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Cheryl B in VA

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  1. I like these worksheets. Not exactly what I was thinking of. I still might make my own. http://www.westernsydney.sreg.education.nsw.gov.au/Stage4/s4_ancient_egypt.html
  2. Those are all cool sites - but I am in search of Ancient Egypt's gods. :001_smile:
  3. Hi, all. I am usually over on the high school board. I have a sixth grader that will be doing ancients next year. I am looking for a notebook page with pictures of Egypt's gods and goddesses for him to write something about each one. Anybody have one made up that they can email me? This is the only thing that I have been unable to find. Thank you!
  4. DS will be attending Liberty next year and was accepted into the honors program. We visited on a Friendly Friday and asked to meet with an English professor. We did not know until after the fact that we had actually met with the chair of the department. During our meeting we asked about the honors program. She asked if we were meeting with Dr. Nutter, the head of the honors program. No, we were not. She called his office and asked if he was available to meet with a prospective student. Ten minutes later he was at the door to her office and he took us to his office on the next floor. We had a very nice discussion with Dr. Nutter which probably influenced DS's decision. DS scored an 800 on the critical reading section of the SAT. He could have selected a tier 1 school but he did not want to attend a liberal, secular school. I am very pleased with his choice.
  5. Today ds received his acceptance letter to the Honors Program at Liberty University. That was what we were waiting for! His total scholarship package plus the VTAG (VA tuition assistance grant) is 100%+ of tuition! School he turned down: Valley Forge Christian College, full tuition; Christopher Newport University, Honors Program and President's Leadership Program, only $2000 scholarship; James Madison University, ~20% admission rate, Honors Program. So glad the decision is made!
  6. I was considering year 2 of MFW for medieval/ren./ref. until I realized that year 2 is actually world history to present times. DS is doing 20th century history this year so he does not need to cover that era again. I am thinking of getting the guide and using the Bible section. Here is what I am thinking of using: Smarr Literature year 2 SWB new Medieval World, another text for renaissance, Truthquest for historical fiction suggestions, putting together my own schedule with notebooking worksheets and projects For Bible I would like to study the history of Christianity which would include the reformation period. Still looking at possibilities. Just something else to think about. :)
  7. I am searching for a courses for my son next year and am wondering if anyone has used History Odyssey level 3 year 2 or the new Illuminations curricula from Bright Ideas Press. I would like year two history, literature to match, and for Bible I want the history of christianity. The reading in Omnibus is too heavy for this child. I have not come across anything that matches up with my desires yet and am looking at piecing together what I need. If you have used either of these curricula what did you like or dislike? Any input is appreciated.
  8. I chose high school diploma. What came to my mind is, what if they are refering to dual-enrolled homeschool students? I did not want any question that he will be receiving a high school diploma.
  9. There are many different options for history sequence. Our school system is changing their sequence beginning next year. Old sequence: World History 1500 to today; World Geography or AP European History; American History, AP option; US and VA Government. New sequence (which makes more sense): World History and Geography to 1500; World History and Geography 1500 to present; American History, US and VA Government. Here is what I did with ds #1: World History 1500 to today; Ancients; AP American History; Government and Economics. Ds #2 is a freshman and here is his sequence: 20th Century; Medieval/Ren./Ref.; American History; Government and Economics. So, follow the teens interests but make sure American history and government are covered.
  10. Yes, it is new so the reviews are probably very few right now.
  11. My son is taking an AP econ class through PA homeschoolers. On his transcript do I count the class as .5 credit (because it is half a year) or 1 credit (because he takes the AP exam for 3 college credits)? I am typing up his senior schedule to send with his transcript to a college. Thanks!
  12. :iagree: This last post is kind of what I was going to say. My oldest ds is now taking calculus at the cc as a senior. Math is not his strong subject but he still does well (640 on SAT). His math path was: Video Text Algebra (1/2 the program) in 6th, 7th no math, 8th TT Algebra 2, 9th Geometry at ps, 10th no math, 11th advanced math at ps. Ds 2 is finishing TT Algebra 1 this week and then going on to TT Algebra 2. The program is a perfect match for him. Ds 3 is doing TT math 5 and loves it. When people ask me about TT I tell them that if they start the high school math to stick with it all the way through pre-calc because TT introduces some topics later than other curricula. But, if the program works for your child, don't worry about 'when' a topic is taught, instead make sure the student 'gets it.'
