Homeschooling Highschool Chat // 9th Grade Curriculum Choices 2021-2022

[@julia.carino]

pro tip: if they have a physics option for science, have her do that. that’s often the hardest part of a veterinary/nursing curriculum in college and it would be awesome for her to get a head start

[@evajmd]

agree!!!!!

[@katiacleroux7376]

I'd say chemistry was harder.

[@anlu7432]

You are probably right!

[@angelinajimenez2310]

I didn’t have to do physics for nursing school

[@hopekirkland1162]

Agree!!!

[@allieq2770]

Honestly if you let her learn French Spanish will be so much easier because they are similar. This is coming from a Canadian who learned French all through school but learned Spanish from their daughters Mexican dad. Barely remember my French but it made learning Spanish infinitely easier :) even if she does Spanish in school she can have duolingo or youtube French lessons :)

[@TheAVM2011]

As someone who speaks Spanish, English, German, French and Dutch, I support this message. My native tongue is Spanish, started with English when I was 3, with German when I was 8. My English level was pretty high so I took 2 years of French in high school and the Spanish was a good base since they are very similar. Now I'm doing Dutch which is a combination of English and German and it's not as difficult as it would be for someone without those basics, still hard as hell though because of the phonics, Spanish is in the from of the mouth while dutch is a lot in the throat. If she can do French, Spanish will be way easier :)

[@lizhumble9953]

I agree with this. I was close to fluent in French and it has made it so much easier to learn Spanish.

[@angela.braniff]

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[@stephaniewaterhouse3992]

I'm looking forward to learning figuring out teaching my daughter with my newborn son. Thank you for this video. Even though I'm no where near high school, but praying I'll need this in several years. I was homeschooled all the way through too.

[@millemole]

I was homeschooled k-12 and am currently in Grad School! Happy to see what you’re doing for high school.

[@meredith8230]

Ps, yes I always get "you're going to send them to high school I hope!" Ugh. Thank you for your encouragement!

[@jessicalambrecht7040]

I also get very excited about all the school supplies and curriculum! I am very excited to see my kids expand over the year.

[@kbeme5266]

I love all the school supplies. Cool pens, new notebooks, binders to keep my life organized.

[@mrsleavelle1]

I look forward to really narrowing down what our intent and goals as a family are so that I can focus on only implementing the things that line up with those things. I also look forward to implementing more hands on activities and field trips.

[@tonilittle5480]

This is my final year of homeschooling and I’m looking forward to meaningful discussions with my high school senior.

[@jessiepatterson9433]

We are completely re doing our curriculum choices this year and are really excited to try out all the new fun things. I have simplified our school for this coming year. I’m also excited for the upcoming amazon boxes and the planning this is my favorite time of year 😆

[@rebecaemerich1874]

What I'm most looking forward to this school year is read aloud time, and spending a lot of time in nature allowing my children to soak in the fresh air and God's handiwork.

[@ourlongwayaround9583]

Back to school planning / school supply shopping gets me giddy! I am MOST excited about all the read alouds I have lined up.

[@courtneyjohnson7843]

I'm looking forward to learning along with my kids. It's been a hot minute since I was in school, and it's so fun to refresh on all the things. I love my kids and the sweet time we have together in school.

[@laciewright9313]

I'm most looking forward to a fresh start. Our first year was really hard (mostly my doing), but I've learned a lot and am praying that this year will be redemptive and that I can focus on our relationship and that I can help him love to learn.

[@lilysantana4869]

I love all of your videos !!! I look most forward to starting new! I love starting new curriculum, seeing what fits for us, and just getting back into more of a routine.

[@ericcawith2cs11]

I am most looking forward to the fresh slate of a new year! We had a rough year last year, I am sure many others did too. Just the overall stress and foreboding that hovered over the world in the last year and a half. I think new curriculum day is definitely homeshool mom Christmas!

[@jennifernovak4506]

I hope you feel better soon, Angie! This year the kids and I are looking forward to our new literature books, Apologia science curriculum, experiments, and being able to go on field trips!

[@TaylorRaine]

dudelette! The Similsan brand stye drops work wonders ❤️

[@LillieElizabeth]

Like you we have changed up our schooling to fit this season of life. I am excited to teach a lot of family subjects with our kids and implement a ton of reading!

