Given the ages of my children, I will only have two years when I am actively homeschooling all six kids, and this is the first. I have more spreadsheets going than ever before, four student paper planners, one kid using Google Classroom for assignments again, and a giant schedule on butcher paper so that everyone knows whose turn it is in the living room (for instrument practice) or on the laptop. BRING IT ON.
Pretty sure we've only gotten all six kids awake for family devotions once in 8 days of school.
LEVI: 11th grade
Math: linear algebra and multivariable calculus through PSEO at University of Minnesota (online)
History: AP world history at Sartell High School, second semester
Science: AP physics C (one each semester) online
English: World Literature: LLATL gold, Advancing Through Grammar
Language: self-study German, with plans to take the AP German test next year
Bible: Dust to Glory (Ligonier online) New Testament
Extracurricular: piano first semester, wind ensemble at Sartell High second semester, math league, jazz band, karate (plus working two nights a week at the studio), volunteering at a nursing home, youth group
OWEN: 9th grade
Math: advanced algebra using a textbook from a University of Chicago program
History: Biblioplan ancient history
Science: environmental science (using Credits Before College guide)
English: weekly writing prompts taken from other subjects, Advancing Through Grammar (with Levi)
Language: Rosetta Stone German
Bible: Dust to Glory (with Levi)
Extracurricular: art, youth group, math league
Dirty floors, messy table . . . we have other priorities during the day!
SILAS: 8th grade
Math: Saxon algebra 2 (4th edition)
History: Biblioplan ancient history (with Owen)
Science: environmental science (with Owen)
English: grammar review, Writing with Skill 2, various literature guides
Language: Rosetta Stone Italian
Bible: Apologia worldview curriculum
Extracurricular: violin, youth group, karate (plus volunteering at the studio once a week), Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra
TOBY: 6th grade
Math: Mathematical Reasoning G (6th grade)
History: Mystery of History ancients
Science: Science in the Ancient World
English: grammar review, Jump In! writing, various literature guides
Language: First Form Latin
Bible: Apologia worldview curriculum (with Silas)
Extracurricular: band at Sartell Middle School, karate
CALVIN: 3rd grade
Math: Beast Academy 3
History: MoH ancients (with Toby)
Science: Science in the Ancient World (with Toby)
English: IEW Bible Heroes writing lessons, Michael Clay Thompson grammar
Bible: The Biggest Story Bible curriculum
Extracurricular: cursive writing, art, cello, karate, CMYO
Gotta do playdoh on day one, before I get too stressed out by the mess.
TESSA: 1st grade
Math: Math Mammoth 1
History: MoH ancients (with Toby and Calvin)
Science: Science in the Beginning (with my mom at Grandma School)
English: on-topic books, A Reason for Handwriting, Michael Clay Thompson grammar (with Calvin)
Bible: The Biggest Story (with Calvin)
Extracurricular: art, viola, karate
I am so, so grateful to have them all here.
A note: I linked to publishing companies, but I almost always buy things cheaper from other sources.
When I say "various literature guides," I mean it. I make our book lists from the lists included with Mystery of History and Biblioplan and Beautiful Feet, and some I just read along the way and liked, and some from All Through the Ages literature guide, and so on. Often I google the title first and see if any study guides show up. I've found free guides from different sources, cheap things from the Teachers Pay Teachers website, and occasionally I'll spend a little more on a printed option for a more thorough study. When all else fails, I own the Reading Journals from NotConsumed.com, which are designed to be used with any book. (It should be noted that my children do NOT like the reading journals, but sometimes children have to do things they don't like. I own both the elementary and high school versions.) Point being: I have yet to constrain myself to one literature curriculum (pre-high school), and so far it works for us.
One other fun (?) thing I'm doing this year: the oldest four each have a dollar-store notebook that is their "cursive journal." Once a week I leave them a note in cursive [can they read it?!] and ask them to write a short response in cursive. I didn't have much of a plan when the idea occurred to me, but two weeks in, it's been a joy to write to them something I was proud of from the previous week or excited about for the future.
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