2012-2013 School Year

We have 29 days left to our school year (not that we're counting down or anything!).  That said, I thought I'd post what we've used and found to be helpful in our studies this year.

Language Arts
All About Spelling (for grades pre-K, 3, 4)
Spell to Write & Read (for grades 3, 4)
WISE Guide for Spelling (for grades 3, 4)
Institute for Excellence in Writing, Student Writing Intensive Level A (for grades 3, 4)

Math
Singapore Math (for grades pre-K, 3, 4)
Math Mammath units for areas needing extra attention and study

World & American History
Story of the World, Volume 3 and Student Activity Book
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne for a geography & history unit study
The American Revolution by Homeschool in the Woods
The Early Nineteenth Century in America by Homeschool in the Woods

 Mr. Pipes and the British Hymnwriters by Douglas Bond

 Mr. Pipes and Psalms and Hymns of the Reformation by Douglas Bond

Videos, links & other resources:
Taj Mahal

Palace at Versailles

Pearl Harbor - here, here and here

Dickens’ London in pictures

Amazing Grace, movie by Bristol Bay Productions

Liberty’s Kids series 

Why Don’t You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?  By Fritz

Nova – The Wright Brothers video

The Boy Who Invented Television: The Story of Philo Farnsworth by Krull

Scholastic Encyclopedia of the North American Indian  by Ciment

The Trail of Tears by Bruchac

If You Lived with the Cherokee by Roop

Mameluke sword

Barbary pirates

Lewis & Clark

Civics

Story of the World, Volume 3 and Student Activity Book

Government & elections: here, here and here

Citizenship
USA Presidents’ Song to tune of 10 Little Indians

Science

Handbook of Nature Study by Comstock

Blue Planet – Tidal Seas

Nova – Hubble’s Amazing Rescue

The Body Book by Scholastic

First Encyclopedia of the Human Body by Usborne

Geography 

Story of the World, Volume 3 and Student Activity Book

Geography Songs by Troxel

The American Revolution by Homeschool in the Woods

Around the World in 8o Days by Verne

Global Treasures Videos by Travel Video Store: Napoleon’s Tomb; St. Petersburg, Russia,; Versailles, France; Paris, France; The Grand Canal, Venice Italy; The Forum of Rome

The Early Nineteenth Century in America by Homeschool in the Woods

Art & Music

Classics for Kids 

Art projects

Drawing with Children by Brooks

Safety Education

  Fire safety

 

Current Events

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