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On 3/14/2024 at 7:24 AM, Momof3boys said:
My son will be 4 this spring so we’ll be starting pre-k in the fall.
Phonics - I have Abeka K4 so we’ll probably use that for phonics unless he hates it like his big brother 🙂Handwriting - Handwriting Without Tears Pre-K. Taking it slow and mostly using the chalkboard to work on tripod grip.
Math - Preschool Math at Home. Love this so much!
Tagging along with my kindergartener for science, social studies and enrichment (using either Gentle + Classical Primer or MP Enrichment K)!
I've been looking for a preschool math and completely forgot about this! It looks pretty good so I think I'll try it!
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My youngest will be turning 3 in July, so she'll be dipping her toes into some "school" this year. This is a very relaxed plan.
Basics:
- Toddler Lesson Plans Learning ABC's - for a Letter-of-the-Week type thing - I may add in some OPGTR if she's interested.
- Toddler Lesson Plans Learning Colors - she's pretty good with these but it'll be something fun
- Kumon books - Let's Cut Paper, etc. for basic skills.
Math: Preschool Math at Home - I think this may transition nicely into Wild Math later on. My 5yo will be doing Wild Math 1 next year, so since we'll be outside anyway doing math for him, I may dip into Wild Math K for the 3yo.
For the Love of Homeschooling Nature Study units
Tot School-type activities, lots of crafts, helping in the garden, lots of picture books, dot-to-dots & colouring.
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I didn't see a thread for 5th grade, sorry if it's a repeat! This is the only grade I hadn't planned out yet, so here we go. I'd love to see what everyone else is up to!
Math: TGTB 4 & 5 (& maybe Math Mammoth)
Science & Nature:
- Blossom & Root Level 2 - Plants & Fungi - starting over summer with younger brother, ties in with the Botany her older siblings are doing
- Beginning Herbalism unit from Wild Learning
- Kids' Herb Book + Boreal Herbal - identifying local plants and their uses
- A bit of gardening, focus on our unique climate
- Wilderness first aid & survival skills/bushcraft
- Blossom & Root Level 5 - Astronomy (over winter, since we can't see the stars at other times of the year)
- maybe some Mystery Science
- For the Love of Homeschooling Nature Study units
History:
- Prehistory, evolution, paleontology/archaeology & mythology
- Blossom & Root Prehistoric Life from Level 3
- Build Your Library's Evolution unit, & Prehistory unit
- Layers of Learning Ancients
Canadian Studies:
- Geography - Great Canadian Adventure's Canadian Geography
- Geography - The Canadian Adventure (Canadian Homeschooler)
- History - My Canadian Time Capsule (Canadian Homeschooler)
- History - Great Canadian Adventure's Canadian History
- History - DIY Year 2
Language Arts:
- Grammar: Fix It?
- Reading: Lightning Literature
- Writing: Using Language Well 1
- Spelling: Spelling Wisdom 1, Sequential Spelling
- Handwriting: Canadian Handwriting
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This is our second kiddo to get to 11th, so I'm still figuring this out. He needs (either this year or next) a Math 11 & English 11 on his transcripts in order to enter trade school. I'm not sure if he'll do it this year or not.
Math: he may take a Math 11 through the school board for transcripts, if not he'll use Teaching Textbooks
Science/Nature:
- Guest Hollow's Botany - we'll start this earlier to take advantage of our short summer
- Crash Course Botany videos
- Kids' Herb Book + Boreal Herbal - identifying local plants and their uses, herbal remedies, tea blending
- A bit of gardening, especially for our unique climate
- Wilderness first aid & survival skills
- Real Science Odyssey Level 2 Astronomy - winter sub-in for botany since it's too bright at night at any other time of year
Socials:
- Prehistory, evolution, paleontology/archaeology & mythology/cryptozoology
- Great Canadian Adventure's Canadian Cryptids
- Layers of Learning Ancients
- Guest Hollow's Whirlwind World History (Ancients portion)
- K12 Human Odyssey text
Canadian Studies:
- Canadian History Year 2
- Headphone History's Canadian Geography
Language Arts:
- he may take an English 11 through the school board for transcripts
- Excavating English
- Lightning Lit 1 semester
- Canadian Handwriting
Misc:
- French through Rosetta Stone
- Typing
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My little guy's turning 6 in early September and he's been easing into school for Jr. Kindy & Kindy. We took a few programs and did them half-speed to spread them through 2 years. He's pretty much self-taught in reading so I'll need to figure out where he's at. He's tagging along with his older sisters for a bunch of these subjects.
