cleaning house

 

More like, decluttering our house.

The following items are way overdue on leaving our house… Thus, they are available to the highest bidder {beginning at postage, if you are not local} – and will soon find their way to the local Bible college bookstore if no one else claims them!  Soon.  Did I mention I want them gone yesterday?  : )

 

Most are quiz/test booklets and their keys from A Beka Book. 

Please leave a comment if you need details like copyright dates ~ Thanks!!!

History reading

 

To motivate myself... and eventually my children, I’m looking through our reading options for history this year.  And maybe it will prompt our real-life friends and family to ask them about what they’ve learned??  : ) 

Beginning with the older students…

Miss Artist and the Computer Geek are both Seniors!  But I’ll not go off on a rant.  I can remain calm and oblivious and just explain that they have been reading through most of the TruthQuest History guides as a review of world history.  And I gave them an additional reading list, of course.  Most of which my book-devouring Computer Geek has already read along the way, at least once.  But here’s the list anyway, the so-called “must-reads” are in bold.

 

 

• The Story of Liberty by Charles Coffin
• Sweet Land of Liberty by Charles Coffin
• Trial & Triumph: Stories from Church History by Richard Hannula
• How Should We Then Live? by Francis Schaeffer
• Invitation to the Classics by Louise Cowan & Oz Guinness
• Six-volume series Basic History of the United States by Clarence Carson {covering the years 1607-2001}
• Postmodern Times by Gene Edward Veith
• Seven Men Who Rule the World from the Grave by Dave Breese
• History Through the Eyes of Faith by Ronald Wells
• The Law by Frederic Bastiat
• the Uncle Eric books by Richard Maybury ~
• Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?       
• Whatever Happened to Justice?
• Ancient Rome: How It Affects You Today               
• The Money Mystery
• The Clipper Ship Strategy           
• The Thousand Year War in the Mideast
• World War I: The Rest of the Story     
• World War II: The Rest of the Story

 

 

So You Will Comprehend What Liberty Has Cost,

...and What It Is Worth

 

The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture

We also have the DVD version from Francis Schaeffer, which I thought was a much easier way to absorb it all  : )

 

While I’ve heard people complain of Carson’s writing style, I must confess that Tim & I find his perspective fascinating!

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the risk of being redundant, I’ve added a few other books to our shelves that might fit this list as well ~

• Understanding the Times by David Noebel
• Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt
• Basic Economics by Clarence Carson
• Basic American Government by Clarence Carson

 

 

 

Have you read any of these books??

school books 2012-13, part two

 

For credit, the Cowgirl, the Computer Geek, and Miss Artist will study Bible from A Beka with our beloved Mr. McBride {dvd}, but I’m hopeful {determined} that we will all watch it together each morning  : )  First semester is based on Genesis, the second in Revelation.

                

 

Miss Artist and the Computer Geek will also have Mr. McBride for A Beka’s dvd course in American Government.

For world history, they will continue their review using the last two guides from TruthQuest History.

     

 

They will study English Literature from A Beka Book, but without the classroom instruction.  {video samples were just too dry…}

   

 

For their English grammar review, we will use Easy Grammar ~

And Jensen’s Format Writing for composition instruction ~

 

Miss Artist will continue with Advanced Biology {Human Anatomy} from Apologia ~

The Computer Geek might also study anatomy {methinks} – He’s still hoping to find an online course in Advanced Physics instead.

 

They will both use Math U See ~ Miss Artist in Stewardship and the Computer Geek in Calculus ~

         

 

And last but not least, they will both continue in Elementary Greek  : )

   

 

I think that’s everything we have planned ~ The Lord will provide much more through daily life’s opportunities to learn!

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…