The foundation of our first year (or more) of homeschooling Nicole will be based on Cantering the Country published by Geography Matters. This unit study goes through all the states individually and includes all the required subjects except science and math. It's easy at add in more detailed information if needed or wanted. After looking at a lot of different systems this one seems to fit us best. As we study the western states we will be able to visit many of the areas we discuss, incorporating travel and family visits.
Science and math are very important too us, we believe that they deserve their own separate attention as well as being incorporated into the unit study. For science we will be using the Real Science 4-Kids Pre-Level 1 curricula by Gravitas Publications. This system is divided into Physics, Chemistry and Biology at a level Nicole can understand and learn. We'll likely be starting with Physics and working through all three over a couple years. Earth and Space sciences are missing from this system, but I've read they are working on those. These are both subjects that come up a lot in our travels and hobbies, so they are easy to incorporate into every day life.
For Math, to be the most important subject of all. we'll be using the well know Singapore Math system. This is a great system for home schooled and traditionally schooled kids. Nicole mastered the 1A level in kindergarten, so we'll be starting with 1B and moving at Nicole's pace.
We will also be adding in Spanish language. I speak pretty poor Spanish, mostly geared toward use in medical situations, but we want the kids to grow up multilingual. We'll be starting with Spanish using Rosetta Stone's home school version. This is something the whole family will be studying together. This is the most expensive part of the plan.
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