I know that each state is different but I thought I would share the books and resources that Fox is now using for his schooling. I have mixed feelings about the material.
Art:
Come Look With Me: American Indian Art and Art in Early America
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| Come Look With Me: American Indian Art |
Art Prints:
Anasazi, Spirit rock petroglyphs
Mimbres, Bowl with bat
Northwest Coast, Totem pole
Frances F. Palmer, American Express Train
Anna Bateman, Sampler
Pennsylvania Dutch, painted chest
Raphaelle Peale, Watermelon and Fruit
John James Audubon, Golden-winged Woodpecker
Charles Bulfinch, Massachusetts State House
Thomas Sully, The Torn Hat
American, Mahantango Valley Farm
George Catlin, Ju-ah-kis-gaw, Woman with Her Child in a Cradle
Music:
Music Ace
The Story of Mozart, Vivaldi & Corelli, Mendelssohn, and Beethoven from VOX Music Masters
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| Vivaldi & Corelli |
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| Mendelssohn |
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| Beethoven |
History:
A History of US Volumes 1-6
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| A History of US Vol 1-6 |
Earth Science is all online; no books.
Language Skills (includes GUM [Grammar, Usage, Mechanics], Composition, Vocabulary) and 2 small readers (?)
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| Language Handbook English Grade 6 |
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| Vocabulary from Classical Roots |
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| Believing Our Ears & Eyes |
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| Animal Adventures |
Literature
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| Classics for Young Readers Vol 6 |
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| Myths of Ancient Greece and Rome |
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| Shakespeare for Young People |
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| Classics for Young Readers an Audio Companion |
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| The Adventures of Tom Sawyer |
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| The Secret Garden |
and finally, Mathematics (PreAlgebra):
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| PreAlgebra |
I was not able to find the specific booklist before enrolling/registering Fox in k12 but liked the point that they would assess and place the student where they should be. Well, we are in our 2nd week of using k12 and we have yet to see any assessment/placement results. "Good job!" is all we get so far.
I did find a booklist of sorts after he had already started classes but nothing really that told me what the books have in them, how age/grade/student appropriate they are. I'm not talking about if they have objectionable material (although that is a concern) but really, what will they be taught from these books.
All of the books (with the exception of the Grammar handbook and PreAlgebra) are Level 5 or labeled grades 3-5...and these are the standard books used in 6th grade in the public schools here in Torrington, WY. The PreAlgebra book is the same book that Lee was using in 7th grade when she attended the middle school.
I'm honestly very unsure if this is the route to go with my kids for the upper years. We will have to continue on through the remainder of the year and see how it goes.
**Disclaimer: All of the links that direct to Amazon are affiliate links. Although I am not advocating nor promoting k12's materials, if you purchase from Amazon from one of my links I will receive a small advertising fee (that I will be super grateful for). The links are first for informative purposes, secondly as an income generator. You can see more details about the books from Amazon than you can from k12's site.**
Hey Blossom~
ReplyDeleteGlad you love my kitty LOL...she can be so fun, I agree! Love your breakdown of the K12 materials~I am seeing that some of the materials for 9th gr will be in the same line, just the upper levels: the math, GUM, vocab...I used History of US with my kids years ago...while it's secular, I liked it for it's load of pics and readability~of course, we used it about 3-4 years ago which would make it about 4th gr for him and 5th for her and I read it to them...the Shakespear is a keep too in that for 9th they are doing Julius Caesar. There are loads of advance classes and while my kids aren't in them, I know that there are essentially three levels of instruction: basic, advance and college prep. The testing (SCANTRON) was only to assure that academic progress has been made, and the placement is based on what you said and the grades you gave...I'm waiting for the end of the year and to discuss with our advisors about where to put my kids next year. I have two VERY different learners as looks like is true with you...my son is having to learn natural logical consequences of his ACTION or INACTION with his studies~no mo Mama (me) leading him by the hand so much...although I do keep up and offer suggestions and even help keep him organized until he is more comfortable. We have 6 different teachers and often 2-3 hrs a day is taken up with meetings/class connect sessions...it's a lot!
Thanks for cking on me, dear..and yeah, I guess you DO understand my snow blues as where you live snow would be a way of life this time of year! BIG HUGS!! And ttyl! ;-))