  13. There are different reasons for the amount of outside classes each year and for each student. Rising senior ds: Freshman year he went to the public school. He was not taking my deadlines serious AT ALL. He was given the option to come back home sophomore year and he did. That year at home was better but still a bit of a stuggle. The only outsourced class that year was chemistry but I hosted the class in our home. Oh, almost forgot that we also outsourced Spanish 3 that year. Junior year he had a math class at the public school (our county allows homeschoolers to take up to two classes at the school), British literature in a homeschool class, AP US History online with PA Homeschoolers, and all his electives were at home. This was a good balance for my very bright son. He liked the discussion that occured in the BL class and in the math class he liked seeing the teacher teach the lesson and then doing the lesson problems in class with the teacher available. Next year he will be doing a lot of dual credit classes. Last week we enrolled him at the community college. He tested into the calculus class and will take that in the fall and biology in the spring. Through local homeschool classes he is taking American Literature and he may take the CLEP in the spring. He is taking AP Economics through PA Homeschoolers. He will participate in two choirs so I will give him a full credit for that. Bible and government will be at home. I recently added up his projected college credits that he will enter college with and he will have 21-30 credits depending on what CLEP tests he takes. Now, my rising freshman's plans just changed this week. I had planned to do everything at home except for science. When he returned from a missions trip last week he expressed a strong interest in seeing what public school is like. He is very social and thrives in large groups. But he also said that he liked the classes we had planned for next year and did not want to go to ps until sophomore year. Well, logistically that would be difficult and I do not want him to go to ps full time because that is against my education beliefs. So, we decided that he will take two classes at the ps - English and an elective. He will be able to participate socially by attending games and joining a club. AND he still gets to do the homeschool courses that he is excited about. So, at home he will do 20th century history, TT geometry, Christian Light Publications Car Care, Bible, and still do the homeschool science class using Apologia with a teacher that he likes. So, each student is different. Very bright ds needs to be challenged by a variety of teachers and likes lively discussions. Very social ds desires a balance between being in a group and doing courses that interest him and are tailored to him. I want them to be taught with a Christian worldview and be prepared for college and beyond. Whew! Writing all that down took a lot of time. I hope that helps someone!
  14. You can enter how many days the student has to complete an assignment. Many things were assigned on Monday and due on Friday. To help ds plan I gave him a grid with the days of the week across the top and the subjects listed down the side. On Monday he would fill in the grid to plan out what days he would do what. Mid-week he would check in with me. If he was on target to finish on Friday then he would receive praise. If not, he would compromise his end of the week or weekend social activities. Did he whine if he had an especially tough week? Yes. Did he give up activities and still have late work? Yes. Is he learning time management? I hope so.
  15. Find the student handbook on the college's website. My son is looking at only Christian colleges and several are very conservative - even monitoring what music the students listen to. One school handbook talked about acceptable dating at the school and students cannot wear shorts to class. The handbooks gave him insight into whether or not he would be comfortable at the school.
  16. I have a rising senior and a rising freshman. I present a list of choices according to interests, abilities, and potential career path. My oldest has said since he was 15 that he wants to go into ministry and he wants to be a writer. His electives have included: 3 years of Spanish (beginning in 8th); Word processing; speech; creative writing; intro to debate; Bible; apologetics; logic. Second ds is boy through and through and obsesses over cars and sports. His electives next year are car care by CLE, half credit of Bible, and I am requiring art or music appreciation. He will likely go through all of the car related electives that CLE offers, probably do a statistics class (he reads the stats page of the sports section daily) and will only do two years of foreign language if he decides that he is college bound.
  17. I don't post much although I read the boards every day. My son has always scored in the high 90th percentile in the language arts sections of standardized tests. He took the SAT in May and June. First scores CR 720, math 640, writing 640. The writing section was a little low for him the first time but the other scores were on par with his abilities. The second time testing his math went down (not his strength) but his other two scores jumped up: CR 800!!!, math 610, writing 780!!!. DS wants to go into ministry so he is only applying to private schools that happen to have a high acceptance rate. He will be applying to the honors program where available. Thank you for letting me share :001_smile:.