[@cassiemoore6892]

Grateful for this video to save for the later years. I’m looking forward to seeing my children learn new things, concepts, and just doing life together. It’s been nice to have slower days but I’m looking forward to more structure and routine again.

[@mandy-maltz]

Oh I'm SO excited for this video, Angela!! High school moms gotta stick together. I've never seen the Intro to Literature but I'll be looking that up today. We're reading Animal Farm this year as well, I'm going to check that out as well. Great picks!!

[@allaburlakov3612]

I love setting up my classroom and getting everything ready. But also the connections with students! I teach 2nd and 3rd in a public school.

[@GinaRLacy]

We just started year 2 at home and I’m very excited that I can relax and breathe knowing I now have a good footing on schooling my kids. I’m still trying to figure a few things out, but mamas got her groove now!

[@saraloper141]

I am looking forward to a new year and a fresh start. I'm looking forward to seeing how my kiddos like our new hands on approach rather than book work. It made us a little crazy last year. Hopefully this year will be better. 💗🤞

[@crystalheatwole9396]

I am so excited to have much more “normal” homeschool year this year!! This was very helpful. This year I have a 7th and an 8th grader and I need to spend a lot of time figuring out what high school will look for us.

[@dreamtraveldisney]

To see how much the kids learn and grow throughout the school year.

[@agathareimer2924]

Thank you for addressing the homeschooling questions you get, because that makes me feel like I'm not the only one that gets those questions.

[@Whatsbrewingwithb]

Routine!! I (for the most part) love the flow of our school day.

[@NP-ee4bc]

The thing I am looking forward the most for the school year is enjoying every second of it and take it slow and follow her lead... I realized time flies, looking at pics from last year my baby is turning three and has grown and learned so much, I am so proud.

[@strangementalitypaperYT]

All the books from that book packet you hauled around 12:00 are all more appropriate for grades 5, 6 and 7. To Kill a Mockingbird and Animal Farm are fairly standard 9th grade reading, though. Source: 9th grade English teacher

[@annaallen8880]

This is only our second year homeschooling our 4 kids. Last year, we had a lot of learning curve in transitioning. This year I am most excited to work out some of those hiccups we ran into and have more magic!

[@FLMegan]

In Florida, starting in 6th grade you can start duel enrollment and start interest based learning. In Florida, you are not required to take any language either. You can unschool all of highschool and still get a diploma. There are no specific classes required and colleges are becoming very accommodating to these alternative diplomas, some without sat/act. You can also start working on certifications that Florida allows for free or any college classes that are available for free as well. Veterinary assistant is actually a trade and certification you can get prior to finishing high school in Florida.... Internships are even available through the program.

[@ibethalfaro236]

Most of people don’t understand that homeschool it’s not for everyone but it’s an excellent option for the ones that are up to do the job of teach their children more than just subjects. Thank you for the video. Blessings for you and your family.❤️💐

[@Stacey.Hamrick]

I’m super excited and looking forward to embarking on high school with my oldest 💗. I’d be interested to know which channels you like for homeschooling high school. I’ve watched a few but there isn’t much out there.

[@riss6647]

Same here!

[@monikarocks6687]

I am so excited about starting the Good and Beautiful Curriculum with my special needs daughter. We have been using on-line curriculum for 2 years but I have felt her go from excited about learning to bored and not wanting to do school. I think it is time to get off the computer for hands on learning. I also really like the reading program they have and have bought her level books. I am really hoping it will spark her interest in reading and give us more things to have conversations about. She struggles with back and forth communication. Thanks for introducing that curriculum!

[@jamierichmeier3755]

We had to do testing at the end of our first year of homeschooling. I knew there were quite a few areas where a couple of my kids were needing additional help and testing helped me to see those areas a little clearer. So I am looking forward to diving into individual needs a lot more this year!

[@alwaysizzy32]

I'm looking more forward to upcoming school year is watching my sons reading grow. We've been working this year on learning his letters and creating the groundwork for his reading. He's excited when he reads his beginner books and I can't wait to see that joy grow over the year!!

[@staceypittsley7061]

Most excited just to continue our journey of learning together❤️ I feel incredibly blessed to be a homeschool family🙏 Thank you so much for sharing your High School curriculum choices with us. Like you said videos like this are hard to come by and with a 9th grade daughter this year this was a God send.

