Evan's 9th Grade Curriculum

 Finishing up the last of Evan's schoolwork for 8th grade has us looking towards next year.  We got a bit of a jump start on high school this year covering some Algebra, Writing, and Psychology already and in sitting down to map out his year and picking curriculum it looks like we'll be having a lot of fun with high school.

I try to shoot for 7 credits a year and this is what his 9th grade year is looking like:

Math: No- Nonsense Algebra-- we'll be swapping between the textbook and the supplemental workbook for added practice and retention. We'll also begin work each day by reviewing important pre-algebra concepts using Math Skills  1 credit

English/Language Arts: We'll be combining reading (he's working his way through the Lord of the Ring series including the Hobbit and all the graphic novels he's found to go along with them too!) with  Vocabulary, Grammar, and WriteShop-- 2 credits.

American History: We will be using the two books from 8th grade that we forgot about and adding in movies and reading material from the library.  US History: People & Events 1865- Present and Understanding the U. S. Constitution  1 credit

Science: Evan wanted to study either Earth or Environmental science and we found this Homework Helpers series on Earth Science that we plan to use and supplement with "real" books from the library and movies to go with each chapter that I'll pick out.  1 credit

Foreign Language: I talked him into learning French and I already have this French Grammar book and  Easy French Step- by- Step we'll combine the books with Duolingo in whatever way ends up working best for Evan.  1 credit

Psychology: Since Evan's latest career plan is to become a psychologist we're picking one are of psychology to focus on each year of high school.  He really wants to study Abnormal Psychology and I had such a hard time finding a book that I thought might be a good fit since they are all for college students... we finally settled on this one and I'm keeping my fingers crossed it works!  I figure I can always supplement chapters with movies, other books/stories, etc. if needed. 1 credit

Photography: Evan decided to use photography as an art credit so as well as making sure he's taking lots of pictures each week we'll also be using this Digital Photography Complete Course to learn some photography basics as we go. 1 credit

Phys. Ed: I give my boys a 1/2 credit for phys. ed every year since we do so much hiking and nature walking and bike riding, etc. 

Home Economics: Since all my boys help clean the house each week and rotate chores like dishes, cooking, shopping, & planning I give them 1/2 credit each year for these life skills as well. 

If you add all that up Evan actually has 9 credits.  I've learned to plan a bit extra so if we get caught up in one subject and neglect another we still meet our end credit goal and if not then he's all set up to graduate high school early. 

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