[Online Latin courses...can I get some recommendations please.]

This would be for a 9th grader with a little Ecce Romani under her belt.

[9th grade plans please...]

Sorry guys, I know it's been posted recently, but I can't find it...

 

Thanks.

[Are Critical Thinking's Mind Benders as hard as they seem?]

We went with Dr. Funsters Think-A- Minutes instead of the Mind Benders at first and now we are moving into the new Building Thinking Skills books. I liked the variety of the different puzzles.

[How do you handle copywork while transitioning to cursive?]

DS is beginning to learn cursive and he really likes doing it so usually I just let him use it when he wants. He still needs work on how to form the letters together, so he does some basic cursive worksheets I had from Enchanted Learning. Well this week, I purchased Start Write and did his copywork pages in cursive so he could trace over it. Is this the best way to go? Or should I just print out the pages written in cursive so he learns to read it, but copies it in print?

 

Copywork doubles as language arts and handwriting practice here, so I guess I just want to make sure I am going about this the best way.

[For those who miss the old board... (x-post)]

Thanks Jean that was very thoughtful of you...

[I'm a larvae! I'm finally a larvae! LOL!...]

hopefully soon.

[Planning for next year: Post 4th grade plans here]

Math:

Singapore 4

Language Arts:

R&S 4

Classical Writing or Writing Tales

SWO E or Pathway Reader Gr. 4

Evan Moore Word A Day

Great Books Academy Reading List

Science:

Evan Moore

or Scientists Apprentice (I think that's the name)

Nature Journaling

Lego Engineering

History:

SOTW Volume 1

Unit Study on California History

Latin:

LFC finish A move to B

P.E.:

Taekwondo

Basketball

Music:

Guitar

Logic:

Critical Thinking's Building Thinking Skills

[How do you integrate copywork into your day]

Copywork here doubles as handwriting practice and language arts. I usually chose selections from literature for copywork and we discuss different parts of speech and grammar.

[Do you use a scheduled/prepared curriculum or do your own thing?]

The problems is I am very picky about things, and when I set my mind to something nothing else will do. So alot of times I just pick and pull from a variety of things to make a curriculum that fits each one of my kids and their different styles.

[What do you use for Latin?]

13 y/o uses Ecce Romani and 3rd grader will start LFC A and Minimus.

[Do you know what math your local PS uses?]

Another Scott Foresman here for the younger grades and Prentice Hall or Glencoe for Pre-Algebra & Algebra.

[Would you share what your doing with your 8th grader next school year?]

Language Arts-

Growing Vocab

SWO/Tricks of the Trade

R&S 5

IEW

 

 

Science-

Hands on activities for physical science

 

History-

historical fiction

The Making of America

Map work

IEW US History Based Lessons

Workbooks from J. Weston Walch

 

Math-

Mathmatical Reasoning

Family Math for Middle Schoolers

Spectrum

Drill work

Later this year...Lials Intro to Algebra maybe

 

Art-

Classes with a local artist

 

Logic-

Fallacy Detective

 

Latin-

Ecce Romani

 

P.E.-

softball

 

I think that's about it...

[Okay, I just have to say that StartWrite is the best thing since sliced bread...]

Seriously, I have to say that I think this is by far the best homeschool investment I have made yet. I didn't mind writing out 2-6 copywork pages per week when ds was just printing, but now that we are moving on to cursive, man....this is the greatest!!!:D