I don't see 7th grade, so post your 7th grade plans here....

[Baseballmom]

We are in the process of planning for 7th grade and I would love to see what y'all ar doing. this is what i have so far...

Bible~? Still looking
Math~Teaching Textbooks Pre-Algebra
Grammar~ Shurley 6
Latin~ Latin For Children A (thanks to the recommendations found here.)
Spelling~? Still Looking
History/Geography/Literature~ TOG
Science~Apologia General Science

[Stirsmommy]

Let's see, next year will be a continuation of a lot of what we are doing. Since I have somewhat let her take point on the pace of her studies we will kind of be in the middle of things when the new year starts. Here is what is on tap right now for the coming year.

Grammar: R&S finish seven and then who knows maybe eight.
Math: finish TT Alg II then either Geometry or start Lial's
History: HO Early Modern History level II
Science: Finish Apologia Physical Science
Latin: Not sure what to do she is finishing Latin Primer I but I don't know what
to do next
Spelling: I don't know
Logic: Introductory logic
And I really want to introduce a fun writing program so we will see. DD also wants spanish which is also a we'll see.

Melissa

[Tina in WA]

DD 7th Grade Year (which is this year)

Apples Spelling
Atelier Art
Happy Scribe Copybooks
Home 2 Teach online writing course
Latin in the Christian Trivium
Lightning Literature 7
Live & Learn Zoology 1 Lapbooks
Apologia Zoology 1
Runkles Geography
Teaching Textbook 7
Country Studies (Russia so far, Brazil soon to come)
And of course occasional lapbooks. :)

[awanama]

Here's our tentative plan:

English-Houghton Mifflin 7 (used 3yrs already)

Spelling-Spelling Power (just started)

Writing-Wordsmith (doing Wordsmith Apprentice this year)

Reading-possibly Lightning Lit 7

Math-undecided, might stick with BJU Pre-Algebra or do Lial's

Science-Apologia General (we are doing Apologia Elementary now)

History-Either A Message of Ancient Days or HO Ancients Level 2. I'm waiting for MOAD to come in the mail to make my decision.

Music-he participates in the public school band

Art-thinking of Artistic Pursuits

Foreign Language-undecided

Logic-I'd like to add this next year but not sure with what

[RhondaM.]

We are in the process of planning for 7th grade and I would love to see what y'all ar doing.

Hmmm...I just posted mine a week or so ago, but AMAZINGLY :rolleyes: those plans have changed...and um...morphed into something Completely Different. So I'll put this out there so you can see my Plan B.

History(& some science) - Winter Promise Sea & Sky
Science - Classical Science Astronomy Signs & Seasons
Math - Life of Fred - Fractions, Decimals & Percents
Writing - Bravewriter
Art - Corefx and Idiots Guide to Creating Graphic Novels

This would include lots of oral and written narration, as well as creative narration (drawing about our reading), blogging, researching and notebooking. And all those projects!

He will also Truthquest Renaissance & Reformation
and sections of Rod and Staff. Though probably on the white board.

This is the curriculum I'm 'trying on' this week. I mentioned it to him ..told him about WP and he is THRILLED with the idea of it.

Plan A was much, much more practical. You know, TQ history, R&S math, CW Homer B, Henle Latin, Logic, Classical Astronomy, Artistic Pursuits.

He was NOT so thrilled with Plan A.

Anyone else feel the need to have a year to just explore with your kids? I feel that if I just give in to our desires to go for this we might have a really great year.

:sigh: I think I have multi-personalities. And each one likes a completely different curriculum. Just call me Sybil.;)

[Mama Lynx]

This is *all* subject to change. But I think:

Math - algebra. DH will decide what, but probably either NEM or Dolciani

Latin - continue with Galore Park Latin Prep. We may be able to finish the series by the end of 7th grade.

Spanish - SYRWTL Spanish

Classical Writing - Homer B, begin Diogenes

Early Modern history, either using History Odyssey or doing our own thing.

Science - ? Science Explorer? Boy Scouts? Definitely lots of history of science.

Literature - some LL8, some books of my own choosing. We may read the Iliad and/or the Odyssey.

Logic - deciding between more Mindbenders, Fallacy Detective, and Traditional Logic.

And maybe Greek, but we'll see.

And at some point I want/need to start us studying philosophy and religion.

[GreenKitty]

Fallacy Detective
Thinking Toolbox
TT Geo
VfCR
EGP
CLE Reading
History of the US, A little history of the world +more
Vocabulary Vine
LL
Apologia Gen Sci
Aloing with PE, Art, Typing..

[Jenny in Atl]

I know this will change a bit... but so far

History/readers - (SL Core 7 mixed with HO?)
Math - ???? NEM2 or Jacobs or Lial's?????
Latin - LP2
Science - Galore Park SYRWTL
Lit - LL either early mid 19th century British Lit or Shakespeare's Comedies & Sonnets
Writing Homer B (will do Poetry of the summer)
French - (not sure if she will gone onto FP 2.. may go back to Spanish SYRWTL 2)
Logic - The Book of Think?
Extras, PE, Art, Music & Drama (of course!!!)

