2009 Plans

Just thinking out loud here. Here's my plans for the future besides McRuffy K phonics and math. The rest of 2009 will be focused on holidays and fall and winter seasons as well as an introduction to geography to get ready for our 'world trip' starting in January. I'm so excited to start Five In A Rowing around the world and Galloping The Globe, but I want to take time to plan it all out well so that it's the best it can be

October:

The theme is Autumn and apples along with an introduction to world geography while we row How To Make An Apple Pie And See The World and US geography with Johnny Appleseed stories. We will have Macintosh apples sent from Maine for Haridas's 5th birthday apple pie.

Booklist:

Apples:
How to make an apple pie and see the world by Priceman, Marjorie
Apples, apples, apples by Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth
How do apples grow by Maestro, Betsy
The seasons of Arnold's apple tree by Gibbons, Gail
An apple festival : orchards in autumn by Gabbert, Lisa
Amazing apples by Powell, Consie
Apple trees by Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw
Apple Valley year by Turner, Ann Warren
Apple picking time by Slawson by Michele Benoit
The apple pie tree by Hall, Zoe
The president and mom's apple pie by Garland, Michael
Grasshopper on the road by Lobel, Arnold
Ten apples up on top! by Seuss, Dr.
Pancakes, pancakes! by Carle, Eric
The Magic School Bus Gets Planted and Goes To Seed by Notkin, Lenore
Apples and pumpkins by Anne Rockwell
Apples, how they grow by Bruce McMillan
Apples, bubbles, and crystals : your science ABCs by Andrea T. Bennett, James H. Kessler

Johnny Appleseed:
Who was Johnny Appleseed? by Holub, Joan
The story of Johnny Appleseed by Aliki
Johnny Appleseed : a poem by Lindbergh, Reeve
Johnny Appleseed by Holland, Gini
Johnny Appleseed by Reiner, Rob

Geography:
Henry's world tour by Quackenbush, Robert M
Apples from heaven : multicultural folk tales about stories and storytellers by Naomi Baltuck
Around the world in 80 tales by Saviour Pirotta
A drop around the world by Barbara Shaw McKinney


November:

The theme will be Thanksgiving, pumpkins and Autumn foods, and an introduction to the Pilgrims and Native Americans.


December:

The theme will be Christmas around the world and Winter. I plan on rowing Katy And The Big Snow because it's about snow for winter and also an introduction to maps.

For 2010, I plan to start Five In A Rowing and Galloping The Globe with our passports, spending 2-4 weeks on a country. I'll be planning all of that now while we focus on holidays and seasons for the rest of this year. I love homeschooling!