9th grade planning 22-23

[hollyhock2]

I don't think anyone started a 9th grade planning thread. Anyone care to share their plans so far?

This is what I've got for mine:

Math - Part of TT Pre-Algebra and then Key to Algebra

English - homemade lit & composition, learning to write essays, lit. terms, etc.

Science - Apologia Physical Science

History - Notgrass Exploring World History Book 1 plus some extras.

Electives - Intro to Logic (Fallacy Detective, etc.) and film-making

Edited August 9, 2022 by hollyhock2
updating

[RubyPenn]

My second and last high schooler will be doing:

 

CTC Math Algebra 1

Writing and Rhetoric Books 9 and 10

MP Medieval and Renaissance History

MP Literature: Sir Gawain, Beowulf, Canterbury Tales, Henry V, poetry

Novare Introductory Physics or Guest Hollow Conceptual Physics    (I already have IP.  I know he'll hate it.)

Russian???     He thinks it sounds cool. We'll see.

Piano lessons

 

 

 

 

[zarabellesmom]

English: IEW and lit chosen by me.

Math: Holt Geometry with MHMC

Science: Environmental Science Oak Meadow

Foreign Language: She tried Spanish this year, but her dyslexia made it very difficult. Going to give ASL a try.

History: World History hodgepodge to include some projects from Oak Meadow World History

Elective: 1 semester of photography and then we’ll see what she is interested in.

Edited February 18, 2022 by zarabellesmom
nailed down the plans a little more

[73349]

Update 3/11/22: He didn't get into the charter school. We will be at home.

• math - geometry (Derek Owens)
• Spanish 1.5-2ish (Avancemos 2, possibly some Homeschool Spanish Academy sessions)
• social studies - Fouberg's Human Geography
• English - Elements of Literature 4 textbook, 501 writing prompts, DGP.
• biology  - using Campbell but watering it way down
• probably continuing drums, scouts, and adding martial arts tennis and/or track

 

Edited June 21, 2022 by 73349

[Coco_Clark]

Two 9th graders- my first first into high school 😬

Math- Algebra 2 for DS, no idea, something online?  We've been doing Jacobs solo so far but he's beginning to need more support.  Saxon Algebra 1 for DS at a co-op.

Writing- Writing and Rhetoric 9, plus written narrations and copywork 

Reading- alternating 20th century short stories and essays each week w/ discussion, plus 3 novels (All Quiet on the Western Front, Gatsby, The Chosen)

History- Land of Hope as a spine to build off of, encouraging/forcing them to rabbit trail interests 

Science- Apologia Botony at co-op

Latin- continuing Latin Alive (started it this year but going pretty slow, it'll take us 3 years to do 2 books). 

Electives: Boy child is pursuing learning coding through MyTEK and will be in their level 3 for high school credit.  Girl child takes piano and plays in a homeschool marimbas group.

And I think I still have one (or two) years where their schedule can fit in our family morning time of Bible, Saints, Poetry (finishing w/ a Shakespeare play), Plutarch, and Art appreciation.  

[melmichigan]

I'm still making final decisions for my DS that will be 9th next year.  He's dyslexic and that has some impact. 

English- LA3 w/CLRC, Dr. B has been very good for him this year and the reading is where it needs to be without being overwhelming  

Writing- EW2 w/WTMA because he needs to learn to write a little quicker than the LA and he did fine with EW1 in 7th with adaptive tech second guessing just because of finances, we may just have to do WWS2 at home

Math-Algebra 1 w/Dolciani, continuing from the prealgebra

Science-something online if I can find a class that will work with a dyslexic student

History- some combination of home grown without a lot of extra output for the same reason as science, we usually use Reading Ally to read history to him

Elective- grammar will continue with the GFWTM and MCT combination that is working well, we'll still be reviewing some more advanced spelling so I'm not sure about an elective, maybe something over the summer

Edited February 17, 2022 by melmichigan

[SilverMoon]

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Edited June 19 by SilverMoon

[Nam2001]

Here’s what I have at this point.