[@Kasskidmore]

I’m looking forward to a fresh start with our homeschooling year! Last year was super hard dealing with some learning disabilities of our middle daughter but here’s to hoping for a fresh great new year!

[@robynl5332]

I’m looking forward to actually enjoying the year. Last year was our first year of home educating and it was a struggle for the first half of the year to figure out our flow and how to get in the groove.

[@natashabergen4161]

I think it is great that you are doing world geography. So often the US only focuses on internal history that it creates a bit of cultural insensitivity or ignorance that people from other countries pick up on. There are so many wonderful countries in the world to learn about each with their own sets of strengths and weaknesses

[@melindamercier6811]

I’m always so surprised when I read a comment like this. I had a full year of world geography in 7th grade, and a full year of world history in high school. I didn’t go to a particularly prestigious school either lol, it was in the underdeveloped sticks of Orlando. So it’s shocking to me to hear schools aren’t all teaching these subjects.

[@savannahvick5266]

A huge part of that is high schools that let you choose what classes you want to do. My school let us choose between world and US history and most people chose US history Bc it was easier. It’s the same thing at my college.

[@sarahjackson9153]

@@melindamercier6811 teacher from UK one full year of other world history geography is small. In UK we do more world than Uk history and geography.

[@EmilyReviews]

@@sarahjackson9153 Exactly. We had two years of world history, one in middle school and one in HS but I still feel like I was taught very little about the history of the rest of the world. A year or two just isn't enough to teach you about the histories of all the other countries. Our world history class focused on major wars - ww1 and 2, the cold war. From what I recall it was basically covering those wars with discussions of the perspective of different sides or different countries involved in each. Not bad stuff to learn, but that doesn't really give you any understanding or appreciation for other cultures which is what I think we ideally could learn from history classes. I don't recall learning anything about the history or culture of any south American countries, African countries or Australia, for example.

[@korieraley1256]

Actually I think most high schools require at least a year of world history. It’s not that kids don’t learn it. I think those subjects get more interesting as adults.

[@kittykins4521]

I ordered Notgrass for my elementary aged kiddo and that is what I’m most excited about for the coming year! We will use TGATB when she is a bit older.

[@leighagallagher7147]

I’m looking forward to our read aloud and discussion time. The conversations we were able to have last year over books was such a blessing to me and my kids! Homeschooling has brought us so much closer as a family. Thanks for your encouragement to keep going 💕

[@samnelson4988]

I’m loving the “older” kid content! I’m looking forward to more field trips this year. We are also deep diving into World War 2, which we are all excited for.

[@idus]

Dragon man in Colorado was where we went for a good lesson in history before jr started 9th grade this week.

[@anneh4589]

I'm looking forward to the books my daughter and I chose for the year and getting out for field trips. Animal Farm and To Kill a Mockingbird are both on our list. I hope your eye feels better soon!

[@amielawson8344]

We will be starting homeschooling high school this year. My daughter will be using TGTB for language arts, EIW for writing, Math U See for math, Oak Meadow Environmental Science and Health and Fitness. We also have a few extras like funschooling books and The Animation Course.

[@BlueEyedSkinner]

Looking forward to watching my youngest really start to read. She's already teaching herself and I know how much joy it's going to give her when it really "clicks". ♥️

[@shandra413]

I think I’m just weirdly giddy about the new school year every school year. 😂 I’m looking forward to getting school supplies and I really enjoy cracking open new curriculum and being able to watch my kids when they have breakthrough and learn something new. I love witnessing all those moments with my kiddos.

[@tempafigueroa9591]

So excited to see my child grow in his learning. I was amazed last year to see how much he changed from the beginning of the year to the end. The days were hard sometimes and sometimes it felt like he wasn’t learning anything. But then to look back at how far he has come, it was amazing. I’m so excited to see that happen again.

[@tinataratutin-chung5105]

Thank you for sharing these videos. It gives me inspiration that I might one day homeschool or do it alongside sending my kids to school. I’m looking forward to teaching my kids about emotional intelligence. He’s starting preschool and we’ve been teaching about emotions. Now we can work on empathy and asking for consent when it comes to hugs and holding hands with friends.

[@brookesmith5958]

Looking forward to morning time! Easing into our day with devotional and read alouds! And finding ways to school outside of the house. I may only have one more year with my son. He thinks he wants to go to public high school. So I’m savoring every moment! And praying he has a change of heart!