Math:
- The Good & the Beautiful 1
- Wild Math 1 & In the Garden with Wild Math
Science/Nature:
- Blossom & Root Level 2: Wonders of the Plant & Fungi Kingdoms - starting over summer
- Beginning Herbalism unit from Wild Learning
- Kids' Herb Book + Boreal Herbal - identifying local plants and their uses
- A bit of gardening, focus on our unique climate
- Wilderness first aid & survival skills
- Blossom & Root Level 5 - Astronomy (over winter, since we can't see the stars at other times of the year)
- For the Love of Homeschooling Nature Study units
- Mystery Science
History:
- Prehistory, evolution, paleontology/archaeology & mythology
- Blossom & Root Prehistoric Life from Level 3
- Layers of Learning Ancients
Canadian Studies:
- Geography - Great Canadian Adventure's - Tiny Travellers
- Geography - The Canadian Adventure (Canadian Homeschooler)
- History - My Canadian Time Capsule (Canadian Homeschooler)
- History - DIY Year 2
Language Arts:
- Grammar: First Language Lessons 1
- Reading: Wild Reading 2 (or All About Reading Level 4, according to the placement test)
- Writing: Writing With Ease 1
- Phonics: Explode the Code 1-3(?) to reinforce concepts
- Spelling: Sequential Spelling Level 1?
- Handwriting: Canadian Handwriting A
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Still early in the planning...
Math: Teaching Textbooks
Science/Nature:
- Guest Hollow's Botany - we'll start this earlier to take advantage of our short summer
- Crash Course Botany videos
- Kids' Herb Book + Boreal Herbal - identifying local plants and their uses, herbal remedies, tea blending
- A bit of gardening, especially for our unique climate
- Wilderness first aid & survival skills
- Real Science Odyssey Level 2 Astronomy - winter sub-in for botany since it's too bright at night at any other time of year
History:
- Prehistory, evolution, paleontology/archaeology & mythology/cryptozoology
- Great Canadian Adventure's Canadian Cryptids
- Layers of Learning Ancients
- Guest Hollow's Whirlwind World History (Ancients portion)
- K12 Human Odyssey text
Canadian Studies:
- Canadian History Year 2
- HH Canadian Geo
Language Arts:
- Excavating English
- Lightning Lit 1 semester
- Canadian Handwriting
Misc
- French through Rosetta Stone
- Typing
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Still in the planning stage...
Math: TGTB 7? & Math Mammoth?
Science/Nature (with her older brothers):
- Guest Hollow's Botany - we'll start this earlier to take advantage of our short summer
- Kids' Herb Book + Boreal Herbal - identifying local plants and their uses, herbal remedies, tea blending
- Campfire Curriculum's Natural Medicine unit?
- A bit of gardening, especially for our unique climate
- Wilderness first aid & survival skills
- Real Science Odyssey Level 2 Astronomy - winter sub-in for botany since it's too bright at night at any other time of year
- For the Love of Homeschooling Nature Study units
History:
- Prehistory, evolution, paleontology/archaeology & mythology/cryptozoology
- Great Canadian Adventure's Canadian Cryptids
- BYL Prehistory unit study & Evolution unit study
- Blossom & Root Prehistoric unit study
- History Odyssey Ancients Level 2
- Layers of Learning Ancients
Canadian Studies:
- Geography - Great Canadian Adventure's Canadian Geography
- Geography - The Canadian Adventure (Canadian Homeschooler)
- History - My Canadian Time Capsule (Canadian Homeschooler)
- History - Great Canadian Adventure's Canadian History (smashbooks by province)
- History - DIY Year 2
Language Arts:
- Excavating English (with older brothers)
- Canadian Handwriting G
- Lightning Lit
- Fix It?
