school books for 2012-13, part one

 

The Popper & the Cattleman will be doing a couple things together ~

Learning Greek and Latin roots with English from the Roots Up

 

And enjoying a nice intro to World Geography from Geography Matters

 

The Cowgirl is also with them for history ~ We will be in the 1400-1600s studying the Renaissance, the Reformation, and Explorers.

 

 

They will each use a different book from Apologia Science ~ Astronomy, Botany, and Physical Science

             

 

I chose a simpler plan for the Popper’s English language study this year {Charlotte Mason approach from Sandi Queen} – She’s excited!  : )

And Sequential Spelling ~

 

Both the Popper and the Cattleman will continue with math from A Beka Book --with classroom instruction via video.  We will try the steaming option for the Popper this year, which provides the same video as the dvds.

                          

 

The Cowgirl has been using Teaching Textbooks for math, so she will continue this year with Algebra 2 {first edition}.

 

The Cattleman and the Cowgirl will both have Mrs. Schmuck from A Beka Academy for their English classes {via A Beka DVDs}.  Mrs. Schmuck became Abby’s favorite English teacher this past year.  It’s a special blessing to be able to watch her teach still since we learned that she has passed away from cancer.

Grammar & Composition and Literature ~

   

  

 

More about our older students in the next post  : )

And Abby is also working on her China posts!  Stay tuned…