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Who's planning 5th grade!
Here's what I and DS are doing:
Grammar/comp - saxon grammar 5th grade
literature/reading - Seton with their lesson plans
spelling: seton phonics (5th grade) plus a spelling notebook
History: Harcout US history 5th grade civil war to present
Math- finishing saxon 5/4 and staring next sometime first semester
Spanish - might start Fluenz
catechism- baltimore cat. 1 and Father Pablo dvd from Seton (forget the name of it and am too lazy to go upstairs and look!)
What are you all planning?
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Religion: Faith and Life 2x week, Saints 2x week, daily Mass
Math: Teaching Textbooks 5 (still only halfway thru! ) & 6.
Language Arts: daily copywork, Bravewriter..., dictation 3x week
Science: Exploratorium book, weekly nature walks
History: The Middle Ages (spine is Little History of the World) and US History from 1865 to modern day... Haven't figured out spine yet. Lots of living books in this category
Artist, Composer, Poet of the term... Very easy, just for appreciation's sake
And I had planned on continuing the success of Visual Latin, but I really want to start Spanish as well. Since I'm proficient in Spanish it feels like a waste to not teach such a useful language. But I worry that doing BOTH languages simultaneously will be too much...  My boys serve the Latin Mass twice monthly, so Latin is being used... and one son is convinced he has a vocation to the priesthood so it'd be nice for Latin to be familiar to him... but how demanding/awful is it to do two languages at once?
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We take German from an outside class offered locally and study Latin on our own. Maybe it is different in some way with the German acting more in the role of an extra-curricular activity?? But it isn't really a big deal to do both for us. I use Learnables to supplement the German during the week, and they do learn a lot from it while having fun with it since it is a more interactive, computer based program more so than a book, paper, pencil more studious approach.
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Math: Jump Math
Spelling: All About Spelling
Grammar: Easy Grammar
Reading: Stories of the Saints + King of Golden City(CHC)
Writing: Writing Workshop I (CHC)
Social, APS - provincial program
Science: NOEO - Chem/Bio
Religion Faith and Life Online
Music -*possibly* violin lessons and going to as many orchestra and musicals as possible
Phys Ed - karate, hockey, skating, swimming, wall climbing
Art - no curricula, a la Pinterest.
French - outsourced, but L'Art de Lire as well.
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We're basically doing Mater Amabilis Level 2 Year 2, with some tweaking to account for our not having been doing MA as written before, and to make use of books we already own. So we have:
English:
Copywork
Grammar memory work via Memoria Press's English Recitation program
Mary Daly's diagramming worktext for grammar
Literature: still developing that list, but lit related to our history will comprise a good bit of this
Shakespeare on Fridays, using either the Lambs' or H.A. Guerber's retellings of plays set for this year in MA
History:
Our Island Story (British history)
Famous Men of Rome (ancient history)
+historical literature:
The Silver Branch
If All the Swords in England
Adam of the Road
etc
Religion:
Pearls of Peace (rosary)
Great Moments in Catholic History
Bible: Old and New Testament readings, 1 reading each/week
our parish Faith Formation program uses Faith and Life, and he'll be in class this year, so there's that as well
Geography:
Knowledge Quest Our Earth
+literature (Secret of the Andes, etc) as recommended by MA
Math:
Life of Fred
MEP Year 4 (If AmandaV sees this, she'll laugh at me. She's watched me have MEP schizophrenia on my blog for the last several years . . . Now I'm using it as a supplement to Fred)
Science:
He really wants to do geology, so I'm pondering Mary Daly's Doorway of Amethyst as a read for that. Otherwise we'll do MA reading for this level/year.
German: Duolingo.com
In our basket-reading time with his 4th grade sister he'll also be hearing/discussing the following:
a weekly poem
Abraham Lincoln's World
an Usborne art book (art history and studio-type art)
Famous Men of the Middle Ages
Dover's 101 Questions About the Seashore
a wild plant field guide
Young Folks' Picture History of Music
and various novels
We'll also be doing a Book of Centuries this year. Both the 4th and 5th graders will be doing a weekly Gym and Swim class at our YMCA. Our Boy Scout troop is folding, so we're looking at what might replace that in our 5th grader's life: martial arts, perhaps.
My main goal is to further encourage independent reading/work, and to stretch this student, who can be reluctant to extend himself, to take on more challenging reading and writing (i.e. longer and more complex copywork). 5th is middle school, and although we've still got a few years to go before high school, I begin at this stage to think in terms of laying the foundations for readiness for challenging work at that level. Meanwhile, I think we'll all find diagramming interesting and useful.
