyevsky, Jane Austin, Shakespeare ? Henry VII, DVDs
5. Classical Studies - Plato's The Republic
6. Science ? Chemistry, The Periodic Table
7. Latin ? Henle Latin
8. Greek ? Elementary Greek, Athenaze Greek

Source: http://creatingwithwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/08/classical-studies-and-unschooling-ideas.html

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