Homeschooling Downunder
Home Education Resources
for Australia and New Zealand
that save you time, money and stress.
This sample is just a suggestion of how you could organise your curriculum.
Curriculum choice varies depending on the individual child and specific families homeschooling needs.
I encourage you to combine learning when possible!
Bible, Devotions and Christian Stories
English
Read Aloud List (Or readers)
Math
Nature Study
Science
Australian Geography History
World Geography and History
| Bible Study | Finished Old Testament History Bible Study Greenleaf Press |
| English | Intermediate Language Lesson Part 1 up to lesson 25 |
| Handwriting | Downunder Copywork Mother Goose Copywork cursive. |
| Completed own story book with illustrations. | |
| Read Alouds | Nothing Else Matters by Patricia St John; John of Sydney Cove by Doris Chadwick |
| Science | Jennie Fullbright Exploring Creation with Botany. Extreme Machines-Rockets. |
| Book List | Own book list |
| Maths | Singapore Maths 3A book |
| HISSE | Ancient Civilizations and the Bible. Movies The Story of Ruth; The Story of David; The Story of Moses. History Makers Curriculum weekly. Commenced Glorious Africa. |
| Write to sponsor child in Ecuador | |
| Music | Piano Lesson commenced weekly and practice on home piano. Classical Kids website radio programs. |
| Art | Movie making "Home Alone 5" |
| Fortnightly professional art classes on colour theory and design. | |
| Sport | Weekly swimming and participation in homeschool swimming carnival. Boating. |
| Science | Nature walks. As weather and availability determine. |
| Bible Study | Four weekly reading of Bible |
| Leading Little Ones to God. Complete | |
| English | Spelling Wisdom. Dictation with grammar lessons 31-60 -3 times per week |
| Complete Prince Caspian Literature Unit Study- one lesson per day | |
| Handwriting | Downunder Copywork Cursive book 3 Complete |
| Literature | Library Visits and online borrowing looking for selected titles |
| Reading out loud picture books to younger siblings | |
| Read Alouds | Red Sand Blue Sky and Escape to the Jungle |
| Finish Karl Marx : Prophet of Revolution | |
| Book List | Keeps own book list |
| Maths | Singapore Maths 6A book complete |
| History/Geography | Historical Readers Commodore Perry in the land of the Shogun |
| Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze | |
| The Master Puppeteer | |
| Written Narrations for Karl Marx; Commodore Perry; Emperor Maximillian | |
| Crimean war , Florence Nightingale | |
| Write to sponsor child in Ecuador | |
| Music | Hal Leonard Piano Lesson commenced weekly and practice on home piano. Also has a website for recording piano practice and competitions. |
| Weekly singing at church | |
| Art | Graphic Art design using Twisted brush and Publisher |
| Cover design for Downunder Literature book s | |
| Movie Making | |
| Compare practice at the Hunter Homeschoolers | |
| Practice a poem at Hunter Home ed Poetry recital | |
| Sport | Gymnastics |
| Lawn bowl lessons and 8 week competition with other homeschoolers | |
| Science | Nature walks. As weather and availability determine. |
| Continue with Basic Science Mysteries chapter 3 and four. Prepare for Science exam on May 29th. Finish Nature Talks with New Zealanders Nature Study and Nature Journal | |
| Continue learning how to use the computer math game. |
| Bible Study | Genesis and beginning Exodus 1-12 |
| Read Alouds | Out of the Black Shadows, Richest man in Babylon. The Golden Goblet. Started Tirzah, ANZAC House |
| English | Emma Serl Intermediate Language lessons completed to 196-223. Letter to sponsor child. Spelling Wisdom up to 57-61. Poetry and bible copywork 20 pages. Poetry memorization The Fairies by Allingham. Wordsmith up to page 8(part one section 2) |
| Readers | Royal Diaries- Elisabeth, Elizabeth I, Isobel, Cleopatra, Little Women |
| Will encourage reading for pleasure with own choice books at library visits. | |
| Maths | Completed workbook 2-4a. Up to workbook 1-4b page 35. Commenced Life of Fred -Fractions is up to chapter 10 page 56.Maths drill and memorization of timetable. Still needs to keep practicing with 4,8,9,12. |
| Field Trips | Myall lakes, Farm Visit, rock pool snorkelling |
| Science | Nature craft in Australia. Nature study. Parrots, snakes, fish, frogs and Myall lakes, Koalas, flies and Blue Wrens. |
| Social Study | Ancient Civilizations and the Bible. Chapter 1-3 Creation, Origins of Man, Flood, Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia map work, Babylon, Egypt. |
| Discussion about relevant issues as they arise. | |
| Music | Weekly piano lessons. Hal Leonard Piano Lessons book Three page 11. Learning; La Chi Daram La Mano, Edelweiss, Sesame Street. Weekly Choir and concert. Seek ye First, Grandma we love you, Ha Kuna Mattata. It's a lovely Day today, Jamaica Farewell. Composer studies; Bach and Hayden. Drum workshop-Jamo Jamo. |
| Art | Nature drawings; notebooking. Picture Study Tom Roberts-Bailed up Michael Angelo –Sistine Chapel including a narration and Leonardo Davinci DVD. |
| Sport | Jan and Feb squad training 3 times per week. |