Next school year we will begin our 14th year of home education and we will have a 10thgrader, 7th grader, and a 3rd grader. This year only Montana will be taking online classes as I jump back into the saddle teaching full time. My break was great and much needed, but now I am ready to get back into the grind of daily teaching and learning with the kids.
We will continue to school 4 days a week for McKenzie and Micah while Montana will do a traditional 5 days for Sophomore year of high school. It may become necessary to adjust our days for McKenzie because of her gymnastics schedule, something we did at this grade for Mikayla. To do this we will add in Saturday school, but for now we are planning on just four days.
Right now our plan is to start our new year on August 1st. I may have to adjust this since the University girls need to get back to school mid-August but that is what I am planning. I’m also looking forward to going back to our Sabbath scheduling. This year we will school 9 weeks on / 1 Sabbath week off. It might get a little tricky for Montana as she is taking three online classes again, but we will make it work and make sure she gets her rest when needed too.
Without further ado here is our 2022 – 2023 Plan of Study…
Another year of high school is upon us for Montana! She has excelled in the three online courses she took with Veritas Scholars Academy with final grades ranging from 96-99%! We will continue to utilize VSA for three more of her courses for 10th grade. Montana has narrowed down what she thinks she wants to be after University, either a Veterinarian or a Medical Examiner. She wants to study art on the side and is interested in animation. Now, don’t be super alarmed at the amount of credits she is taking because everything will not be done every single day. I wanted to make room in her course load to include classes she is interested in as well as our required courses. The schedule will definitely adjust if need be, especially if she starts to get overwhelmed. Here’s what Montana will be learning next school year to earn 10 high school credits.
10th Grade Homeschool Curriculum Choices
Apologetics, 1 cr:
~ Sonlight Core 300
~ It Couldn’t Just Happen *she will just read this a few times a week
Math, 1 cr:
~ Saxon Algebra 2 with DIVE lecture or OutSchool lecture course
Honors English II, 1 cr:
~ Rod & Staff 9/10, Book 2
~ Composition 2, online with Veritas Scholars Academy
~ Literature: Sonlight 20th Century Classic Literature
~ Article of the Week {current events only- not the writing portion}
~ Vocabulary Virtuoso: PSAT-SAT Book 1
Honors Chemistry, 1 cr:
~ Chemistry, online with Veritas Scholars Academy
Honors History/Geography, 1 cr:
~ Sonlight Core 300 : 20th Century WorldHistory
Honors Foreign Language, 1 cr:
~ Avancemos Spanish 2, online with Veritas Scholars Academy
Music Study, ½ cr:
~ 21 Lessons in 20th Century American Music Appreciation
Art , ½ cr:
~ (2-3) 2D /3D Animation courses on OutSchool
Philosophy, 1 cr:
~ The Discovery of Deduction
Home Ec, 1 cr:
~ Home Economics Household and Personal Management Skills
~ Home Economics Kitchen Skills
PE, ½ cr:
~ Rec Softball {Fall/Spring}
Drivers Ed, ½ cr: (1st semester)
Extras:
~ Montana also works as a Mother’s Helper 5 hours a week
~ PSAT prep ~ 45 minutes/day, 4 days a week
* Just as my older girls have done, Montana will sit for the PSAT in October to get her first look and baseline score as a 10th grader.
Total credits ~ 10.00
7th Grade Homeschool Curriculum Choices
Apologetics:
~ Sonlight Bible H
~ It Couldn’t Just Happen *we are going to use this as a devotional and stretch it to fit the whole school year with the lesson plans I have.
Recitation:
~ Rhetoric/Latin/Math memory work from Classical Conversations
Math:
~ * At My Pace Pre-Algebra with High School Math Live
~ Pre-Algebra with Saxon 8/7 using DIVE
*we are currently reviewing the first half of this math program.
Language Arts:
~ Rod & Staff Grammar 7
~ Rod & Staff Spelling 6
~ Sonlight Literature H
~ Doodle & Do Vocabulary
~ Analogies For Us All from CC Challenge A
~ IEW Structure & Style, Level B
~ Current Events with World Magazine
History:
~ Sonlight Core H
Geography:
~ CC Cartography course from Challenge A
Latin, 1 cr:
~ Latin Alive 2 *we will count this course for high school credit
Science:
~ Elemental Science Chemistry for Logic Stage
PE:
~ Level 8 (9) Developmental Program Gymnastics Team, 26 hours/week
Extras:
~ co-op enrichment courses
Micah is moving ahead to 3rd grade, wow! It seems just like yesterday that he was just going into Kindergarten. Cliché, I know, but nonetheless I am excited that my baby boy is growing up. He is a strong reader (yes!) and doing great in math as well. Years ago I did Classical Conversations Foundations at home with the older girls so I am planning on doing the same this year with Micah. We will be focusing on the memory work for Recitation as we work through Sonlight’s Core C that we dropped for 2nd grade. Micah is also looking forward to starting his formal study of Latin this year. As of right now he would like to be a baseball player or a military officer. Here’s what Micah will be learning next school year.
3rd Grade Homeschool Curriculum Choices
Apologetics:
~ Sonlight Bible C
~ Thy Ology
Recitation:
~ Classical Conversations Foundations Memory work (at home)
Math:
~ Saxon Math 3
Language Arts:
~ Rod & Staff Grammar 3
~ Rod & Staff Spelling 4
~ Sonlight Literature 3/4 Readers
~ A Reason for Writing, C
~ Writing across the curriculum
History / Geography:
~ Sonlight Core C
Latin:
~ Latin for Children A
Science:
~ Elemental Science Chemistry for Grammar Stage
PE:
~ Fall / Spring baseball
Extras:
~ co-op enrichment courses
~ Cub Scouts Wolf
Thanks for reading our plans! Have you started thinking about what you will use for next school year? I would love to hear your plans! Drop me a note below in the comments and let’s keep the conversation going.
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