happycc Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 for middle school curriculum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Teaching writing without using just one curriculum, following TWTM principles and Bravewriter principles and using Writing Strands as well. Using the logic stage TWTM discussion ideas for literature. Switching back to Saxon math so that DD would learn in the way that suits her best. Robotics team. Going to live plays and then talking about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5LittleMonkeys Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 * Literary Lessons from Lord of the Rings * The Ultimate Geography and Timeline Guide along with Geography Through Art and Eat Your Way Around the World * WWS * Killgallon's Sentence Composing for Middle School Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Art of Problem Solving! We are so happy we discovered the series, our best curriculum choice ever. DS used Intro to Algebra in 6th and is now finishing up in 7th. DD used it in 7th grade and has now moved through geometry and intermediate algebra to precalc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ester Maria Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Another vote for AoPS, which has turned out to be an excellent fit for my mathematically inclined daughter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Literary Lessons from The Lord of the Rings is a big hit here too. Irasshai Japanese is the biggest hit right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Breaking down and buying a Sonlight core. My kids love the books. CLE is still a big hit here. Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMom2One Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I have more than one: 1. Switching back to Saxon math so that DD would learn in the way that suits her best. Same here, exactly! Just recently dd told me that she is finally learning to like math again. She begged me to keep her with Saxon. My goodness, these are comments I NEVER thought I'd hear from this girl. And yes, her scores are improving! 2. Apologia General Science Wonderful choice for dd! She loves science and is really getting a lot out of it. 3. Doing Bible study together instead of just handing her a book. 4. Using PHP curriculum for LA! Dd is having a great year with composition and grammar both. She thinks SWB rocks! Blessings, Lucinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloggermom Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I'd have to say IEW. It has made the biggest difference for my 5th grader. He used to hate writing and couldn't put together a paragraph, now he is enjoying writing 3 paragraph stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorMom Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I have two - Miller Levine Biology and Foerster Algebra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Concordia Voyages' Church History semester. Great wrap up of world history from a Christian perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rieshy Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 OSU German. My 12 yo looooves the independence. Switching back to Saxon math. Doing a French "club" with Nallenart and a group of friends at the library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 The one you can't buy: a good co-op for getting in writing, art, yearbook, lots of social, and lots of ROLE MODELS for her to look up to. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Where the Brook and River Meet. We are not using it as written, but our study has been absolutely fabulous. The mental growth I have witnessed has been phenomenal. Ditto to AoPS, but only for certain students. Also love LLfLOTR. DD is also loving French in Action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaOz Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 BRAVEWRITER !!! and Singapore Math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaOz Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 ALSO: Returning to a more CM method and using Higher Up Further In as a base with my younger kids. What a rich learning it brings, and how well my kids have responded!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athomemom Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 1) Returning to Sonlight. 2) TT 3) Easy Grammar is always wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Art of Problem Solving (for my math lover) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Where the Brook and River Meet. We are not using it as written, but our study has been absolutely fabulous. The mental growth I have witnessed has been phenomenal. Now I'm curious ...... could you please tell me more about it? :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle My Bell Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Heart of Dakota's newest program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Mrs. Fred's English 2 via Potters School was amazing. Looking forward to more TPS classes for dd8 when the time is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Figuratively Speaking, MCT's Caesar's English series, and Killgallon. I'm thinking any LA program that uses excerpts from literature to teach is going to be a hit with my DD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 LLfLotR CW--Diogenes (for dd) WWS (for ds) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 (edited) Now I'm curious ...... could you please tell me more about it? :bigear: LM Montgomery constantly incorporates allusions into Anne's speech. We have spent hrs reading/watching the referenced works. We have also been studying the history of Canada and Britain. Some of the highlights are the following: Oliver Twist Great Expectations King Lear Othello Lady of the Lake Edinburg after Flodden (which she has completely memorized) Elegy in the Churchyard Cobbler Keezar's Vision Bingen on the Rhine The Seasons The Downfall of Poland The Dog at His Master's Grave Several Cantos from Childe Harold's Pilgrimmage The Snow Queen Northwest Passages (she only read the first book, not the second) The Character of Napolean Siege of Valencia (we are about 1/2 way through this one. THis is our current project.) The Green Gable Letters (we had a lot of interesting conversations while reading this one! We are 100% orthodox Catholics. LM Montgomery has some very, ummmm, "interesting" beliefs.) Most of these selections are not ones I would have normally chosen for a 7th grader. Dd has absolutely loved them. She has developed a passion for poetry and a love for Shakespeare b/c of it. (As a matter of fact I am putting together both a poetry unit and a Shakespeare unit together for after Christmas vacation.) Edited December 11, 2011 by 8FillTheHeart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 I agree with others that mentioned Literary Lessons from The Lord of the Rings. We began this last year and will be finishing it this year. We love it. Also Writing with Skill and Life of Fred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart'sjoy Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 6th grader loved the interaction w Mrs. Iverson, who taught young physics @ Landry Academy online. I loved the time management skills, note taking in the book and during class, and the indepth instruction. The biggest discounts are summer one full year ahead. Example: summer 2012 you can buy for fall 2013-sp2014 at almost 50% off. Then the discount slowly decreases. I'll second IEW. Although we're now in our fifth year, the fruit is getting very ripe. DD read her 3 paragraph paper on Alexander the Great to a friend and got wonderful feedback. She's retaining all of the stylistic techniques she's learned, yet now they sound more natural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtokea Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 I have been really impressed with IEW. Finally I know how to teach writing and my kids writing has improved tenfold. Sonlight history and readers have also worked really well for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethben Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 IEW First Form Latin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Sonlight, Cores 6, 7 & 100 have all been big hits here in middle school. Lightning Lit 7 & 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torikei Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 IEW has been very good for us. It has benefited multiple types of learning styles. Continuing to use methods described in Well-Trained Mind has really produced results. We've loved the Teaching Company's lectures on Ancient Egypt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 K12's Human Odyssey series, hands down (not the classes, just the books). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) All of mine are for grades 7 and/or 8: Language Arts Figuratively Speaking Literary Lessons from the Lord of the Rings Lightning Lit 7 Lightning Lit 8 Jump In writing (done in grade 8 with our struggling writer) Megawords (BIG help in grades 6-12 with our struggling speller) Math Jacobs Algebra (done in grade 8 with math-minded student) Science Keeping science hands-on, discovery-based, beginning to predict and analyze what's going on: Reader's Digest: How Earth Works, with supplementary books and a few kits, including TOPS Rocks & Minerals Reader's Digest: How Science Works, with supplementary books and lots of kits, including a number of TOPS units (motion; cohesion/adhesion) Logic Blast Off With Logic; Orbiting with Logic Fallacy Detective; Thinking Toolbox Social Studies Taking a year off from History cycle and focusing on world cultures/geography and comparative religions with loads of different materials. Extracurricular - homeschool group field trips designed esp. for grade 6-12 students - participating on private school tennis team - participating in homeschool Student Council - homeschool public speaking co-op class Edited December 12, 2011 by Lori D. added info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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