Our Charlotte Mason Education
Year 4
Year 4
A New Year on the Horizon
Our homeschool year is quickly coming to an end. In March we'll have our post-Term break and on April 1st, we'll resume lessons. This year things are going to be a little different due to the changes in History that we've made. I want to spend brief amounts of time on the time periods that we "should" have already covered so that we can move forward and by fall be more along the lines of where I wanted us to be by then. (Catching up to my own schedule!) We're going to cover a few time periods this year rather than one.
Although I'm usually quite opposed to concurrent studies of history, I will be adding in U.S. History because we'll be traveling to Georgia and Tennessee which will offer us plenty of opportunities for historical field trips. I'd like the girls to have some idea of what it is we're visiting or seeing. But I'll add that in later.
I've written our curriculum overview to cover April 1, 2012 thru March 31, 2013. Rather than a generalized overview, I've written it out by term to help keep myself "on track". (Bite-size pieces are always easier to chew, right?)
TERM I
(April 1-June 30)
(April 1-June 30)
History
- Spine Book: Famous Men of Greece
- Growing Up In Ancient Greece (Lorelai)
- The Golden Fleece: And the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
(Lorelai)
- Black Ships Before Troy
(Alexis)
- The Wanderings of Odysseus
(Alexis)
Geography
- We will continue using A Childs Geography Explore the Holy Land
- Map Drills: Uncle Josh's Outline Map Book
- From the library, I plan to include leisurely books about people around the world.
Math
- Both girls will continue using Khan Academy
- Exploring Creation with Physical Science
(Alexis)
- Exploring Creation Human Anatomy
(Lorelai)
English and Grammar
- Primary Language Lessons
(Lorelai)
- Analytical Grammar (Alexis)
Typing
Character Development
Foreign Language
- Spanish
- Sign Language
- Japanese (Alexis)
Joshua—Malachi
Scripture Memory
Joshua 1:7–9; 4:24; 22:5; 24:15, 24
Proverbs 3:21–23; 4:24; 9:8; 10:19, 26; 11:13, 24, 25; 12:10, 19, 22; 13:20; 14:9
Literature
Alexis:
Lorelai:
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Signet Classics)
The Swiss Family Robinson (Signet Classics)
Nature Study
- As always using the HANDBOOK OF NATURE STUDY
and The Young Naturalist's Guide to Florida
James Whistler: James McNeill Whistler (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
- Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl
- Whistler's Mother
- Mother of Pearl and Silver The Andalusian 1888-1900
- Arrangement in Pink Red and Purple
- Harmony in Pink and Grey: Portrait of Lady Meux”
- Nocturne: Blue and Silver - Cremorne Lights
Music and Composer
Domenico Scarlatti (No information about his early life available for study)
- Sonata in D major, K. 299 - Allegro
- Fandango in modo dorico K.posth
- Sonata in D major, K. 178 - Vivo
- Sonata en Do Mayor K. 372
- Sonata A minor K7 - L379
- Sonata in G major, K. 125 - Vivo
Shakespeare
Comedy of Errors
TERM I Oral Exams; June 25-29
TERM I Break: July 1-31
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TERM II
(August 1-October 31)
History(August 1-October 31)
- Spine Book: Famous Men Of Rome
- Growing Up In Ancient Rome
(Lorelai)
- Cleopatra (Time-Traveling Twins)
(Lorelai)
- Augustus Caesar's World
(Alexis)
- Beric the Briton A Story of the Roman Invasion
(Alexis)
Geography
- A Childs Geography Explore the Holy Land
- Map Drills: Uncle Josh's Outline Map Book
- From the library, I plan to include leisurely books about people around the world.
Math
- Both girls will continue using Khan Academy
- Exploring Creation with Physical Science
- Exploring Creation Human Anatomy
English and Grammar
- Primary Language Lessons
- Analytical Grammar (Alexis)
Typing
Character Development
Foreign Language
- Spanish
- Sign Language
- Japanese (Alexis)
Matthew-Acts; Romans
Scripture Memory
Matthew 16:16
Luke 19:10
John 3:3; 5:24; 14:6; 15:13
Acts 4:12; 16:31
Romans 3:23; 4:5; 5:6; 6:23
Literature
Alexis:
Lorelai:
Poetry
Nature Study
Art and Artist
Edgar Degas: Edgar Degas (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
- A Cotton Office in New Orleans
- The Dance Class
- Place de la Concorde
- Musicians in the Orchestra
- At the Races
- Portrait of the Bellelli Family
Music and Composers
Niccolo Paganini
- Caprice No. 1 in E major
- Caprice No. 3 in E minor
- Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor - I. Allegro maestoso
- The Carnival of Venice
- Caprice No. 19 in E flat major
- Violin Concerto No. 6 in E minor - III. Rondo ossia Polonese
Comedy of Errors
TERM II Oral Exams; October 22-26
TERM II Break: November 1-30
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TERM III
(December 1-February 28)
(December 1-February 28)
History
- Spine Book: Famous Men of the Middle Ages (Greenleaf Press)
- Ink on His Fingers
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Michelangelo
(Lorelai)
- The Story of King Arthur and His Knights (Alexis)
- The Shining Company (Sunburst Book)
(Alexis)
Geography
- A Childs Geography Explore the Holy Land
- Map Drills: Uncle Josh's Outline Map Book
- From the library, I plan to include leisurely books about people around the world.
Math
- Both girls will continue using Khan Academy
- Exploring Creation with Physical Science
- Exploring Creation Human Anatomy
English and Grammar
- Primary Language Lessons
- Analytical Grammar (Alexis)
Typing
Character Development
Foreign Language
- Spanish
- Sign Language
- Japanese (Alexis)
Scripture Memory
Exodus 34:6
Psalm 25:5
Matthew 7:5
Romans 8:28, 29
1 Corinthians 6:1, 2; 2
Corinthians 5:17
1 Thessalonians 5:11
1 Timothy 4:12
2 Timothy 3:16, 17
James 5:19, 20
1 Peter 2:15, 19
1 John 2:28
Literature
Alexis:
Lorelai:
Poetry
Nature Study
Art and Artist
Winslow Homer: Winslow Homer (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
- The Bridle Path
- A Rainy Day in Camp
- Santiago de Cuba: Street Scene
- After the Hurricane, Bahamas
- The Red Canoe
- Perils of the Sea
Robert Schumann
- Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120
- Kreisleriana Op. 16 n° 2
- Traumerei
- Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 54 1st mov. Allegro affettuoso
- The Merry Peasant
- Adagio and Allegro
Comedy of Errors
TERM III Oral Exams; February 25-28
TERM III Break: March1-31
Happy Homeschooling!
4 comments:
What are you using for Foreign Language?
I teach them Spanish and Sign Language myself. Alexis has been teaching herself Japanese (not sure how..but she has) and now she's trying busuu.com for languages.
What grades/ages are these for?
We don't do grade levels. This would be my "Year 4" curriculum regardless of ages. The only exceptions would be science, math, grammar and their independent reading (which I label literature). If my kids were in school, they would be 4th and 9th grades in the Fall of this year.
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