That's all so far.

[JennW in SoCal]

Pre-Algebra -- After trying a variety of things, including videotext, I'm sticking with Life of Fred Beginning Algebra for the rest of the year. I think it will stick with ds a little better as he has to take the time to read and think.

History and Literature -- We've been on an Asia kick for about a year now, and have just started with Japan, so I've got ds reading some historical fiction and non-fiction. He is a voracious reader, and we talk together quite a bit about authors and books. I signed up for Boomerang from BraveWriter, but he has been reluctant to join the on-line discussions so we discuss the questions together, and talk about the comments others have posted. I don't use a writing curriculum, but have him write reviews of books, make nature journal entries and write the occasional research paper.

Science -- he is taking a class through a charter school (one of the California charter schools that supports homeschoolers.) I'm going to have him read Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything in addition to reading the drier stuff found in the Glencoe textbook.

Latin -- We're working together through Latin Prep at a casual pace, but having fun!

Grammar -- haven't done much this year, though I pulled out Mary Daly's diagramming book recently. I have to make the time to use it with him.

Spelling -- simply editing his writing, and talking about rules.

Logic -- Fallacy Detective followed by Thinking Toolbox.

PE-- Parkour (a type of running stunts you see on YouTube and in the movies)

He draws, builds legos, is on a robotics team, is takes a class in improv, plays World of Warcraft, revels in annoying his older brother :D

[coffeegal]

Here's my current plans

Saxon 87, possibly using Life of Fred: Fractions with it.
Latin's Not So Tough 4
Elementary Greek 1 or 2, depending upon how quickly ds progresses

Classical Writing Homer B
Growing with Grammar 6

Biblioplan with WTM logic suggestions
Noeo Biology 2, with extra writing

PE: Swimming and Karate

I'm tempted to add Lightning Literature 7 and Traditional Logic.... :confused: but I want lots of free time to explore also before we hit the rigors of high school.

[angela in ohio]

I'll add things to supplement each of these :D, but the basics will be:

Omnibus I

IEW/ Progym (Classical Composition)

Jacob's Algebra

Elementary Greek 2

Latin (using a few different resources, not sure what primarily for next year yet)

BJU Science 8 (Earth, Space)

Critical Thinking I and II (or some other logic??)

R&S English - finish 7 and start/finish/?? 8

extra literature, extra Bible, poetry study...

art class, flute, ballet, maybe piano?

homemaking, etc.

Also, dh wants me to come up with some type of computer class - typing, Office, etc., so we'll have that, too...

[LindaOz]

We've just started 7th grade here:

Bible - Remembering God's Awesome Acts
Math - Saxon 76
LA - LLATL, Analytical Grammar, copywork, written narrations, literature (currently Hans Brinker and Robin Hood)
poetry, outlining, Spelling Wisdom
Australian History - A Wide Brown Land for Me, and extra reading
SL Core 5 Eastern Hemisphere
Science - Apologia General
Music - piano, flute and composer studies
Art - artist study, and something else..........?
Latin - Latina Christiana
French - First Start French

Linda

[Lisawa]

This is next year for us... but here is what I can think of off the top of my head...

TOG year 4
History
Literature
us and some world geography
Writing (WA and write @ home 9 submissions)
Chruch History/world view
Lap book folds
CW continue Homer and poetry
History scribe maybe scholar
Spanish
La Clase Divertida Level 2 ( finsih this) and level 3
Grammar Analytical grammar
Teaching Textbooks 7 or pre alg. It depends on how she places
Artistic pursuits continue book 1
ScienceZoo 2 and 3 including Live and Learn lapbooks
Happy Scribe
Bible study Explorers bible study

*Ü*

[EKS]

This may change at any time!

Sequential Spelling 4
Literary Lessons from The Lord of the Rings (half)
Some kind of writing based on IEW and BraveWriter principles

Jacobs Algebra (if we finish early then Jacobs Geometry)

Ecce Romani 1A (or half of some other 1st year Latin)

K12 World History A
Historical fiction
Period literature (Torah, Odyssey, Beowulf, Shakespeare)
Hakim's The Story of Science
Uncle Eric books

K12 Physical Science

Possibly K12 art

Outside classes/lessons--violin, aikido, swimming, computer technology, whatever else

[HollyDay]

Spelling: SWR and MegaWords (cont from 6th)

Reading: Lightning Lit 7

Writing: CW Homer B or CW Beginning Poetry (depending on summer schedule)

Math: TT Pre-Algebra

Science: BJU Science 7 (not sure if I will use $$ DVD or not)

History: SOTW vol 3 - I toyed with BF switch over at this point but I think I am staying the course

Latin: Well, who knows????? We will finish Matin Latin this summer but then what????

