Homeschooling Grade Eight
Included here is a sample homeschool checklist for a grade eight child who works independently most of the time. We have also listed the collection of curriculum and materials we may use at some point during the eighth grade.
GRADE EIGHT HOMESCHOOL SCHEDULE
DEVOTIONS
____ Prayer
____ Audio Bible
____ The Heidelberg Catechism
MATH
____ Saxon Algebra
____ Geometry
____ Check Algebra *
SCIENCE
____ Text
____ CD
____ Labs *
____ GRAMMAR
____ SPELLING *
____ VOCABULARY *
WRITING
____ DVD
____ Exercises
____ Text
LITERATURE / HISTORY / THEOLOGY
____ Primary Omnibus
____ Secondary Omnibus
LOGIC
____ Text
____ Workbook
LATIN
____ Text
____ Workbook
____ Flashcards *
GREEK
____ Text
____ Workbook
____ Flashcards *
____ DRAFTING / CALLIGRAPHY
____ MUSIC
____ TYPING
* Parent Help
GRADE EIGHT HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM
DEVOTIONS
Prayer
Audio Bible
The Heidelberg Catechism: A Study Guide 5 Q&A per week
(Read lesson and think about questions)
Survey of the Bible
MATH
Saxon Algebra I, II
Saxon Algebra I, II Homeschool Packet
Saxon Algebra I, II Test Forms
SCIENCE
Exploring Creation with Physical Science (133 days) 5 sessions per week
http://apologia.donnayoung.org/general.htm
(3+ pages per day and lab)
Solutions and Tests for Exploring Creation with Physical Science
Multi-Media Companion CD for Exploring Creation with Physical Science
GRAMMAR
ABeka Grammar and Composition Work-Text II Grade 8
SPELLING
ABeka Spelling, Spelling Power, commonly misspelled words list ~ 1-2 lessons per week
(Study misspelled words)
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary from Classical Roots Book C
Robinson Vocabulary, SAT words ~ 16 words per week
WRITING
The Institute for Excellence in Writing
The Institute for Excellence in Writing Student Writing Intensive Group C
Elements of Style
Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace
LITERATURE / HISTORY / THEOLOGY
Veritas Press Omnibus II: Church Fathers through the Reformation
Semester 1 ~ Primary (5 days/week)
The Church History ~ Eusebius (Weeks 1-4)
Confessions ~ St. Augustine (Weeks 5-7)
On the Incarnation of Our Lord ~ St. Athanasius (Weeks 8,9)
The Creeds (Week 10)
The Ecclesiastical History ~ Bede (Weeks 11-13)
Rule of Saint Benedict (Week 14)
Beowulf (Weeks 15-17)
Song of Roland (Week 18)
Veritas Press Omnibus II: Church Fathers through the Reformation
Semester 1 ~ Secondary (3 days/week)
The Hobbit (Weeks 1, 2)
The Fellowship of the Ring (Weeks 3-6)
The Nine Tailors (Weeks 7-9)
The Dragon and the Raven (Weeks 10, 11)
The Gospel of John (Weeks 12, 13)
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (Weeks 14-16)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Weeks 17,18)
Veritas Press Omnibus II: Church Fathers through the Reformation
Semester 2 ~ Primary
The Song of Roland (Week 1)
The History of the Kings of Britain ~ Geoffrey of Monmouth (Weeks 2-5)
Macbeth ~ Shakespeare (Weeks 6,7)
Sir Gawain and The Green Knight (Weeks 8, 9)
The Divine Comedy: Inferno ~ Dante (Weeks 10-12)
The Canterbury Tales (Selected Tales) ~ Chauncer (Weeks 13-14)
The Bondage of the Will (Weeks 15-17)
Veritas Press Omnibus II: Church Fathers through the Reformation
Semester 2 ~ Secondary
Winning His Spurs (Weeks 1-3)
The Two Towers (Weeks 4-7)
Henry V (Weeks 8, 9)
Richard III (Weeks 10, 11)
Ephesians (Weeks 12, 13)
The Return of the King (Weeks 14-17)
Veritas Press Omnibus II ~ Reference Books
Western Civilization
Heroes of the City of Man
Ascent to Love
The Brightest Heaven of Invention
Invitation to the Classics
Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature
Dante: Purgatory
Dante: Paradise
The Romance of Protestantism ~ Deborah Aleock
Robinson Curriculum
The Vicar of Wakefield
Economic Sophisms
Life of Lincoln
The Friendly Arctic
What Government Has Done to Our Money
Economics in One Lesson
On That Day Began Lies
The Holy War
The Soldier in Our Civil War Volume 1
Annals of a Quiet Neighborhood
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Extra Literature
Plutarch’s Lives Volume II
The Iliad
Annals of the World
Don Quixote ~ Cervantes
Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra: Don Quixote Part 1
Gaelic Wars
Other Saga of the Volsungs
The Vinland Sagas
The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki
The Orkneyinga Saga
Sagas of the Icelanders (Selected)
Prose Edda ~ Snorri Sturlson
King Harold’s Saga ~ Snorri Sturlson
The Campaigns of Alexander ~ Arrian
Selected Writings of Cicero
Lord of the Flies
Harry Potter and Philosophy
Clouds of Witness
The Bartimaeus Trilogy
Gorgias
LOGIC
Intermediate Logic DVD
Material Logic
The Art of Argument
Logic: The Right Use of Reason
The Mensa Genius Quiz a Day Book
LATIN
Latin Primer III DVD Martha Wilson
Latin Grammar 1
Wheelock’s Latin ~ Frederic M. Wheelock
Workbook for Wheelock’s Latin
A Comprehensive Guide to Wheelock’s Latin
Wheelock’s Latin Reader
Cassell’s Latin English Dictionary
GREEK
Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar ~ William D. Mounce
Basics of Biblical Greek: Workbook
Full Answer Key to Basics of Biblical Greek: Workbook
Basics of Biblical Greek Vocabulary Cards
A Graded Reader of Biblical Greek ~ William D. Mounce
Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics ~ Daniel B. Wallace
DRAFTING / CALLIGRAPHY
Drafting ~ 3 pages per week
Calligraphy ~ 2 sessions per week
MUSIC
The ABC’s of Piano Playing ~ Berlin
The Leila Fletcher Piano Course
Music Note Recognition Chart
Piano for Quitters DVD
Piano for Life 3 DVDs
TYPING
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
AESTHETICS
Signs and Symbols in Christian Art ~ George Wells Ferguson
POETRY
PUBLIC SPEAKING
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PERSONAL NOTES
(1st child who completed grade eight)
TYPICAL DAY IN GRADE EIGHT
I asked my son to write down what he did on a typical day in grade eight for schoolwork.
