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Open for opinions/thoughts on my 8th grade schedule.....


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Math: Teaching Textbooks Pre-Algebra

 

Science:

1st semester: Human Body (God's Design for Life);

2nd semester: Apologia Zoology 3 (w/experiments)

(I know these are somewhat light, but we are taking an "interest" year)

 

Geography: Beautiful Feet w/Holling Books; map games

 

Grammar/Writing/Lit: Outside tutor

 

Vocabulary/Spelling: Wordly Wise 3000; Word Roots software

 

History: finishing up 1850-present w/Sonlight 100

 

Logic: Fallacy Detective

 

PE/Art/Drama/Computer: Outside Enrichment classes (weekly)

 

Am I missing anything?

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I noticed two things -

 

will she be taking Biology in the 9th grade? If so, that is going to be a lot of the same science two years in a row.

 

have you considered beginning a foreign language? I think that having some prior experience in the language of your choice makes high school level study a little easier - just my opinion here!

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What we did...lots of different subjects still in 8th grade...a la Charlotte Mason...we'll be more structured in 9th. We studied algebra (Videotext), geography (various sources, including Mapping the World by Heart), computer programming (Lego/LOGO), writing (IEW), history (Trisms' HistoryMakers), Latin (Latin Prep), German (Rosetta Stone), health (Total Health), language arts (various sources), logic (various sources), and keyboarding (Garfield!)...classical viola, PT, and hockey, hockey, hockey...

 

I'd say your schedule looks do-able, but I'd second Liza's idea about a foreign language (or two)...

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