Typical High School Course of Study

High school requirements vary (per state/location) as do students' progress. Below is just a typical course of study for high school, by the grade.  I highly recommend sitting down and writing up a tentative course of study for your student before high school so that you have a map/guide to follow. 

If you reside in your native country, it is highly recommended that you check with your department of education for high school graduation requirements. You will probably find high school courses of study that you can use to map out your student's high school experience.

9th Grade

• Language Arts I (Composition, Grammar, Literature)
• Algebra I
• Earth Science
• Physical Education
• Foreign language (1st year)
• Elective

10th Grade

• Language Arts II
• Geometry
• Biology
• Physical Education
• Foreign language (2nd year)
• World History/Geography

11th Grade

• American Literature
• Algebra II
• Chemistry
• US History
• Fine Arts
• Elective

12th Grade

• British and World Literature
• US Gov't (Civics)/Economics
• Calculus*
• Physics*
• Electives

*Some states only require 3 years of math and science so your student might opt not to take these courses and replace with electives.

Tip:  Don't skip electives as they are included in high school requirements.

For forms to help you plan out high school, stop by DonnaYoung.org: http://donnayoung.org/forms/help/high-school-course.htm

Kindergarten Homeschool Resources (UPDATED)

 This page was first posted in 2010. I've updated links as of 3/20/2013.

 

Course of Study/Curriculum/Skills

A typical course of study for Kindergarteners:

• Math

• Language Arts

• Science

• Health

• Social Studies

 Note: You should check with your local education department or school district to see what is required for your locale.

• Kindergarten Course of Study from World Book
• Check here to see topics typically studied in each of the above subject areas.
• Getting Ready for Kindergarten(Hubbard's Cupboard)

Great sites for Kindergarten Printables

• http://www.kinderprintables.com/dailyprintables.htm
• http://www.bry-backmanor.org
• http://www.earlychildhoodprintables.com/free.html  
• http://www.childcareland.com/learningsheets.html

Math

• Lesson Pathways free K Math Curriculum 

 

• Kindergarten Math Skills (Internet4Classrooms.com)

Breakdown of Kindergarten math skills plus links to online activities to practice those skills. EXCELLENT!

• Week by Week Essentials

A packet of activities for 36 weeks. You can also download blacklines/printable manipulatives.(links updated 3/20/13)

Week by Week Essentials

Weeks 1-9 (245K)
Weeks 10-18 (172K)
Weeks 19-27 (340K)
Weeks 28-36 (352K)
Blackline Masters (736K)

Classroom Strategies

Strand 1: Number and Operations (252K)
Strand 2: Measurement (76K)
Strand 3: Geometry (160K)
Strand 4: Data Analysis and Probability (16K)
Strand 5: Algebra (156K)
Blackline Masters pp. 77-86 (260K)
Blackline Masters pp. 87-96 (296K)
Blackline Masters pp. 97-101 (572K)
Blackline Masters pp. 102-104 (676K)
Blackline Masters pp. 105-115 (516K)
Blackline Masters pp. 116-146 (376K)

Indicators

1.01-1.03 (524K)
2.01-5.02 (580K)


**All the above Week by Week Essentials files are compiled into one document here**

• Kindergarten Lessons and interactive activities from aaamath.com

Language Arts

General Language Arts

• Lesson Pathways 20 week Reading and Phonics Curriculum

• Kindergarten Language Arts Skills
• Breakdown of Kindergarten language skills plus links to online activities to practice those skills. EXCELLENT!
• Reading Compact. (1.7 MB-PDF)
• 100 page download. Designed for public school students to share learning at home with parents, this can be an excellent resources for homeschoolers building their own curriculum, insha Allah.

Science

• Free Kindergarten Curriculum from MSNucleus.org
• Kindergarten Science Skills - Breakdown of Kindergarten science skills plus links to online activities to practice those skills. EXCELLENT!

History/Social Studies

• Kindergarten Social Studies Skills - Breakdown of Kindergarten social studies skills plus links to online activities to practice those skills. EXCELLENT!

Using Google Calendar for Homeschooling

I was in the midst of writing (typing) up another schedule for homeschool in Word, when it dawned on me that maybe I should try Google Calendar.  My kids are in virtual school this year and I have begun to use Google Calendar this year to schedule things such as teacher conferences and online live class sessions and I thought I might give Google Calendar a try for our actual school day schedule.

So I surfed the web to see if others had tried using Google Calendar for homeschool and found some very detailed blog entries on the subject. All were for homeschoolers who were homeschooling independently and they ranged from daily schedules to actual lesson planning calendars.  One of the neat things that I liked was that if you use the web a lot  in your homeschooling, you could provide links to sites that your students could get lesson content from or you could link to your Google Drive and students could pull up worksheets, etc.  that you have stored. 

So if you are considering getting more techie with your homeschool scheduling and planning, I think these are great resources to check out: 

• Google Calendar Homeschool Planning 

• Using Google Calendar for Lesson Plans

• Using Google Calendar for Homeschool 

   

   

Notebook Unit Titles Table of Contents

Notebook Unit Titles Table of Contents