Drew's Curriculum: 8th Grade

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Math Reading Vocabulary Science Current Event	Math Reading Geography Science	Math Reading Vocabulary Science Current Event	Math Reading Geography History	Math Reading Vocabulary History
Living area Bathroom	Kitchen Hallway/Foyer	Living area Bathroom	Kitchen Hallway/Foyer	Living area Bathroom

Math (M,T,W,Th,F) -  

Teaching Textbooks

Kahn Academy (Early Math, complete 3rd, 4th, and 5th)
Supplement:
XtraMath

Personal Reading (M,T,W,Th,F) -
30 minutes of reading, or more, in your book of choice.

Vocabulary (M,W,F) - 

Worldly Wise 3000 - Book 8
     a) Write words 10 times each
     b) Write words with their definitions
     c) Write a sentence for each word

History (Th,F) - 

Place the Presidents in Order game

Presidents' Names game
Supplemental Movies:
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Current Event (M,W) - 

Read the news for this week, choose a topic of interest, and journal about it.  Remember to title your writing with the title of the news article.
Websites for reference follow:

                  Time for Kids
                  Dogo News
                  National Geographic for Kids
                  CNN for kids
                  Here,There, Everywhere
                  Teach Kids News
                  Yahoo News for kids
                  GoGo News

Geography (T,Th) - 

1) How the States Got Their Shape (Netflix)

2) Place the State game (by The History Channel)
3) State Capitals
4) World continent and oceans
5) Test your geography knowledge

Science (M,T,W) - 

Kahn Academy (Biology)
Supplements:
1) Kids Astronomy 
2) AsapSCIENCE
3) SciShow YouTube videos

Research (F) - 

Research a topic of your choice and journal about it.

Paper requirements:

    a) name, date, and title at top of page

    b) skip the first line

    c) must be at least one page in length

    d) practice good handwriting

Sign Language (T,Th) - 
Our Lesson Links
Kid Courses in ASL
Expert Village in Sign Language

Writing (W) - 

Homemaking/Art - 

TODAYS VIDEOS -

Wolfie's Curriculum: Junior Year

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Math Reading Vocabulary Science Current Event Test Prep	Math Reading Geography Science Computing Economics	Math Reading Vocabulary History Current Event Test Prep	Math Reading Geography History Computing Economics	Math Reading Vocabulary History Current Event
Kitchen Hallway/Foyer	Living area Bathroom	Kitchen Hallway/Foyer	Living area Bathroom	Kitchen Hallway/Foyer

Math (M,T,W,Th,F) - 

Teaching Textbooks 
Kahn Academy (Arithmetic, Pre-algebra, Basic Geometry)

Reading (M,T,W,Th,F) - 

30 minutes of reading, or more, in your book of choice.

Vocabulary (M,W,F) - 

WordlyWise3000

History (W,Th,F) - 

Movies:

a)   Titanic: The Complete Story
b) Prince Among Slaves (Netflix dvd)
c) Slavery: The Making of America (Netflix dvds 1-4)

d) Founding Fathers (Netflix dvds Vol I & II), Read Homeschool Patriot: Founding Fathers, and Janice Campbell's blog: The Education of the Founding Fathers

e) The Men Who Built America (Netflix dvds 1-3)
f) The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till (Netflix dvd)
g) WWII in HD (Netflix dvds 1-3)
h) Ken Burns' Civil War (Netflix dvds 1-5)
i) The Presidents (Netflix dvds 1-3)

j) Drive Thru History: Discovering (Netflix dvd)

Other Supplements:

k) Place the Presidents in Order game
l) Presidents' Names game

Current Event (M,W, F) - 

Check the daily Yahoo news and read what catches your interest.

Geography (T,Th) - 

1) How the States Got Their Shape

Supplements: 

1) Place the State game (by The History Channel)

2) State Capitals

3) World continent and oceans

4) Test your geography knowledge

Science (M,T) - 

Kahn Academy (Biology, Cosmology and Astronomy, Chemistry, Health and Medicine, Discovery and Projects)

Economics and Finance (T,Th) - 

Kahn Academy (Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Finance and Capital Markets, Entrepreneurship)

Test Prep (M, W) - 
Kahn Academy (Current SAT)

Computing (T, Th) - 
IDK
Kahn Academy (Computer Programming, Computer Science, Hour of Code)

Supplements:
Code Academy

Create a game with Unity, Blender, and UDK 

Hello World! Computer Programming for Kids and Other Beginners

TODAYS VIDEOS - 

TODAYS VIDEOS (Drew)

HISTORY

Planet Earth (Netflix)

SCIENCE

Wild Kratts (Netflix)

Rock the Park (Netflix)

Street Genius (Netflix)

Brain Games (Netflix)

TODAYS VIDEOS (Wolfie)

HISTORY:

Drive Thru History

Supplement:

Drunk History


The Election Process:

U.S. Elections


NETFLIX STREAMING

The Bible


HISTORY NETFLIX

Ken Burns: The Civil War

Ken Burns: Prohibition

Ken Burns: The West

Ken Burns: The Roosevelts

Ken Burns: The War