[Kendra]

Who is not particularly academic:

Math- TT Math 7
Omnibus I
Imitation in Writing, Medieval
Apologia General Sci
Latin's Not So Tough, current level is III
Copy Work
Grammar review with Grammar Ace
Mystery of History I-- this is his second four-year-cycle
water polo team and teacher of PE for his brothers and sisters
guitar
piano

At the moment he wants to be a lifeguard when he grows up, but we're still insisting on Latin and other studies ;)

[Bee]

My tenative plans for next year:
LA-Language Lessons for the Secondary Child Vol.2
Lightning Lit 8
Bravewriter (maybe) or something to teach writing
Math:Key to Ratios,Key to Fractions Books 1-4 and Key to Metric Measurement
History:SOTW vol 2,Famous Men of the Middle Ages and the Ren. along with the Greenleaf guides.Fiction and nonfiction books to supplement.
Science:Not sure yet.I'm leaning toward Oak Meadow's Life Science course since dd has already done Earth Science.I think we need a more structured science than what we have been doing.
Art and music,I'm not sure about yet.Each has to only be a half a semester,I think.
PE-dance and swimming.
Foreign Language:Maybe Spanish.Maybe French.
Maybe some logic course and study skills.Some literature and science related fiction and nonfiction that I "assign" just because I want dd to read a variety of books.

[Brindee]

This is what I have planned for my dd who will be in 7th next year:

Lightning Lit.
Rod & Staff Eng/Grammar
Art With A Purpose
Finish up TT Pre Algebra, work in Rod & Staff Math 8, some review with Singapore
All American History
Trail Guide to US History to go along with the AA History
Getty-Dubay Handwriting on her own as she wants to
Sign Language and/or Spanish
English From the Roots Up (1 day a week)--that is, if I ever getting around to doing this!
NOEO Science--Chemistry
Music: Piano Lessons. She practices 1 hour a day by her choice (I was going to have her practice 45 minutes a day).
Bible--Bible Memorization, and NOT SURE YET for a base program
Logic--Since I haven't done this with her yet, I'm starting her out easy with the Dandylion Series

[Lorna]

Maths - Singapore NEM 2 (perhaps supplemented with the Key To Books)

English - Galore Park English 3 and Lightning Literature Shakespeares Comedies
She also writes weekly to a pen friend and they are writing a book together.

French - Galore Park French continued; moving onto more advanced French reading books and perhaps Fluent French Audio for pronounciation.

Latin - Galore Park Latin Prep 2

History - Galore Park SYRWTL History 2, historical fiction and field trips.

Science - How Science Works and How Things Work, also Ellen McHenry's Carbon Chemistry and The Brain

Swimming twice a week and horse riding

Continuing allocating at least an hour for serious literature.

Plenty of leisure reading

Chess, Tantrix and logic


:willy_nilly:

[LanaTron]

Bible--???
Math--Singapore 6
Grammar--Analytical Grammar
Writing--finish Wordsmith Apprentice, then Wordsmith
Spelling--Megawords 2
Literature--Progeny Press guides (haven't picked which ones yet)
History--SOTW 4 with siblings, Reading and Writing Copybook, historical fiction
Science--??? Science Explorer ???
Latin--Finish Latin Prep 1, begin LP 2
French--Learnables Level 2
Logic--Art of Argument
Music--French horn, choir, music theory at co-op
P.E.--Tennis 1x/week, home school P.E. once/week
Boy Scouts

We don't do all of this all year, but I haven't worked out how we are going to alternate things just yet.

[HollyDay]

I keep tweeking 7th grade so here is the latest - as of today:

Spelling: MegaWords cont from this year + Apples Drills
Vocab: Vocab from Classical Roots 7th grade
WRiting: CW Homer B + CW Beginning Poetry
Grammar: CW HOmer + Winston Advanced
Reading: LL 7
Math: TT Pre-Algebra
Science: BJU 7
History: MOH vol 3 plus SOTW vol 3

Logic is till up in the air. PE will be sports. Latin is still up in the air. Bible will be her program at church since it has daily assignments plus our family devotionals. We are doing a summer intensive on art in June/July/Aug so I am hoping that will carry over to fall.

[LanaTron]

I'm sure others have already spoken elsewhere, but I highly recommend Galore Park's Latin Prep for Latin.

[Lizzie in Ma]

Lial's Basic College Math
The Thinking Toolbox
Lightening Lit 7th
IEW SICCB and theme based lessons (outside class)
Latin Prep 2
Mystery of History 3 with Truthquest
BJU Life Science
Runkle's Geography
Public Speaking (outside class)
Nancy Gantz's commentaries for Children and the NASB for Bible

extracurricular
Awana Trek
Children's choir
vocal lessons
guitar lessons

[Sanguine]

Learning Adventures: A World of Adventure

Teaching Textbooks 7

Rainbow Science

French Essentials

[Beth in Central TX]

Here's what my soon-to-be 7th grader will be doing next year:

Art-R&S 7
Grammar-R&S 7
Greek-NT Greek for Beginners
Latin-Wheelock's Latin IA
Lit/History/Bible-Omnibus I
Math-R&S 8
Spelling-R&S 7
Writing-CW Homer B & Poetry for Beginners B