Can You Homeschool Middle School? Yes, You Can! The authors at the Curriculum Choice have many, many years of experience teaching middle school between them. They’ve joined together to help you feel confident teaching middle school, too!
Welcome back to Five Days of Choosing Curriculum! We will be helping you with curriculum choices for specific age levels. Today is all about middle school homeschool resources. Don’t miss our schedule at the end of the post. We invite you to browse every topic!
Today’s post is sponsored by Answers in Genesis Homeschool, a ministry we love! Please see our disclosure policy for full details.
Choosing Middle School Homeschool Curriculum
Below are some of the many middle school reviews our Curriculum Choice authors have written. You’ll enjoy learning more about the plethora of resources available to you as you teach 6th-8th graders!
Be sure to also browse all the reviews and resources under our Middle School tab.
More Encouragement from Our Authors
Most of the Curriculum Choice authors have active blogs where they share all kinds of homeschooling advice and experiences. Below, you’ll find links to helpful middle school posts from a couple of our veteran homeschooling authors.
Cindy West from Our Journey Westward loves teaching middle school! Sixth-eighth graders are ready to dive deeper academically, but still enjoy lessons that allow them to get dirty and have fun. Here are some of her “outside the box” curriculum ideas for middle school.
Apologia and Nature Study – How to integrate nature study and a popular science textbook in the upper grades.
Logic and Critical Thinking – Middle school children are the perfect age to dive deep into logic studies that will prepare them for so much in the future!
Project-Based Learning Series – Many kids want (or need) to learn on their own terms – whether delight directed, hands-on, gifted, struggling, etc. – project-based learning can be a great answer.
Dr. Seuss in Middle School – This fun character-building lesson uses a children’s book for some deep thinking.
Tricia from Hodgepodge shares some of her favorite middle school resources, too!
Middle School Homeschool Curriculum – Our middle school girl is a busy, kinesthetic learner who loves to craft. She loves to make things. Do things. Move. Participate. Give her a display board for a biography report. Let her make a salt dough map. She loves to color while I read. Crafts, creations, busy. That’s her.
Harmony Fine Arts Plans for Art and Music Appreciation – (we use this together as a family – for all ages! But we’ve mostly enjoyed the middle school plans) Are you like me? Do you long to enrich your homeschool with studies of composers and artists? Do you wish that someone would just do it all for you? You know, invest the time in research, find the online links, point you to the resources you need? It’s done. Yes, really. It’s all done for you. Barb-Harmony Art Mom has created just what you need. She, too, was like us.
Lynda.com Online Training Library – Our eldest son is using the Lynda.com library to learn computer programming. The courses are engaging, and the lecturers really know their topics. One of the best things about Lynda.com is that 10% of the training catalog is available free. You can truly “try before you buy”.
GloBible App – They have created an engaging Bible study tool that will (and has) fascinated and captivated our Bible students. My 13-year-old son says “I love the Glo Bible”.
New Millennium Creative Writing for Tween Girls –Crafty. Creative. Busy. Reader. Writer. Tween. Do you have one of those too? Yes, I have a tween girl who thrives on creative projects. So when we had a chance to review the New Millenium Girls Creative Writing Bundle by Jan May, I knew it was for us.
Answers in Genesis: God’s Design for Science – For our middle schoolers too! Gone are the days of buying separate science curriculum for various levels. Focusing on different topics in multiple grades. For me, as homeschool parent, I no longer have to set aside time to “do science” with each child. Everyone is learning together. A unit study approach for the whole family. Four years worth of units for grades 1-8. Each with 3 units. Even more on Answers in Genesis God’s Design for Science in Homeschool Science for Multiple Ages.
Annie Kate:
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, the most important resource when choosing curriculum is Cathy Duffy’s guide, 101 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum, which helps you determine what curriculum suits your family. I recommend it to all new homeschooling families and use it regularly myself even after 17 years of homeschooling and 4 years of reviewing curriculum. The older version, 100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum, is still useful, but does not mention some of the great new curricula available.
Even More Homeschool Resources!
- Be sure to also check out The Ultimate Guide to Choosing Homeschool Curriculum.
- Our Curriculum Choice review team features a topic monthly. You can see all that our authors have shared on electives, math, curriculum choices and more under Review Team Features.
- Our Curriculum Choice Pinterest boards! reviews of all kinds from our archives and more.
We are joining up with our iHomeschool Network friends in a summer hopscotch! Be sure to stop by the rest of the week for more on Choosing Curriculum. Tomorrow we will feature high school curriculum! Pin each post for future reference!
Five Days of Choosing Homeschool Curriculum
- Monday – Choosing Preschool and Kindergarten Curriculum
- Tuesday – Choosing Elementary Homeschool Curriculum
- Wednesday – Choosing Middle School Curriculum
- Thursday – Choosing High School Curriculum
- Friday – Choosing Homeschool Curriculum for Multiple Ages
Answers in Genesis loves homeschoolers! We are always excited to see families who are so dedicated to teaching Biblical Truth to their children that they would teach their children at home. We want to make sure you have our full support to do this. Not just in our wonderful resources in our store but through community in our all new Social Media outlets – Facebook – Twitter – Pinterest – Google+ and yes even Instagram! We have covered them all so that we can be there to support you – homeschool families. Join us!
