Piney Woods Homeschool

  This year is my fifth time scheduling AmblesideOnline's Year 5.  I've  previously blogged about the process I used for one of those instances. When I schedule a year, I don't start with a previous version I've created for another child.  I start with a fresh copy of the latest official schedule chart.  Both the .doc and the .odt versions of the charts, available on the  AmblesideOnline website, allow editing, so I download one of those.  I use OpenOffice on my computer, so I would download the .odt version if I planned to keep it on my computer.  However, I usually store my schedules in Google Drive, and the .doc version converts to Google Docs better than .odt does, so this time I am using the .doc version. My first step is to download the .doc chart from AmblesideOnline.  That's available on the Year 5 Schedule page . Now I log in to Google Drive and upload that chart to my Schedules folder.  When I open that file, Google converts ...

In planning for our upcoming  AmblesideOnline  Year 5 Term 2, I'm adding in the optional science book  Physics Lab in a Hardware Store  by Bob Friedhoffer . I scheduled out  Term 1  and Term 2  already.  For this third 12-week term, we'll divide up the readings like this: pp. 78-80 pp. 80-81 pp. 81-82 pp. 83-85 pp. 85-87 pp. 88-89 pp. 89-90 pp. 91-92 pp. 93-95 pp. 96-97 pp. 97-98 pp. 99-100 Supplies Items to View (These aren't necessarily required in person, as the book has illustrations of them and they aren't needed for activities.) window shades compound pulley adjustable wrench vise vise grip bolt cutters plumb line fisherman's scale level various saws box of nails automobile jacks Items to Use (These are needed for observations and activities and may be required more than once.) two strong wooden poles about 1 yard long 30 piece of strong rope

In planning for our upcoming  AmblesideOnline  Year 5 Term 2, I'm adding in the optional science book  Physics Lab in a Hardware Store  by Bob Friedhoffer . I scheduled out Term 1 already.  For this second 12-week term, we'll divide up the readings like this: pp. 51-54 pp. 54-57 pp. 57-59 pp. 60-63 pp. 63-64 pp. 64-66 pp. 67-68 pp. 69-70 pp. 71-72 pp. 72-73 pp. 73-74 pp. 75-77 Supplies Items to view (These aren't necessarily required in person, as the book has illustrations of them and they aren't needed for activities.) claw hammer pry bar various wrenches spring clamps wheelbarrow casters screwdriver circular saw brace hand drill Items to use (These are needed for observations and activities and may be required more than once.) 24-inch piece of lumber 6-inch piece of lumber ruler 5-pound weight (bag of flour, etc. will work) fisherman's scale heavy string pliers yard stick outdoor faucet screwdriver screw ...

In planning for our upcoming AmblesideOnline Year 5 Term 1 , I'm adding in the optional science book Physics Lab in a Hardware Store  by Bob Friedhoffer . Part II  Part III For this 12-week term, we'll divide up the readings like this: Intro pp. 21-23 pp. 23-25 pp. 26-27 pp. 28-29 pp. 29-30 pp. 30-32 pp. 33-36 pp. 37-39 pp. 39-42 pp. 43-46 pp. 46-50 Supplies Items to view (These aren't necessarily required in person, as the book has illustrations of them and they aren't needed for activities.) tape measure open-jawed calipers vernier calipers sandpaper with various coarseness (can be observed in the store) file motor oil graphite paraffin wax axe hatchet maul splitting wedge cold chisel wood chisel plane wooden wedge ladder various types of screws, including wood screws and machine screws (bolts) and nuts Phillips screwdriver toggle anchors and Molly anchors Items to use (These are needed for observations and activit...

I had thought about adding to AmblesideOnline's Year 5 science schedule some extra readings from The Way We Work and The Way Things Work to go along with our other science.  But I'm changing course, so I'm saving here the first term's extra readings that I already had scheduled for future reference. Here's the schedule for The Way We Work: Way We Work 86-91 70-75 100-101 112-119 106-111 76-81 60-67 150-155 156-159 178-183 184-185 270-271 And here's the schedule for The Way Things Work: Way Things ----- p. 158-9 p. 258-9 p. 266-7 ----- p. 268-9 p. 274-7 p. 280-1 ----- p. 284-7 p. 288-9 -----

I have nearly finished creating my version of AO's chart schedule for the first term of Year 5.  Since it's fairly fresh in my mind, I'm going to describe the process I used in case it's helpful.  Bear in mind that of course what works for me may not be what works for you, ditto for my child and your child, and that my process varies somewhat from term to term and year to year.  I school four days a week because one day a week is spent at the park and at band, so that may be different from how you schedule too. *** My section labels in these schedules are fairly arbitrary.  I don't really care if the label matches the section's contents. I downloaded the chart schedule in the .doc format from the AmblesideOnline Year 5 Detailed schedule page .  (The Basic schedule page should pretty much match for Year 5.  At this level, the Basic schedule just doesn't show you any of the alternate titles you could use instead of the first choice titles.) I prefer ...

I use AmblesideOnline in our homeschool, and I appreciate the chart-format schedules that are provided for each year .  Before I use those schedules, though, I modify them to make them work for our family .  Here are some samples of a shortened version of my edited schedules for a few different years to give you an idea of what these look like.  (The samples show only a few weeks of each term so as not to violate AmblesideOnline's license by reproducing the schedules on another site.) Year 1 chart Two terms of Year 1 Year 2 chart Another Year 2 chart Year 3 chart Another Year 3 chart Year 4 chart Another Year 4 chart Year 5 chart Two terms of Year 5 Another Year 5 chart Year 6 chart Another Year 6 chart Yet another Year 6 chart Year 7 chart Year 8 chart Year 9 chart Another Year 9 Chart Yet Another Year 9 Chart One More Year 9 Chart Year 10 chart Year 11 chart   Year 12 chart Another Year 12 chart Briefly, I follow this basic process to prepar...

Bible 1. In your own words, tell about one of the days of creation. Also, explain why the activity on this day is important. 2. In your own words, explain why Matthew included the genealogy at the beginning of his book and why this is important. Writing Write 4 lines of a poem that you memorized this term. (Type this here.) Dictation The boy was very ill, he said, and weak from the loss of blood; but his mind was so troubled with anxiety to disclose something, that he deemed it better to give him the opportunity, than to insist upon his remaining quiet until next morning: which he should otherwise have done. (Study this, then come to me for dictation.) Composition 1. Describe your favorite scene or character from the Shakespeare play you read this term. 2. Name any of Oliver Twist’s "friends" and tell how their actions effect Oliver’s situation for good or bad. OR tell the story of Antigone or Aristaeus the Bee-keeper U.S. History 1. What do you know about ...