  18. DS 17 -- It has been a bear trying to find his first job in our heavily populated area. Husbands office finally agreed to hire him as a copy boy 3 days a week for the summer. All the money goes to us, though, to pay for his missions trip to El Salvador for a week in July. In August he heads to Orlando for a week to participate in the Assemblies of God National Fine Arts competition with the church youth choir. He will also study for and take the freshman English CLEP. He starts his senior year in August. DS 14 -- Is also going on the missions trip to El Salvador. First trip without his parents and first trip out of the country :crying:. In June he goes to a camp in PA for a week. He has been there every summer since he was nine. He loves basketball (he is already 5'11" and still growing) and will be playing in the summer league at the Boys and Girls Club. And he will be doing Algebra 1 and history through the summer. DS 10 -- Because of two trips and two funerals in Feb/March I really slacked off on his schooling. He will be doing school through the summer. He will also go to camp with the church for five days and play basketball. I would also like to go on a few field trips this summer. We are studying the Civil War so there are a few VA battlefields on my list. We will also head into D.C. to visit some museums.
  19. For my senior I never wrote down his graduation requirements - they just stayed in my head. For ds2 I have met with him for "counseling" sessions and put together a couple of files clarifying his diploma requirements. I have tried to attach the files here. We'll see if that works!
  20. My son is a bright 11th grader and we are outsourcing his main classes. When I read his essays I am amazed at his vocabulary, sentence structure and essay format. Writing comes naturally to him. His APUSH teacher has given him perfect or close to perfect scores on all his essays and wonderful comments. His British Lit teacher returns his papers (and everyone else's in the class) all marked up like they were a rough draft and always requires a rewrite. The papers that I have looked at that she "corrected" have words marked off and suggestions for another word, phrases marked off, etc. To me these corrections are more personal writing preferences than grading the students writing style.
  21. I have an 8th grader this year and here is what he is doing: History: Biblioplan - finish 3, in 4 do the Civil War and reconstruction. He does reading, notebooking, mapping, and a timeline. I am considering having him do 20th century (maybe Sonlight) in high school. Language Arts: CLE grade 8 and then a unit study of Tom Sawyer; Word Roots B1; cycle 3 of Analytical Grammar; IEW SWI B and begin SWI B CC Science: Apologia General Science outsourced Total Health (just reading textbook) Logic: The Fallacy Detective and Thining Toolbox Math: TT Algebra 1 Computer Science class He does not do every subject every day - logic is twice a week and the computer science assignment he does over the weekend, for example.
  22. Keep it coming! I spent a long time looking at TOG today and it has moved up on my list. Anyone have a high school level blog about TOG?
  23. I haven't been on the boards in a long time so even if you don't recognize my name I hope you will still give me some input :001_smile:. I am looking at high school planning for my second ds who will be a freshman next year. I like the sequence of My Father's World projected high school program (it is not finished yet) and I like most of the resources used. Has anyone used their high school ancient history yet? What I would want to change: *The Usborne Encyclopedia of the Ancient World - already used this resource and I think it is more of a late elementary/middle school resource. I would use the Usborne Book of the Ancient World as this is high school level. *Victor Journey through the Bible - already used and would substitute Nelson's Illustrated Encyclopedia which we have (and is an optional resource for WinterPromise Ancient World). I like the looks of WinterPromise but it doesn't include literature. Anyone use this? What did you use for literature? Then there is also TOG which I would simplify some. Omnibus is more GBs then this child could handle. Then I also thought of creating my own. I have SWB History of the AW which is a great narrative for history, the Usborne book I mentioned above, the Bible study from either MFW or WP, Hewitt literature. Has anyone created a syllabus for the SWB book? Thank you so much for any input. :001_smile:
  24. This is the only one I can find that I have bookmarked. It is a really good one, though! http://www.rencentral.com/kidskingdom/onceuponatime.shtml
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