:confused: Anyone?? :)

I was also going to suggest "A Patriot's History of the United States". Also, Joy Hakim has written a US history book for adults called "Freedom: A History of US".

For a non-science oriented student, is Earth Science (9th grade), Basic Physics (10th grade) & Biology (11th grade) enough for most colleges? If a science is taken in 12th grade, must it be Chemistry or could it be just a valid to take a specialized/in depth course like Zoology or Astronomy? Thanks for the input!

We have this book also & it's another good choice.

I was going to suggest this. My high school art teacher used this book/these methods. I went to art school (college) and this book was used for Drawing I. One thing to note (incase it's a concern to you), there is some new age quotes/concepts in the book (atleast in the older edition).

We use this planner: http://www.christianbook.com/high-school-homeschool-daily-planner/carey-taylor/pd/827002?item_code=WW&netp_id=436496&event=ESRCN&view=details

I think this is a wonderful idea! I had not thought of it until I read this thread! Thanks!

I'm not familiar with Greyfriars; is it a private school? I no longer live in the Charlotte area (I live in Western NC now). I just teach my 2 dc (ages 15 & 13) @ home.

Has anyone tried TellMeMore Chinese??

I used to teach at Independence High School in Mint Hill!

Wow; I was considering this is a couple of years. I'll remember this. Thanks!

After borrowing Notgrass from a friend and reviewing the world history books, it seems very light for history. However, my family is full of history buffs (esp. my 15 yo ds). :001_smile: I would recommend Notgrass to families that are not as history-oriented though. If you have a history-lover for a student, I'd keep searching. There's nothing intrinsically wrong with it, it just doesn't have the depth that other books have (SOTW would be a better choice and has more depth IMO). Have you looked at Susan Wise Bauer's "The History of the Ancient World" and "The History of the Midieval World"? Please, keep in mind that this is just my opinion and every student and family is unique (I'm new to this forum and I really do not want to offend anyone here).:001_smile:

I'm so glad to see this thread! I've had similar thoughts about having my ds (15) have an extra year of high school. He's remarkably mature in some areas, but not so much in academic ones. I'm glad that I'm not alone!

I suggest using Biblioplan http://www.biblioplan.net/ ; all of your dc can work on the same topic with seperate books for each grade level. It's a literature approach that's more affordable than SL and ToG and for all ages!

Biblioplan, Hakim books (US history) & (planning) on SL Core 300 & 400.

I think I bought the whole set for around $20. when Library & Educational Services was having a sale. We also added in some literature, but not as much as I had planned. They read "Around the World in 80 Days" with Meteorolgy& (as I listed before) "The Great Alaskan Dinosaur Adventure". My kids wanted to do a Jules Verne themed literature connection, but we could never seem to find the time to add more in. They had planned to read "Journey to the Center of the Earth" during the Geology unit, "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" during Oceanography, & "From the Earth to the Moon" during our Astronomy study.

Thank you; I'll check it out.

When we began this study my ds was 14 (9th grade) & my dd was 12 (7th grade). I used the "Wonders of Creation" series as the main text. The AiG books were more of a supplement or for hands-on activities (I had used them several years before s I already owned them). We met with a co-op for Meteorology & it was fantastic! The kids ended up making a video for the end of the unit which was a lot of fun. Meteorology: -The Weather Book & study guide -Our Weather & Water (Answers in Genesis) -The Weather Handbook (about surviving weather emergencies...is out of print) Astronomy: -The Astronomy Book & study guide -Our Universe (Answers in Genesis) *field trip to Planetarium Geology: -The Geology Book & study guide -Our Planet Earth (Answers in Genesis) -Read "The Great Alaskan Dinosaur Adventure" *gem mining field trip Oceanography: -The Ocean Book & study guide -Our Weather & Water (Answers in Genesis) -packet on Estuaries free from environmental agency

We did last year! My kids really liked these books. I used some of the experiments & additional reading from the AiG "God's Design for Heaven & Earth" & a few other resources. Originally, I had planned each unit for a co-op with one other family, but after the first unit (Meteorology), they couldn't continue. However, the plan worked fine for us. This is a great series of books that are very engaging & have lotd of good illustrations. I feel that my kids (& I) learned a lot & enjoyed eary science.

Thank you!

I so agree about them being more interesting than a typical textbook! I'm using them with the tests and student pages for my 10th grader for US History. I could not find a more engagin & thorough text for US History After a short-term class my son had, I realized that he really needed more practice with traditional tests (especially multiple choice). He's dyslexic & we've always used SL or a literature approach.

Unfortunately, my library system does not carry Mango. Thanks so much for telling me about "Growing Up With Chinese". We'll watch these! The tutor explained to me that she wants to begin with the basic phonetic sounds & build from there. She says to speak Chinese properly, we should begin this way. This has somewhat changed my focus on what we should do on the days that my children are not meeting with the tutor. Now what I'm looking for are inexpensive resources to further their knowledge of Chinese more in a listening ...something that would not be the primary resource. (I hope I'm making sense; it's been a L-O-N-G day) I'm thinking of getting The Learnables Chinese I which is now on cd-rom. I'm still reearching, but I'm leaning toward this.

I agree! We really liked these books.

I've been looking at "Better Chinese", but it seems pricey. Has anyone used this? I was thinking the tutor could use it & we could follow up on the days we don't see her.

She has never tutored in the US because she's newly arrived. She is well educated & open to any text we want to use.