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We are in NC.
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I have a profoundly gifted 2E 5th grader and she is asking to start college classes in a couple of years. I have no issues with her starting some courses but we have not even began earning high school credits. This is also our 1st year of homeschool. I am not exactly sure how one would navigate this. Her development is asynchronous and her academic intelligence is far above her maturity and emotional intelligence.
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The system I use is I copy all textbook pages and worksheets needed for a time period and file one copy in her daily notebook and one in my teacher's binder with my lesson plans even when we are studying at home. Everything needed to complete assignments are in her backpack. So when we are on the road, It easy for us to grab our backpacks and just go.
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My first impression is that looks like a lot. Like I'm not sure my average 6th graders could have gotten that done reliably week after week.
Pick one grammar and just go with it.
Pick one writing and just go with it. If you are happy with all those choices I would dig up the samples and discuss them all with the child and let them help you decide.
I don't see literature. You don't need an actual literature program for this age. Just read high quality books and discuss them. If you really want to add lit terms you might dabble in Figuratively Speaking. Veritas Press lit lists are my personal favorite. There's also the 1000 Good Books list.
I'd pick either a full history course *or* a full geography course. Northstar is used as a full high school credit and isn't one of those light geography tidbits on the side sort of program. I'm assuming this is a strong/advanced student based on the courses you've listed, so I can't really see SOTW 1 working. It's the most juvenile of the series and just right for my 6 year old this year. My more average 6th graders would have been offended to have it assigned in 6th. Maybe consider Build Your Library grade 7 which is a geography year (includes lit).
If you're already studying French, adding Latin, and reading good literature, studying separate vocab curricula will be redundant. I'd drop vocab as a separate subject.
For Latin we really liked the materials from Classical Academic Press. If this is an advanced student I'd skip LFC and start with Latin Alive book 1. The teacher isn't as entertaining (silly) as the LFC teacher, but the course itself is higher interest. I do recommend making an extra form of drill for your DC, flashcards, chanting, just whatever works best for that kid. Those reminders aren't built into the curriculum.
I remember using Middle School Chemistry with my older kids. They really liked it. You might look at Guesthollow's free chemistry schedule for extra ideas.
She is advanced in everything but writing. I think it still comes from a lack of trying and not knowing how to organize things. She would rather not do anything writing wise so picking one of those curriculums is kind of hard because I honestly do not know what to go with.
For literature, I am assigning books that relate to what we are studying in history or science. I am concerned about her not knowing the elements of literature butI have not seen a curriculum that did just that so I am going to try and pick books that illustrate them and talk about them then.
I am still trying to decide which grammar to go with. We did Jr AG this year and I loved how quick and straightforward the lessons are. I read that there is a curriculum in between but it was done on video. I try not use technology for her studies because of her ADHD.
I wouldn't mind dropping vocab because we do word of the day on top of Wordly Wise 5 now but she actually enjoys it with English from the Roots Up.
I was thinking of using SOTW 1 for her again because we are also schooling a 1st grader. I was planning to have her read the stories aloud to the little and supplement with my college world history textbooks and other activities found in History Odyssey. I have been looking at the samples for a while and think they are awesome but need a little tweaking.
We are planning to start her high school credits in subjects where we feel that she can handle it. So North Star seemed like an easy start for that. We have already gone through 4 continents in depth this year. I am not done reading through it yet. If the writing portions appear too hard for her, we will switch to the two-year plan and take it slowly as she builds the skill and let her have it again in 10th.
I am still on the fence about the Latin. We were going to start this year but I felt overwhelmed by it because I do not speak it but can understand bits of it from learning Spanish and French. I need something that will be easy for me to teach.
Thanks for the science suggestion. Formal science as been a bust for us this year. Luckily, she did have a pretty good foundation and it is repetitive so I was not too worried. We do need to get back to it though. I will definitely check out Guesthollow.
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Here is what I think I am thinking for next year:
Grammar - Analytical Grammar, maybe? and Drawing Sentences if the curriculum we choose does not include diagramming.
Writing - Writing With Skill 1 or IEW or CAP Writing and Rhetoric Books 4 & 5 or Writeshop Jr. E or MCT Paragraph Town and Building Poems
Spelling - Spelling Workout F & G possibly
Math - Saxon or AOPS Volume 1 & 2 with Alcumus or Horizons Pre-Algebra
Geography - North Star Geography
Latin-?
