The Curriculum Decisions are Finalized

First grade will be upon us in August, to our family this means that school time will go up a notch (or 5). Preschool and Kindergarten have been fairly easy-going, as we really only worked on reading and math. Soon we will be delving into history, science, music, and writing, and I for one am EXCITED!

Here's the basic rundown:
Ashton (1st grade)
Math - Saxon 2
Language Arts - Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading, The Complete Writer: Writing With Ease, First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind, Spelling Workout, Level A, Zaner Blosser Handwriting 1
History - Story of the World, Ancient Times
Geography - Legends and Leagues
Science - Exploring biology through DK Animal Encyclopedia, Kingfisher First Human Body Encyclopedia, and Green Thumbs: A Kid's Guide to Indoor and Outdoor Gardening
Music - Alfred's Prep Piano Course (I play well enough to teach it), and some classical music study.
At the co-op - Martial Arts, art class, and lego class

Hailey (Kindergarten)
Math - Horizons K
Language Arts - Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading, Zaner Blosser Handwriting K
- Listening in to Ashton's lessons

Audrey (Pre-preschool)
Crumpling papers
Grabbing books
Napping occasionally