Curriculum Time Part 2....the 5th-9th grade

I have a few minutes to jot down what the older 3 will be using this year.

For Bible, we will finish our 6th and final year with STUDENT OF THE WORD. I can't believe we've been at it his long. It has been such a fruitful, wonderful journey reading every word of the Bible with my children! We even read the geneologies and the Levitical laws. Grin.
These 3 are currently working through the Bible Bee study memorizing about 5 verses a day as well.

My 5th grader, Hosanna, will be using:

Math- Teaching Textbooks 7

Science- Sitting in on Answers in Genesis' science with the younger kids that daddy will teach as well as study Apologia Astronomy (her choice) and a Child's Geography

History: she will be going through a great looking program with Noah from Heart of Dakota called "Renaissance to Reformation" I will have them read and work through it together. It looks like they will have a lot of fun with that!

Language Arts: Handwriting Without Tears Cursive (the last book)
Abeka Creative Writing 6
And a combination of Total Language Plus and 1/2 of the Abeka Language C (6th grade) book. (I didn't love the look of the 5th grade, so I decided to spread the 6th grade out...TLP is her main LA's but Abeka has a few things that we've never covered and she is a workbook lover and will enjoy the variety)

Reading: I assign one long book per week for her

Spanish: Rosetta Stone

Music: Piano

Typing: Mavis Beacon

Homemaking: Lots of stuff...cooking, housekeeping skills etc. Lots of mommy time. = )

For my 7th Grader, Noah:

Math: Life of Fred Pre-Algebra 1 and 2

Science: Abeka 7 Order and Reality

History: Heart of Dakota Renaissanse to Reformation as above with Hosanna

Language Arts: Total Language Plus; Student of the Word Creative Writing

Writing: Jump In by Apologia Press (This looks like a FUN way to learn to write especially for boys!)

Art: Book of Many Colors

Logic: Fallacy Detective followed by Thinking Toolbox

Spanish: Rosetta Stone

Music: Piano, Guitar and Drums (He's our musical lover)

Typing: Mavis Beacon

He also spends a bit of time latey studying fish and aquariums as that is his insterest.

And finally, the 9th grader..our first year of High School:

Math: Life of Fred Advanced Algebra
We are planning on him studying for the College Algebra CLEP test after that and take that test next summer sometime.

Science: He will be using D.I.V.E. Biology CD-ROM studying both Apologia Biology and Advanced Biology (Fearfully and Wonderfully Made) and the plan is to see if we can take the AP Biology Exam in May. He's excited about all the dissections and microscopy that entails: frog/fish/worm/crawfish/sheep eye/sheep heart and fetal pig. (Seriously..we love science here...we're weird that way. Grin)

History: Exploring World History (Notgrass) Will possibly have him prepare to take the Western Civilization CLEP test next summer ... still researching that.

Language Arts: Exploring World History covers all of 9th grade Language as well as it includes a lot of writing and reading 13 complete books of literature. He will also be doing some Creative Writing assignment with Student of the Word year 6 and 2 Total Language Plus guides: Pride and Prejudice and Animal Farm.

Spanish: Rosetta Stone level 2

Logic: Introductory Logic by Nance and Wilson (his request not ours..grin)

Music: Piano.

Reading: Participating in the Generation Joshua Book Club

I'm sure he will continue researching and practicing Horticulture and Botany hours a week which is his passion as well.

It probably sounds like a lot, but many of the "extra" subjects are only done a few days a week so they have variety in their school week.