Sonlight Core B is officially complete!
This past year, in Core B, we:
- Read all the Bible stories in Children’s Everyday Bible
- Began Scripture memorization, but stopped mid-year. We will pick this up again this summer.
- Read all of the Read Aloud Stories (too many to mention)
- Completed all of the Language Arts worksheets and books (Developing the Early Learner workbooks, Dr. Seuss’s ABCs, First Thousand Words in English)
- Read all of the Science books (Berenstain Bears Book of Science and Nature, The Year at Maple Hill Farm, what’s Under the Sea, Why do Tigers Have Stripes)
- Read all of the Social Studies Books (Things People Do, Stories From Africa, The Gods Must be Angry, People, Then and Now, New Toes for Tia)
- Art Appreciation: Went through the ‘Book of Art’
In addition to the lesson plan by Sonlight, (listed above), we also:
For Character and Life Skills, we read: (Right Choices, 365 Manners Every Child Should Know, Little Book of Manners for Boys, Manners by Aliki). We also role played different situations that require certain etiquette and character virtues. We attended church, Sunday School, MOPS, and Friday morning Bible study, and some of F/X (Family Experience, an evening church program).
Math: We began Singapore Earlybird. Halfway through, we had to stop because the worksheets requires handwriting. We have shelved the math until the boys are able to legibly write their numbers. We are now working with math worksheets I print from online resources. We will focus more on this in the summer.
Reading: Began ‘Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons’. Scrapped it after about Lesson 15, for my own sanity. Began the ‘Bob Books’ and will continue with these. ‘A’ is currently in Volume 3 and ‘R’ is beginning volume 1.
Physical Activity: Swim Lessons Twice a Week, Soccer in the Fall, Bikes, Family Walks
Spanish: Went through the first Thousand Words in Spanish. The boys know most of the colors, how to count to 10, how to say hello/goodbye, and "very good/well".
Misc. Field Trips, Nature Walks and Hikes, attending a Co-op we began in October 2007, Playdates, LIFE!
We use Sonlight too! That is such a cool coincidence!