[@Nick2227-x3o]

First year homeschooling. I'm looking forward to getting into a routine and figuring out what topics he likes and making it fun.

[@ChristiansMommy100]

I’m most excited for our new curriculum! And we are also moving our homeschool room! So much to look forward to this year!

[@melissamiranda7322]

What I’m looking forward to the most about the upcoming school year is nature study and seeing how we do our schedule with a 2 yr old in the mix!!!

[@lydiahubbard7511]

I'm looking forward to most for this school year is just getting back into our normal daily routine of school since we actually took a summer break this time.

[@michellesanborn7664]

I’m looking forward most to do our history and science together as a family. We have some fun read alouds to go with them.

[@kelseys1700]

I am looking foward to all the time we get to be together and watching my son grow. last year we homeschooled and he really thrived and did so well and it was a great experience for us (even though it was also challenging and difficult). love it!

[@shannonholbrook2036]

I'm looking forward to teaching (and learning!) geology, and specifically the geology of some of the national parks, and then taking a field trip to those national parks at the end of the school year. I'm also looking forward to following your high school journey. My daughter is one year behind yours and we are already starting to plan. You are so right about there not being a ton of content for homeschooling high school so I'm super excited for your upcoming videos.

[@homeandschool]

I'm looking forward to watching both of kids grow in their reading and watching them enjoy the many, many stories and read alouds I have planned for the year.

[@sharonrobertspruill8995]

I am looking forward to the new character study that we are going to do during our morning basket.

[@shinebrightstarlight5999]

I'm looking foward to starting our 2nd year and learning from some of our mistakes of our first year and also really settling in to doing things our way and not worrying about comparing ourselves to anybody else! We are also adding in our third and last child this year so it should be fun!!

[@sazy0676]

I'm so excited for my second year homeschooling. I will have a second grader and a tenth grader. I'm looking forward to this for so many things. But getting back in our morning routine and our field trips

[@susanna4389]

Thank you for another interesting video, I'm looking forward to a fresh start, new books and digging into history and geography next year. X

[@Beckybluebird]

I'm actually looking forward to getting back to our (new and improved, of course 😄) routine.

[@NeverSurrender94]

Looking forward to All the school supplies! New pens and note books!

[@emilyptaszynski5131]

We have already started this school year but I'm looking forward to my daughter hopefully learning to love reading now that she has learned the how to read.

[@ashleyarnett8063]

I’m looking forward to all the read aloud’s we have planned for this year!

[@exploreourcore537]

I am excited to begin with new curriculum and returning to old curriculum. We are really going to make sure we school more as a family, but finishing strong! I am geeked to get started in mid-August and am planning to be intentional this year especially with my 11th grader and what I want her to know before she graduates.

[@cortneyneuschwanger7909]

I enjoy the structured, intentional family time that the school year naturally brings ☺️

[@maeghantipton989]

We are going to try out beautiful feet books for history this year and I’m really excited for that!

[@GraceandGrit]

Love the idea of doing the book studies with them!

[@breequeen8849]

I am most looking forward to adding my third kiddo to our homeschool schedule this year. Juggling 3 different ages with be both challenging and fun. I’m excited 😊

[@ashleyorgill8080]

I’m excited for my curriculum picks this year because I feel like I tailored it to my daughter a little more, where my first year I didn’t know as much what I was doing even though I’d researches SOOO much!

[@Tammy_Yeck]

I'm looking forward to our group studies and our read alouds :) I have graduated 5 of our 8 children from home school, it is definitely doable!

[@EducationalRoots]

If you’ve never done Fix It you DO NOT want to jump in at book 6.

[@elizabethking2313]

This will be our first year homeschooling- I’m looking forward to discovering my children’s learning style and deepening our relationship.

[@kerrifeliciano5752]

This year I am looking forward to the camping trips we are incorporating into our science curriculum, such as Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. I feel like seeing what they are learning about in the real world truly helps them get excited and dive in.

[@briannak1259]

Yes to French! I signed up for Spanish in high school, but got put into French. I ended up taking all 4 years plus going on to major in French and Foreign Language Ed in college. High school is a great place to choose a language you are interested in and get a foundation. Of course we learn best when we are intrinsically motivated! French (and any Latin-based language) will help tremendously with Vet Studies later on in regards to biological names of animals. Most biological names stem from Latin, which learning French will help so much with since there is a lot of cross over.

