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Kimball Curriculum 2004-2022 In process...
Kimball Curriculum
2004-2022
Our school grew and changed over the years. It began with the Principle Approach and Five in a Row. Slowly, I added elements from Charlotte Mason, Veritas Press, Youth With A Mission, and other minor publishers where I found a particular item that I loved. Over time I found that Charlotte Mason's philosophy (CM inspired curriculum found free at amblesideonline.org ) was most similar to my own, although I did add more overt Christian materials to it and more of a missions emphasis. In highschool we leaned heavily on christian co ops. As you peruse the links, notice the grades flow into one another, so if you have a first grader, you may want to check out links for preschool and second grade.
Preschool
School, Devotions, Media, Character Development
Kindergarten
Learning the Alphabet with boys
Reading method: Writing Road to Reading (classic part to whole style method)
Math u See Math (for all grades including Pre-Cal and consumer math)
First Grade
*My Big Mistake and How I corrected it for the other kids
Wholesome Books for Brown Girls
Aprons of Virtue: Handicrafts and Character study
Biblical purpose of Art in the homeschool curriculum
Science through narrative: Bird stories
Nature study: Burgess Bird book
Old School MacGuffey readers for daily reading lessons. I wish I did not have the newer revised, because I have learned since that as lovely as these were and better than modern readers, they had actually already stripped them of their religious content. The 1830's and 1850 versions are MUCH BETTER!!!!
Second Grade
Overview plan for Abigail in 2009, a mix of Principle Approach and Charlotte Mason methods
Character Training/Spiritual Development
Links for the Year with Games, Math Drills, Piano
Cursive/Copy work with Scripture
Old School Blue Back Speller for spelling supplementation
Reading method: Words Their Way (Discovery style for big picture learners. Whole to part
Third Grade
Links for the Year with Games, Math Drills, Piano
Science & the Hollings books, "Pagoo"
Fourth Grade
History & American Girl Tea Party
History (YWAM heroes) & Orphan Day
Nessy (Reading program for kids that struggle with dyslexia)
Fifth Grade
Family centered Fiction for Boys & Girls
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JR. HIGH:
Sixth Grade
Summer Reading for Sixth Grader
Art, Nature study, Science experiments, Weather, Map Quizzing
Art Appreciation: Picture Study
Switched Math over to Teaching Textbooks for our last child
Seventh Grade
Math & Science & Art & Literature interrelate and blow our brains!
A History of the Middle Ages that doesn't bash the church
Sayings of the Desert Fathers Ambleside's "Saints & Heroes" book is designed to inspire children with holy heroes, although there is an anti-Catholic sentiment that we do not appreciate. We balance that with books that lean the other way. We find that we can learn from Christians of all times and places.
Eighth Grade
Handicrafts/Art/Handwork/Home Economics for 6th to 8th Grade:
High school Planning:
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Ninth Grade- We continue to follow the amblesideonline.org subjects subtracting and adding according to the child and their interests. My daughters both apprenticed with their Dad's business at this time. My son pursued mechanics and youtube under his Dad's guidance.
Art, Nature study, Science experiments, Weather, Map Quizzing
Rethinking Math for Highschool
Math u See Math (for all grades including Pre-Cal and Consumer Math)
Spanish from Rosetta Stone
Tenth Grade
Curriculum: books; handicrafts
Eleventh Grade
Service: child care of foster baby
Speech at the local community college
Twelfth Grade
Statistics at the local christian college
Psychology at the local community college plus the Rebuilding of Psychologyby Dr. Gary Collins
Old Testament at an online christian college; Bethan's Old Testament timeline in process
Spanish from Rosetta Stone
Christian character books from Generations.org
High school Art/Handicraft/Home Economics/Mechanics etc.
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FIELD TRIPS
Yellowstone National Park: playing in the creek
Greenfield Village and Ford Museum
Museum of Science and Industry's new "Numbers in Nature"
Harold Washington Library and Media room w/3D printer
Bike ride to The Plant in Back of Yards: aquaponics lesson
Saganacky Slough and a forgotten treasure, Historic Riverside
Sand Ridge Nature Center in Indiana
Ice Skating at Midway Plaisance & reading Hans Brinker
Englischer Garten: Munich, Germany
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FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL POWER UP
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HOLIDAYS
40 homeschool kids in one huge Valentine's day party
Easter:
50 Days of Easter:
Fourth of July:
Ethiopian New Year:
Harvest Party:
Christmas:
Epiphany: Celebration of the 12 Days of Christmas
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Graduation Reflections
Encouragement for Moms:
How do I get started with Charlotte Mason?
11 For through wisdom your days will be many,
and years will be added to your life.
Pr. 9:11-12