It is hard to believe it is almost time for a new school year… As always I have spent months obsessing over curriculum, and I have finally figured out what everyone will be studying! Check out our 2018-2019 Homeschool Plan to find out what the Raiche crew will be up to during the new school year.

Jack- 6th Grade Core

Last year Jack completed the BookShark Level 3 All-Subject Package (read our end of year review here). Although we really enjoyed BookShark, I decided to go a different route this year. Jack and Julia will be working together on their history and science materials to make our schedule run smoother. Jack will be studying the following topics for 6th grade:

Horrible Histories & Geography

Language Arts 6 & Reading Intervention

Math 5

Astronomy and Geology

Julia- 8th Grade Core

Julia completed the BookShark Level 7 All-Subject Package during her 7th grade year (read our end of year review here). As I mentioned above, Jack and Julia will be working together through a few subjects this year. Julia will be studying the following topics for 8th grade:

Horrible Histories & Geography

Literature 8

Pre-Algebra

Astronomy and Geology

Kenten- 10th Grade Core

Just like Jack and Julia, Kenten used BookShark for the first time for his 9th grade year (read our end of year review here). Kenten told me this was his favorite homeschool year in a long time. He worked independently for the most part, and he loved being able to knock out his work at his own pace. Sadly, BookShark does not have the next level available so we had to look into something new for him as well. I did not find a boxed curriculum that I thought would be a great fit, so I went rogue and purchased a few materials and made my own for other subjects.

World History

Literature 10

(Homemade curriculum- Banned books here we come!)

(Homemade curriculum- here we come!) Geometry

Chemistry

Electives

All three of my children will be taking three electives this year:

Foreign Language

P.E. & Weight Lifting

Home Economics or Art

For the P.E. & weight lifting elective we will not be using a curriculum. I will use a mix of free exercise plans to lead my children through 30-60 minute workouts. I am so excited to get the kids back into weight lifting now that we have finally finished remodeling our garage. Coming soon- garage gym tour!

Homeschool Partnership

For the past two school years we have been part of a new homeschool partnership in our area. This past year did not go as smoothly as the previous one. I won’t get into all of those details… However, at this time I do not plan to return to the partnership.

By making this switch we will have some much needed flexibility in our schedules. I regularly watch my cousin’s babies during the week. There were times this past year that it was hard to get all of the day’s lessons done. I am very happy with the possibility of a true 4-day schedule. Let me tell you- I can’t remember what it is like to have a free day during the week.

Thank you for checking out our 2018-2019 Homeschool Plan…

Are you interested in hearing more about our upcoming curriculum programs? Check out our 6th Grade, 8th Grade, and 10th Grade curriculum picks for the 2018-2019 school year to see all the details.