Please post your plans for Grade 8.

[Lorna]

We will be continuing with NEM 2 (Singapore Maths)
English Prep 3 (Galore Park), Shakespeare and poetry memorization
So You really Want To Learn French 2 and 3 (plus other French reading)
Latin Prep 1 and 2 (Galore Park)
More philosophy reading
So You really Want To Learn History 1 (and historical fiction, and primary sources)
I am still wondering about science...
Swimming, yoga, water sports and horse-riding
Violin and concerts
painting and drawing

[Kathy in MD]

Chalk Dust Pre-Algebra
CPO physical science (probably)
Analytic Grammar
Sentence Composing
IEW (probably)
Wordly Wise
Sequential Spelling
Midieval history - WTM style
Literature - WTM style (with study guides)
Latin for Children - B or D
The Art of Argument
Health ?????
Art ?
PE horseback riding

[Dot]

What we're doing this year:
Singapore NEM 2
Singapore Biology Matters and Hakim's Story of Science
Wordly Wise book 6
Zinn A Young People's Am. History
French lessons
and tons of reading and writing

[MIch elle]

This is what we're doing now:

Saxon algebra I
R&S English 7
IEW U.S. History Based Writing Lessons,v1
SOTW 3 & then 4
Abraham Lincoln's World
A History of Us, audio
CLE reading 8
Henle Latin
Maps, Charts, Globes H
Whatever Happened to Penny Candy
Fallacy Detective
A Child's History of Art Architecture
Feed My Sheep
Shakespeare's Tales
Bulfinch's Greek & Roman Mythology
Grammar of Poetry
Various assigned literature
Piano
Clarinet
Jazz
Skiing

[Quiver0f10]

BJU Writing & grammar 8
BJU Earth and Space Science
BJU Pre-Algebra
TOG year 1 rdesign ( History & Writing)
Apples and Pears II Spelling
The Thinking Toolbox
Latina Christiana II
Elementary Greek I
Atelier Art
Piano
Theater
CAP

[Anne/Ankara]

This is the basic program:

Math: Saxon Algebra II, Kumon Math, Math Counts
English: Lightning Lit 8, lots of writing, Kumon Reading (finished program), Analytical Grammar Season One, English From Roots Up
History: Modern History, reading, outlining, Teaching Company videos, National History Day research paper, lots of museum visits, Mental Edge 8th Grade Social Studies Review
Science: Physics, Hewitt: Conceptual Physics, Kinetic Books Conceptual Physics tutorials, Mental Edge 8th Grade Science Review, Environmental Science university course.
Latin: Cambridge Latin Book 2, Oxford Latin Book 2, Linguistics Olympiad
Foreign Language: Turkish, online French Essentials semester one
Health: Health I, Florida free textbook, lots of physical education sports
Music: piano and violin lessons at music school
Art: art lessons at art school, published art, sold art, sent in artwork for Scholastic Art & Writing
Religion: family discussions and readings

[Tressa]

What I have planned so far:

Math:Algebra I (not sure what to use just yet)
English: Lightning Lit 8, Wordly Wise, Writing Strands 5
Latin: Latina Christiana II
Science: Apologia Physical Science
History: As of yet, undecided.
Music:Piano lessons
PE: Track in the spring

[Heather in VA]

Here are my plans:

Math - Continue VideoText Algebra
Latin - Latin Prep II
Greek - Elementary Greek I
Literature - Literary Lessons from LOTR
History - HO Modern Level II
Science - BJU Physical Science
Grammar - Final Sesson of Analytical Grammar
Writing - CW Maxim
Logic - Traditional Logic 1

Heather

[Amy from WT]

Halfway through 8th grade now:

-almost done with MUS Pre-Algebra, then going to Chaldust Algebra
-Latin in the Christian Trivium, but previewing Latin Prep right now and wished I'd chosen it instead
-Art of Argument - LOVE IT!
-Government/Literature class at Co-op, with occasional essays thrown in to review last years Co-op CW Diogenes class
-Apologia Physical Science
-Sonlight World History Part 2
-piano, guitar and trumpet (in a homeschool band)
-tennis with Dad
-Bible Quizzing

[Heather in VA]

I should add that instead of Traditional Logic we will continue with the Art of Argument series we are using if they get the next book out in time.