- Spelling Wisdom & Using Language Well
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We're still planning this, but saving my spot.
Math: She's done well with her switch to TGTB, so she may just do the next level.
Science & Nature:
- Blossom & Root Level 5 Oceanography & Astronomy
- For the Love of Homeschooling Nature Study Club
Social Studies:
- heavy focus on modern Canadian History
- Guest Hollow's Whirlwind World History (Modern portion)
- Layers of Learning World Geography
Language Arts:
- We're skipping a handwriting program this year as she's "ahead," so she'll write summaries to work on her penmanship
- Spelling Wisdom 2 & Using Language Well 2
- Vocab from Classical Roots 7
- Lightning Lit - Grade 7
Extras:
- She'll be starting Junior Canadian Rangers
- French
- Piano
- Masterpiece Society - Art School: Drawing 101?
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Still working on it...
Math: TGTB 3
Science & Nature:
- Blossom & Root Level 5 Oceanography & Astronomy
- For the Love of Homeschooling Nature Study Club
Social Studies:
- heavy focus on modern Canadian History
- History Odyssey Level 1 Modern history
- Layers of Learning World Geography
Language Arts - LOTS of spelling & reading practice
- Spelling Wisdom 1 & Using Language Well 1
- Vocab from Classical Roots 4
- Canadian Handwriting D
- Lightning Lit 4
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Our little guy will be in kindergarten, and I'm excited to see how this year goes.
Math: second half of TGTB K and Wild Math K; board games
Science & Nature: Tagging along for B&R 5 Oceanography & Astronomy; For the Love of Homeschooling Nature Study Club
Language Arts: finish up B&R Level 0; Bob Books; OPGtTR; handwriting probably using wipeable books; board games
Social Studies: Everyone else is doing modern history this year, but he's a bit young for that. Big sisters will be doing Layers of Learning World Geography so he'll tag along for that.
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We're still working on our plans.
Math: Teaching Textbooks Algebra 1
Science/Nature:
- Guest Hollow's Conceptual Physics
- something for survival, edible plants, etc. (this will be in addition to what he learns at Jr. Canadian Rangers)
Social Studies:
- Donna Ward's Canada in the 20th Century
- with the modern history portion of Guest Hollow's Whirlwind World History
Language Arts:
- We tried Lightning Lit last semester and liked it so I'm thinking we'll continue with another level
- Brave Writer Help with High School; Boomerangs
- Canadian Handwriting
- Vocab from Classical Roots B
- Spelling Wisdom 3 & Using Language Well 3
- Something for Logic
Extras:
- Masterpiece Society - Art School: Drawing 101 ?
- French - Breaking the French Barrier Level 1
- Junior Canadian Rangers
- Piano
- Working our way through Home Ec for Everyone
- We're refinishing our basement & have lots of projects on the go so he'll be learning as he goes, + Shop Class for Everyone
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Copying from last year and editing as I go, this is still a work in progress.
Math: Teaching Textbooks Geometry
Science/Nature:
- Guest Hollow's Conceptual Physics
- something for survival, edible plants, etc. (this will be in addition to what he learns at Jr. Canadian Rangers)
Social Studies:
- Careers - some variation of hands-on trial, the Gather 'Round unit, and The One-Week Job Project
- Donna Ward's Canada in the 20th Century
- with the modern history portion of Guest Hollow's Whirlwind World History
Language Arts:
- We tried Lightning Lit last semester and liked it so I'm thinking we'll continue with another level
- Canadian Handwriting G
- Vocab from Classical Roots C
- Spelling Wisdom 4
- Something for Logic
Extras:
- He doesn't care much for extras like art and music. He does do cross-stitching, and he likes drawing but I don't think he likes being instructed. I'll encourage piano and art but he probably won't want to do it much.
- Masterpiece Society - Art School: Drawing 101 ?
- French - Breaking the French Barrier Level 1
- Junior Canadian Rangers - he's got his trappers' license and made the marksmanship team (they won nationals!)