“I usually start school at 9:00 and begin by praying, listening to Bible cassette, and reading several pages of a theology type of book (right now – The New Fox’s Book of Martyrs). Then I do Latin (Wheelock’s Latin), Literature (right now – Western Civilization), and Science (Exploring Creation with Physical Science). It varies when I do Algebra (Saxon Algebra 2), but I usually do it when my brother is not in the room so I can concentrate better.”
“After lunch I either study Greek (Basics of Biblical Greek) and Logic (Material Logic) textbooks or (if the computer is free) do the exercises. Then I do both Omnibus primary (this week – The Divine Comedy: Inferno) and secondary (this week – Henry V).”
“At 3:00 I wrap up by doing Grammar (Rod & Staff English Handbook), Music (Piano for Life DVD), and Writing (Writer’s Inc. and creative writing). My mother calls out Spelling (commonly misspelled words), Vocabulary (Robinson Vocabulary), and holds up my Greek and Latin flashcards.”
“Sometimes, in the evening, I do the next day’s Music lesson, Grammar, Latin, etc. and read the assigned Omnibus books.”
BOOKS N READ IN GRADE EIGHT
The “plan” for grade eight is listed above. My first child, at thirteen years old, read the following books when he was in grade eight:
The Church History ~ Eusebius (Weeks 1-4)
Confessions ~ St. Augustine (Weeks 5-7)
On the Incarnation of Our Lord ~ St. Athanasius (Weeks 8,9)
The Creeds (Week 10)
The Ecclesiastical History ~ Bede (Weeks 11-13)
Rule of Saint Benedict (Week 14)
Beowulf (Weeks 15-17)
Song of Roland (Week 18)
The Hobbit (Weeks 1, 2)
The Fellowship of the Ring (Weeks 3-6)
The Nine Tailors (Weeks 7-9)
The Dragon and the Raven (Weeks 10, 11)
The Gospel of John (Weeks 12, 13)
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (Weeks 14-16)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Weeks 17,18)
The Song of Roland (Week 1)
The History of the Kings of Britain ~ Geoffrey of Monmouth (Weeks 2-5)
Macbeth ~ Shakespeare (Weeks 6,7)
Sir Gawain and The Green Knight (Weeks 8, 9)
The Divine Comedy: Inferno ~ Dante (Weeks 10-12)
The Canterbury Tales (Selected Tales) ~ Chauncer (Weeks 13-14)
The Bondage of the Will (Weeks 15-17)
Winning His Spurs (Weeks 1-3)
The Two Towers (Weeks 4-7)
Henry V (Weeks 8, 9)
Richard III (Weeks 10, 11)
Ephesians (Weeks 12, 13)
The Return of the King (Weeks 14-17)
Western Civilization
Heroes of the City of Man
Ascent to Love
The Brightest Heaven of Invention
Invitation to the Classics
Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature
Plutarch’s Lives Volume II
The Iliad
Annals of the World (some)
Don Quixote ~ Cervantes
Gaelic Wars
Saga of the Volsungs
The Vinland Sagas
The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki
The Orkneyinga Saga
Sagas of the Icelanders (Selected)
Prose Edda ~ Snorri Sturlson
King Harold?s Saga ~ Snorri Sturlson
The Campaigns of Alexander ~ Arrian
Selected Writings of Cicero
Lord of the Flies
Harry Potter and Philosophy
Clouds of Witness
The Bartimaeus Trilogy
Gorgias
Animal Farm ~ George Orwell
Signs and Symbols in Christian Art ~ George Wells Ferguson
The Heidelberg Catechism: A Study Guide
Survey of the Bible
The New Foxes Book of Martyrs
Logic: The Right Use of Reason
Daily Warm-Ups LOGIC
Character and Viewpoint
Writers Inc.
Exploring Creation with Physical Science
Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar
Rich Dad Poor Dad for Teens
The Romance of Protestantism ~ Deborah Aleock
Ergil’s Saga
Laxdaela Saga
The Saga of the Jomsvikings
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