Seventh Grade, Fourth Grade, Second Grade, and Kindergarten

2016-2017 School Year Books and Resources

First Son - seventh grade, Mater Amabilis Level 3, Year 2
First Daughter - fourth grade, Mater Amabilis Level 2, Year 1
Second Daughter - second grade, Mater Amabilis Level 1A, Year 1
Second Son - kindergarten, some ideas from Mater Amabilis Prep Level

Everyone
  • Family Read Alouds - I try to choose from a variety of interest levels, alternating a book more for the older kids with one more for the younger ones. Most of the time, I'm amazed at how much they enjoy all of them. 
  • American History - Connecting with History volume 4 - This volume isn't complete, but we're going to start with Unit 5 and work right up to the World Wars. 
  • Ancient History - Connecting with History volume 2. We're going to start with unit 1 and get as far as we get during the year. (See a review I wrote here.)
  • Literature
    • Poetry - We read from a book of poetry once a week, just for the enjoyment of it.
    • Fairy Tales - The Green Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
    • Saint Stories - The Book of Saints and Heroes by Andrew and Lenora Lang
    • Math Stories - PUT MATH STORY HERE
    • Shakespeare - We'll continue to memorize the selections in How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare by Ken Ludwig. Read my review of the book here. 
    • Copywork - First Daughter (4th grade) has copywork four days a week. Second Daughter (2nd grade) has copywork two days a week. I have created a binder of poems, sayings on virtue, prayers, Scripture, French songs, and other items from which they can choose.
  • Virtue Study and Character Education - daily discussion of a virtue and the prayer from the Education in Virtue virtue cards. 
  • Music and Music Appreciation (a Listening Loop)
  • Art Appreciation - We'll cover four artists this year. I printed some paintings for each one for picture study and we'll read a bit here and there as well.
    • Botticelli
      • The Adoration of the Magi
      • The Virgin of the Book
      • The Allegory of Spring
      • The Birth of Venus
    • Michelangelo
      • the David
      • Pieta
      • The Holy Family
      • dome of St. Peter's
      • ceiling of the Sistene Chapel
      • Last Judgment
    • Raphael
      • Marriage of the Virgin
      • Saint George and the Dragon
      • Portrait of Agnolo Doni
      • The Madonna of the Goldfinch
      • The School of Athens
    • Jan van Eyck
      • Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife
      • The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin
      • Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (Ghent Altarpiece)
  • Memory Work - Everyone has memory work. We've started doing memory verses together (but each his or her own) during breakfast. Then I work individually for a few minutes with each child three times a week using our memory binders.
  • Faith and Religious Education
    • Prayer table - each child has one day a week to decorate the family prayer shelf
    • Scripture - I read a psalm with the children each morning.
    • Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (Level II for Second Daughter and Second Son, Level III for First Son and First Daughter)
    • PSR at our parish
    • Children's Adoration at our parish
    • Advent - picture book a day, Jesse Tree, and other activities (See some of our Advent and Christmas activities here.)
    • Lent - Lenten cross, flower prayer garden, sacrifice beans, and other activities (See some of our activities here.)
    • Regular letters to our Unbound friend
  • Practical Work and Handiwork
    • Gardening
    • Baking
    • Sewing (for the girls)
    • Knot rosary (for First Son)
  • Nature Study
    • weekly nature walks
  • Art of Letter-writing - The three older kids will write a letter each week to the person of their choice.

Kindergarten

Second Grade

Fourth Grade

 Seventh Grade
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