Back to School 2018 - JJ's Sophomore Year

Wednesday, August 22, 2018 - We had a "back-to-school breakfast" of a Toaster Strudel, half of a banana, and a cup of coffee. 

JJ was being camera shy. 
He wasn't thrilled about starting back to school.

But his cat, Sofie, tends to make him smile.

This is JJ's Sophomore year. We have quite a line-up of subjects for him to do, but I think it will be a good year. Over the summer, I did a lot of researching and planning to come up with a course of study that will hopefully be challenging, yet enjoyable. We have learned that he is a visual learner, and also enjoys working with his hands, so I tried to tailor his studies with those styles of learning in mind.

This is what we have chosen to use for his curriculum this year:

• American History - I made my own lesson plans using a variety of resources, including Drive Thru History and America The Story of Us.
• Biology - Again, I made my own lesson plans with a mix of resources, using the Biology 101 DVD curriculum as the core.
  
• Basic Math & Pre-Algebra -We are trying CTC Math online curriculum this year.
• English/Grammar - Queen Homeschool's Language Lessons for the Secondary Child Vol. 2
• Composition - Igniting Your Writing II
• Spelling - K12 Reader's FREE High School Spelling Words (36 Week Program)
• Intro to Logic - The Fallacy Detective
• Fundamentals of Drawing - Lamb's Book of Art II
• Bible - The Pauline Epistles
• Physical Education - A membership to a Teen class at a local gym. Classes will be held 2x per week starting in September. 

I hope to share more about each of these subjects in the coming months to let you know how things are working out for us.

Have a great school year!