Planning our homeschool year

I am just getting everything together now for our new school year, which will start in September. We are going to have a 10th, 8th, 6th, and 2nd-grader. I can not get over the fact that I only have one elementary student left! (waaaah!) 😉

I will be sharing as I plan, and I have actually begun using Facebook LIVE to show you what I am doing live and in person. You can see the first few videos below:

Here is what we have so far: (please note we study the Bible as a family every day and are reading through the entire Bible. You can read about that here.)

10th grade

We are using Sonlight, somewhat 😉 I have the Instructor Guide for Core 300 and will use it for Bible (some of it…we study Bible together, but some of the books I like added in) History, and Literature/Language Arts.

Math- Math U See Geometry

Apologia Chemistry

Spanish II- Duo Lingo

Fine Arts- Drama, Cello, Orchestra, Choir, Dance- all at our local homeschool fine arts program

SAT Prep- working through SAT Prep for the Christian Student

PE/Health- Basketball and other activity

Latin- unsure of the resource yet

 

8th Grade

History- I am making a list of books to read aloud that take place throughout different countries. I want to learn about various countries this year as I incorporate history and geography for the boys. We are also going to do Eat Your Way Around the World for fun.

Science- Apologia General Science

Math- Math U See Algebra

Computers- Graphic Design and Claymation at local homeschool program, PLUS this boy is already working on his own at home on various programs and actually interns for my husband’s business. He is a graphic design whiz! 😉

Language Arts- Queen Publishing Language Lessons book… PLUS a book list for reading literature that I still need to make

Journal Writing every day

 

6th Grade

History (same as above for 8th)

Science- Exploring Creation with Astronomy from Apologia

Language Lessons for Elementary Student

Explode the Code 5

Handwriting Without Tears Cursive for extra practice

Math U See Zeta (Decimals and Percents)

Journal Writing every day

 

2nd Grade

Explode the Code Book 3

Handwriting Without Tears

Language Lessons for Elementary Students

Reading LOTS of easy readers and hopefully progressing in levels this year

Journal writing every day

Math U See Beta

Exploring Creation with Astronomy

History/Geography with the boys (see above)

 

I will share my book lists when those are complete. That is really my next step in finaliazing all of these plans.

Share your plans below!

I would love to read about them and exchange ideas!

We also do lots of real life learning here on our little hobby farm. There’s chicken and duck care, coops that always need cleaning and fixing, gardens to tend, things to fix, etc.

 

**UPDATE: I have added the following book lists as of 8.17 but am still looking for more! I am also planning on adding 1 report/project for each child per semester.

8th Grader:

Chuck Black;s Kingdom Dawn Series

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Great Brain series

6th Grader:

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

The Great Brain series

Farmer Boy

 

2nd Grader:

Easy Readers- we will take a trip to the library to pick out some favorites.

We will also be reading these together that we have loved with our olders:

Listen Buddy

The Little House

Katy and the Big Snow