Please share 8th grade plans...

[stephanie]

I'm starting to plan, and just want to make sure I don't forget anything! Please share what you're doing or planning to do! Thanks

[Mama Lynx]

Oof, I haven't started planning next year yet :)

Tentatively:

Latin Prep 2

Spanish for Children

I'm not sure where we'll be in math, if we'll finish the algebra I this year or not, or what we will use after that - that's DH's department

Classical Writing Chreia, and hopefully Intermediate Poetry

TOG Year 3/4, Dialectic

Classical Studies - The Odyssey, The Aeneid

Literature - from LCC, Classical Writing, and TOG; NOT that I mean a huge reading list by this. I do not. But by using these resources, I can cull together a short list of the most important books; also, often LCC and CW, at least, dovetail - many CW selections can be used for our classical studies. This year one of the CW selections was used for one of our LCC lit selections, as well.

I hope to continue piano lessons. We also do Scouts. I am not yet sure about science. Again :)

[Myra]

Hmmmm.
Math - Jacob's Geometry
Latin - Cambridge - Book 3
Science - Environmental Studies
English - Lightning Literature
History - Trisms
Art - Artistic Pursuits
Music - violin

That's what I'm thinking....so far!

[Lorna]

She is currently studying:

Galore Park So You Really Want to Learn:
Latin book 2
History book 2, alongside other history book reading
English book 3
French book 2

Lightning Literature: Shakespeare's comedies, moving onto the Well Educated Mind and sharing discussions in her reading with me.

Singapore NEM Book 2 for maths and Mensa Logic Puzzles.

Science: Ellen McHenry's Carbon Chemistry (http://www.ellenjmchenry.com/id25.html), and a study of Charles Darwin, moving onto Ellen McHenry's The Brain (http://www.ellenjmchenry.com/id25.html)

Engineering and thinking strategies using the Think! challenge website (http://kidswhothink.blogspot.com/) and The Young Engineer's Club (here in the UK)

Swimming, chess club, yoga and horse-riding

[Kim in SouthGa]

I'm just starting to plan for next year, so I don't have it all worked out. This is the direction I'm heading:
*finish Lial's Basic College Math, decide if he needs pre-Algebra or move on to Algebra
*finish Analytical Grammar season 3
*Apples Spelling 2
*for writing, I think we might cycle through Jump In again and make the assignments longer, and complete them faster
*Bob Jones for history and literature (also considering Sonlight 100)
*Apologia Physical Science
*online class for Latin, either Memoria Press or Potter's School
*online or coop class for Spanish
*coop class for Logic, or Art of Arguement
*work on Draw Squad, guitar lessons, Drama Club, soccer
*not sure about Bible
----or I may just order the whole 8th grade package from Covenant Home ---
I really like the looks of Potter's School, so I want to try some of those classes out. If I can't talk my BIL into teaching a computer class, then we may do one online at Potter's.

[mamaof2andtwins]

Hmmm, I saw this post and suddenly remembered that I will have an 8th grader next year.

She will be doing.

History Odyssey 2 Middle Ages
CLE Math
CLE Language Arts
CLE Reading combined with Lightning Lit 8
Writing????
Real Science 4 Kids Chemistry 1 & 2 plus finishing Zoology 3 if need be

That is the plan so far.

Jennie

[Beth in Central TX]

Here are my plans for now:

R&S Artpac 8
R&S Grammar 8
R&S Spelling 8
NT Greek for Beginners
Latin Alive! Book 2
Omnibus II with Streams of Civ II
CW Diogenes Maxim & Intermediate Poetry
Modern Algebra Structure & Method Book 1 by Dolciani
RS4K Chemistry Level II & MODG Natural History using Fabre's Book of Insects
Logic ?? --maybe Traditional Logic I

I'm still trying to decide if I want to do Logic in 8th or 9th grade. I think he could do it next year, but in 9th grade I'm dropping grammar & spelling, so there would be more time. However, he loves logic and wants to do it. He's already read The Thinking Toolbox and Fallacy Detective. Right now, he's doing The Art of Argument because again, he wanted a logic course this year.

[Cheryl B in VA]

I have an 8th grader this year and here is what he is doing:
History: Biblioplan - finish 3, in 4 do the Civil War and reconstruction. He does reading, notebooking, mapping, and a timeline. I am considering having him do 20th century (maybe Sonlight) in high school.
Language Arts: CLE grade 8 and then a unit study of Tom Sawyer; Word Roots B1; cycle 3 of Analytical Grammar; IEW SWI B and begin SWI B CC
Science: Apologia General Science outsourced
Total Health (just reading textbook)
Logic: The Fallacy Detective and Thining Toolbox
Math: TT Algebra 1
Computer Science class

He does not do every subject every day - logic is twice a week and the computer science assignment he does over the weekend, for example.

