Finishing curriculum

We have a lot of transitions going on in our homeschool right now.  We just finished up our survey of ancient history using Story of the World vol 1, and we are very close to finishing up our physics for science (we've had so much fun, but it has definitely lasted much longer than I expected).  I've started adding in Language Lessons Through Literature (which has been much enjoyed by myself and the kiddoes), and typing lessons for the kiddoes have FINALLY been implemented.  Plus, last week Goblin finished up RightStart A for math!

Since history is an unending story, we're continuing to follow it right into Story of the World vol 2: Middle Ages.   We do some review each time we transition between cultures, so now that we've discussed the fall of Rome, we're due.  However, I prefer to review science and history at the same time, so this will wait until we've finished physics, so I have time to put together our Jeopardy-style review game.  Plus, the first few sections of volume 2 are still dealing with Rome, so we'll take this time to do a proper round-up for that empire.

When we finish physics, aside from going through our reviews, we'll move on to another area of science.  I was planning on hitting chemistry next, but the kiddoes have been crazy for the human body and brain models we found in the store around the holidays.  So the plans have changed.  Our next area will be a study of the human body.  Depending on how long we spend on that and the kiddoes interest, we might round it out into a biology/ life science study afterward.  I must admit, it's sooo much easier to find resources for a young elementary study of humans than it was physics, which has been really nice.  Of course now, I have to be much more critical of what resources I do use or else we'll all be overwhelmed!

Since Goblin finished up a level from one of his individual programs, I gave him a week off from math.  Technically, he still did some math, but it was our fun filler math activities, rather than his usual program.  We're going to move into RightStart B, but we'll be taking it pretty slow.  He's understanding well and could probably fly right through a lot of this level as well, but since he's already ahead of where he needs to be, I like the idea of slowing things down and leaving more time for playing.  We'll lessen the number of days we spend in his 'program' and fill the rest in with other things, reading math story books like Number Stories of Long Ago and One Grain of Rice and practicing with our math games.

We seem to have settled into a very comfortable routine for our homeschooling days, which has brought me a lot of peace of mind.  For now, we are staying the course with curricula that have been working and adding in additional supplements for subjects we haven't covered well (I am not great about making time to study music, but that is one of my goals for 2014).  I am so happy with where we are right now, and looking forward to more fun as we keep moving along!

--Little Miss Crazy