Just a little FYI...I was a registrar for a Charter school in NC. Our transcripts, set up by the state, showed 8th grade courses for credit but did not calculate them in the GPA. That may be an option.

Thanks - I’ll do that

I am looking at DO Algebra for 8th grade next year. I like what I see online, but can someone please tell me how much homework there is? How long does a lesson generally take?

Emily - Thanks for the thorough review. I have purchased Biology and really like the looks of it. I am wavering between doing what you did this year or using Biology with Elemental Science: Earth. My son is definitely more math/science oriented but we have yet to find a science curriculum that clicks with him.

We did end up using it and just finished up. It is the first cursive curriculum in 3 years that we actually made it through. Next year will be the test of how much sticks.

Looking for reviews of these science modules. I am considering these for my son next year - 7th grade.

Thanks for asking this question. We just started and I was wondering the same thing.

CursiveLogic.com I am looking at this for my 12yo son. We have tried New American and Getty-Dubay over the last two years without much success. The reviews I have been able to find look promising. Interested in hearing your experience and wondering if the webinar is necessary.

CLE worked for my pencil-phobic son.

Kentuckymom, thanks for the description. There is a lot about this that is appealing. Think I would have it rebound as a spiral.

Is anyone using this and able to offer a review or pictures?

When my girls were this age and in public school, the teacher gave them one of those plastic monster fingers with long nails to put on their index finger when reading.

I had intended to use Mapping the World as a geography course for next year; but as I am looking at things, I have over planned and am looking at ways to scale back. Now, I am thinking about using MtWwA as a supplement and breaking it down across the history cycle. It looks like we would do four chapters next year for ancients. Has anyone successfully broken the program apart like this? For those who have completed the course, do you feel anything would be lost by doing it this way?

My son started acting like this and we discovered it was food and environmental allergies along with gluten intolerance.

We went for allergy testing last spring after he was on the couch for a week sleeping all day with congestion and gastrointestinal symptoms. We discovered that he had allergies to nuts, peanuts, soy, trees, grass, mold, cat, dog, dust, etc.... along with oral allergy syndrome. He has two nasal sprays, because insurance won't cover the one that contains both meds, eye drops, and was told to take claritin in the morning and zyrtec at night. We just started the sublingual drops in March. We have two vials, which are for all of his environmental allergies. He will be on the drops year-round. Doctor said we would not see benefit of those this year since we started so late. We drop most of the meds when the pollen dies down and then use only as needed. Over the past year, we have eaten more organic, did about 6 months of juice plus, increased his magnesium by using epsom salt baths, started using essential oils (eucalyptus and peppermint) in diffuser on nights he is stuffy, and of course eliminated foods he is allergic to. This year we are not where we would like to be, but it is better. I am not sure what exactly might have helped. Still a lot of "I hate spring" comments.

Thanks scoutingmom; I see that now. I have not been able to find any reviews or blog posts about this timeline. I like the lifeline concept but think my son would prefer images. I may end up making my own hybrid.

Timeframe looks interesting. I haven't seen that one before. Is there a way to record people living at the same time? It says so on the website, but looking at the sample, I don't see how it would work.

Before I quit to homeschool, I was a registrar at a charter school in NC. The physical science requirement was satisfied by either physics, chemistry, or physical science (which was an intro to chemistry and physics). Most students took chemistry and top students could take physics as a 4th science during senior year. Our students that struggled with math took physical science.

A separate forum would be great. I have my plan and I keep checking for coupon codes and sales every other day. I am anxious to get everything ordered and checked off my to-do list, but I prefer not to pay full price if I don't have to. I have been able to get a few things through the co-op, but still looking for Essentials in Writing and Homeschool in the Woods - Record of Time at a discounted price. Also, would love a Rainbow Resource coupon code - if they have them.

I am in my second year homeschooling my eleven year old, 5th grade, son. We pulled him out of a public charter due to anxiety related to state testing. We have yet to connect with any homeschoolers in our area.