I've only done general plans for 2 of my kids so far. They are posted on my blog. Rising 8th grader Rising 6th grader I'll add my rising 2nd grader here when I have her done :) ETA: Rising 2nd grader

I went from 4 to another program for a year to 7 with my oldest and after he finishes 7 he will be done. He gets grammar through his foreign language too. My other son went from 2 to 4 and after that, he will do 6 and 7. We don't spent time doing grammar often enough to cover 1 book in a year. Skipping books hasn't been an issue for us.

Thanks for the link! I wondered how they would explain the speech and language areas of the brain while dismissing left brain and right brain distinctions. I get it now :)

Our kids could be twins except mine doesn't like math, lol.

Does anyone know of a connection between mathematical thinking and creativity/art? From what I have read, understood, and heard math is considered a left-brain skill while creativity is more a right-brain thing. Yet I have a highly creative kid who shines at math (unless you count the rote things like memorizing times tables and such). Language is left-brain and that isn't one of his strengths. Has anyone else seen this connection? Just trying to better understand my kid :p

After taking everyone's comments into consideration and talking to my ds and my dh, I revised the list, cutting down on foreign language and increasing the coverage of science and math. I'm a big picture person so it helps me to have a big picture of where we are going. It is much easier for me to cut down a big list than to start with a simple list and build on it. It is still a big list, but we will cut down or adapt as necessary. Thanks everyone!

I didn't realize that one could carry up credits from middle school.

No, none would be finished by high school.

Thanks for your comments! Yes, things may be combined. I haven't made it to that level of detail yet - just general so I can see where we are headed. I am a little confused about your science comment though. I believe that I only have four solid science courses on there. :)

Thanks for all of the advice. I'll be making some changes. :)

I'm going to guess that my son will want to go to a Canadian university that is one of the top 20 universities for computer science. They welcome homeschool students and request a letter stating that the child has been homeschooled, course outlines, textbooks used, method of evaluation used, samples of written work, independent evaluations (outside classes if done), things like SAT reasoning tests, SAT subject tests, AP tests. They strongly recommend that students going into a science field have AP and SAT subject tests in prerequisite subjects. This kid does tend to test well and he does have language arts strengths. Would it be beneficial to do AP for history or literature? He is using a AP history book, but I didn't think it was worth it to bother going through the testing because of his interests.

Thanks! His input at this point is that he wants to spend a lot of time on computer science. He also tells me that he wants me to pick his books, but wants me to be sure to pick something hard.

So doing 2 maths one year to finish calculus in Grade 11 sounds like it would be important. Calculus based physics would need to be finished by grade 11 too? The relevant AP courses would be which ones? These are the ones I am looking at: AP Calculus BC AP Physics 1 AP Physics C AP Biology (since he has expressed an interest in a biology field in the past) AP Computer Science Thanks!

Thanks! Yes, fluid is good. I have no problem with cutting something out if needed.

Thanks for your questions. They are helpful. The tests would be to verify self-learning rather than for college credit. Would they be unnecessary or repetitive then? We started foreign language in Kindergarten/Grade 1. He will start high school with some high school language levels already complete. So if he completes a second year of Greek in 9th grade I was planning to call it Greek 2 on his transcript. So it sounds like a focus on getting to calculus sooner would be beneficial....we can work toward that. Self-study for computers is open-ended right now,. See previous post :) Yes, I understand that this will be revised and I want to leave options open in case he changes focus. I'm a big-picture thinker so it is helpful for me to have the end in mind when planning the next year.

Some of the computer might take place at a local university. I still have to find out what are options are there. I'm pretty sure AP Comp Sci will be done. Yes, you are right. Some might not be on the transcript, but extracurricular - especially since he has some sort of employment/business in mind. I think we have enough credits so they wouldn't need to be listed on the transcript. Yes, languages are a time hog. But we live in an international area where diverse languages and cultures abound. This is why the max he will spend is 2 hours and he will make whatever progress he can - with his preferred language getting the most time.

Yes, that will probably happen at some point. I'm already over my head in a lot of things. There are also a bunch of great computer classes at a university nearby and I think they allow high school students to do some classes there.

One of the major reasons for the number of foreign languages is to give my children a global perspective. Instead of using one language in a variety of settings, they can use a variety of languages to communicate with others in their world. We live in an area where over half of the residents are immigrants and these languages and cultures are encountered in day to day life. I also view that high school isn't the end of education. My child can continue to learn one of the languages or more to fluency if he chooses. HTH

Thanks for the input! He hasn't show interest in any one school at this point. If he finishes AP Calc earlier than he will do that, but I'm not sure how long it will take for him to complete the other ones yet. AP Computer Science is a given, but I don't know when he will be ready for it.

Thanks. I'll check out the threads about the Math SAT tests. Some of the foreign language will be completed prior to high school. I was planning to indicate a credit earned based on progress so if Arabic 2 is finished in 9th grade I would give a credit for it there as Arabic 2. The most we will spend on it is 2 hours per day so that is how I allotted time.

I'm looking at high school soon and have attempted to get a plan together for what the high school years will cover. My son plans for a future in computer science or possibly electrical engineering. He has language arts strengths. I recently wrote the potential plans on my blog. You can see them here: http://eclectic-homeschool.com/long-term-plans-8th-grade-12th-grade/ Input? I want to make sure math and science are well covered. Thanks!

Thanks!

Do you mind sharing what books they are using? My boys are using Arabic for Life right now.

I'm using AOPS Pre-Algebra with 2 very different kids right now. One is on chapter 14 and the other is on chapter 3. It has been a great choice for both of my kids, but for very different reasons. My older child needs to face difficult problems and learn that it is okay to get something wrong. This program was perfect for that. He has grown immensely in his math skills and his ability to handle getting things wrong. I usually sit down with him and work alongside him for any missed problems and the rest he does on his own, but there have been times when he needed more one-on-one. My other child is very much a whole-to-parts kind of kid and the discovery method is perfect for him. I sit down and read and explain things as he goes and he rarely does math independently. He does it more Socratic-style - at least for now. I did well in math when I was in school, but I didn't enjoy it at all. It was boring! AOPS has changed all that for me. I see the beauty and challenge in math and I love it now. I wish that I had this curriculum when I was in school.

Another option may be going forward with physics and your son can learn math through physics. I did that with my science-lover when he was in elementary math. He was more motivated to learn the math that way too.