English

• Our focus is to read more challenging material, work on summarizing and analyzing deeper meanings within those texts and gaining more experience in spelling and proper use of the English language within writing and speaking.
• Reading items we will be including
• Getting Away with Murder  by Chris Crowe
• David Livingstone: Foe of Darkness  by Jeanette Eaton
• God's Smuggler  by Brother Andrew
• The Light and the Glory  by Peter Marshall and David Manuel
• Bruchko by Bruce Olson
• The Chronicles of Narnia  by C.S. Lewis
• The Hiding Place  by Corrie ten Boom
• Animal Farm  by George Orwell
• Fahrenheit 451by Ray Bradbury
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• The Giver by Lois Lowry
• The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
• The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Texts we are using:   Abeka 8th Grade Kit,

Math

• Our focus is Pre-Algebra - understand integers, work with fractions, work with decimals, apply ratios and proportions and understand and apply basic geometry concepts.

Texts we are using: Abeka Pre-Algebra,

Science / Health

• Our focus is exploring more about the Earth God gave us
• We plan to complete additional science units with our local Co-Op class.

Texts we are using:  Elevate Science, The Good and the Beautiful Units:  Safety and  Health and Body.

History

• Our focus is understanding civics and government

Texts we are using:  Notgrass History - Uncle Sam and You (This curriculum is also literature rich, which we LOVE!)

Books to accompany the Text:

• Lincoln: A Photobiography
• A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt by C. Coco De Young
• Brighty of the Grand Canyon By Marguerite Henry
• Basher Five-TwoBy Scott O'Grady
• Misty of Chincoteague By Marguerite Henry
• The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane by Russell Freedman
• Lost on a Mountain in Maine by Donn Fendler 

Electives

Typing  - These skills are being practiced as we type our English papers - not a set curriculum

Handwriting and Cursive - To become more fluid in cursive

Gym  - To promote continued body care and maintenance (We live on a farm, so gym is a daily occurrence)

Art - To improve drawing skills we are participating in a drawing class through our local Co-Op.

Music - Our Co-Op is offering a Music Appreciation class for this elective!

Bible - Our Co-Op offers a chapel class where the boys are working on verse memorization, but I also would like to include The Bible Recap for Kids.

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