Algebra - Schole Academy 

Science - introductory Physics at Schole Academy 

History - Biblioplan medieval 

Lit/comp - Integritas/Cindy Lange

Informal logic - Art of Argument- with dad 

World religions - not sure which resources yet

Edited February 17, 2022 by Nam2001

[zarabellesmom]

On 2/11/2022 at 7:09 PM, melmichigan said:

I'm still making final decisions for my DS that will be 9th next year.  He's dyslexic and that has some impact. 

English- LA3 w/CLRC, Dr. B has been very good for him this year and the reading is where it needs to be without being overwhelming  

Writing- EW2 w/WTMA because he needs to learn to write a little quicker than the LA and he did fine with EW1 in 7th with adaptive tech second guessing just because of finances, we may just have to do WWS2 at home

Math-Algebra 1 w/Dolciani, continuing from the prealgebra

Science-something online if I can find a class that will work with a dyslexic student

History- some combination of home grown without a lot of extra output for the same reason as science, we usually use Reading Ally to read history to him

Elective- grammar will continue with the GFWTM and MCT combination that is working well, we'll still be reviewing some more advanced spelling so I'm not sure about an elective, maybe something over the summer

My daughter´s dyslexia definitely impacts output and required reading. I´m really struggling to find the right balance to keep her engaged but not overwhelmed.

 

[TheAttachedMama]

On 2/5/2022 at 11:16 AM, hollyhock2 said:

I don't think anyone started a 9th grade planning thread. Anyone care to share their plans so far?

This is what I've got for mine:

Math - Algebra 1 probably, depending on how the rest of this year goes. Either MUS or Key to.

English - homemade lit & composition, learning to write essays, lit. terms, etc.

Science - probably Apologia Physical Science, but we'll see if that's what he wants.

History - Notgrass Exploring World History Book 1 plus some extras.

Electives - Intro to Logic (Fallacy Detective, etc.) and he'll need to pick something else yet.

Have you used Notgrass before?   I am looking for some reviews.  🙂

[hollyhock2]

2 hours ago, TheAttachedMama said:

Have you used Notgrass before?   I am looking for some reviews.  🙂

Yes, this will be the 4th student I'm using it for. It's not perfect, but it's the best option I've found so far for us. I tweak it heavily and don't really use it as intended. We do Book 1 in Grade 9 and then for Grade 10, I use about half of Book 2, and then switch to The Mystery of History 4 because it has so much more detail about the World Wars and modern events. I substitute a lot of the literature, I add map work, and we pretty much ignore the projects and writing suggestions. The thing I like the most is the perspective and worldview it's written with, which I why I use it. My kids don't find it super exciting, but that might be because they aren't really history-lovers, whereas I find it interesting to read. I'm not sure if that helps at all since I don't use it as intended, but if you have any other questions, I'll attempt an answer.

[Holly]

History of the Ancient World Medieval 

Apologia General Science

Essentials in Writing/Literature plus Winston Grammar Advanced or Word Works

Finish up Rightstart then maybe Jacob’s Algebra? We also own CLE Algebra so she might pick it. 

Talkbox Mom Japanese, plus Japanese from Zero

Thinking Toolbox

AO riches, free reads, etc.  

 

Edited February 20, 2022 by Holly

[lucyintheshadowlands]

My first time posting (ever) and also my first time planning for high school! So far, I'm thinking:

Algebra: VideoText ***Now I’m looking at Jacobs…I think DD and I would both love it…

Science: Anatomy (Mapping the Body with Art)***I think we’re going to do Biology online this year instead, maybe @True North?

SWB's History of the Ancient World 
 

Language: Cambridge Latin book 3; she will also keep doing Cherrydale Press/TalkBox French with her brothers, and we may add half of a grammar program and call it "French 1A" or something

I am hoping that she will have literature, logic, and/or writing at co-op next year, but those plans aren't quite made yet. So maybe a literature class, or maybe Lost Tools of Writing or Discovery of Deduction....or maybe just ancient literature and writing at home with me. 

