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Because this is my "think" place and I hate writing things on paper as I always lose the paper...

Here is what I'm currently looking at for next year's curriculum:

Phonics/Reading - The Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reading or Spell to Read and Write or Phonics Pathways
Grammar -First Language Lessons for the Well Trained Mind
Spelling - Spelling Workout
Writing - Handwriting Without Tears, Draw Write Now (this will double as art/drawing lessons as well)
Math - Saxon homestudy kit 
History - History Portfolio Series, The Story of the World, Kingfisher History Encyclopedia, and the new Bible Storybook just coming out from the Greek Orthodox Church
Science - Kingfisher First Animals Encyclopedia,  My Body , and Green Thumbs: A Kid's Guide to Indoor and Outdoor Gardening

Supplements:
Audio math memory songs CDs
dowdloads and CDs of classical and modern music to introduce and study
and zillions of library books for reading, history, art, and fun

Anyone have any opinions about any of this? Most of it comes straight out of the Well Trained Mind, but some of it is just stuff I've seen and loved and want to include somehow (like the Draw Write Now series and the History Portfolios). I'd love to find some of the nonconsumables used, so I'd love to hear about that too. I'm pleased that a lot of this is nonconsumable so it can be used for all the girls and a lot of it can be used for several years of study. It doesn't look too overwhelming listed like that. Of course, I've also got in mind violin lessons for Maria and continuing some kind of physcial activity like dance or gymnastics or sport that they would like to try. And, most importantly, we'll be doing "religious" education in the form of following the church calendar more closely and learning about the saints and feasts. One of my few New Years resolutions is to do that with the girls.

I don't really know what I'm going to do for Kindergarten with Zoe. I imagine that she will follow along with a lot of what Mari is doing. We'll get more heavily into the phonics study and learning to read and probably I'll just get basic K-1 math workbooks like Mari has used for her to do if she shows interest. For science I thinks she will just do what I'm doing with Mari. Seems like plenty for K as long as she stays active and involved in life in general. I don't want to do a "curriculum" with her like I'm doing this year with Mari.

I'm doing this so early because I'd like to start gathering supplies and looking them over before I get down to it. Also, buying all this at once will feel overwhelming. Gathering it little by little will feel less intense and I can spend the time to find used stuff where available.

Any thoughts appreciated.
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