I don't have a rigid daily schedule, but in my proposed routine, the day will begin with both children together doing math (despite the age difference, I am combining them), then copywork and grammar (memory work on Monday, diagramming on Tuesday and Wednesday). Then they'll do their own reading/narrating for the rest of the school day. Our basket read-aloud time works best as a Lunch Basket.
So, that's us. I posted grid schedules for both kids' work, plus our Lunch basket, here.
Is it just me, or is it TIME for this school year to get rolling? We don't work in the summer, and I'm finding the down time really valuable, but MAN, I'm also itching to get going again (mostly because I'm excited about what we're doing. I'm not this together every year, but when I am, it's hard to wait . . . )
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This will be my last time to teach Gr. 5.  We will be doing:
Math: Math-U-See
Language Arts: copywork, Partnership Writing(Bravewriter,) and also bits and pieces of Classical Composition
History: Ancients using lots of living books and Tapestry of Grace as a very loose guide
Science: Discovering Nature by Queen's Homeschool
Latin: I will be cobbling this together by using bits and pieces of Latina Christiana, Minimus and other resources that I have obtained over the years.
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SallyT wrote:
Our Boy Scout troop is folding, so we're looking at what might replace that in our 5th grader's life: martial arts, perhaps.
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My ds's scout troop also folded. I have been looking at 4H for him- possibly archery or fencing. In the meantime, I am hoping the Scouts of St. George will get going in my area... or possibly an OnMyHonor group.
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I've thought about 4H, too. So far in our area I haven't seen a group that looks like a good fit at a good time for us. I'd love to see either archery or fencing here!
Sally
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My fifth grader is my youngest.
Plans for this year:
Religion:
5th Grade Faith and Life
Saint's books
devotional reading (King of the Golden City, My Path to Heaven)
Memoria Press Christian Studies I.
English:
Spelling and Penmanship: Spell to Read and Write, copywork.
Composition: Writing with Ease Book 3 (Peace Hill Press)
Grammar: English Recitation Lessons (Memoria Press)
Latin:
First Form Latin + Lingua Angelica
Math:
Life of Fred
Ray's Practical Arithmetic
History:
Finishing Famous Men of the Middle Ages, will follow with US History (Guerber, The Thirteen Colonies)
Science:
Not sure yet. We do lots of nature study.
Literature
Various book choices -- I have Adam of the Road, D'Aulaire's Greek Myths, The Hobbit, Farmer Boy, Carry On Mr Bowditch, Phantom Tollbooth, and a few others lined up.
Read Aloud:
Up to Return of the King now in the Lord of the Rings trilogy! We reread LOTR every 3 years or so around here. After we finish, I am not sure what we will replace it with
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Religion-Sunday readings, F&L, Saint Stories
Math- RightStart
History-Fingal's Quest,King Arthur, The King's Thane,
Augustine Came to Kent,Rolf and the Viking Bow,
If All the Swords in England,Magna Charta,
Big John’s Secret,The Trumpeter of Krakow,
Canterbury Tales,Door to the North
St. Joan of Arc, maybe The Merchant of Venice,
The Blood Red Crescent, Set all Afire
Writing- one page narrations of history, religion and science
Science(6 weeks on each)-Botany, Ornithology, Aviation,Astronomy,Physics, world exploration
Poetry-memorize student choice
Spelling-Phonetic Zoo
Typing- free online program
French-Rosetta Stone
Grammar-Winston
Artist and Composer studies
Art-Artistic Pursuits
Copy work-scripture
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5th here:
Math- Rightstart E
Life of Fred (family read aloud daily)
Religion:
Family Faith Formation (from St. Paul Church in MN)- this will be our third and last year; we've really enjoyed it.
Saints bios/ book of Heroes (Amy Wellborn)
Memory Work:
Scripture/various poems
Typing: free on line program and/or Typing Instructor (his choice)
Science:
Sassafrass Science Adventure Zoology
Continue Steve Spangler Science on line (we just watched the science of ice cream episode and made our own  )
Continue Robert Krampf The Happy Scientist on line ( love those daily science pictures)
Nature Journal once a week
History:
US History via Simply Charlotte Mason- early colonial
Program includes geography once weekly
Map Skills
Spelling:
Spelling Wisdom (SCM)
Art: HomeArt Studio with Miss Volin dvds
picture study from SCM
Grammar:
CHC Language of God mixed with The Language Mechanic from the Critical Thinking Press
Writing: Writing Workshop 1 from CHC
written narrations
Reading- Vision books, living history from SCM
Spanish: duolingo
Latin- maybe... Visual Latin dvd
Seems like a lot. Better take my vitamins 
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SallyT wrote:
I've thought about 4H, too. So far in our area I haven't seen a group that looks like a good fit at a good time for us. I'd love to see either archery or fencing here!
