Ancient History Weekly Plans

It seems unnatural to begin the school year before Labor Day, but we will have a houseful of guests in mid September and every other kid on the block has been in school for a few weeks already. So we used last week as a trial run to get going on a few subjects. The first few weeks of lesson plans for Ancient History/Lit/Art/Science are available here.

*Note that they are incomplete. I will add assignments as time allows. 

We are lucky to have a dear friend volunteer to teach Chemistry for the high school students this year. This amazes me because she doesn't even have a child in the class. Marsha is a generous soul with a Ph.D. in Chemistry- and I can't thank her enough! I will shadow her assignments with age appropriate experiments for the younger siblings who will be hanging out in her basement during class time. After chemistry, we will head back to our house for "recess" and lunch before beginning an Art / History class for all ages. Fridays will be busy with co-operative learning and lots of that socialization that homeschoolers supposedly lack.

Here is the textbook run down to clarify the lesson plan abbvreviations:

Religion:
Elementary Students: Faith and Life
High School Students: Didache Series Understanding The Scriptures

English:
Seton Grammar Workbooks (grade appropriate for each student)

Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Workshop
Sadlier Oxford Writer's Workshop

Student Writing Intensive (second semester)
Seton Spelling and Phonics for elementary students

Math:
Math U See, Horizon Math, or Abeka Math Workbook
 for Elementary students (different curriculum for different learning styles)
Saxon Algebra 1/2 
Algebra II
Algebra and Trigonometry: Functions and Applications (Again, I have two students in Algebra II this year. One will take it slowly with a tutor and the other will use a combination Alg II / Trig text)

Science:
Apologia Chemistry for high school students
Select chapters from  Matter and Motion for Junior High
Various Science websites and library books for elementary/ junior high students (see side by side comparison of elementary and high school chemistry that will be used for the co-op)


History / Literature:
Omnibus I and related readings for Junior high and high school students
Veritas  Old Testament and Egypt, New Testament, Greece and Rome History Cards and related readings / worksheets/ and crafts for elementary students
Ancient Egypt History Pockets for elementary students
Kolbe Ancient Greek / Roman Literature Guides


Economics: 
*High Schoolers took the Dave Ramsey Foundations in Personal Finance course last year and were not able to complete the Economics study so we are following up with.....
What Ever Happened to Penny Candy
Bluestocking Guide to Economics
Free Market Reader
I highly recommend the Dave Ramsey course and the Economics books listed above. My college / high school kids have well calculated budgets and very specific financial goals for the future. Dear husband and I have learned a thing or two from their vibrant dinner conversations last year, concerning automobile sales, marketing hooks, and government spending.

Foreign Language:
Prima Latina (for the very young)
Latina Christiana I and II for elementary and junior high
*We used Henle Latin for first year High Schoolers, then allowed the kids to pick a language to study.
Prego Italian- the course of choice for this year.

ART:
And finally.....drum roll please........
The class I have been waiting for.....
Art In Focus
This is the perfect supplement to Ancient History.  I lined up all of the history / religion / and literature chapters to coincide with the lessons contained in the first half of this book. The text is detailed, the illustrations beautiful, and the studio assignments should be great fun. I am so looking forward to having an excuse to convert my classroom into an art studio and to buy out the fine arts section of Hobby Lobby. I feel like a little child in a candy store! I hope to keep you updated with many pictures as the course progresses. Why don't you dab some pigment on your palette and join us! Ashley, where are you when I need you most??????