- He just got his learners permit - hubby will do a roadside troubleshooting sort of car maintenance with him & his brother before they get their full license
- Piano?
- He's currently working 2 4-hour shifts per week and hoping to continue that
- Working our way through Home Ec for Everyone
- We're refinishing our basement & have lots of project on the go so he'll be learning as he goes, + Shop Class for Everyone
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Our oldest... This is definitely still a work in progress!
He was considering trades, not sure which yet. I'm hoping he'll get to play around with a few throughout the year to really narrow down his interest.
We've decided to enrol him in the online classes provided by our (charter school?) homeschool "school board" for Math 10 & English 10. Given that he'll be doing grade 12 for everything else, these are purely to get them on his transcripts as these 2 classes are the sole requirements for the majority of the trade courses here, and without proof he's done them, he can't enrol. We haven't done school board-led classes before, and I don't look forward to it, but I'm hoping that because these are conveniently back-to-back on the same days each week, we'll have an easier time with it.
Math:
- His first semester will be online Math 10 with the school board
- Second semester I'll continue as planned with a consumer math / personal finance - not sure what we'll use yet. I picked up a unit from Wonder House Creative for filing taxes, and we've got the Budget Simulator game.
Science/Nature:
- Guest Hollow's Chemistry in the Kitchen
- something for survival, edible plants, etc. (this will be in addition to what he learns at Jr. Canadian Rangers)
Social Studies:
- Guest Hollow's Government, Economics, and Personal Finance - switching some US resources out for Canadian, like Creating History's Canadian Civics
- Careers - some variation of hands-on trial, the Gather 'Round unit, and The One-Week Job Project
- Donna Ward's Canada in the 20th Century
- with the modern history portion of Guest Hollow's Whirlwind World History
Language Arts:
- First semester English 10 online class with the school board
- Second semester either a level of Lightning Lit, or Excavating English?
- Vocab from Classical Roots D & E
- Spelling Wisdom 5
Extras:
- French - Breaking the French Barrier ?
- Junior Canadian Rangers - I think the group will be working toward their hunters license this year.
- Hubby will do a roadside troubleshooting sort of car maintenance with him & his brother before they get their full license
- Piano
- Working our way through Home Ec for Everyone
- We're refinishing our basement & have lots of projects on the go so he'll be learning as he goes, + Shop Class for Everyone
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I'm thinking we need to refocus and simplify, but it's still early planning. This is my brainy guy, still a sponge, loves reading and learning. We're trying some family-style unit studies as a group with lots of added activities.
Math: Teaching Textbooks PreAlgebra
Science/Nature:
- Guest Hollow's Anatomy
- FtLoH Nature Study Club / 1000 Hours' Add the Wonder
Social Studies:
- Canadian History
- Early Modern - History Odyssey Level 2
- UK & US history as it pertains to our Canadian history studies
- Canadian Geography - Headphone History High School Geography
- World Geography - Guest Hollow's High School
Language Arts:
- Finishing LLfLotR
- Spelling Wisdom 3 & Using Language Well 3
- Brave Writer Help with High School; Boomerangs
- Canadian Handwriting
- Vocab from Classical Roots
- Something for Logic
Extras:
- Masterpiece Society - Art School: Drawing 101 ?
- French - Breaking the French Barrier Level 1
- He'd like the Canadian Cryptids Unit from The Great Canadian Adventure
- Junior Canadian Rangers
- Piano
- Working our way through Home Ec for Everyone
- We're refinishing our basement so he'll be learning as he goes, + Shop Class for Everyone
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Complete overhaul of our original plans. I want to get back to basics and focus on hands-on/practical knowledge, follow rabbit trails, foster teamwork & togetherness, so we're doing some family-style unit studies as a group with lots of added activities.
Math: Giving Teaching Textbooks a try with Algebra 2.
