Planning for new school year: Post 5th grade plans here

[Amy loves Bud]

Daily:

Bible - Kay Arthur study of James

Math - MUS Epsilon/Zeta

Latin - LCII

Language arts** - Spelling Power, Writing Tales 2, GWG5, personal dictionary

Literature - just reading good books together and discussing; I occasionally use the VP guides; plus daily independent reading from books of his choice

3 days: SOTW 2 will finish mid year and move into SOTW 3, Kingfisher; plan is to read SOTW aloud with younger ds, then have him work on Kingfisher as described in TWTM

2 days: Science - Apologia Botany?

1 day: music/art appreciation; art; other seasonal topics

Extracurricular: guitar lessons, soccer

**I'm toying with going more LCC and dropping the grammar. I'm not sure I'm brave enough! If I keep it I will arrange the GWG topics to correspond with WT topics.

[Laura Corin]

Hello Amy

Calvin is in 5th grade this year. Our curriculum and schedule are in my siggy.

Best wishes

Laura

[Quiver0f10]

Math: BJU 5
Science: BJU 5
English: BJU 5
Spelling: SWR
Writing: BJU & TOG
History: TOG year 1 redesign
Latin: LC II
Greek: Elementary Greek I
Logic: Mind Benders
Art: Atelier
Music: Music Ace

[Mom2legomaniacs]

Math: MCP F
Grammar: R&S 5
Spelling: SWO F
History: SOTW 4
Religion: Christian Studies
Latin: Latina Christiana
Art: (hopefully) artist studies (random sources) and sketching (hopefully DWC)
Music: piano lessons cont. and random Music Apprec. studies from various sources
Writing: from R&S carried over in other areas (also looking at other possibilities to beef if up)
Logic: still working out
Science: MWS (finish what we have) and WTM ideas for rest

[Rhonda in TX]

Bible: Sonlight Core 5
Math: CLE
Science: Apol. Elem. Zoology 3
Grammar: CLE or Junior Analytical Grammar (haven't decided)
Spelling: Spelling Wisdom from Simply Charlotte Mason
Writing: IEW
History: Sonlight Core 5
Logic: Dandylion, logic problem puzzle books, Sudoku
Composer & Artist study: AO schedule
Literature: AO Years 3 and 4 selections
Latin: undecided (maybe LC I)

outside: cello lessons, homeschool orchestra, YMCA P.E.

[WABeth]

Spelling: Megawords 2 & 3
Grammar: GWG 5
Writing: Writing Tales 2
Reading: Literature corresponding with history and using the How to Report
on Books 5-6 from Evan Moor
Latin: LFC B
Math: Saxon 6/5
Logic: Dandylion Logic Series, Grid Perplexors
History: WTM style logic stage Ancients
Science: WTM style locgic stage Biology
Art: ArtPacs and Art Appreciation along with history
Music: Story of the Orchestra, piano lessons
Home Economics for Homeschoolers
P.E.: Swimming, other classes and activities

[Riverfront Headmistress]

I'm still hammering out our schedule:

R&S Grammar, 5
R&S Math, 5
IEW
Spelling, Calvert 5
MFW, ECC
Suzuki Violin

[Phyllis in Canada]

I almost didn't open this thread--I can't believe my middle son will be grade 5 next year!!!

Tentative plan:
English: Growing with Grammar
Math: Saxon 6/5
French: The Easy French
Science: WTM recommendations
History: SOTW 3
Geography: Geography Trails
Literature and Bible: Reading and writing about it
Writing: ??? possibly no program and simply cross-curricular narrations

[ArwenA]

Things keep changing here but the current plan is:

TOG 1 (?) with SOTW
finish Saxon 7/6 and start TT Pre-Algebra
Shurley English 5
Writing Strands finish 5 and start 6
SWO F
Apologia Zoology 1 and 2(?)
LFC C
French
Harmony Fine Arts art and music app. (?)
VP Bible
Logic with Fallacy Detective (?)

[Zee]

This is what we've been using this year:

Bible - Kids Discover 4 Yourself Bible Studies by Kay Arthur, Training Hearts Teaching Minds, Hymns for a Kid's Heart Vol. II

Latin - LFC A

Greek - Hey Andrew Teach Me Some Greek, Level 3

Spanish - Elementary Spanish 5/6 (unitedstreaming.com)

Writing - Paragraphs Made Easy currently. Mixing in some BJU, also.