She also wants to do a creative writing elective, and she'll keep doing violin lessons and taekwondo. 

Edited March 27, 2022 by lucyintheshadowlands

[alisoncooks]

Youngest is a rising 9th grader. I’ve just started figuring out what we’re going to do. So far I’ve got:

1. Science: Friendly Physical Science (oldest did biology in 10th and that worked well for us)

2.Lit:  I’m thinking…a gothic/dark romanticism/Victorian/Sherlock mashup. Some poetry, short stories, a few gothic novels, a few detective stories.  Maybe some steampunk. Using a TpT unit as a springboard, as well as this unit from myPerspectives. https://www.cusd80.com/cms/lib/AZ01001175/Centricity/Domain/2112/Unit 1 Intro to gothic literature.pdf

3. Math:  Teaching Textbooks Alg 1

4. History - still thinking…

5. Language - ASL university

6. Writing - maybe Cover Story (with its steampunk feel!)

[Green Bean]

NM.

Edited May 1, 2022 by Green Bean

[Laura S.]

Our first 9th grade year is comming up for my oldest daughter (15) & son (14). I've been lurking a long time & reading this forum particularly the last several months, finding it invaluable. So I though I better join in as we start this next, some what intimidating, chapter.

My plans as of this point:

Math: Mr. D's Geometry

LA: Mystery Literature & composition- From a curricculum I bought from TPT, secularized a bit, & added A Great Courses Mystery & Suspense literature lecture series. Kids should write at least 2 short mystery stories over the year. The curriculum calls for writing a small novel in addition to a short story, but that seems overly ambitious & pretty sure I'm going to modify this down instead to a second, longer, short story. I have this class 70% together.

Science: Clover Creek Physics (I was on the ball for registering for this because of all the recomendations here!)

Elective Science: Guest Hollow's Chemistry in the Kitchen, which we already started in January & will finish before Physics starts

Lanuguage: Mr. D's ASL 1 (I'm not sure of this, but dont have a better idea at this point- ASL is a must though, as we have learning disabilities that have made us crash & burn at other languages)

History: American History - I'm putting this together myself & planning to cover it over 3 semesters, leaving the 4th semester of Grade 10 to do American Government, unless I need that time to finish out American History. We havent actually done a strickly American History course before & that is both my jam & important to me to be covered in particular ways, so I want it to be very in depth & not outsourced. I'm planning, at this point, to use K12's American Odyssey, supplemental books & videos, & parts of a couple Great Course Lecutures ( American History & Civil War). Not sure about output for this yet & I haven't actually done a ton of planning, so this whole thing could change radically.

Fine Arts: Art Appreciation - another put together course using Art in Focus text book reading as a spine along with the How to look at & understand great Art Great Course lectures & some additional art videos. I think we will also visit a few Art musems over the year & let the kids each pick a work of art they see to write a small report on some aspect of.

PE: ? Not sure if we are gong to do anything with this for 9th, but if we do, it would minor with the idea of awarding .25 credits a year to make 1 credit over 4 years.

At some point, we will have to let the 2 kids branch out to classes separately, but as they have always schooled together, since we started homeschooling when they were small, it seems better to me to keep that aspect consistant for this 1st year when so much else is already changing.

 

[Momto6inIN]

My 4th high schooler:

Algebra II - continue Video Text

Spanish I- still deciding whether to use Visual Link like my older 3 used or switch it up and try ULAT

English I - she needs to pick about 10 books from a list I have to read and discuss - she'll also do EE and an AG review book once a week and a Vocabulit lesson once a week

Biology I - she's doing an online class with Berean Builders - this will be her first online class and I've only used one once with my older kids, so definitely a new experience for us!

