Michelle My Bell Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I am going to be buying for my 9th grade daughter soon and need suggestions. I am a full time student so I am looking for independence in nearly everything. I would also like suggestions for her as a college bound, science loving kid. She also plans on taking French for two years at least. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguirre Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Here are some useful, free resources to check out before you decide what subjects you want to buy materials for: http://www.gavirtuallearning.org/Resources/APSpanish.aspx Complete courses including world languages, science, social studies and language arts. I can't get most of the animations to work in Explorer, but they all work fine in Chrome. They have two years of French posted. You may need to round it out with more grammar practice or listening comprehension, but it's a decent place to start. Duolingo can be a good source for grammar practice and French in Action at http://www.learner.org/resources/series83.html could help with more listening practice. Easy Peasy homeschool high school uses a lot of GA Virtual resources and complements them with other stuff: http://allinonehighschool.com/ The Virtual Homeschool Group offers both at your own pace, video based, computer graded classes and live sessions. The live classes fill extremely fast at the beginning of August. The at your own pace classes uses Saxon math and Apologia 1st/2nd edition textbooks. You don't need the teacher guides or test booklets and you can buy the textbooks used for very little on Amazon. http://www.virtualhomeschoolgroup.com/ There's an American history class planned out at: http://fundafunda.com/prodpage Jenn put together a YEC biology course here: http://www.guesthollow.com/homeschool/science/biology/biology_home.html If you want a secular class, there are links to the original CK12 textbook and workbook. A lot (really, most) of the resources she lists would work for anyone. CK12 offers textbooks with embedded videos for a variety of subjects. Some of the courses have workbooks and tests available as well. http://www.ck12.org/student/ I hope you find some stuff that will work for you. Once you know what you've got covered and what subjects you need to find materials for you'll be able to post targeted questions and get some more experienced high school hsers' advice. I've personally used VHSG's algebra, CK12 and GA Virtual Learning's bio and Jenn's workbook pages. They were a great fit for what I needed and it was an added bonus that they were free. You won't be short-changing your student by using them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jec3113 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 We are using Teaching Textbooks for math. Apologia for Biology with the CD. Both of these are pretty independent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Teaching Textbooks - Math DIVE Science Rosetta Stone Spanish Notgrass World History Essentials in Writing Lit. ?? Not sure yet Still working on electives?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowMom Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 German I and World Geography with Landry Academy Biology with Apologia Academy CQLA for language arts Literature with Center for Lit Algebra II with Derek Owens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I have a very independent by her own choice 9th grader this year. If a course isn't already planned I spend time in the summer reading through the books and making a weekly syllabus for it. She can run anything herself with a thorough weekly syllabus. She has a mixture of textbooks, homegrown (lit mostly), and premade schedules. Once a week she fills out a two page spread in her planner (actually a teacher planbook, Elan w101) using those syllabi. She's currently using that FundaFunda plan already posted. We both love it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfABunch Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Geometry with AoPS Rhetoric 1 with WTMA Ancient Lit with WTMA Ancient History at home using HOTW Arabic self paced online sharia class Science - not sure yet Electives - not sure yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almondbutterandjelly Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 History of the Ancient World by SWB Writing with Skill 1 Fundamentals of Literature by BJU Press French 1 by Abeka Megawords 1 Horizons Algebra Geometry by BJU Press Grammar and Composition I by Abeka Queen Vocabulary Word of the Week Classical Mythology and More: A Reader Workbook Understanding Mythological Vocabulary Teaching Cards by Lakeshore Biology by Quarks and Quirks HS Notgrass Draw to Learn Pslams 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 MFW for high school - very independent, very good Aplogia for Science with the dvds of lecture and labs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianne-TX Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I posted a few weeks ago asking for help and everyone was wonderful! I've revised some and here is my list: English/Lit/Composition: Classic Lit. with composition through an outside local class Science: Integrated Physics and Chemistry (IPC) (same location as English) Math: Algebra 1-- not sure of curriculum yet. We currently use TT Pre Alg and it's going well, just working through being careful, not rushing, being thorough, organized in thoughtand problem solving, neatness, etc. I just added Tablet Class to strengthen and solidify his skills and just be extra to boost him along. We will see how the summer goes as far as which curriculum to continue with or choose. Geography: the geography for BJU 9th History: ???? begin 4 year cycle and if so with what (Veritas, Omnibus, ???) OR wait and just follow typical plan of geography for this year and then do world, american, govt/eco and use Notgrass for those, ??? Streams of Civilization interests me, too. Just not sure on this yet. Spanish 1: likely we will just do the BJU distance dvds or online. Worldview: would love to do this through The Potter's School, but I'm concerned about his workload already. Might just continue this as a family. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeschoolmom3 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 My 9th grader this year very independent. some things he did this year we weren't crazy about won't list. What we did like that was total hands off for me: Rhetoric- Classical Academic Press Algebra 2- Derekowens.com Chemistry- Apologia w/ add on reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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