Heather

[Beth in TN]

The plans I made at the beginning of the year are different than what we are doing now. Here they are:

Bible - New Testament Bible reading plus SL 7
History/Literature - Sonlight Core 7
Math - Saxon Algebra /12
Science - Apologia Physical Science plus Science Roots (to prep for Biology)
English - Analytical Grammar, Progeny Press Intro to Poetry, and IEW Student Writing Intensive Continuation Course B
Life Skills/Home Ec. - Money Matters for Teens workbook, Keepers at Home club, and I Kissed Dating Goodbye group discussion

[Karenciavo]

Here is a post about 8th grade schedules from last week.
Link to other post. (http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=446)

[CynthiaOK]

Here's our plan:

Math: Life of Fred Alg. 1 with ALEKS
Grammar: no plan yet (maybe a combination of stuff on my shelves)- any suggestions for a right-brained boy?
History: Mystery of History Vol. 3 (co-op)
Science: Runkles Physical Geography
Spelling: SWO H
Vocab: continue WW 3000 series
Spanish: Rosetta Stone
Typing: Typing Instructor Deluxe

[Lisawa]

Here is another thread...

http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=446

[Kendall]

This is what we are doing/did this year in 8th

continued NEM 1(first half) started NEM 2(1st half)
Rod and Staff 8 and Sentence Composing for Middle School
Runkle Geography(semester 1)
Semester 2 instead of science - split time between drawing and practical home maintenance and repair
Traditional Logic II
Henle II
Hist/Lit Middle Ages time period

[Georgia in NC]

Math- Algebra I w/Lial's or something...
HEO Year 8 (History, Bible, Lit, Artists, Composers, etc)
Latin - Lone Pine tutorial, I hope
Science - not sure, she is doing Apologia Bio now
Writing- IEW
Extra Lit Study helps (mostly for me...) - Lightning Lit Shakespeare or Early to Mid 19th
PE -swim 4x weekly
Music - hope to find a piano teacher again
Also - Stewart Grammar, continue using SWR (terrible speller!) and maybe do a formal Logic program (we're doing Fallacy Detective & Teaching Toolbox this year). Wish I could find something great for art for her...

[Kathie in VA]

My plans for 7th going very sluggishly but if we manage to get thru them, here's were I think (at this point) I'm looking to go for 8th grade:

continue/finnish Lial's BCM
CW Homer B & ?start one of the poetry books
cont with Harvey's Grammar
?Lightening Lit 8? (don't know if we will get thru 7)
Thinking Toolbox (unless we get to that this year/summer)
continue with Apples Daily Spelling or switch to MegaWords (she still needs spelling work)
Vocab from Classical Roots (probably will still be doing A)
???History? I'm at a loss here

something for formal logic (?Traditional Logic?)

outside class:
Debate
Science (Apologia Bio?)
Art?
Music?

Other:
Soccer team

[Jill, OK]

Algebra - Foerster's

Latin - Henle (only one child is doing this; the other does Vocabulary Cartoons)

Writing - Taking a break from grammar this year, and using Put That In Writing (somewhat loosely) for composition (I change the assignments to reflect our history writing)

History - A History of US, with era-appropriate literature, documents, etc., thrown in

Science - Apologia General Science

Logic - We finished Fallacy Detective and Thinking Toolbox, and we're sort of half-heartedly working through Math-a-logic, now. (I wanted to wait until 9th grade to do Traditional Logic)

That's about it. Oldest dd will start Spanish next year, and both will add in a 'formal' physical activity for P.E. credit. They both attend a discipleship group, once a week, and volunteer once a month at our church.

[Tap, tap, tap]

English: Writing - HS Class through ps
We will also be using Jump In soon to hone some paragraph skills.
Vocab - Wordly Wise

Literature - Omnibus 1 and 2 (finishing one/starting other)

Grammar - Analytical Grammar (will start next month)

Spelling - Sequential Spelling and WW words.

History - Omnibus and Journey into Africa

Math - TT Algebra 2

Logic - Introductory Logic and Intermediate Logic (finishing one/starting other)

Science - Apologia Physical Science

Spanish - Class for High School credit

Chess - On a team and takes a class for fun

Health- Total Health

Latin - Various programs.

Bible/Character - Omnibus, listening to The Bible Experience, Youth group, discussion and Awanas.

PE - Swim team practice 5-6 nights per week and random other activities.

Music - Piano

I am sure I forgot something. We also have a few fill in things that we randomly use.

[Krista in LA]

My dd thinks she wants to try out high school, :( so for her last year home I think we will be using -
Jacob's geometry (she's doing algebra this year)
Rod and Staff English
Latina Christiana 2
Vocabulary from Classical Roots (finish B and do C)
US history -not sure exactly what, but maybe History of US
Rainbow Science
Sequential Spelling
Rosetta Stone Spanish
Introductory Logic
She also takes art classes, piano, ballet, and tae kwon do.

Should she change her mind, I probably will do Omnibus and not the US history

[Phyllis in Canada]

What we're doing this year for ds in grade 8:

Math: Abeka Algebra 1 (to be done over 2 years)
History: Survey of modern history (Renaissance to the present), using SOTW 3 & 4 as spines, adding in historical fiction and co-op projects.
English: Scholars Online World Lit
Science: Scholars Online Natural Science 1
Art: Artistic Pursuits
French: The Easy French, plus reading the Harry Potter series
Logic: Traditional Logic 1 & 2