Grammar - R&S 5 (we do the writing, too)

Memory Work/Copywork/Dictation - Selected from various sources

Poetry - Poetry Speaks to Children and The Oxford Treasury of Classic Poems

Spelling - SWR and Megawords, added in R&S recently

Math - A Beka 5, Aleks.com

History/Reading/Read-Alouds - Sonlight Core 4 and Tog Year 1 Units 3 and 4

Music - Wee Sing America and Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra with a mix of classical and instrument specific CD's

Science - BJU 5

Geography - Trail Guide to U.S. (when we get to it)

Computers- Typing Instructor and An Introduction to Word Processing

Logic - Mindbenders Warm-up and A series

Art - Once a month private lessons and Child's History of Painting Program by Calvert

Piano, Tae Kwon Do, Scouts, Co-op, and season specific sports

[Lisawa]

I no onger have a 5th grader... but it looked la littl ike this

Explorers bible study
TOG year 2 history and literature only
Spelling Power
GWG 4 (5 wasnt out yet)
Saxon 54
Science mostly lap books Penguines, and I cant remember the other 1 or 2... I know she did 3 last year...

Lisa

[Michelle T]

Here's what we are doing:
Writing: mainly working on story of DS's own creation
Grammar: focusing on capitalization and punctuation
Spelling: Apples and Pears
Math: Mastering Math from Steck Vaughn
Science: doing our own thing using Science in a Nutshell kits
History: just about to finish our own study of U.S. history
Michelle T

[Melora in NC]

Rod & Staff Grammar (grammar)
Writing Tales II/ Writing Aids (writing)
Spelling Workout E (spelling)
Christian Studies II (Bible study)
Latina Christiana II (Latin)
Dandy Lion's Logic Liftoff (logic)
Horizons & Singapore math
Tapestry of Grace Yr1 Redesign (history, literature, geography, art history)
Piano
WTM based biology study for 5th grade (science. Science is the area where I
am still looking. I'd like something neatly laid out for me,
but haven't found the right program yet.)

[Wendy in ME]

this year:
LC I
WT 2
R&S math 6
HO Ancients level 2
LCC lit. suggestions:
R&S Bible 5
informal life sciences

next year:
LC II
R&S Math 5
WT 2
HO middle ages level 2
LCC lit. suggestions
Beautiful Feet history of science (spread over 2yrs)
BF geography through literature
R&S Bible 6

[Heather in NC]

I am leaning more LCC for 5th grade also so my plan is...

DAILY

Latin- LCII, Lingua Angelica
Writing- IEW theme-based lessons (Ancients)
Math- MUS Epsilon and Zeta
Literature- read and discuss various books

ONCE A WEEK
Bible- Answers in Genesis
History- FMOG and FMOR
Science- Education Exploration
Piano and guitar lessons

[Mama Lynx]

Here are my plans for him:

Singapore Math

Galore Park Latin

Classical Writing Homer A

Piano Lessons

Early modern history, either with History Odyssey or doing my own thing

Don't know about science

Still thinking about Greek

Literature/Classical Studies pulled from LCC book

[Mama Lynx]

Okay, I'm really not sure why my message went here, instead of under the OP.

[AngieW in Texas]

My youngest will be in 5th next year. She's dyslexic and sees a tutor every 3-4 months for an assessment and recommendations for what to use along with frequency of use.

Math -
I'm going to try out MathSteps from Houghton-Mifflin combined with Math4Today. The tutor I use for my dd recommended this approach for her math. She'll finish Moving with Math level B tomorrow and she'll start the 4th grade level MathSteps on Wednesday. She'll skip some of the work in MathSteps, but not all. When I looked at placement tests for math programs, MWM put her about the middle of 4th grade in nearly every program I looked at.

Language arts -
Sequential Spelling for spelling
Megawords for reading/phonics
IEW for writing
currently using Flashkids LA, but thinking of trying out Hake Grammar 5 for next year, spread out over two years

Literature -
30 minutes daily silent reading
30 minutes daily out loud reading
SL Core 3 readaloud (that I read to her)

History:
SL Core 3

Science:
either Scott Foresman Science 5 or start working in Prentice Hall Science Explorer, my dd gets to choose

Extracurricular:
one tumbling class and one gymnastics class each week

[siloam]

Oh I love planning!

Bible - Kay Arthur or read Bible with narration sheets.

Math - Singapore with RS games

Latin - Want to start LL and Minimus I bought for this year but haven't done because I then had to add ds to the roster, so I put it on the back burner.

Language arts-CW Homer with Harveys or Analytical Grammar and SWR spelling.