[Quiver0f10]

My 8th grader is using:

Chalkdust pre-algebra
Apologia General Science
R&S Grammar 8
IEW Ancient History based Writing
Latin for Children A
TOG Year 1
The Thinking Toolbox

Next year my upcoming 8th grader will use:

Chalkdust Algebra I
Apologia Physical Science or BJU Physical with DVD's
R&S Grammar 8
IEW Medievel History Based Writing
AAS 3 & 4
Latin for Children B or Latin Alive
TOG Year 2 or MFW RtR with K12's The Human Odyssey
The Thinking Toolbox

[Bee]

I'm planning now but it may (and probably will) change:

Math:Key to Algebra and LOF Beginning Algebra
LA:BJUP Grammar and Writing grade 8,LL 8,vocabulary
Science:Maybe Apologia.Maybe physical science from Oak Meadow.Maybe something else.
History:Core 7 from Sonlight.
Music:Something from the Teaching Company.
and I think maybe CLE's Home Ec and computer science programs and Spanish of some sort.Swimming and dance for PE.

[Suzybearybake]

I have one in eighth this year and one next year.
Ds1 is taking:

TT Geometry
Abeka Grammar
Abeka Health
Abeka Science
IEW Ancient History Writing Lessons
Omnibus 1
Aurolog Spanish Level 2 /w Breaking the Spanish Barrier 2
Piano
Material Logic
Henle Latin 2
Typing Instructor Deluxe
Trail Guide to Bible Geography
Wordsmart vocabulary



Ds2 will be taking:
Rosetta Stone Spanish Level 2
Typing Instructor Deluxe
Spelling Workout H
Abeka Science
Abeka Health
TT Algebra
BJU American History
Fallacy Detective/ Thinking Toolbox
IEW US History Based Writing Lessons Vol. 1
Analytical Grammar
Trail Guide to US Geography
Christian Light Education Literature

Ds3 will not be in eighth for awhile but this is our plan for him.
TT Algebra
Rainbow Science 8
GWG 8 ?
Rosetta Stone Level 2
Mystery of History 3
Megawords 7 /8
Fallacy Detective/ Thinking Toolbox
CLE or BJU Literature?
IEW

[Explore Academy]

You can see what we used in 8th grade at www.exploreacademy.curriculum.blogspot.com
(http://www.exploreacademycurriculum.blogspot.com)
Hope that helps.

[AngieW in Texas]

My current 8th grader:

finish Kinetic Books Algebra and start Jacobs Geometry
Megawords 5 and 6
Word Roots A2
Winston Grammar Basic
Winston Grammar Word Works
Daily Grams
Fix-it Grammar - Frog Prince
US History-Based Writing Lessons volume 1 (IEW)
four or five Prentice Hall Science Explorer books
first half of SL Core 100 (US history)
readalouds and history from SL Core 3 also (US history)
Easy Spanish Step-by-Step (trying out Tell Me More Spanish)

when my oldest was in 8th:
Jacobs Algebra
Hake Grammar 8th grade
Student Writing Intensive B (IEW)
SL Core 7
4 books from Prentice Hall Science Explorer
Word Roots A1 and A2
Instant Immersion Japanese

[EKS]

Our plans (so far) for 8th grade next year:

Math: Finish Jacobs Geometry in fall, begin Foerster's Algebra II in the winter
English: Daily Grams (high school), Sequential Spelling, K12's Literary Analysis and Composition
Science: Conceptual Physical Science - Explorations (chemistry only)
History: 1800-present using K12's Human Odyssey and Spielvogel's Human Odyssey
Latin: Latin Prep 2
Spanish: Rosetta Stone 2
Music: Violin lessons
Art and PE: Outside classes

[FloridaLisa]

My current 8th-grade ds' schedule:

Math: Saxon Algebra I; moving into some Human Endeavor chapters to finish the year out.
Science: Apologia biology with outside labs
Latin I: Florida Virtual School
History: American History & Govt using a variety of sources, BJU spine (co-op class)
Literature: An introductory (but intense) lit analysis tutorial
Grammar: Shurley English 7 (yes, we're finally finishing it!)
Writing: first semester: Sentence Composing for High School; still unsure for second semester
Elective: Shakespeare play -- Macbeth
NCFCA Speech/Debate
and possibly, maybe, if I can pull it together: Intermediate Logic

Lisa

[Beth in SW WA]

My current 8th grader's list is on blog. Link below :)

[mchel210]

I am not set yet....

math tt prealgebra and lof
History Sonlight core 6
La Sonlight la6, spelling, wordly wise
science fl virtual school or apologia physical science
logic thinking toolbox
spanish I believe abeka spanish 1
cooking daily cooking and prep.
PE Daily at home
Writing Ancient History IEW

[MeganP]

Very tentative plans for 8th grade next year...

Apologia Physical Science
Mystery of History 3
Teaching Textbooks 8
I have no idea for language arts - maybe try CLE
Latin Prep 2
So You Really Want to Learn Geography 2

[Lizzie in Ma]

Math: Life of Fred Algebra
Civics: Hendrick's Under God
History:TruthQuest Age of Revolution 2
Latin Prep 3
Grammar: Daily Grams
IEW
Lightning Lit 8th
Have not chosen Bible yet
Logic/Rhetoric: The Argument Builder
BJU Earth and Space with dvds
Alfreds Music Theory