Here are our plans for the 2020-2021 school year. My hope in sharing this list is that it may help some of you who are considering homeschool as you sort through the many options available. I would love to hear what you are thinking for the coming school year. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions about homeschooling.
4th Grade
Math: Beast Academy– We will continue using Beast Academy this year. This was a good fit for 3rd grade, and S is looking forward to level 4. This is an academically rigorous program filled with fun games, puzzles, and comics!
Language Arts: Michael Clay Thompson– We will continue using this curriculum from Royal Fireworks Press, geared towards Gifted and Talented students. It is rigorous, while fun and engaging.
Handwriting: The Good and the Beautiful
Typing: typing.com
History/Literature/Bible: Sonlight– We are looking forward to returning to the Story of the World this year, using Sonlight’s History/Literature/Bible G. We chose the 4 day program, and will use this for our 4th and 7th grader.
Science: We will be using two different resources this year for my 4th and 7th grader: Aristotle Leads the Way and Newton at the Center from the Story of Science, along with the Student Quest Guides, plus NOEO Chemistry 3. One or the other would be plenty, but my boys are wanting to dig deeper, and I’m not going to argue with that!
Latin: Latin for Children A
Logic: Mind Benders
Music: guitar lessons
Technology: Coding through Scratch
7th Grade
Math: Algebra I (Honors) through The Potter’s School. This will count towards a high school credit!
English: The Potter’s School
Grammar: Fix It! Grammar We have experienced a lot of gaps in grammar. Some schools that the boys attended barely touched on grammar, so we are working on filling in those gaps.
Vocabulary: Vocabulary from Classical Roots A
Logic: The Art of Argument, Mind Benders
History/Literature/Bible: Sonlight– We are looking forward to returning to the Story of the World this year, using Sonlight’s History/Literature/Bible G. We chose the 4 day program, and will use this for our 4th and 7th grader.
Science: We will be using two different resources this year for my 4th and 7th grader: Aristotle Leads the Way and Newton at the Center from the Story of Science, along with the Student Quest Guides, plus NOEO Chemistry 3. One or the other would be plenty, but my boys are wanting to dig deeper, and I’m not going to argue with that!
Foreign Language: Latin Alive! 1. This will count towards a high school credit!
Handwriting: The Good and the Beautiful
Typing: typing.com
Music: piano lessons
Technology: Coding through Scratch
9th Grade
You may be wondering what happened to my rising 9th grader after reading the 8th grade curriculum review. Although we thought we were set to homeschool through high school, we changed courses and he will be attending a private classical Christian school next year.
In Every Season 