Managing our Homeschool Days

I thought I'd post our tentative fall 2011 full school day schedule for those who may be interested in seeing how I "juggle" teaching 4 kiddos at home.  They are color coded, just as you see in our curriculum post.  I got the idea to do something like this from the book Managers of Their Schools.  We are not quite as detailed as they, but it gives us a general overview of what to expect on a typical full day of school.  I do a separate schedule for a half-day of school, when we have our home school music days or simply decide to take an afternoon off for whatever reason (company, field trips, beautiful sunshiny days instead of snow days, etc...)  I'm sure this may get tweaked a bit once we get the ball rolling and I have a better idea of the reality of things, but this gives us something tangible to work with.  By having it stored in a word document, I can go to it any time and tweak it pretty effortlessly.  We've done this for the last two years now, and the kids and I both appreciate the smooth flow and independence that it allows.  Some may think that a schedule like this is stifling, but we find that we are much more productive with it, and things actually get done...and then some. :)
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Homeschool Curriculum Plans 2011-2012 (Final Draft)

Sister Strings-11th grade (7.5 credits)


BIBLE:  Demolishing Strongholds (*worldview curriculum together with Brother Brass*-once/week); various Bible doctrine books

HISTORY:  ACE U.S. History ;  For you they Signed (2x's/week); Drive Thru History DVDs


ENGLISH:  Wordsmith Craftsman; CLE English Handbook Grammar Review; BJUP American Literature (online streaming); Word Roots (computer game)

 ALGEBRA 2 (finish)/GEOMETRY:  Teaching Textbooks

SCIENCE:   A Beka Physical Science (DVD course with Brother Brass)

ELECTIVES: 
FRENCH 2:  Rosetta Stone
PERFORMING ARTS:  Home school Orchestra/Violin Lessons
LOGIC (2nd semester):  Fallacy Detective/The Thinking Toolbox


Brother Brass-9th: (7 credits)

BIBLE:  Demolishing Strongholds (worldview course *with Sister Strings*-once/week); Who Am I? And What am I Doing Here? (Apologia)

HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY:  A Beka History of the World/Geography (online streaming)

ENGLISH:  ACE English I;  ACE Etymology; IEW SWI-B

SCIENCE:  A Beka Physcial Science (DVD course w/ Sister Strings)

ALGEBRA 1:  Teaching Textbooks (w/ new automated grading system! :) + CLE Math 7 LU's

ELECTIVES: 
PERFORMING ARTS:  Piano and Intermediate Band (French Horn)
HEALTH:  A Beka's A Healthier You (first semester)
P.E. : Already earned .5 credits due to his summer activities in learning a variety of sports


Miss Melody-5th

BIBLE: Apologia Worldview Training vol. 1; Bible Story Book OT (Vos)


HISTORY:  A Beka's 5th grade Old World History and Geography

ENGLISH:  CLE LA; IEW SWI-B

SCIENCE:  God's Design for Science (Answers In Genesis); select chapters from A Beka Science


MATH:  CLE Math


BABY BACH-1st

A Beka online streaming for MATH, Bible, Science/Social Studies, and Art

A Beka phonics with mom (continuing the current progress-using their program loosely)

CLE LA