Science/Nature:
- Guest Hollow's Anatomy
- FtLoH Nature Study Club (refresher) / 1000 Hours' Add the Wonder
Social Studies:
- Canadian History
- Early Modern - History Odyssey Level 2 (+ lots added)
- UK & US history as it pertain to our Canadian history studies
- Canadian Geography - Headphone History High School Geography
- World Geography - Guest Hollow's High School
Language Arts:
- Finishing LLfLotR
- Spelling Wisdom
- Vocab from Classical Roots? - I can't remember if he's finished the series
- Brave Writer Help with High School; Boomerangs, Slingshots
- Something for Logic
Extras:
- Masterpiece Society - Art School: Drawing 101 ?
- Finish Breaking the French Barrier Level 1, move on to 2
- Not sure what we'll use for Logic
- Junior Canadian Rangers
- Working our way through Home Ec for Everyone
- We're refinishing our basement so he'll be learning as he goes, + Shop Class for Everyone
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I'm thinking we need to refocus and simplify, but it's still early planning. We're going to try some family-style unit studies as a group with lots of added activities.
Math: Teaching Textbooks Algebra 1 - he's liking this & doing well so far!
Science/Nature:
- Guest Hollow's Anatomy
- FtLoH Nature Study Club / 1000 Hours' Add the Wonder
Social Studies:
- Canadian History
- Early Modern - History Odyssey Level 2 (+ added stuff)
- UK & US history as it pertain to our Canadian history studies
- Canadian Geography - Headphone History High School Geography
- World Geography - Guest Hollow's High School
Language Arts: He's not a writer. Or a reader. I'm hoping to change that and nudge him towards liking one or the other a bit more.
- Finishing LLfLotR
- Brave Writer Help with High School; Boomerangs
- Canadian Handwriting
- Vocab from Classical Roots B
- Spelling Wisdom 3 & Using Language Well 3
- Something for Logic
Extras:
- Masterpiece Society - Art School: Drawing 101 ?
- French - Breaking the French Barrier Level 1
- Junior Canadian Rangers
- Piano
- He's currently working 1 4-hour shift per week, luckily on our "break" day, so it works out well!
- Working our way through Home Ec for Everyone
- We're refinishing our basement so he'll be learning as he goes, + Shop Class for Everyone
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After a complete overhaul of my already-planned year... we're adding in some family-style unit studies with a lot of hands-on activities added in.
Math: We're switching to TGTB, and she placed in Math 2.
Science/Nature:
- Blossom & Root Level 4 Anatomy
- For the Love of Homeschooling Nature Study Club
Social Studies:
- Canadian History
- Early Modern - History Odyssey Level 1
- UK & US history as it pertains to our Canadian history
- Canadian Geography - The Great Canadian Adventure smash books
- World Geography - Layers of Learning
Language Arts: - LOTS of spelling practice
- Blossom & Root Level 2
- Brave Writer Darts
- Spelling Wisdom 1 & Using Language Well 1
- Canadian Handwriting C
- Sequential Spelling if it's needed
Extras
- piano
- maybe French
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I feel like we barely got anything accomplished this year. We'll be switching to family-style unit studies with lots of added hands-on.
Math: Switching to TGTB this year. The placement test puts her in level 4. She struggles and could use practice so hopefully this'll do the trick.
Science/Nature:
- Blossom & Root Level 4 Anatomy
- For the Love of Homeschooling Nature Study Club
Social Studies:
- Canadian History
- Early Modern - History Odyssey Level
- UK & US history as it pertains to our Canadian history
- Canadian Geography - The Great Canadian Adventure smash books
- World Geography - Layers of Learning
Language Arts:
- TGTB LA 5. Bumping her down to 5 for extra practice.
- Blossom & Root Level 4 / Brave Writer Arrows / Growing Brave Writers
- Or maybe Spelling Wisdom 2 & Using Language Well 2
- Canadian Handwriting
- Vocabulary from Classical Roots 6
Extras:
- French
- Piano
- Masterpiece Society - Art School: Drawing 101 ?
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My little guy is turned 4 early September, so this is Jr. Kindergarten/K4. He's a very curious kid and likes to be included in school, but I don't want to rush it so I'm stretching these Kindy programs over 2 years.