History: TOG year 3/4

Science - God's Design Finish Chemistry and do Physics (nope not on the WTM cycle here) on own; listen in on the younger kids Apologia Zoo 2 and 3

Writing: combo of-in order of use: Classical Writing, lapbooks, narration and TOG. My dd is into writing.

Literature: TOG

Art/Music History/Appreciation: TOG

Art: Pursue on own with books I buy (seriously crafty).

Heather

[Kfamily]

Hi! I am not very modern with the computer so hopefully I will figure out some of these really cool extras!!

Math-R&S 5
Latin-Our Roman Roots
French-First Start French
Grammar & Comp.- Writing Tales 2
Dictation
Intermediate Lang. Lessons
Science-CLP Nature Reader 5 +other resources for the human body
(We did microbiology and the microscope first sem.)
We are also reading Florence Nightingale
Geography-Seabird with notebook pages, guide from BF and the map
Art-Hillyer's History of Painting lessons and 3 artists: Michelangelo, Da Vinci and Velezquez (we will read I, Juan de Pareja for the latter)

Music-private piano lessons and Children's Classics CD
Bible-Golden Children's Bible
Literature-A Little White Horse, Caddie Woodlawn, Swallows and Amazons, Children of the New Forest, Tall Tales, Heroes, Harp and Laurel Wreath (poetry) and some selections from Tales From Shakespeare. This is only the literature we are working on now or have left.

History- our spines include CHOW, Our Island Story and This Country of Ours
We are reading Bard of Avon, In the Days of Queen Elizabeth and Da Vinci as supplements to our history readings.

My dd10 has really enjoyed our readings this year. Her favorites are:

The Princess and the Goblin
Heroes (greek myths)
A Little Princess
Heidi
A Little White Horse
Tales From Shakespeare
Tall Tales (were humorous to her)

HTH Lisa

[Amy loves Bud]

Are you using grammar this year in 4th? Or have you already dropped it. I really waffling on that one. I'd love to hear your thoughts.

[Amy loves Bud]

Stephanie, I'm curious how things are going LCCwise for you. Particulary without grammar. I guess I want you to talk me into dropping grammar and being happy with the grammar covered in WT and in Latin.

Oh, and I could also be talked into switching to CW if the grammar is a bit more in depth than with WT.

Thoughts?

[elegantlion]

For next year we plan on using...

Singapore math
MOH 1
Trail Guide to World Geography
BF History of Science
Daily Grams 5
Wordly Wise
Writing - undecided between Writer's Express or Writing Trails
Orbiting w/Logic
Latin (program undecided)
Literature - just good books
Art - study on animation
Bible - use MOH and read through Pilgrim's Progress
Music Theory

[mcconnellboys]

Daily:

Bible - Memoria Press year three program

Math - MUS Delta and Singapore 5

Latin - Lively Latin or Latin Primer

Language arts - Spelling Workout G; Writing Strands or something else if it doesn't work out; Abeka Grammar; Getty-Dubay Italics

Literature - "just reading good books together and discussing; plus daily independent reading from books of his choice" - me, too! And I'll be adding in some report writing next year, as well....

3 days: Kingfisher Ancient World and Kingfisher encyclopedia, plus SOTW I as a read-alone this time around. He will outline from either the Kingfisher Ancient World, which is written in paragraphs, or from SOTW. Of course, adding in tons of good library books.... Will be doing some report writing following the topics suggested in WTM, too. Also will be doing timeline work.

2 days: Science - although I'm trying to figure out how to get more days in, LOL. We're doing How Nature Works with living books first half; How the Body Works, with living books second half; adding in loads of projects and critters and field trips; also doing a Botany study by Kym Wright throughout the course of the year....

1 day: music/art appreciation - yes, I'm trying to work this in with the BF music app. study, Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, etc. Also hope to get him in an outside music class for at least 6 weeks and he will continue piano, which includes theory work. I'm buying Art Paks (which I used with my oldest) to do at home. I also hope to keep in in lessons with an area artist that have proved great this year.....

Extracurricular: soccer; swimming (I hope); horseback riding when we get the chance and other sports-type activities, such as bowling, etc.

Also, for us - Spanish - I plan to use Espanol para Chicos y Grandes; and Geography - I plan to use the Holling books and BF guide/maps.