History - the first of a 4 year history cycle - using a mix of Great Courses and K12 texts and iCitizen all coordinated together - on M-Th she'll either watch and take notes and answer guide book questions or read and add to a timeline notebook, depending on which resource we're currently using - on F she'll write a summary of the week's information

Health (half credit) - Apologia - this is a box checking class for us

Half credit elective - TBD - she's considering creative writing, cooking/baking, or sketching

PE - personal fitness daily

ECs - speech and debate club, drama troupe

[BoyMom2]

This is still a work in progress.

Algebra I - Lial

Biology - unsure which provider...possibly Experience Biology

World History (Wars of Independence to Modern Times) - Mystery of History IV.....I'm not sure this would be my 1st choice for HS, but my son requested it. He completed volumes II & III in middle school, but we took this year away from MOH to capitalize on doing Sonlight's Eastern Hemisphere course while being stationed in Asia.

British Lit - I was going to pair this with WttW for a 1 credit class, but my voracious reader has been excitedly helping me pick out literature for the year, and the current count is up to 11 (mix of 7 full length, 3 short stories, and a poetry unit), so I think I'll count this as 1 credit and list WttW as an English elective for .5 credit. I'm planning on having him read the works that we will discuss more informally during 1st semester while we do WttW. We will then dive deeper and he will have more written output with the ones he reads during 2nd semester.

(**Is it okay for his 9th grade year to have just 4 core-subject credits, and get the remaining credits through electives? Our initial plan had him taking Spanish I as a Freshman, but it appears we may have an international move that will likely disrupt the first part of our school year. With that added stress and adjustment, I'm thinking it might be better to wait until 10th grade to begin the Spanish sequence.)

 

Electives:

Literary Analysis (.5) - WttW

Worldview (.5) - Starting Points (only using the 1st and 3rd sections of the curriculum)

Piano (.5)

He will also take a class at our local Dodea school, but is still in the process of choosing, and it may only end up being a second semester class due to our pending move.

 

[socody]

My very 1st high schooler! I hope I know what I’m doing… 

World Geography w/ Guest Hollow

English- Originally thinking about Old Western Culture Iliad & Aeneid but not sure yet— might just put together writing topics from other subjects and let her pick literature to study. Also thinking about LLATL Gold: World Lit. 

Math- still deciding but maybe Teaching Textbooks Algebra 1 or Shormann Algebra 

Life Prep Biology w/ college prep science.com

French- Learning French (Great Courses)

Local theater/ drama classes as we find them! 
 

 

 

 

[TheAttachedMama]

Math:  BlueTent Honors Geometry

Science:  CloverValley Chemistry

English:  Integritas Academy Persuasive Writing

Foreign Language:  French AIM Academy

Social Studies:  At Home--but undecided.  I need something mostly student directed 

I wanted to add in a computer science class (at home, self paced)--but I am worried this will be too much for this particular child.  I just don't know when we can fit it in though.

Extras:

Speech -or- Debate (still deciding)

Mountain Biking

Volunteer Work at the Food Bank

[CAtoVA]

On 3/16/2022 at 12:18 PM, alisoncooks said:

Youngest is a rising 9th grader. I’ve just started figuring out what we’re going to do. So far I’ve got:

1. Science: Friendly Physical Science (oldest did biology in 10th and that worked well for us)

2.Lit:  I’m thinking…a gothic/dark romanticism/Victorian/Sherlock mashup. Some poetry, short stories, a few gothic novels, a few detective stories.  Maybe some steampunk. Using a TpT unit as a springboard, as well as this unit from myPerspectives. https://www.cusd80.com/cms/lib/AZ01001175/Centricity/Domain/2112/Unit 1 Intro to gothic literature.pdf

3. Math:  Teaching Textbooks Alg 1

4. History - still thinking…

5. Language - ASL university

6. Writing - maybe Cover Story (with its steampunk feel!)

If you don't mind sharing, what TpT unit are you planning on using as a springboard?

