Classes for Next Year- Middle School

Since I've figured out next year for my dd, I thought I'd better get on the ball for my ds' school year- middle school. This may be his last 'easier' year...

Here is what I've got so far (of course always changeable!):

Bible reading/verse/study:

KJV (continuing reading through alternating Old Testament and New Testament); a memory verse each week; Saints and Heroes (should be finished, or almost, with Vol 1 and moving to Vol 2)

 

 

 

Math:

Life of Fred: PreAlgebra with Economics and Beginning Algebra, Khan Academy

 

Writing/Literature/Poetry:

Will begin in earnest with written narrations; The Hobbit; Animal Farm; possibly followed by Tales of Troy; Robert Frost; Carl Sandberg

History/Geography:

The Story of the World Vol 4 (second half); Story of the Greeks; Story of the Romans; Following the Equator by Mark Twain

Science:

THIS IS VERY TENTATIVE

Secrets of the Universe (because I found them at a local library!!) OR Murches' Science Reader Book VI along with other 'readers' such as The Storybook of Science by Jean-Henri Fabre, The Fairy-Land of Science and Nature Study by Grades Vol 3

Foreign Language:  
First Form and Second Form Latin

For PE/Band/Choir/Music/Art I'm not decided yet. I will need to find a better quality guitar for him because his is falling apart. PE is an every day occurrence but never really scheduled. For Art I am not sure what we will do but something will most likely present itself. Choir we have at Co-Op. As for 'music', we'll see how it goes...

 

I'm not sure I'm happy with it but for now that is what I have. It feels that there are still some things missing. Although I am trying to trim as I did with dd high school plan. It's about quality, not quantity.