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I think my ds is sold on the fencing. Our local fencing club has an on line video that has stirred up the Muskateer in him
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Is any one using something for cursive? She still hasn't mastered it. We finished the CHC ones, I could do just copywork, but she loved the workbook that I think I'm hoping to find one for her, one last one. Any ideas?
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I really like the "Writing Our Catholic Faith" by Universal Publishing! Check it out!
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mommy4ever wrote:
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Daily Handwriting Practice
was recommended here (by I think Angie M) a while ago, and my ds started with it after finishing the CHC books.
It is good practice for him, and it is filled with all kinds of interesting facts. He will continue with it this fall.
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SeaStar wrote:
mommy4ever wrote:
| Is any one using something for cursive? She still hasn't mastered it. We finished the CHC ones, I could do just copywork, but she loved the workbook that I think I'm hoping to find one for her, one last one. Any ideas? |
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Daily Handwriting Practice
was recommended here (by I think Angie M) a while ago, and my ds started with it after finishing the CHC books.
It is good practice for him, and it is filled with all kinds of interesting facts. He will continue with it this fall. |
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Thank you for that! I forgot about the Daily Practice books, they are fantastic for keeping sharp.
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Just finished up 5th grade.
CCM Co-op - incorporates some religion, science, history
Math - TT7 and then moved on to TT Pre-Algebra
Science - Noeo Bio II
History - 1865 to Modern Times
-Stories of America
-Story of the World Audio
-supplementary readings from public library
-maintain personal timeline
State History
-local homeschool group co-op
Religion
-Faith and Life online
-Baltimore Catechism memorization (CCM)
Language Arts
-LLATL Purple Book
-weekly dictation lessons from Spelling Wisdom
-book club x2; readings, discussion, projects (local homeschool group)
Foreign Language (Korean)
-Rosetta Stone
-independent lessons from our exchange student
Geography
-Geography: A Literature Approach
Misc.
-private guitar lessons from DH
-Shakespeare - Midsummer Night's Dream
-Artist Study - Monet
-Composer Study - Bach
-Poet - Whitman
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Bumping this up from last year. I'm working on 5th grade at the moment. Anyone from last year want to share things that worked or didn't?
I'm still undecided for science. I had somewhat of a book list started, but then pulled out Behold & See 5 that I had on hand. I've been reading CM (volume 6) and now feel that I should put the text book away! I'm not sure what to do.
I have The Story Book of Science (by Fabre) already on hand and he will read that no matter. I also have Usborne 100 Science Experiments for him to work through too. He loves doing experiments and making science stuff. Now do I add in a couple more living books or have him read through Behold & See 5?
I forgot to mention he has an interest in rocks at the moment. I keep finding books around the house and he isn't too interested in reading about rocks though. I'm not sure if he should tackle this subject or not in science this year. I don't have any living books on the topic though.
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Ooooh!!! >> Rubbing hands together excitedly <<
Have 2 seconds to throw in my 2 cents!
You've got a fantastic line up already - Fabre is MEATY!!! Not a breeze to read or narrate, but definitely very good! My sciencey guy really likes reading him! Hand over Usborne Science Experiments if he likes that. Tell him if he wants to complete an experiment he has to submit a *needed equipment list* to you before shopping day, and let him take charge of his own experiments! Do not burden yourself with coordinating experiments - I put my kids in charge of that long ago and it works out GREAT! I'm involved, but I don't spin my wheels coordinating science experiments!!
Two options from here:
** Plan out 3 more living books, one for each term, that you put on his schedule. Great! Call it done!
** Unschool it. You can either strew some neat living books on topics he likes, or you can just ask him to choose a book he's interested in for science each term. There are a gazillion ways to work this: book basket for independent reads, bookshelf of *choices*, etc.
Happy planning! Maybe if I have more time later I can look more at this thread - I have a 4th and ½ grader next year. 
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I have a fifth grader next year! Thanks for bumping this thread. I'll read through it carefully.
A few years ago I did physical science with my then 5th grader. Inspired by Jen's blog post we used The Way Things Work, the K'Nex simple machines kits, and snap circuits. It was a big hit, especially since my son's friend joined us for science. My son who will be in 5th this year did the physical science along with his older brother though so I can't do a repeat.
When my oldest ds was interested in rocks we used a kit called Geology Rocks. He really found that interesting but I can't remember where we got it!
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