Regena

[Lux Et Veritas Academy]

Math: Saxon 6/5
Science: Scott Foresman
English: Write Source
Spelling: Sequential Spelling
Writing: Write Source
History: Middle Ages-probably SOTW and my own curriculum using united streaming
Art: Museum Classes
Specials-computer, cooking, robotics, photography

[coffeegal]

Math: Saxon 65
Latin: Latin's Not So Tough 3

Writing: Classical Writing Aesop B
Grammar: Growing with Grammar 5
Spelling: Spelling Power

History, Literature, Geography w/ Fine Arts thrown in: Biblioplan Medieval
Science: Noeo Biology 2
PE: Karate and Swimming

[Beth in SW WA]

Bible: SOAP (Scripture, Observe, Apply, Pray)
Math: TT 6
Latin: LC 1 & 2
Writing: tutor uses the 6-trait method, heavy focus on grammar
History: Ancient w/ SOTW 1, KF, living books & FMOR, Netflix docs
Music: Piano lessons
Art: class through school district
Drama: Christian Youth Theater (She has a role in Little Women currently)

We ditched formal science, spelling, grammar & vocab and trying more of a LCC focus

[JFS in IL]

Halfway through 5th grade she comes back home, so do I start over all 5th grade material 9since the public school stuff was not the same as what I would use) or jump ahead to 6th grade? Hey - do both :-) Here is what we start tomorrow for 5th/6th grade:

Easy Grammar grade 6 - we already did the 4/5 bok in 4th grade.
SWO F
Teaching Textbooks grade 6 (BUT may test out of first several chapters) and do over the summer, too, so can getinto grade 7 next year.
Trail Guide to World Geography - middle level.
Biblioplan 1600 - present (just start now and keep going through end of next year's 7th grade)
Singapore Science 6. May or may not do over the summer - or finish next year, then go into 7th grade SS.
WriteShop (we actually did the first couple bits in 4th grade, so will just restart)
Wordly Wise whatever book comes after what we did in 4th grade - since each book builds on the previous book's vocabulary I do not think we can skip ahead!.

Music - weekly band at school (she is percussion)
PE - 4 hours a week (so far) in martial arts.
Art - h'mmm, I buy stuff then we never use it. Sigh.
I've also got the Building Thinking Skills book level 2 - did level 1 in 4th grade.
Reading - we need to finish HP7 , sharing pages as we read aloud - also she will be reading decent kid fiction etc.

[RaineyJ]

Bible: Veritas Press:Chronicles to Malachi
Math: Saxon 6/5
Reading: BJU5 & some Sonlight Core 4 Readers
Spelling: Sequential Spelling 2
Grammar & Writing: Rod & Staff 5, with some Sonlight LA4 thrown in
Latin: Latina Christiana 1
Greek: Hey Andrew 3
History: SOTW 4
Science: Noeo Chemistry 2
Art: Artistic Pursuits K-3 (modern period)
Music: Piano lessons & Drum lessons with local homeschool band
Phys Ed: Swimming lessons, skiing lessons and church clubs

Whew...that's a lot! Makes me tired just typing it! :)

[denhu4]

Bible: Padfield Studies
Latin: Latina Christiana II
Math: Saxon 7/6
History: Our Island Story - reads and narrates
Grammar: Our Mother Tongue
Memorization: Psalm 40:1-10 and Psalm 111:1-10
Poetry: Rudyard Kipling and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Science: Exploring Creation Zoology I & II
Spanish: United Streaming 5/6
Citizenship: Plutarch (Publicola)
Typing: Typing Deluxe
Geography: Outline maps
Art: Attends art class 1xweek
Literature: Various selections
Music: Piano lessons 1xweek, practice daily

Hope this helps.
Denise

[Dayle in Guatemala]

Well, 5th for us will look something like this:

I think we will switch math to MUS or R&S:confused:

Science will be Chemistry

Language arts: LLATL Purple, Ridgewood Grammar, journaling

History: Truthquest AOR 1

Music: guitar lessons

Foreign Language: Spanish (he's already great at speaking so we will focus on reading and writing)

Bible: daily reading and journaling and memorization weekly

So far, that's it. We'll see what else I can come up with!:D

[Amy loves Bud]

Best wishes for a great first day back home!

[Cami in UT]

I'm still working on it but here is what I have so far:

Math: R&S 5 & 6 (We will finish up on 5 and then start 6)
Spelling: SWR
Grammar: R&S 5
Writing: Looking into Writing Tales but I haven't fully made up my mind
Latin: LC1 or LL, again I haven't fully decided
History: I'm strongly leaning towards History Odyssey Ancients Level 2
Science: Totally unsure right now :confused:
Music: Piano Lessons
Art: Someday I will get art into everything but I'm not planning anything yet.

