My formal curriculum reveal... 6th and 8th grades

The decisions have been made and the books have been purchased... gulp!  Wow, who knew what a difficult thing it would be to personally select the curriculum for my two boys.  Difficult and exciting!  I poured over websites, catalogs, books and more books, and picked the brains of friends and strangers (thank you fellow bloggers!).  In the interest of full disclosure, my boys have both been enrolled in a classical Christian school until now:)

So now, I must say I have really gone and done it... for better or for worse... Here is my final answer:

Tapestry of Grace Year 2- the Medieval Period to 1800-  for both 6th and 8th grade.  I must say, as an English Lit. major I am pretty enthused about the subject matter.  I chose TOG because of the ability to teach both the upper grammar and dialectic from the same curriculum.  I am pretty committed to the classical model of education and this was a big plus.

The TOG program includes literature, history, theology, art, writing, geography, government and philosophy (I think the last two are more rhetoric level).

our year at a glance... 

Math-
6th- Horizons 6
8th- Harold Jacobs Elementary Algebra
Fun Friday Math- Family Math or Life of Fred

Both the boys have used Math U-see and my older son did Prentice Hall Pre-Algebra last year.  I must say that the Jacobs book looks right up my liberal arts leaning son's alley!

Science-
6th- Apologia Anatomy and Physiology... lots of cool "try this" sections!
8th- Apologia Physical Science

I am also hoping to do some nature journaling à la Anna Comstock;  we have been studying the Robins and their babies this week.

just about the cutest thing ever

Language-
We won't be studying Latin... there, I said it!

What we will be doing is BJU French 1 for both 6th and 8th.  I studied 3 years of French in college, and though I don't remember much off hand, I think I am competent enough to see them through their first year or two of class.

Spelling-
6th and 8th- Spelling Power... I'll give it a whirl:)

Logic- 
8th- Introductory Logic

Grammar-
6th- Rod and Staff 6

I have been using Homeschool Classifieds to help with book costs.  I scored big with the Harold Jacobs and the BJU French 1, yippee!

I have yet to find anyone in my area of Oregon doing TOG year 2 but would like to meet some others, the sooner the better:)

As I look over my stocked bookshelves I feel excited, confident, nervous, and a whole bundle of other things.  I am really looking forward to getting to know my boys on another level... I just hope they like me at the end of it:)

However, it should be duly noted that summer ain't over yet!

sleeping under the stars... doesn't get much better!

Thanks for stopping by!
Heather
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