[@Rjmaaske]

I’m looking forward to fun Friday’s and letting my kids pick some interest led learning to partake in. Also very excited to hopefully start to have some small groups to meet up with this year!

[@jessiestracener2408]

I'm really looking forward to doing more nature study and all the fun 1st grade stuff

[@mirandaweaver2799]

I have been homeschooling for 6 years now and this is the first year I have felt confident enough in myself as my children's teacher to peice together curriculum and make changes based on teaching them to love learning instead of just creating a scholar. It is a big step for me and I am excited to see how our journey changes from here!

[@lizzieroe7354]

I'm most looking forward to morning time. Love having both kids learning together. Hope your eye heals up quickly!!

[@teresarimbert128]

I have a 9th grader too. We have also been choosing the best fit classes for her as well. We are both very excited about how this year will unfold!

[@melissamoffat742]

School starting means more routine and this year we have a brand new homeschool room so I am excited to see how it all works out

[@haleyjohnson4595]

I’m looking forward to finding our routine/groove for the new school year. This summer has been chaotic with a cross-country move and I’m just looking forward to settling into a routine!

[@anlu7432]

Can I ask how much money you spend on homeschooling?

[@laciecoffman4829]

I am looking forward to seeing my kids grow and learn again. They changed to much last year, this year is going to be ANAZING!

[@karethhoffer5803]

Your 9th grade choices look amazing! Looking forward to hearing how her year goes. This year I'm most looking forward to reading and learning together as a family. Reading is my favorite subject and all of my children enjoy and learn to different degrees through listening to books. I've chosen a lot of extra things such as art, music, poetry, literature etc that I'm hoping will engage my children and allow them to fall more in love with learning as a lifestyle.

[@stephaniejones678]

I have been wanting to try the missionary lessons with not consumed.... I am really excited about that!

[@TarrynOneil09]

I'm looking forward to our new adventure. We joined a homeschool co-op. A co-op is where the parents are the teachers and you only pay for supplies. I am teaching an art class, but my son will be in the Kindergarten class and my daughter in the Preschool class. I am so excited because it's only 1 day per week, but it's something new and fun that encourages learning. It also helps to force me to get out of the house and socialize weekly.

[@courtneycrecca7750]

I'm excited about doing our first official year (first year reporting to our state) of homeschooling...and figuring out how to do that with five littles all six and under! I know we will figure it out and look forward to how the Lord directs and provides on our journey!

[@kellygrundhofer5212]

I am looking forward to some new family adventure and changes.... I don’t know if it will make homeschooling easier or harder but it will definitely change things up

[@chaoshome34]

I am excited to take a step back in our school this year, more games, projects and less book work... allowing them to play more!! I am going to be busy I have a newborn, 2, 4, 8 and 12 yr old this yr!

[@josieschreiber1578]

I'm excited to finish our kinder curriculum and try some new curriculum choices for first grade!

[@helenkoenig3876]

For the most part, I am looking for the kids interest in history, being able to share in reading with E, I and myself (the youngest isn't ready to read yet, but we are working on it!), for reconnecting with some of our favorite poets, for working not only on Spanish and vocab (games of "identify that word") as well as art and music and hopefully being able to visit some of the places we will be reading about.

[@jsanclan9690]

I'm looking forward to seeing how some positive changes that have taken place for our family over the last few months will make our homeschool days less stressed & more enjoyable.

[@alindsay7365]

I'm looking forward to the extra time with my kiddos and building family bonds and focusing on relationships.

[@fallinginlovewithadventure6343]

We are ALL excited for this year because it will be (God willing) the first year we don't move, have a baby or both in the middle of our school year. Big life events are great, but can definitely add stress to the middle of your school year. 🥴 We have also been working over the summer with my son who is dyslexic and we have seen major improvements! He's even asking to start school... Yay!!!

[@SabrinaJeanJackson]

My two oldest are in public school and we believe that is what's best for them, so I'm excited to see where the year takes them, although I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to homeschool them. My youngest, however, is preschool age and loves to learn. I have been having the calling to homeschool him and am trying to research my options for that so I can be prepared when the time comes if I get my husband on board. I'm taking the next two years before he starts kindergarten to do some light "homeschooling" with him to test the waters with something a bit more structured and intentional with him.