Registration Now Open

REACH Homeschool Co-op is now taking registration for Fall 2012 Classes.

Be sure to check the Parents page! Here are the three basic forms you will need:

Registration Form

Parent Contract

Areas of Parent Partnership

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at reachhomeschoolcoop@gmail.com.

Art

We will be using ARTistic Pursuits, Book 3, Modern Painting and Sculpture.  Although this book is a continuation of the Art History began in Book 2 of ARTistic Pursuits, it is not necessary to have completed the projects from the previous book. Book three begins with Impressionism and moves into Modern Art, giving the learner a framework for understanding Pop Art and the diversity of abstract art.

There will be a weekly in-class project that reflects the era we are studying.  In addition to the project, we will also study artists and their art. Expressionism, Impressionism, sctulpture, cubism, modeling and more are all covered.

There is no book for this class; however, a list of supplies will be required.

History

Jump back in time:

Whatever your choice in History curriculum, this class will be a great reinforcement and enhancement to anyone studying the time frame of 1815 to the present.

Through the use of Veritas Press History Timecards we will study 32 major events chronologically from the Monroe Doctrine to present-day America. We will study inventions and talk about people whose character we’d like to emulate. The use of a memory song will be a fun way to get this timeline in our heads. We will also study a little Kansas History as it became a state in 1861, and have some hands on projects.

Students will enjoy making a lap book highlighting the things they have learned.

We also hope to make some field trips available. They will be scheduled outside of class time.

“Learning history chronologically has proven invaluable in the lives of many children. By memorizing names, dates, places and events, children gain a valuable tool for understanding how God is working today and what He has done during many past events. Furthermore, they are following classical methodology by memorizing this material which is presented in a variety of ways that makes the memory work quite enjoyable. We’ve heard countless examples of how students who used this curriculum were able to routinely contextualize more in depth study in later years--and that is exactly what needs to happen. Knowing a chronological sequence or time line of history is a crucial part of anyone’s education. This program will do just that.

 This series covers the majority of the 19th and 20th centuries. Included are the War Between the States, the two World Wars and numerous great inventions that have so dramatically affected our lives. Again, we see how God has continued to work in history to His glory.”

This class is for 1st through 6th graders.

Writer's Workshop

Writer’s Workshop is a time and place where children can come together to learn about, participate in, and get excited about writing! Here you can find children of all ages gathered together, enthusiastically sharing their stories and poetry, in an atmosphere of mutual trust and support.

Students participating in a Writer’s Workshop should expect to receive:

• Motivation 
• Encouragement
• Instruction
• Constructive Criticism
• Validation
• Attention

Writer’s Workshop is about motivating students to write while improving their writing skills along the way. In Writer's Workshop, we will focus on the process of writing, not always the end result.

Each session will include a mini-lesson, timed writing, and an opportunity for the students to share their work in the Author's Chair, followed by consultation with an adult for encouragement, ideas, and any help that is needed.

Parent participation is encouraged.

We will celebrate at the end of each semester with an Author's Tea, where the students will get to share one piece of writing, of their choice, that has completed the writing process, including binding.

 

 

Parents’ Responsibilities at Home:

1. Provide at least 15 - 20 minutes of quiet time per day for writing without telling them what to write. 
2. Ensure your children come prepared for Writer’s Workshop.
3. Provide them with encouragement and help them with the writing process, as needed. 
4. Encourage them to read their work aloud to you as practice before Author’s Chair. This will help them gain confidence in reading aloud during workshop time.

Science

Science is a great group experience! Get your lab coats on because we will be hands on doing experiments!

“Apologia’s second zoology book will take you and your family on an exploration into the wonders of the swimming creatures made on the fifth day of creation. You’ll begin with a big splash from the whales and dolphins, then spy on seals and meet manatees before swimming with the sea turtles, snakes, and salamanders. You’ll even peek in on the primeval plesiosaurus and its pals.

Following your frolic with fish and sharks, you’ll uncover the world of crabby crustaceans, sea snails, clams, and their soft bodied friends like the octopus, squid, and nautilus. You’ll consort with corals, find flowers that devour plankton, see stars and feathers that walk, leap and roll, and discover dollars that disappear in the sand and sponges that clean more than you might think.

From the microscopic to massive, no stone is left unturned in your student’s passage through the waters of the world. The creatures your student studies will come to life as your student creates replicas of them and adds them to his “Ocean Box” - a miniature hand-crafted aquarium. As always, each lesson ends with an experiment or project reinforcing the scientific method and the concepts studied. Among other experiments and projects, your student will try on blubber, investigate a shark’s ability to sense electrical currents, explore how whales can hear sounds that come from far away, and learn through experimentation which creatures make the best fossils. No matter how near or far you live from the ocean, you and your students will wonder at God’s designs in the amazing aquatic animals He formed on the fifth day.”

Curriculum: Apologia: Exploring Creation with Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day

Materials needed:
Textbook: 1 per family
Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day: Exploring Creation with Zoology 2, Jeannie Fulbright CBD Stock No: WW337012

Notebooking Journal: 1 per student, Jr. Notebook or Regular

Students will also need a cardboard box for the Ocean box described above.

Homework will consist of:

• They (or you to them) will be reading about half a chapter. Reading is something that can be done easily at home, leaving the class room experience for group discussion, review, projects and most fun of all—experiments.
• Prepare for class group discussion by having the student narrate back to you what has been read.
• Completing some notebooking pages. These will be varying. They can write in facts they have learned, draw pictures, cut out pictures and paste them etc. Once again this is to aid them in remembering what they have learned; and allow them to use their creativity.

Recommended for students 1st thru 6th Grade.

Latin

Why learn Latin? “Latin is a rich, ancient language, and is still very much alive in the languages that we speak today. It plays a vital role in a classical education, training students in grammar, how a language works, and how to think critically. Learning Latin greatly expands English vocabulary and introduces students to the original work of some of the most influential writers in history.

Approximately 50% of English is derived from Latin. About 80-90% of 2-syllable words come from Latin. Learning it will help students see the structure of language, helping them with English or any other language they may learn. It also eases transition into any of the other Romance Languages as up to 90% of Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Romanian words are derived from Latin.

Knowledge of Latin will help in vocations such as law, science, music, medicine, theology and philosophy.

"Prima uses a clear and systematic format to introduce Latin to young students. It teaches important English and Latin grammar concepts, as well as vocabulary, sayings, prayers, hymns, and constellations. Some of the material covered in Prima is:

• Recognizing English and Latin Verbs
• Invisible Verbs
• Recognizing English and Latin Nouns
• Proper Nouns & Pronouns
• Prepositions
• Adjectives
• Adverbs
• To Be Verbs
• Present and Future Tenses
• First Conjugation
• First Declension
• 125 Latin Vocabulary Words
• Approximately 150 Latin Derivatives
• 25 great Latin Sayings
• 4 Latin Prayers in full
• 4 Latin Hymns on the audio CD
• 12 Constellations
• Latin Numbers one through ten
• English & Latin Alphabet, vowels and consonants

Prima Latina is an introduction to Christian Latin for young elementary students. It was written to transition directly into Latina Christiana, allowing students to complete an entire Latin sequence without missing important concepts or vocabulary."

We will enrich our study by learning something of the Roman culture and singing some songs in Latin.

Curriculum: Prima Latina from Memoria Press.

Materials needed:

Prima Latina Student book

These books will need to be brought to class each week along with a pencil and colored index cards.

Homework will consist of:

• Reviewing weekly vocabulary words (5 min daily)
• Complete worksheet activity if not done in class
• Optional free on-line games to play to increase skills