In 1991 during our first year of homeschooling our main curriculum was Volume 1 of KONOS. KONOS is a character based curriculum.
We learned just about everything about birds which included identifying feathers, beaks, feet, eyes, migration and kinds of birds. We made bird feeders and bird books.
During our Attentiveness unit we learned about Ears, Sound and Music. This included Helen Keller, ultrasonics, Alexander Graham Bell, echos, deafness, orchestra, instruments of the symphony, reed and brass instruments, famous violinists and more. We labeled parts of pianos and violins.
Other topics included eyes and seeing, and other senses.
During our mountain men unit we learned about the Lousiana Purchase, tracks, beaver, Daniel Boone, 49ers, California etc. We made "possibles" bags for a project.
While we were studying North American Indians we made Indian necklaces, cardboard shields and made maps of all tribes, their homes and how they lived. We learned about woodland, southeast, plains, southwest, Plateau basin, California, Pacific northwest and sub artic Indians and what made each tribe unique.
We really enjoyed this curriculum since you have a list of items to do which you can pick from. If you are not interested in a unit just go to another. The volumes include weekly lesson plans. Each volume is recommended for 2 years of study. They cover from kindergarten to 8th grade. Bible, science, social studies, arts, music, literature, health and safety are covered in each volume.
A good library is a must. We lived in a small town with a small library. In 1992 we used the Weaver curriculum since we didn't need the library as much for that curriculum.
We have volume 1 and 2 of KONOS and we still use them at times.
One of our next articles will be on the Weaver Curriculum which we do have for sale on our store at www.wabbstersbooks.com. It is an excellent curriculum, however our children are older now and learning thru other programs.
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Friday, July 24, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
Homeschooling with the Weaver Curriculum
The Weaver Curriculum is a core curriculum which contains Bible, Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, Safety, Field Trips, Vocabulary, Art and Memory Verse. Each volume is a full years curriculum for 7 grade levels which are k-6. A supplement can be bought with each volume for grades 7-12. It is reusable, so every couple years the volume can be repeated. Each volume covers a different part of the bible and is based on that area.
This curriculum worked well for us since it covers a wide range of subjects and grades. We have 7 children and learning the same topic at the same time was very helpful and saved time. Being Bible based was also a plus.
Day by Day is a separate volume which helps you know what to teach, when to teach it and what you need to teach it so you can have all supplies ready. Creative writing and page numbers for Wisdom Words is also included.
Wisdom Words is a separate volume. It is a grammar and composition program for grades k-6. Highway to English Grammar is a supplement for the older grades.
We did a chapter on Kings and Queens and for part of the lesson the kids all dressed up in different costumes and put makeup on etc. We took pictures and treasure them now. When we did lessons we could gear them to the age of the child. A three year old would draw a picture whereas a 12 year old would write a 2 page report. Both could choose the king or queen they wanted to study.
When we did our cities chapter we made maps, learned about geographic features and street signs to name a few activities.
For Family History we made timelines, memory books, history of family, family events etc.
Each chapter has many ideas to use including movies to watch, things to make, language arts, bible lessons, science etc.
These are some of the things we did which stand out in my mine. There are so many subjects covered it would be hard to write about all of them.
We have volumes 1-5 for sale on our store along with Wisdom Words, several supplements and Genesis. http://www.wabbstersbooks.com/ To buy a new copy from Alpha Omega publications please go to http://www.aophomeschooling.com
This curriculum worked well for us since it covers a wide range of subjects and grades. We have 7 children and learning the same topic at the same time was very helpful and saved time. Being Bible based was also a plus.
Day by Day is a separate volume which helps you know what to teach, when to teach it and what you need to teach it so you can have all supplies ready. Creative writing and page numbers for Wisdom Words is also included.
Wisdom Words is a separate volume. It is a grammar and composition program for grades k-6. Highway to English Grammar is a supplement for the older grades.
We did a chapter on Kings and Queens and for part of the lesson the kids all dressed up in different costumes and put makeup on etc. We took pictures and treasure them now. When we did lessons we could gear them to the age of the child. A three year old would draw a picture whereas a 12 year old would write a 2 page report. Both could choose the king or queen they wanted to study.
When we did our cities chapter we made maps, learned about geographic features and street signs to name a few activities.
For Family History we made timelines, memory books, history of family, family events etc.
Each chapter has many ideas to use including movies to watch, things to make, language arts, bible lessons, science etc.
These are some of the things we did which stand out in my mine. There are so many subjects covered it would be hard to write about all of them.
We have volumes 1-5 for sale on our store along with Wisdom Words, several supplements and Genesis. http://www.wabbstersbooks.com/ To buy a new copy from Alpha Omega publications please go to http://www.aophomeschooling.com
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