I also am wondering how the biology fits in! Did that replace all the negative feeback from the previous book? Is the biology told from an evolutionary standpoint or creation? Or is it left neutral?

I would love to be able to, but IMO that would take soooo much time to get everything together and with my hectic family I dont have alot of extra time! I do as cheaply as possible, there are somethings I really need a curriculum for!

The introduction to literature looks very similar to what she will be doing in 7th next year, but I am going to look into the lightning literature. Thanks!

What should I do after For Such a Time as this Literary Analysis? http://forsuchatimeasthis.com/title.php?id=27 My daughter is doing this for 7th grade next year, we will be doing Notgrass US history, World History and Government in 10, 11 & 12th grade. I know that covers American Lit, and World Lit. Would British Literature be ok for a 9th grader? But what would I do for 8th grade?:confused:

What should I do after For Such a Time as this Literary Analysis? http://forsuchatimeasthis.com/title.php?id=27 My daughter is doing this for 7th grade next year, we will be doing Notgrass US history, World History and Government in 10, 11 & 12th grade. I know that covers American Lit, and World Lit. Would British Literature be ok for a 9th grader? But what would I do for 8th grade?:confused:

I did not mean to do this 2X

I am planning ahead, but I am very overwhelmed by all the choices. Any suggestions? I am looking for both pros and cons! Thanks!

I am planning ahead, but I am kind of overwhelmed by all the choices. Any suggestions? Im looking for pros and cons! Thanks

We started homeschooling last year so this is our 2nd year. I have not hit any repeat grades yes, and next year I will start our 3rd. I am estimating about 800-1000 but that will drastically drop when we hit repeat grades. Also, I just got a copy machines so hopefully that will help with my reproducable comsumables that I can make copies of. I am MORE than willing to get suggestions myself!!

SOTW and Apologia are both VERY good! I do both of them. I highly recommend them! If you do choose to stick with sonlight, slow it down! You are on your time frame, if you read to them on a day that is not a school day it wont hurt anything! Or if you do bedtime stories, insert a sonlight book, or story of the world. We do SOTW as a bedtime story, then I ask them questions about it during breakfast the next day. Works GREAT and they really retain alot!!!!! Let me know if that helps! But again, SOTW and Apologia are HIGHLY recommended by me!

Has anybody tried this? Do you like it? Not like it? Im looking at getting this for my dd who will be in 3rd grade for part of her reading comp. She will be doing SOTW vol 2. Any thoughts??

What is it about Abeka that she doesnt like? I switched from Abeka to horizons and that is a great spiral approach with enough practice in the new as well as the old. However, the TE is essential to Horizons as all the teaching and directions are in that. It is not a self teaching approach. I love it!!!!!! Also singapore goes well along with Horizons, it just does not contain everything Horizons does. I would also recommend (as a supplement to break up some of the repetition) to get some math games, at her math level, and make it fun! Math is a very boring subject. Mathblaster is great for a computer game but there are all kinds of games out there. Also I would recommend (as a supplement) The Charlotte Mason living math. Its more hands on/fun. Hope this helps!!!

Those are very good! I would also recommend the Exploring Creation with Zoology 1-- flying creatures of the fifth day-- It is part of the young explorers series Ornithology, chiropterology, entomology and a little bit of paleontology comprises this book! This year, your students will learn about the bats, bugs, birds and some extinct flying reptiles called pterosaurs. Included in every lesson is a great narrative on the most fascinating facts in the animal biology concerning the creatures of flight. With fun activities, projects and assignments to go along with every lesson, your students will pronounce that science is their favorite subject. That is the summary from the authors website. My kids LOVED it!!!!!

I LOOOOOVE apologia!!!!:party: I LOVE IT!!! I LOVE IT!!! I LOVE IT!!!! My kids love science now! They have a HUNGER for science now and they dont want to stop learning about it! They used to hate science! I am soooo thankful for the Apologia Young Explorers Series! My oldest will be in 7th next year and she cant wait to start Exploring Creation with General Science next year!!!!!!! I NEVER though I would EVER hear that from her!!!!!

VERY good suggestion!!!! Thank you!!!!!:)

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We do American history during school and world history as a family before bed as kind of a family story time. In high school we are going down to just 1 program a year but they really enjoy history right now.

Logic I am going to do fallacy detective with my daughter. Im not sure if we are doing that in 7th (next year) or in 8th. That is a good one to check out

My second grader does --Singapore 2A & 2B, Abeka math (changing abeka to horizons in 3rd, Abeka is WAY to easy for her) --A reason for handwriting B --BJU english 2 (changing to R&S english in 3rd) --I just make mom made health & US geography units-- we do geography 3 days a week and health 2 days a week --Apologia science (young explorers series-- did 1 book this year, doing 2 in 3rd grade) --BJU heritage studies --Spelling Power --Wordly Wise 2 --Im stuck on reading. We have just been doing biographies, non fictions-did pathways for a while --Story of the world vol 1

Those are great to keep in practice also also! Very good suggestion!

I wouldnt start another english, but maybe an editing program? They have quick 10minute programs that are great for quick easy practice so as not to loose the skill but not as much as a curriculum! (Didax or daily paragraph editing are good!)

What are you doing? What are you planning to do? I will have a 7th grader next year and just wondering what you plan to do for 7th grade, what are you doing for 7th grade or what did you do for 7th grade? I think I know but I want to be sure. Heres my plan, what do you think? Any suggestions on my few questions??? --Who is God--- Bible from Apologia --Bob Jones fundamentals of math 7 --Applications of Grammer book 1- Christian liberty press --Jump In writing --Trail Guides to US geography --not sure about health for 7th grade-- doing exploring creation with anatomy for my elementary aged kids any suggestions?? --Exploring Creation with General Science --All American History vol 2 --Apples and Spellling the easy way --Worldy Wise 7 --For Such a time as this literary analysis (debating on 7th or 8th with that-- any thoughts????) --Mystery of History vol 2

Abeka. I hated it. It did not teach a whole lot until 3-4th grade in science or history. The math is too slow for my kids. The reading seems to be pointless for the most part. (Sorry to those who love it--- it just didnt work for OUR family!!!!)

I use apologia, and my kids LOVE it! They love science, they have NEVER loved science before. My 6th grade dd used to DREAD science until we started Apologia.It was like pulling teeth when she did it. She went through all the elementary science books this year because this is when we started. It was not at all overwhelming, and she just reads them on her own sometimes! She will be well on track to start general science in 7th grade. I have that book, I would recommend you doing the human anatomy book that is coming out this spring to get a beginning knowledge of the history of science. I have the General Science book and the 1st module is intense learning about the history of science btu the first chapter of Human anatomy also covers that so that will make it much easier. They get ALOT of info so take that first section slowly! I have a 2nd grader that is doing Astronomy, next year she will do Botany and Zoololgy 1. It is very possible to do 2 elementary books a year easy, possibly 3. I didnt know that at the beginning of the year. That is the only change Im making for next year, is when dd in 3rd she will be doing 2 books!

MOH vol 1 is not only bible history it also includes the information SOTW vol 1 contains (but at an older childs level) It is very age appropriate info, My 6th grader just LOVES it! That is her favorite subject! It is written in a conversational style that kids really get into and has quizzes, tests and activitys for the 3 age groups of kids (elementary, middle and high school)