2019-2020 School Plan

We have entered a new milestone! This year we have a highschooler, a junior highschooler, a middle schooler, an elementary schooler, and a "What on earth am I here for" toddler-schooler.

Here is our plan.

HIGHSCHOOL 9th Grade

1. OT Bible, Ancient World History, Ancient Literature (English), 1 credit each.

After much prayer and discussion, we have decided to stay with MFW for highschool. The core of it will cover 3 credits.

I am also doing the Old Testament Challenge with him.

2. Biology, 1 credit

We are using Apologia's Biology, with a lot of help from Virtual Homeschool Group's FREE teaching videos. I think Tammy does an AMAZING job teaching. We will still do our own tests, labs, and notebook, but the bulk of the teaching might be done by her. Most likely we won't do dissection, but we did get a nifty microscope for the many labs.
And this year, I decided to buy the student notebook for DS. I REALLY like it!


3. Algebra I, 1 credit
We found this textbook recommended by Chalkdust Math and I like it very much. It's structured in a way very much like college Math (according to DH, who went to college here). And guess what? There are FREE teaching videoes (by the chalkdust teacher, Uncle Buck!) here! DS started this near the end of 8th grade and I hope he will start Algebra II before 9th grade ends.


4. Foreign Language, 1 credit
This is the curriculum we FINALLY decided upon last year for foreign language (Mandarin Chinese)

We are switching to Pinyin, and simplified Chinese (which will be my area).

5. Electives
As the year goes on, we will add on some electives. For now, he's already spending more than 5 hours a week on making quality youtube art videos, so we're trying to see how we can incorporate that into a credit for him.


Logistics
We are using this FREE gradebook to keep all his records and transcripts. I like it A LOT!!


7th, 5th, 2nd Grade

1. Ancient History (Creation to the Greeks)

We are cycling back to Creation to the Greeks. We did not have a great experience last time and I was apprehensive about it. BUT!!! Going back to prep it this year, I have more confidence in it!! I think we will have a blast. I'm so excited.

We will memorize some chunks of bible, and read through a lot of OT stories.

We will read some interesting literature together
 

and we will study the English Greek Roots

We will use Quizlet to practice those words.

2. Math
Lil Sis and Baby Sis will continue with Singapore Math


and Big Sis is doing Chalkdust Math (preAlgebra) - we're still using the 5th ed


3. Science
Lil Sis and Baby Sis will do Science in the Beginning (Jay Wile)


and Big Sis will do Apologia General Science (I did not know there is a 3rd ed.! We are still using the 2nd ed)

She will be using the student notebook as well and watching the FREE teaching videos from the Virtual Homeschool Group

4. Art
We will do different art activities that relates to the topic that week.

5. Foreign Language
Big Sis will do Integrated Chinese with Big Bro for Mandarin Chinese.
Lil Sis will continue on Duolingo and Drops 
Baby Sis will learn BoPoMoFo from Kang Xuan.


6. English and Spelling
The girls will continue with Rod and Staff English (2,5,7)

Baby Sis will use R&S Spelling too and Big Sis will continue with Spelling Power.


7. Writing
We are trying out Writing with Skills for Big Sis


and Writing Strands 3 for Lil Sis