We do Pure & simple computer science in years 7 & 8. I feel this will be enough, although if they were very keen, i would find something more. But...
We use apologia too, but have a slightly different plan: General 7th Physical 8th Bio 9th Chem 10th then for 11/12 they can each choose at...
Are the kids bored? Have you asked their opinions?
you could try writing letters to a grandparent.... ....or sneaking writing into other subject areas....write a report or a story or a poem about...
check out Ancient Civilizations & the bible, or Romans, reformers and revolutionaries. Both written by Diana Waring, and Published by answers in...
we tried grade 5 language arts with ds. he hated it....boring. Said the games were lame etc. Definately not a good match for us. Which if I had...
Hi Steve, This sounds great! We will definitely be checking this out. dd did physical science 2009, ds will start it feb 2010. dd is a good...
Hi Sue May, I am using Diana Warings History program, and love it to bits! Also Apologia science, this year going into biology. I have just...
I work 4x10hour night duty shifts each week at our local hospital. I have done since we started hs, when ds was in 3rd. He is now in 7th,dd in...
we started with artistic pursuits in year 7. I love love love this curriculum! I wish we had found it sooner. It is a perfect fit for us...arty dd...
We have had Ancient Egyptian Feasts and Medieval feasts, where we invite family & friends and cook up all the food of the time, lots of fun. We...
check out diana warings curric....published by answers in genesis. Ancient civilizations & the Bible (obviously ancient history) or Reformers,...
we do apologia for science & love it. I bought the full course CD rom, so it is done on the computer. And the audio cd for ds, who is not a strong...
Yeah, I think we all worry about that. I would skip it for now, but I personally believe that learning to write well is a skill for life, and...
a shame that you need to really. I guess we are lucky in that way.
The hands on stuff is definately do-able. We have had whole units of work that produced only a couple of pages of written work, but we made...
Hey T'mom, I am not using anythig for spelling & grammar with dd 8th grade. She finished what we were using, and i figure you don't need to do it...
I think it sounds great, she is lucky to have you. I wondered whether the psych is pro or anti hs? If they are anti hs, then they can sometimes...
we use pure and simple computer science, and are very happy with it.
my dd just finished animal farm....she hated it, although we have ahd discussions about power, and satire, and the shared stories of our time...
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