So this year, due to age differences, we cannot go with the Sonlight Curriculum, so we have opted for a bit of lots of things. For non-home schoolers this next paragraph will be utterly dull.
Our base curriculum this year is Ambleside. We are making the most of their Bible, history (with a tiny bit of Sonlight), literature, and readers, as well as all the other online resources we can glean. Maths, we have stuck with Horizons, this program worked so well last year. Geography, we have opted for Ann Voskamps Geography, The whole earth and the Holy Land. So far, it's not the kind of geography we are use to, it seems more like science. But this may change. Speaking of science, we have gone with Jenie Fulbrights Animals of the 6th Day. We started this last year, but decided a broader science through Sonlight may be better for the first year. Language Arts, I am making up, using some NZ Curriculum books, Handwriting Without Tears and then my own exercise sheets. Memory verse, we are following Ann Voskamps Jesus Project, learning 2-3 hand picked verses through each chapter of John. Art I decided to base loosely on Ambleside and some Art books we have at hand.
I love that Sonlight has given me the confidence to be able to pick and choose to form the mash-up curriculum we are doing this year. It has been so fun to be able to pull together so many flavours. And this has given us the opportunity to add to our day if we so desire, or to focus on areas of interest.
We may be heading back to Sonlight next year, for the American History year, but we shall see how this year progresses first.
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