[alisoncooks]

8 hours ago, CAtoVA said:

If you don't mind sharing, what TpT unit are you planning on using as a springboard?

This one. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bundle-Dark-Romanticism-American-Gothic-Detective-Stories-Distance-Learning-5409732

It needs a lot of expanding.

[Momto6inIN]

On 3/22/2022 at 12:09 PM, BoyMom2 said:

 

(**Is it okay for his 9th grade year to have just 4 core-subject credits, and get the remaining credits through electives? Our initial plan had him taking Spanish I as a Freshman, but it appears we may have an international move that will likely disrupt the first part of our school year. With that added stress and adjustment, I'm thinking it might be better to wait until 10th grade to begin the Spanish sequence.)

 

 

Yes! 😊 Colleges typically don't care when they earn the credit, just that they have it.

[ondreeuh]

For all practical purposes we are homeschoolers, although my son is enrolled in a public school that verifies work and issues a transcript. This year and next year are sort of an 8/9 combination since we work year-round and his school allows credit for some courses taken in 8th. He is finishing up English 1 and Algebra, so he will have those put on his high school transcript this fall when 9th grade begins. He is staggering his other classes with some starting already. By the end of the school year, he should have credits for the following: 

1.0 English 1 - home-made literature & writing using Novel-Ties guides (taken in 8th)

1.0 Algebra 1 - AOPS Intro to Algebra, independent w/ online book (taken in 8th)

1.0 Biology - Oak Meadow, independent (working on now, finish in winter)

0.5 Economics - Fundamentals of Economics, independent (working on now)

0.5 Composition 1 - Oak Meadow, independent (working on now)

0.5 Literature of Tolkien - home-made course using guides from Harper Collins (summer)

1.0 English 2 - Oak Meadow "The Hero's Journey", independent (school year)

1.0 Geometry - AOPS Geometry, independent w/ online book (school year)

1.0 AP Human Geography - taken at local high school (school year)

1.0 French 1 - taken at local high school (school year)

0.5 Human Anatomy & Physiology - Oak Meadow, independent (next spring)

0.5 Health & Nutrition - Foods for Today text, independent *or* ASU Universal Learner (next spring)

 

 

[scbusf]

Here’s what we are planning:

Language Arts at co-op, using 7sisters curriculum

Holt Geometry

Conceptual Physics at co-op

World History at co-op

Continuing with Latin Alive - also taking us a while, like a previous poster

She’ll have some electives, too. We’ll see how those play out.

 

 

[Vintage81]

My 1st high schooler 😆 Here goes...

(1.0) Math - Geometry (probably Jurgensen)

(1.0) English - Lantern English (full grade level 10)

(1.0) Science - Biology at local co-op

(1.0) History - World History using a modified Guesthollow Whirlwind World History

(1.0) Foreign Language - Spanish I thru CLRC

(0.5) Fine Arts - Art Club thru CLRC (may also do some additional art stuff at home for the additional 0.5 credit)

(0.5) P.E. - At home stuff...walking, yoga, hiking, etc. (not sure yet how this is going to look)

Extra curriculars: MMA class

 

[BusyMom5]

Think this is final!  Now need to get books and start planning actual lessons!

Biology- Miller Levine Macaw

World History- K12 text 

Algebra 2- Saxon

English- Writing and Rhetoric books 5, 6 and 7; Fix It Grammar,  Wordly Wise and a book list.  

Health

Personal Finance

Art 

PE 

Total of 7 credits, but we wait and see which are full credits and which are half!  

 

 

 

Edited May 3, 2022 by BusyMom5

[beka87]

My eldest daughter will be my very first 9th grader!  We lean heavily on CM methods.  This is what I've got so far.

Arithmetic: Need advice here.  We are behind, like, actually behind.  Looking for what path to take to get her graduated on time.

