Curriculum Planning and Selection

Trisha from Juicebox Homeschool shares her curriculum choices for her seventh grader for the 2024-2025 school year. She discusses the challenges of selecting the right materials, considering her children's different learning styles and family commitments. The curriculum includes math, language arts, science, history, and a new foreign language, American Sign Language. Trisha emphasizes the importance of adapting and changing plans as needed and provides insights into each subject's curriculum, including resources and teaching methods.

What challenge did the teacher face when planning the curriculum this year?

• Limited time

• Paralysis in decision-making

• Lack of resources

• Too many students

How does the teacher's family situation influence curriculum planning?

• It doesn't affect it at all

• It makes it more complicated

• It simplifies the process

• It provides more resources

What is the focus of the history curriculum 'How Jesus Built His Church'?

• Church history

• Ancient history

• World history

• American history

Why did the teacher choose pre-prealgebra for the math curriculum?

• It is cheaper

• It was the only option available

• It is designed for seventh graders

• It is more challenging

What is the main benefit of the Learning Language Arts through Literature Series?

• It is only for advanced students

• It provides a variety of learning materials

• It is a new curriculum

• It is very expensive

What is the structure and style system in the IEW curriculum?

• A focus on creativity

• A focus on grammar only

• A structured approach to writing

• A focus on literature

What is unique about the science curriculum 'Exploring Creation with General Science'?

• It is only theoretical

• It is for high school students

• It includes lab experiments

• It has no experiments

Why was 'Uncle Sam and You' chosen for the history curriculum?

• It is a fictional story

• It is a new book

• It covers the electoral process

• It is for high school students

What inspired the choice of American Sign Language for the foreign language curriculum?

• It is the most popular language

• The teacher is fluent in ASL

• The older sibling's interest

• It is the easiest language to learn