French- continue with our current French book
History - History Odyssey as our spine with SOTW 1 and numerous other books but I am open to other suggestions that are rigorous
Science - Middle School Chemistry from American Chemical Society
Vocabulary - Wordly Wise 6 and Vocabulary from Classical Roots A
Logic - The Fallacy Detective and chess
Computer Science - W3 Schools
Fine Arts - She will continue her dance, voice, and theater classes and start a musical instrument this summer. My partner is an art teacher so luckily that is covered. We are also thinking about going back to Girl Scouts or trying 4H.
She is not a willing writer but does well when I allow her to type. We did very little writing this year and I am a bit nervous about pushing forward to something more demanding because I think she needs more of the basics. I think we will go more quickly than I have planned for science and math since those are her strong suits. I really like this look of History Odyssey today but I am wondering how strong it really is as a full history curriculum. This will be our very first year doing Latin soI am not sure where to start. I also have a 1st grader I am planning to integrate with her for science, geography, and history.
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Have you seen the 6th grade planning thread?
http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/635467-2017-2018-6th-grade-planning-thread/
For math, am I reading right that are you planning on doing the AOPS competition prep books (or Saxon)? I'm not there yet (we'll probably be starting AOPS Pre-Algebra in the fall), so I have no idea how that would work, just that it's an uncommon choice.
Yes, AOPS for math. She is great at math and is always looking for a new challenge. She already understands upper-level concepts that reach beyond pre-algebra so I figured why not?If we are wrong, we can always back up and fix problem spots before going forward.
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I have a few ideas about next year but I am always open to suggestions.
Grammar - Analytical Grammar, maybe? and Drawing Sentences
Writing - Writing With Skill 1 or IEW or CAP Writing and Rhetoric Books 4 & 5 or Writeshop Jr. E or MCT Paragraph Town and Building Poems
Spelling - Spelling Workout F & G possibly
Math - Saxon or AOPS Volume 1 & 2 with Alcumus
Geography - North Star Geography
Latin-?
French- continue with our current French book
History - History Odyssey as our spine with SOTW 1 and numerous other books
Science - Middle School Chemistry from American Chemical Society
Vocabulary - Wordly Wise 6 and Vocabulary from Classical Roots A
Logic - The Fallacy Detective and chess
Computer Science - W3 Schools
Fine Arts - She will continue her dance classes and start a musical instrument this summer. My partner is an art teacher so luckily that is covered.
She is not a willing writer but does well when I allow her to type. We did very little writing this year and I am a bit nervous about pushing forward to something more demanding because I think she needs more of the basics. I think we will go more quickly than I have planned for science and math since those are her strong suits. I really like this look of History Odyssey today but I am wondering how strong it really is as a full history curriculum. This will be our very first year doing Latin soI am not sure where to start. I also have a 1st grader I am planning to integrate with her for science, geography, and history.
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We are using NorthStar Geography. It is complete and can be adjusted for various levels. When I start it, I will have a 1st and 6th grader.
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Ok, it is legal to homeschool one other family in NC. I am not the head of her school, however. I had her mother file her own Intent to Homeschool Letter. I did not want to be culpable if things went awry. The child is my goddaughter. Her mother has dropped the ball with her as well as the school in multiple places. On top of academics lacking and her not coming into K strong, she has been bullied for most of the year with no interventions from the school. Although she is supposed to go into 1st in the fall, I am not keen on the idea based on things that I have seen her struggling with. She is ok with math but she struggles with things that require memory. Her mom is giving me free reign over her education. She just asked for a supply list and what books does she need to purchase. She is paying but its more of a love offering than tuition because she honestly can't afford more.
I was thinking that combining their studies somewhat would work because they are beginning the cycles together. I didn't do the ancients with my daughter this year but we finished Early Modern and Modern history this year. We are starting the Ancients again in July. I was thinking that I could teach the younger one just the developmental appropriate facts and leave her to color or whatever while delving deeper into the topic with the older kid for history and science.
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This is my first year homeschooling and it has been a crazy ride. Loads of trial and error (mostly error) but my family is now interested in homeschooling. Well, interested in me homeschooling their babies. I accepted one of the babies because she was being failed by her school. Now I am stuck planning for them both. I am not even sure where to start.
My daughter is going to the sixth and our new scholar will be a 1st grader. I have been thinking of trying to put them on the same track while differentiating their levels. I have no idea how to do this or if it would even work. Suggestions?
What are your favorite traditional math curriculums?
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What are some of your favorite traditional curriculums? We are looking to leave Saxon behind for something more concept focused to be sure all the bases well covered since my child wants to be come an engineer.