Elocution: Oliver Twist, read aloud to me and her siblings

Spelling: Spelling Wisdom, probably the final book in the series

Grammar & Composition: Poetics and Progym level 1 from Cottage Press; written narrations with one edit every two weeks; begin the book "On Writing Well" and possibly use the book: "Eats, Shoots & Leaves"

Literature: British Anthology from Memoria Press, Greek Drama (TBD), Mansfield Park, Count of Monte Cristo, Plutarch with Anne White guides, Shakespeare of my own making, and she'll be finishing up Joan of Arc by Twain

Geography: The Brenden Voyage, Where the Heather Grows, mapdrill, concepts, possibly a map workbook, and Eat Your Way Around the Worl with her sisters

US & World History: Abraham Lincoln's World, A Short History of the World, Humanitas from CAP, Modern Scholar lectures that pair by time period with Humanitas   (I think)

Science: Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy, The Sixth Extinction, Anatomy Study of my own making, and one of the following - The Sea Around Us, Chemistry or Physics or Weather from sabbathmoodhomeschool.  Probably The Sea Around Us.

Plus we'll have picture and composer study, handiwork, poetry tea time, and ballet.

[SilverMoon]

On 2/15/2022 at 1:44 PM, SilverMoon said:

 

 

Edited August 31, 2023 by SilverMoon

[AsgardCA]

I'm thinking we need to refocus and simplify, but it's still early planning. We're going to try some family-style unit studies as a group with lots of added activities.

Math: Teaching Textbooks Algebra 1 - he's liking this & doing well so far!

Science/Nature:

• Guest Hollow's Anatomy
• FtLoH Nature Study Club / 1000 Hours' Add the Wonder

Social Studies:

• Canadian History
• Early Modern - History Odyssey Level 2 (+ added stuff)
• UK & US history as it pertain to our Canadian history studies
• Canadian Geography - Headphone History High School Geography
• World Geography - Guest Hollow's High School

Language Arts: He's not a writer. Or a reader. I'm hoping to change that and nudge him towards liking one or the other a bit more.

• Finishing LLfLotR
• Brave Writer Help with High School; Boomerangs
• Canadian Handwriting
• Vocab from Classical Roots B
• Spelling Wisdom 3 & Using Language Well 3
• Something for Logic

Extras:

• Masterpiece Society - Art School: Drawing 101 ?
• French - Breaking the French Barrier Level 1
• Junior Canadian Rangers
• Piano
• He's currently working 1 4-hour shift per week, luckily on our "break" day, so it works out well!
• Working our way through Home Ec for Everyone
• We're refinishing our basement so he'll be learning as he goes, + Shop Class for Everyone

Edited October 19, 2022 by AsgardCA

[CAtoVA]

My DD will be will be doing 9/10 coursework this upcoming year; she is finishing 8/9 coursework this summer.

Language Arts:

Literature: Homemade with me. A mixture of classics/novels, short stories, poetry, and nonfiction (speeches, essays, etc.) Literary analysis using      WttW and other resources (several TpT units including AP Lit and Language units). I'm also considering the Romeo and Juliet Intensive in the fall with Roy Speed. 

Composition: Homemade with me. A focus on various types of writing including literary analysis, research reports, narrative essays,                persuasive essays, rhetorical analysis and writing, etc. We will probably use WWS Levels 2 and 3, as well, and I have lots of TpT writing units from some of my favorite authors, including several AP Lit and Language units. I may have her take a Lantern English writing course or two to break up her time with me. Alternatively, I am looking at Roy Speed's class (an entire year/called Logical Communication). The truly hefty price tag gives me pause, however.

Grammar: Continue sentence combining activities and diagramming; Easy Grammar Ultimate Grade 10; Barbarian Diagrammarian class with Lukeion (spring)

Vocabulary: Sadlier Vocabulary Level D

Mathematics: Finish Geometry by December and begin Algebra II. I'm looking at AOPS for Algebra II and I also like Lial. I'm not sure what I'll choose yet.