Math: Alternating weeks of TGTB Math K and Wild Math K;, board games
Science: first half of Blossom & Root Level 0 Science, every other week; tagging along with big sisters B&R 4 Anatomy
Nature: first half of Blossom & Root Level 0, every other week; For the Love of Homeschooling Nature Study Club
Language Arts: We'll continue TGTB LA Preschool, then Blossom & Root Level 0; Bob Books
Social Studies: His siblings & I are doing a lot of social studies this year. I think he'll be most interested in the Canadian & World Geography, but it won't be required.
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We're currently working through Science Mom Biology 2: Genetics and liking it so far.
Edit: I just realized this is the high school board. I think the course is middle school.
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On 4/22/2021 at 1:00 AM, SillyOldMom said:
Kepler Education has Foraging 101- Identifying and Harvesting Wild Plants for Food (and Medicine).
The instructor has a lot of wilderness survival experience.
Thank you, I'll check it out!
I was just going to adjust a course my husband took as he still has the textbook, but if this saves me the work then great!
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DD is still working on reading fluency.
Math - Math Mammoth 2
Science - Elemental Science Biology for the Grammar Stage
Language Arts - I've decided to give The Good & The Beautiful Language Arts Level 1 a try this year. I'm not sure how that'll affect my previous list (still written below).. I'll likely still keep handwriting, or have her write a journal entry/summary, or do handwriting A Farmhouse Full-style.
- Spelling - Canadian Spelling 2, or All About Spelling
- Grammar - First Language Lessons 1
- Writing - Writing with Ease 1
- Canadian Handwriting B
- Beginner reading list - maybe some that pertain to our history or Canadian history, or science
- Read alouds aligned with history & Canadian history
History - History Quest 2 via BYL
Canadian History - DIY w/ Modern History Through Canadian Eyes, Canadian Homeschooler Time Capsule
Canadian Geography - The Great Canadian Adventure Tiny Travellers, Canadian Homeschooler's Trip Across Canada
French - DuoLingo Kids...
Extras -
- Piano. We were given a great keyboard, and since our piano is still a work-in-progress, I'll have them learn on the keyboard for now. I have Music for Little Mozarts that I've had forever. I might try that.
- Fine Arts - Medieval & Renaissance, not sure which program.
- Some sort of emergency preparedness unit. Natural disasters, fire drills... a youth version of wilderness safety/survival (?) for bears mostly.
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This is what I've got so far... Most of this will be done together with his 7th grade brother, with 10th grader joining for some.
Math - second half of Saxon 8/7, then Saxon Algebra 1/2
Science - Elemental Science Biology for the Logic Stage
Language Arts -
- Spelling - Spelling Wisdom 3, Vocab from Classical Roots A
- Grammar - Using Language Well 3, finish Fix It! 2
- Writing - Writing with Skill 1, The Creative Writer, Writing & Rhetoric?, Canadian Handwriting G
- Logic - Fallacy Detective?
- LLtLotR & Twelfth Night
- Reading list based on history & Canadian history
History - History Odyssey Middle Ages Level 2, with Human Odyssey Vol. 2 and/or OUP
Canadian History/Government - Modern History Through Canadian Eyes, Headphone History, etc.
Canadian Geography - Headphone History HS Geo, Draw Canada & Greenland
French - French for Children Primer B, DuoLingo...
Extras -
- Piano. We were given a great keyboard, and since our piano is still a work-in-progress, I'll have them learn on the keyboard for now. He's a beginner, and we'll start with music theory, but I'm still looking for what we'll be using.
- Fine Arts - Masterpiece Society Drawing 101, & some Medieval & Renaissance artists on the side
- Typing
- Some sort of emergency preparedness unit. Natural disasters, fire drills... a youth version of wilderness safety/survival (?) for bears mostly.
- Possibly a local babysitting first aid course.
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8th grade planning 2024-25
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Posted · Edited by AsgardCA
Thank you! Somehow it's never occurred to me to devote a semester or longer to evolution & prehistory. I've always tacked it on rather quickly at the beginning of our ancients year, and never gotten much in depth, but I think my little ones especially might like this idea.
Thank you for mentioning the young readers' Sixth Extinction! I would've probably never found it, and that's one I wouldn't want to miss.