Our Homeschool Curriculum
How We Learn & What We Teach
Sharing our homeschool curriculum selections for the academic year. In our homeschool I am using the eclectic teaching method. While I like the simplicity and overall philosophy of the classical method and keep it in mind whenever I am planning I like having the freedom to pull resources from many styles. I use traditional texts in science along with notebooking journals. I use unit studies incorporating Bible, history, literature and art along with a traditional text as an overall guide. I will often add in hands on lessons, as well as specific focused learning.
My son is an advanced learner who learns best in an immersion environment. That simply means that he needs the freedom to flesh out a topic to its fullest until he understands every aspect there is to know about it. By using a variety of teaching methods he can explore a subject until it is exhausted.
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Great Peace Academy Homeschool Curriculum 2014-2015
- Bible – Bible Study Guide for All Ages.
- I will also be supplementing with Growing Up In God’s Word.
- American History – Notgrass America the Beautiful
- American Literature – The Notgrass America the Beautiful companion books.
- State History – Ohio State History by Joy Dean
- Science– Finishing up: Apologia’s Swimming Creatures of the 5th Day with the companion notebooking journal and mid-year we will be doing Land Animals of the 6th Day along with the companion notebooking journal.
- Math – Khan Academy’s Math
- Language Arts – Designing Your Own Language Arts Curriculum as my overall guide, along with these great resources; Evan Moor Daily Paragraph Editing and Writing Fabulous Sentences and Write Shop D.
- Foreign Language – German Course from Middlebury Interactive.
- Art – We use the Simple Start in Chalk Pastels Fall and Spring eBooks along with Prisma Chalk Pastels.
- Music – SQUILT a music appreciation, Piano Lessons, and Voice Lessons.

- Gym – The Homeschool gym class, in central Ohio.
I would love to hear what you think of my selection for the year, or if you have any questions feel free to ask.