History: World History II (1500-Present) probably with me using a variety of sources including Wondrium (Great Courses)

Science: Clover Creek Physics (with Jetta Seboly)

Foreign Language: Italian I at The Potter's School

Electives: Harry Potter and Philosophy (Open Tent Academy) and Ethics Thought Experiments: The Trolly Problem and Beyond (Open Tent Academy)

Fine Arts: Choir at homeschool co-op and weekly piano lessons and practice

Fine Arts/P.E: Ballet, tap, jazz, and contemporary (8 hours a week)

[scbusf]

1 hour ago, CAtoVA said:

My DD will be will be doing 9/10 coursework this upcoming year; she is finishing 8/9 coursework this summer.

Language Arts:

Literature: Homemade with me. A mixture of classics/novels, short stories, poetry, and nonfiction (speeches, essays, etc.) Literary analysis using      WttW and other resources (several TpT units including AP Lit and Language units). I'm also considering the Romeo and Juliet Intensive in the fall with Roy Speed. 

Composition: Homemade with me. A focus on various types of writing including literary analysis, research reports, narrative essays,                persuasive essays, rhetorical analysis and writing, etc. We will probably use WWS Levels 2 and 3, as well, and I have lots of TpT writing units from some of my favorite authors, including several AP Lit and Language units. I may have her take a Lantern English writing course or two to break up her time with me. Alternatively, I am looking at Roy Speed's class (an entire year/called Logical Communication). The truly hefty price tag gives me pause, however.

Grammar: Continue sentence combining activities and diagramming; Easy Grammar Ultimate Grade 10; Barbarian Diagrammarian class with Lukeion (spring)

Vocabulary: Sadlier Vocabulary Level D

Mathematics: Finish Geometry by December and begin Algebra II. I'm looking at AOPS for Algebra II and I also like Lial. I'm not sure what I'll choose yet.

History: World History II (1500-Present) probably with me using a variety of sources including Wondrium (Great Courses)

Science: Clover Creek Physics (with Jetta Seboly)

Foreign Language: Italian I at The Potter's School

Electives: Harry Potter and Philosophy (Open Tent Academy) and Ethics Thought Experiments: The Trolly Problem and Beyond (Open Tent Academy)

Fine Arts: Choir at homeschool co-op and weekly piano lessons and practice

Fine Arts/P.E: Ballet, tap, jazz, and contemporary (8 hours a week)

Do you mind sharing your favorite TpT sellers?

[CAtoVA]

Sure, I'lll share!! These are the ones focusing on Language Arts. Several of these sellers also have great blogs where they give away freebies, etc.

Lit and More (Used to be AP LIt and More)

Lovin Lit

Laura Randazzo

Bespoke ELA

Stacey Lloyd

Reading and Writing Haven

Room 213

Jeanmarie McLaughlin

Windows into Literature

The Daring English Teacher

Julie Faulkner

Teacher in the Rye

EB Academics by Caitlin and Jessica

Literature Daydreams

21stCentury Lit

Lattes and Lit

The Literary Maven

Secondary Sara

Engage in Learning

Write on with Miss G

Carla McLeod

Language Arts Classroom

Simply Novel

Teach Between the Lines

 

[alisoncooks]

On 3/16/2022 at 12:18 PM, alisoncooks said:

Youngest is a rising 9th grader. I’ve just started figuring out what we’re going to do. So far I’ve got:

1. Science: Friendly Physical Science (oldest did biology in 10th and that worked well for us)

2.Lit:  I’m thinking…a gothic/dark romanticism/Victorian/Sherlock mashup. Some poetry, short stories, a few gothic novels, a few detective stories.  Maybe some steampunk. Using a TpT unit as a springboard, as well as this unit from myPerspectives. https://www.cusd80.com/cms/lib/AZ01001175/Centricity/Domain/2112/Unit 1 Intro to gothic literature.pdf

3. Math:  Teaching Textbooks Alg 1

4. History - still thinking…

5. Language - ASL university

6. Writing - maybe Cover Story (with its steampunk feel!)

Well, I’ve already revamped this plan. I’m thinking we’ll do Notgrass’s World Geography and Literature. I’ll also add in some different lit for variety (especially short stories and poetry). Keeping the separate writing program.

