Oh, thank you! I'll have to get a hold of that.

Wow, there is a lot to consider here. Thanks for all of the thoughtful responses. At first reading of this thread, I am leaning towards having her do the intro to C&P and Intro to Number Theory next year, then Geometry in 10th, Intermediate Algebra in 11th and Pre-Calc in 12th. But, another option I am considering is to use one of them over the summer, a bit each day, to stay "math-brained". She could do one the summer before 9th grade and one the summer before 10th. That wat we would get to Calculus. I'll have to read this thread a few times, and see how our year goes to make a decision. She is liking the curriculum so far, though, so that is a giant plus, as I love it.

I've tried to use the AOPS website to figure this out, but I think I am missing something. . . What is the typical progression through the AOPS books? (and I admit I'm planning ahead) We just started Introduction to Algebra, and I see that it is "more" than a typical Algebra 1 course. But it's not enough to be Algebra 1 and 2, is it? Should I plan on it taking more than a year with a bright but not particularily math-confident 8th grader who has a solid Pre-Algebra foundation? I was assuming I would do Geometry next year, following the progression that my older daughters did at their school (although this is changing), but is that right for AOPS? I see that there are two books - Introduction to Counting and Probability and Introduction to Number Theory. Where do these fall? They look like something we would like to go through. . . Or are those books just used for contest prep?

How could I forget Shakespeare! We are getting tickets for Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth and Twelfth Night to see throughout the year. Thank you for all of the suggestions. Some of these are new to me, and some I should have known, but all look good. I'll add them to her list now.

My 8th grade daughter (very strong reader) has requested more plays this year - both to read and to watch. She is an Actor who struggles with singing, and is trying to build her knowledge of "straight" plays to help her as a performer. I'm posting on the High School Board because I figured that this is something that is usually in the High School curriculum. So far for this year we have Our Town The Crucible Pygmalion We would also be very interested in any film versions of plays that would be appropriate for a younger teen that would be availavble on Netflix or DVD (we have a pretty good library system here). Any suggestions?

Sure, I'd love to share! Looking at other people's reading lists is one of my favorite things to do. The following are the books we chose. Dd likes books with "action" in them - She actually disliked Little Women (sob!) So keep that in mind as you read this list. . . There are a few on here that she has rejected in the past (A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, My Antonia) but she has agreed to read them this year. These are also not going to be read in this order, I just arranged it this way for my record keeping. Watership Down A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly The Golden Compass Trilogy My Antonia Around the World in 80 Days A Break With Charity A Wizard of Earthsea Stardust by Neil Gaiman Gone With The Wind The Catcher in the Rye A Tree Grows in Brooklyn And Then There Were None Last of the Mohicans Ivanhoe Frankenstein Life of Pi The Secret Life of Bees The Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr Hyde Short Stories The Martian Chronicles Plays The Crucible Our Town Pygmalion Non-Fiction I Am Malala Kon-Tiki The plays were her idea, and she wants to read more. She is an Actor who struggles with singing, and so wants to increase her knowledge of "straight" plays. Our family leans towards musical theater for our viewing.

My 10th grader (who has never been able to tolerate YA) would recommend A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

We are currently outsourcing one for 10th grade - AP World History through PA Homeschoolers. We are planning on outsourcing one class a year through high school, to have them stay used to being accountable to someone other than mom, and also to make sure that we have recommendation letters from external teachers for college. We will llikely limit it to one a year in order to stay flexible and also because of cost.

You have all been so helpful helping me decide on what to use for my girls as I scrambled at the last minute, I wanted to share the final decisions. Lit / Writing - BraveWriter Helps for High School - We made a booklist together of 25 books that we would read this year, we will analyze 10 (one per month) using Smoop Guides or Sparknotes as a guide for me. - Analytical Grammar (on order) - Wordly Wise vocabulary Algebra 1 - AOPS History - The Big History Project with all of the activities from the teacher section Science - Unit Studies in Cemistry Big Project that encompasses speaking, script writing and chemistry - making science videos for her YouTube channel (hoping to get this off the ground in the next few weeks - need to ask permission from the owners of the experiments first) If anyone has any questions of suggestions, we would love to hear them!

You have all been so helpful helping me figure out my 8th and 10th graders curriculum (at the last minute even) that I wanted to post what we decided on. My 8th grader's will be in the Logic Stage section of the board. 10th grade Brit Lit - Great Courses Shakespeare the Word and the Action lectures and reading the 14 plays and sonnets covered (a lot of these are re-reads for her and she loves and understands Shakespeare, so not as grueling as it sounds) -16 books from British Authors - starting at Canterbury Tales and ending at Waiting for Godot -She will probably take a CLEP in this course Pre-Calc - AOPS - She will probably take a CLEP in this course Anatomy and Physiology - The Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology 7e by Scanlon -Workbook for the text - the Anatomy Coloring Book - online cat dissection labs AP World History through PA Homeschoolers - AP World History Test Prep Book (have not decided which brand yet) - She will take the AP test in this course Psychology - David Myers 9e - Study Guide for David Myers 9e text by Straub (on order) - AP Psychology Test Prep Book (Have not decided which brand yet) - She will take the AP test in this course. ASL - we are using ASL University at www.lifeprint.com If anyone has any questions or suggestions, please feel free!

Thanks again for all of the good suggestions. We have decided to go with Analytical Grammar. She really liked the look of the sample lesson. Thanks!

Thank you for all of the suggestions! Now I get to spend the evening looking at curriculum - which is quickly becoming a favorite activity, lol.

Hi everyone! I introduced myself over on the High School Board, saying that I was going to be Homeschooling my 10th Grader, and leaving my 8th Grader in school. Well, now she's home too - yay! Her previous school taught gammar, but she admits that she retained very little. They sort of rushed through it in order to concentrate more on lit and writing. I would like to start her on a grammar program that will get her up to speed for high school. What she feels confident with: Nouns, verbs, adjectives Periods, question marks, commas, exclamation marks, colons, semi-colons. What she is murky on - pronouns, adverbs, clauses, and everything else. We don't mind using a grade level or two down if we have to. She currently feels that she is not good at grammar, and I have reminded her that she just has not found the way she learns best yet. I don't think copywork and dictation will work for her, but am open to other suggestions. Thanks!

She has been in school She completed Honors levels of Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2.

I'm looking into pre-calc curricula, and I think I like Teaching Textbooks. My daughter is good at math, not great, but needs to see the workthrough to really get something. She does not want to do an online class, however. We considered using a plain text from the school district and Kahn Academy, but I think we will run into problems since they are not really linked together, Are there any pros / cons to Teaching Textbooks that you who have gone before me would like to share? and if you don't think it will work for us, do you have any recomendations of what will? Thanks

Ooh, good suggestions! I've looked at them and I think I am going to order both Engaging Ideas and Bravewriter's Help for High School. Thanks!

Hi everyone. I am new here, but not really. I have lurked for years, gathering ideas as I homeschooled my kids in their younger years. Then we found a lovely small school that was a perfect fit. . . And now it is no longer a perfect fit. For many reasons, I will be pulling my very bright, very motivated 10th grade daughter out to homeschool in the next few days, and I will have a lot of questions. My first is this: She is a excellent writer. It's her thing. According to her honors teachers, she writes on the college level. I USED to be a good writer, and was all through college, but it has been 20 years since I have written anything at all. I need a program that will start from probably the middle school level, and remind me how to write well, so that I can work with her on further developing her writing. I have faith that we can work in a peer-editing type fashion once I get up to speed. I am willing to work on this daily. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks