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8^th Grade Curriculum for my son this year. We are just about to complete our first semester of junior high. As usual I'm late getting this posted.

Subjects the kids do together:

Bible: we do this together as soon as we sit down and pray. Since the kids where young we start in Genesis and end in Revelation and cycle back through. We adapt occasionally to look over topics in the Word when I feel or the kids ask about something that needs to be addressed. 

Both kids also read the Bible every night by themselves and Dad reads with them daily.

On This Day in History: A Daily Spiritual Lessons from American History by Dr. Paul E. Barkey~ This is a historically-based devotional of American history. It is set up by date but, we don’t use it by the date and read one devotion a day during the school year. This will be used for two years. It has many stories about America’s early years as witnessed by our nation’s citizens and presidents. We love the historical accounts and a daily Scripture and prayer.

Read-out-loud: We do a read- out -loud together during the week. The main reason I still do this is so my daughter gets to hear stories above her reading ability. I have to admit that I love reading to my kids! I love the discussions we have together.

Language Arts:

Bob Jones Writing & Grammar 8

Fix it Grammar-IEW 

Put That in Writing Paragraphs

Handwriting:

Script Hebrew-from Handwriting Without Tears 

Math:

Homeschool Legal Defense Academy Pre-Algebra

Supplements are CTC Math and Learn Math Fast Workbooks

History:

From Adam to Use from Notgrass

Science:

The Rainbow Science from Beginning Publishings 

Electives:

Online Live Coding Classes from CodeWizardHQ

GameSalad

Physical Education:

Tae Kwon Do 

Foreign Language:

 Biblical Hebrew-First Hebrew Primer and weekly classes

Art:

Creating a Masterpiece Drawing Program Online

Music:

Guitar

Piano from Playground Sessions

We will also be adding in reviews as I have decided to continue another year with The Homeschool Crew.

This year has been good so far with a few ups and downs adjusting to curriculum. Overall it has been smooth. I can now count how many years of homeschooling I have left with my kids on one hand.

Blessing to you and your family in your homeschool this year.

We are in full swing in our current school year. I planned on getting this posted in September. As you can see we are now at the end of October. Life is so busy. School is busier with my daughter being in high school and my son is in middle school. It’s hard to believe that I only have 5 years left of homeschooling. I’ve been blessed to have had so many years with my kids at home and teaching them each day. I can still see their smiling faces and the excitement of their first day of preschool.

Bug 11th Grade

Even with all of her special needs and her learning challenges I try to keep her as close to the graduation requirements with our state as possible with a lot of adaptations. I keep grades and I have kept a transcript since she was in 9^th grade.We adapt due to her disabilities and learning challenges.

Subjects the kids do together:

Bible~ we do this together after we pray. Since the kids where young we start in Genesis and end in Revelation and cycle back through. We adapt occasionally to look over topics in the Word when I feel or the kids ask about something that needs to be addressed. 

Both kids also read the Bible every night by themselves and Dad reads with them daily.

On This Day in History: A Daily Spiritual Lessons from American History by Dr. Paul E. Barkey~ This is a historically-based devotional of American history. It is set up by date but, we don’t use it by the date and read one devotion a day during the school year. This will be used for two years. It has many stories about America’s early years as witnessed by our nation’s citizens and presidents. We love the historical accounts and a daily Scripture and prayer.

Read-out-loud~We do a read- out -loud together during the week. The main reason I still do this is so my daughter gets to hear stories above her reading ability. I have to admit that I love reading to my kids! I love the discussions we have together.

Devotion and Scripture Memory I encourage her to read one by herself each day.

Beloved 365 Devotions for Young Women by Lindsay A. Franklin

Scripture Memory~ I laminated a lot of scriptures when my kids where in elementary and she is still working through it. She has a wealth of G-d’s Word written on her heart.

Language Arts~

Bob Jones Writing & Grammar 3- with my daughter’s disability I have found that 4^th grade with grammar is her limit and some upper grades in specific topics with adaptations. I think I have used every language arts curriculum in 3^rd and 4^th grade! 

Handwriting~

Hand Lettering & Calligraphy~I found a beautiful set on Etsy that she has been working on. After many struggles in handwriting with her I’m so glad that she is at this point to enjoy handwriting.

Math~

Teaching Textbook 7

Supplements are CTC Math and Learn Math Fast Workbooks

History~

World History Year 4 level 1 from Pathway to Liberty

Science~

Biology 101 from Westfield Studios

Bob Jones Dissection Labs DVD

Teachers Pay Teacher 3D Dissection Models

Electives~

Linguistic Development Through Poetry Memorization from Institute for Excellence in Writing

Dave Ramsey’s Foundation in Personal Finances for Highschoolers DVD set only. This was the only area I went into not knowing if she would comprehend the topics. At this point she understands it.

We use a lot of children’s books on checking accounts, banks, credit cards, and other similar topics also.

Exploring Government from Notgrass

We are also using We Hold These Truths by Notgrass and Our Constitution Rocks

Physical Education~ Equestrian through her weekly horse therapy

Health and Nutrition~ 

Apologia Health and Nutrition~ This is our 2^nd year working through this text. We are going slow and steady with it.

Foreign Language~

American Sign Language I am using my experience when I went to school to become an interpreter for the deaf and some videos to adapt her learning style.

American Sign Language for Kids Beginning Level 1-Volume 1 & 2 from Language Tree

American Sign Language by Catherine Nichols –This has both DVDs and flashcards

Art~

Creating a Masterpiece Drawing Program Online

Draw to Learn Acts by Notgrass

Typing~

Typing Instruction Platinum Software-This will be her 3^rd year with typing and she is finally starting to strive with it.

4-H she is involved in entomology, photography, arts and crafts, and food and nutrition

Reviews-I plan on continuing with The Homeschool Review Crew this coming year. We will have lots additional curriculum that may be included for the duration of the year or for only a few weeks. 

We have a full schedule and this year I didn't over schedule like I usually do. May you have a blessed school year. Enjoy your kids while they are at home as the time goes by so fast.

It’s hard to believe that my Bug is in High School. It’s been challenging but, worth it all homeschooling my special needs daughter. She has accomplished much more than anyone could have imagined. She is a beautiful young lady with a heart of gold.

She is nowhere near doing 9^th grade curriculum. I know that she works hard to do what she is doing. I’m real proud of her.

Bible

We read the Bible together at the start of our school day. 

We are also going to finish up The Gospels Drive thru History with Dave Stotts. You can see my review here.

She is finishing up Brave Girls Beautifully You by Jennifer Gerelds from last year.

Faithgirlz Whatever is Lovely by Allia Zobel when she finishes her other devotional. 

Math

Bug has surprised everyone in math. She can add up and count money extremely fast when she sales her products from her beehives. She is extremely good with multiplying numbers.

She will continue with Teaching Textbooks 5 and we will add on other items to help her out as needed. Teaching Textbooks has been a good fit for her as she likes the independence it gives her. She needs a lot of help in so many areas. This is one area that she can be independent with little help from me.

I let her do some concepts with a calculator after fighting it for a long time. Her Autism specialist recommended this also. She knows how to figure it out she just can’t think in some of the abstract concepts with math. 

Language Arts and Grammar

IEW Poetry you can read my review here.

Christian Light Language Arts

Word of the Day

Handwriting

Write Through the Bible

Copywork from Homeschool Copywork you can read my review on it here.

Reading

Pathway Readers

I add on other books throughout the year. I can never plan all her books as reading is difficult and I go with her interest at the time.

She doesn’t do spelling anymore.

History

 

Notgrass History she will do this with her brother.

From Adam to Us. She won’t do the Timeline, Map Book, Student Workbook, Lesson Review, Our Creative World and the readers like her brother. It would overwhelm her.

365 Fascinating Facts about Israel by Clarence Wagner

Geography

Rand McNally Intermediate Geography & Map Activities

We are going to be notebooking with the 50 States and the Presidents

Science

She will be doing a separate science than her brother this year. This is the first time I’ve done this.

She has been wanting to learn more about geology. She will be doing The Mineral Book and the Geology Book by Master Books. I’ve picked up a nice rock tumbler and some other experiments along with a rock collection.

Electives

4-H Entomology, Photography, Arts and Crafts, and Food and Nutrition.

Beehives and running her own little Micro Business

Typing

Art

We will continue with ArtAchieve you can read my review here and also with Creating a Masterpiece and you can read my review here.

  

 Have a blessed school year!