Do you have an almost 10th grader? I do, and today I am sharing my 10th Grade Homeschool Curriculum picks for the 2018-2019 school year. Recently I posted my 2018-2019 Homeschool Plan where I shared that Kenten would be studying World History, Literature & Language Arts 10, Geometry, and Chemistry. Now it’s time to get down to the nitty-gritty and show off the exact books we will be working with for 10th grade!

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10th Grade Homeschool Curriculum Overview

History-

Cartoon History of the Universe I

Volumes 1-7

Volumes 1-7 Cartoon History of the Universe II

Volumes 8-13

Volumes 8-13 Cartoon History of the Universe III

Language Arts 10-

Writing With Skill Book 1

Wordly Wise 3000 Book 10

Banned Books List

Math-

Teaching Textbooks 2.0 Geometry

Chemistry-

Friendly Chemistry

Chem C3000

Electives-

Rosetta Stone Russian

Homemade P.E. & Weight Lifting

Homemade Home Economics

World History

Last year we took a very literature heavy approach to history. I would have gladly had Kenten continue on with BookShark, but he used the highest level currently available for his 9th grade year. I had a really hard time deciding what materials to use next, and then I found The Cartoon History of the Universe series. These books will act as a starting point, and I will utilize our library and other free resources to expand on what he is introduced to.



Language Arts 10

Writing With Skill, Level 1

This year it is my goal to build Kenten’s writing skills up. Although he is not the worst writer in the world I just feel as though he needs a little more work. Generally Writing With Skill, Level 1 is used in a lower grade, but a few people told me it is better to start with Level 1 rather than the grade appropriate book. Additionally, Julia (8th grade) will also be using this level this year so I can combine them in one level.

Wordly Wise 3000 Book 10

Kenten has been using Wordly Wise since his very first year of homeschooling. This is a great supplement to our language arts curriculum. My children usually complete 2-3 sections a week in these books.

Literature 10

Banned Book List

For the literature portion of this course Kenten will be reading only books that have made their way onto the banned & challenged booklists! He will be reading the following titles:

Not only will Kenten be reading these great banned books, but he will also be writing a certain amount of book reports and other papers on the themes he is learning about. I am super excited about this course. I have not read all of these books yet, so I am working on reading my way through them right now.

Geometry

Kenten began Teaching Textbooks Geometry at the beginning of the summer. He will continue to work on this level through his 10th grade year. I am hoping he will be able to start Algebra II before the end of the school year, but we will see what happens.

I switched all of my children to Teaching Textbooks a little over a year ago, and it was the best decision I made as far as math goes. Although I am capable of doing higher level math on my own, I am not great at teaching others how to do it. This program does it all- teaches lessons, provides assignments and quizzes, and is self-grading! As an added bonus, our school days are much shorter now because my children do not have to wait for me to teach them all their math lessons. They simply get on the computer and knock it out when I am doing other work with a sibling. If you haven’t made the switch to TT yet, do it!

Chemistry

Although Chemistry is not typically taught in 10th grade, Kenten requested to study it this year. He will be using Friendly Chemistry and Chem C3000.

Friendly Chemistry:

Electives

Foreign Language

Kenten will be using Rosetta Stone Russian this year. Kenten’s goal is to join the Air Force straight out of high school, and become a linguist. After much consideration we decided learning Russian would be a great step in the right direction to make his dream come true!

P.E. & Weightlifting

Kenten will be following a few different workout programs we found on Bodybuilding.com. Since he is at a different level than my other two children his workouts will be done separately, so he can really focus on safe lifts. My husband and I recently remodeled our garage into a home gym, so we have all the equipment he will need this year. Take a tour of our garage gym!

Thank you for checking out my 10th Grade Homeschool Curriculum selections for the 2018-2019 school year…

What is your 10th grader studying in your homeschool during the 2018-2019 school year? I always love seeing what everyone else is working on, so feel free to leave a link below in the comments.

Check back for our 6th Grade and 8th Grade curriculum selections.