Chatterbox: Down to Earth

Back to Homeschool!

I'm starting homeschool on September the first. I used to be unschooled, but I've decided to try something different. I'd like to ask all you homeschoolers a question. What curriculum do you use, and what's your schedule? Here's mine that I'm doing this year:

1. Start religion study at 8:00 AM. (Note: I choose to start early; I know, I'm weird.)

2. Work on logic, using The Argument Builder.

3. Work on Algebra 1, using Teaching Textbooks. (every homeschooler should use this)

4. Copywork. My mom finds poems and stuff for me to copy.

5. Language arts, using BJU Writing and Grammar 9, Wordly Wise, And Write Stuff Adventure (I alternate between BJU and the writing book every day.)

6. Lunch at 12:30

7. Science, using Apologia Exploring Creation with Biology. (I also take science classes at a museum related to what I'm studying.)

8. History with whole family, using The History of US series.

And there it is. I don't do each subject at a certain time, I just have a sort of checklist of things I need to do. I'm going to aim to finish all the serious work before lunch, and science and history and fun stuff after lunch.

Oh, and I'm also going to do Algebra 2 this year, and chemistry. I'm supposed to be in 8th grade, but to be honest, I think that stuff is way too easy for me.

The thing I LOVE about homeschooling is the flexibility. For example, since I want to be a biochemist, for science I'll only study biology and chemistry. My 5th grade sister is interested in animals, so she's studying zoology.

So, if all you homeschoolers could tell me

A) Your curriculum

b) Your schedule, if you have any

c) What you like about homeschooling

Thanks!