I’m also considering ULAT Spanish (didn’t stick with oldest, who enjoyed ASL University more) but I can’t help thinking how practical Spanish is for our area…)

[Porridge]

We didn't finalize the decision to homeschool until late May, so I feel pretty behind, especially on all the pre-reading I want to do. We have a tentative plan now, though we just decided yesterday to potentially throw community college into the mix. 

Outside stuff:

AOPS Online PreCalc

CVC Organic Chem and BioChem

Chinese through dual enrollment (tentative, we just applied so she hasn't taken a placement test yet, and I we don't know if she'll get into the class she needs because she's last priority on enrollment) 

Debate Club 

Swim / Taekwondo

Piano

 

Homegrown stuff:

History of the Middle East - this started out as a history of Persia, but I may broaden the geographic range. I'm still curating books and thinking through output. My tentative plan is discussions on the readings (weekly or biweekly), 1 paper / semester, 1 project / semester. Is that too little?

Lit - We'll do about a semester's worth of ancient lit, and a semester's worth of more modern stuff. Tentatively: selections from Aristotle's Poetics, Sophocles' Theban Trilogy, Aeschylus' Oresteia, Plato's Republic. MacBeth, and a few others I haven't ironed out yet. I'm not sure about Plato's Republic. I'm read it ages ago and remember very little, so I'm reading that one now and need to figure out if it will be accessible for DD. Output will be discussions and 1-2 papers/semester. Reasonable? 

Poetry from an anthology we have.

Writing - WWS 3, writing across the curriculum, copywork 

 

Other:

youth group

sunday school teacher

homeless meal ministry 

she's studying for a HAM radio license

 

She wanted to take a formal spanish class this year (had been doing Duolingo), but will put it on hold until we see what the work load is like for the DE chinese class.

 

[againstthegrain]

9th grade DS

• Biology (MPOA)
• European History 1 (MPOA)
• Algebra 1 (DS started 2nd semester of 8th grade so he'll most likely move to Geometry in the Spring)
• Writing/Grammar/Literature (BJU)
• Cultural Geography (Fall only, BJU)
• German 1
• Paleontology (Spring only) 
• Swim Team 
• Lifeguard Certification classes

Edited July 19, 2022 by againstthegrain

[JennyD]

Finally making some planning progress for rising 9th grade DS.  DS14 is not a terribly enthusiastic student and homeschooling him can be ....challenging, but at some point he will outgrow all of this nonsense, right?  Right?  (Please don't tell me if I'm wrong.)

In the meantime, we persevere:

Math:  AoPS geometry (text, not class).  

Science:   Biology.  We'll use Oak Meadow's high school bio program, which in turn uses Holt biology.  11th grade DS will be doing AP bio and 6th grade DS will also do OM Life Science, so we should have some nice household biology synergy.  We did this before with AP Physics/OM Physical Science and it worked very well.  

History/English:  Using (our own Farrar's) Global Perspective Studies -- Africa, East Asia, Middle East, and India.  

Outside tutors/classes for Hebrew, Judaics, and music.

 

 

 

 

[scbusf]

Finalized list:

Essay Writing at co-op, using 7sisters curriculum

Bravewriter Boomerangs

Thinkwell Geometry (she is doing a Thinkwell Algebra 1 review class this summer and she LOVES it)

Guest Hollow Conceptual Physics at co-op

World History at co-op

Visual Latin 1, then Dwane Thomas' classes on his website

Vet Science curriculum, Campfire curriculum Vet unit

Campfire curriculum Photography unit

Homeschool orchestra - cello

Horseback riding lessons, exercising at the YMCA

 

Edited July 10, 2022 by scbusf