Tennyson Hall

Hayden’s Homeschool Curriculum

We have finished our first year! We are awaiting our end-of-grade test results. I am leaving the 1st grade curriculum listed at the bottom. I’m currently working on what we will be using starting September 1st. We are striving towards more computer work and less workbook.

Grade 2

Math : Math-U-See Beta
Grammar: Spectrum Language Arts
Spelling - A Reason For Spelling
Cursive / Drawing - Draw, Write, Now
History - History explorer
Writing - Spectrum
Vocabulary - Still Deciding
Reading - Spectrum / Starfall
Phoenics - Explode the Code Online
Science - Still Deciding
Art - Atelier Level 2
Music - Classics game
Extracurricular - Still Deciding

Grade 1

Academics
- Spelling - A Reason For Spelling, level A
- History - Odyssey, Ancients Level 1
- Phoenics - Various Workbooks
- Math - various workbooks
- Writing/Reading Comprehension - Comprehensive Curriculum
- Science - Noeo Biology, level I
- Reading - 100 Easy Lessons
Still working out the kinks
- Art - There is plenty of art projects within our History curriculum but we will pursue a more rigorous study of Artists and particular Art forms next year
- Music - We have informal discussions of all types of music.
Already Completed this year
- Spiders Unit Study
- Bat Unit Study
- Tapestry of Grace, A New World (done around Thanksgiving)
- Handwriting without Tears - taught penmenship
- Singapore Math 1A
- Various Phoenics and Math Workbooks
- Poco a Poco : Music Study
Extra-curricular Activities
- Played Basketball last fall
- Homeschool meeting every Tuesday morning
- Playing baseball this spring