[Ferdie]

DS 10 does:

AWANA for bible
BJU math
Reading various library books
BJU english
Calvert spelling CD 5
BJU Handwriting (because he needed it)
Mind Benders A&B
BJU science
Rainbow science (at co-op for labs)
Creative Writing (at co-op)
MFW ECC for history

What we dropped:
Wordly Wise

What I wish we did:
Latin

[Mama Lynx]

Between Latin and CW, I am *very* happy with the amount of grammar we do. Connor is wrapping up Homer A, and in a typical lesson he diagrams; he parses nouns, verbs and adjectives; he rewrites sentences with grammar changes; he takes a diagram and builds a new sentence out of the diagram structure.

Meanwhile, in Latin he's got to be able to take apart and parse items in order to translate. They reinforce each other nicely. Plus, we go through Harvey's Elementary Grammar with CW, although we just read through the lesson and discuss it. We don't keep a grammar notebook like they recommend, and we've even stopped doing the workbook.

I'm not familiar with the grammar in WT, though. What do you do in a typical lesson?

[DIY-DY]

HA! How cool. I just asked you about CW over at Good Soil. :-) GMTA! LOL!

[DIY-DY]

JFS - congrats on starting up again! I like the "do the next thing" approach, when one grade/level just doesn't seem to fit across the spectrum. Keep it flexible - go back if you need to, skip ahead if you need to, set cruise and enjoy!

[Amy loves Bud]

Well, we are just in Writing Tales I, so I don't think I can compare it to CW Homer, but more likely Aesop A. It's basically going through the 8 parts of speech, and using analysis of the stories to reinforce those lessons.

Looking at the samples of CW, it does appear to be more in depth on the grammar side of things that WT.

At this point, I think for 5th I may be dropping Growing with Grammar and Writing Tales, and adding Classical Writing. I'll probably start with Aesop B to be sure we are on task, then move as quickly into Homer as we can. I'll need the Aesop level for Peyton anyway, so I don't mind buying it.

Any advice is welcome!

[Amy loves Bud]

I just saw that! My head is spinning with all of this right now. It seems that the more I learn, the less I know.

[DIY-DY]

Well, provided none of us implodes between now and then... for 5th grade (which, yeah, thanks, btw - I hadn't actually *thought* about the fact that my WeeFirstBorn is starting 5th grade next! GAH!)

Latin: mmm, LfC-B *or* Latin Prep 1 (on the fence, and it's uncomfortable, here)
Math: MUS Epsilon
History: SOTW III (I hope. I pray. Please let us start that on time.)
Bible: we don't have a Bible Study, per se. We read. We talk. Sometimes I use the Keys 4 Kids devotionals - but those are more b/c the boys enjoy them. I have to wade through them and glean as I go. ;)
Science: I'm undecided on this one. We're doing the Periodic Table of the Elements right now, and that'll take us quite a way into the fall. I'd like to do at least a term of biology, and wildlife conservation/management next year. And, I'd really like to play w/ a new microcsope!
Music: start piano lessons
~Language Arts:
Writing: Classical Writing - Aesop (should have started that this year, I know. we didn't. we'll live.)
Literature: Just keep reading all the wonderful things out there, discussing them, and then re-reading them b/c I could swear he didn't actually read them the first time. (Actually, I'm hoping that won't transfer into 5th, but it's been a theme in 4th... *sigh*)

Is that everything? Did I forget something?

[DIY-DY]

Oh, AMEN to that! Just think how much worse it's going to get before it gets better! LOL!

[Jackie in AR]

Here is what my 5th grader is doing this year:

Singapore Math

Spelling (Megawords with a little SWR thrown in)

Classical Writing, including the Grammar (Aesop last fall; just beginning Homer A in January)

Latin Prep 1 (just beginning in January)

Tapestry of Grace Yr 2

Science (last fall did RS4K Chemistry; reading from Prentice Hall Science Explorer in second semester)

[Mama Lynx]

In Aesop the grammar is pretty light - you work on identifying the different parts of speech, and you learn diagramming. But since I know what's coming up in Homer, it doesn't bother me that Aesop is a bit light, especially as my Aesop child is doing Latin, as well.

So I don't know ... it may be that the WT grammar and the CW grammar in Aesop will be comparable.

Uh ... just to throw a monkey wrench into your works ... I'm considering maybe using WT for my next child instead of Aesop, and then moving him into Homer when we're done with WT. I haven't seen enough of WT to make that decision yet, but I'm considering it. From what i've seen, WT seems to be just as good as Aesop, but a bit more fun for the student. I need to look into it more, and to see if it would flow pretty seamlessly into Homer. I know, I just did not help you at all, lol. But either way I think you're just fine.