Science isn’t Sunshinegirl’s thing, so she says. Chemistry was NOT a hit in 10th grade, so I really spent a lot of time looking for the best resource to make Physics more bearable. As I wrote in “The Reality: Chemistry and Algebra 2“, I wish I would have used Conceptual Chemistry, but at least IContinue reading “The Plan: Physics”
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The Reality: French 3
Ok, so really this is the PLAN and the REALITY since I never got to putting together a post on our plan. I’ve learned a lot about language acquisition this year, so here goes. We started with the Holt Bien Dit 3 textbook. From what I can gather, very few standard school textbooks have aContinue reading “The Reality: French 3”
The Reality: Chemistry and Algebra 2
As we approach the end of her 10th grade year, it is becoming more clear that she is adverse to math and science. Can she do well in those subjects? Yes! Does she want to? Nope. That is ok. Her passions are in history, language and art, but I still insist on covering the scienceContinue reading “The Reality: Chemistry and Algebra 2”
The Plan: Chemistry and Algebra 2
Yes, it is January. Yes, we started 10th grade in August. Yes, I am just not getting around to writing this post. Better late than never? I’ve chosen to combine into one post the “plan” for 10th grade math and science. Both are fairly typical “textbook-based” subjects, so we will tackle them together. Chemistry Well,Continue reading “The Plan: Chemistry and Algebra 2”
High School French 2 – The Reality
In my previous post laying out “The Plan” for French 2, I listed a few directions that we would go this year, so I will address each of those “wish list items” individually. Note: Bear with me. I am so behind on these posts, so I am just going to free-form write quickly to shareContinue reading “High School French 2 – The Reality”
High School Geometry – The Reality
This is a follow-up post to the beginning-of-the-year post on my Plan for Geometry for this school year. In this post I will discuss how Geometry went and whether we stuck to the Plan. As I mention in my Plan for Geometry post, Sunshinegirl has never claimed to be a “mathy” person. While I thinkContinue reading “High School Geometry – The Reality”
High School: Book Reviews
This post isn’t so much about a specific subject, but more of a “technique” I find both useful and memorable. We’ve always used “living books” where possible in homeschool (AmblesideOnline the early years, and Build Your Library now), and I initially wanted a method of reflecting on the books that we read. I think IContinue reading “High School: Book Reviews”
High School Biology – The Reality
I had high expectations for Biology this year, knowing Sunshinegirl loved all things nature. The “rest” of Biology (microbiology, for example) could have gone either way — and different parts went different ways. The Textbook We started the year using the CK-12 Chemistry 1.0 book, but we quickly found that she had a rough timeContinue reading “High School Biology – The Reality”
High School World History 1 – The Plan
Ahh, history. The subject I think I hated the most in high school. I did fine in all of my history classes, getting A’s in them all, but I never enjoyed them. Most of the classes were dry — the teacher basically read from the dry textbook, and tests were about regurgitating dates and names.Continue reading “High School World History 1 – The Plan”
High School French 2 – The Plan
I started my language-learning career in 9th grade like most high schoolers — other than short enrichment elective courses early in middle school, my schools (and I attended two different districts in two different states for middle school) did not offer foreign language until high school. Some studies show that language-learning is most natural inContinue reading “High School French 2 – The Plan”
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