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~Hosted by Cindy West, an eclectically Charlotte Mason mom of three from KY. She homeschools elementary, middle and high school students. You can find her writing about homeschooling at Our Journey Westward and learn about her creative homeschool curriculum at Shining Dawn Books.
loving all the posts this week…super helpful! thanks.
I like to connect with other homeschoolers through facebook.
This is exactly where I need help!
Really enjoyed this post with the reviews. Can’t wait to look up some of these.
sounds like a great giveaway.
Thanks for the info!
I most connect with other homeschoolers on facebook.
Facebook is the easiest way to connect online.
Heidi we both said the same thing LOL
AiG has wonderful resources for homeschooling! We have used some of the Science and would love to try out the History!
I am really enjoying these age level posts! Such wonderful information!
Facebook is the easiest way for me to connect online with other homeschool Moms! Thanks for another great blog post today.
On Facebook
I like to connect with other homeschoolers through facebook.
I connect with other homeschoolers through Facebook.
I connect with other homeschoolers online through discussion boards/forums and on facebook.
I connect on Facebook 🙂
I mostly love to talk to other homeschoolers on Facebook!! Would love to win this, history is stumping me!
I connect with other homeschoolers most on facebook. 🙂 And I really want to win this History Revealed giveaway!! Love Diana Waring.
Looks great! Thanks for the opportunity. :o)
I enjoy FB for connecting.
My daughter is entering 5th grade. Be nice to have something ready for her when she goes in 6th grade.
I like connecting with other moms on Facebook.
Mostly facebook, but I also like pinning great ideas on Pinterest.
Online, I like to connect with other homeschoolers on Facebook or Twitter.
I like to connect with other homeschoolers through facebook.
I’m loving all these great ideas!
My preference is hanging out in person, but online I like our support group’s private website.
I enjoy the open community of FB. One may ask a question of any homeschooler, vendor, writer, and be a part of a conversation. I love it!
I love reading other homeschoolers’ blogs.
We are using Modern Empires this year for all our students elementary to high school. I have been posting daily lessons, resources, activities for the younger group. I can’t WAIT for school to start! AIG has wonderful curriculum. http://freehomeschoollessons.weebly.com/history.html
I love hearing about all the curriculum out there. THX!
Facebook
I connect via blogs I follow – love, love this one – one of my favs! Thanks for all the resources!
I like to read homeschooling blogs and follow active FB pages.
I connect with my homeschool friends online through Facebook and the SCMforum.
What a wonderful post! I love all the resources mentioned! And the give away for Answers in Genesis is FUN! Thank you!
I use Facebook to keep up with most things homeschool, but prefer talking with other homeschool families to anything else.
Love a yahoo group for a unit study I teach. Lots of great ideas and inspiration!
Facebook and blogs
Facebook!
Facebook!
Facebook & Blogs.
I love to connect through facebook.
Like many above, Facebook is my easiest place to connect with other homeschooling mamas – love the blogs too, but I rely on their FB page to keep me in the loop! 🙂
Renée at NextGen Homeschool
I appreciate all of the research that went into this blog. You have provided some great ideas for middle school. I’ll definitely be checking out a few of these with my middle schoolers.
Facebook is where I connect most with other homeschoolers. This giveaway looks great!
I connect with my homeschool community through facebook.
AIG looks like what we’ve been looking for!
Facebook is the most convenient way for me to connect online.
I already use AiG science and I would be thrilled to try their history too. I have 5 kids, so they would be well used!
I find that Facebook is the most convenient way for me to connect with other homeschoolers online. Sometimes a couple of forums, but mostly Facebook.
I find Facebook the easiest way to connect & follow blog posts, etc.
I like to connect with other homeschoolers through Google+; but after reading all the other posts I guess I should use Facebook more.
This is our first year homeschooling middle school. I am enjoying all the posts.
I connect with other homeschoolers on The Homeschool Lounge and on Facebook.
I actually purchased the first set and we r so excited to start in August . I would love to win them and know we con continue to learn about God and history whenever we are ready.
I connect on FB, but my favorite way is going to the park and meeting with other homeschool moms while our kids hang out.
I am so excited to find this! I am just beginning to homeschool a 10th grader and I am lost!
Facebook!
Facebook!
Blogs and forums are great for getting information on products and ideas.
Love using pinterest and Facebook for homeschool ideas.
This has been really great! Looking forward to taking some time to read it all over again a little more slowly!
Thank you. This is my 3rd year homeschooling. The grades. Range from pre-k to high school. Info helpful.
Thank you for all the great info!
Facebook is an amazing tool for connecting with homeschool moms. I don’t even have to leave the house!
Where do you most like to connect with other homeschoolers online?
On Twitter during weekly chats.
I love anything Answers in Genesis
Facebook and co-op.
I would so like to win this! We have multiple ages and this looks great!
I like to connect to other homeschoolers through facebook pages dedicated to homeschooling.
I prefer to connect with other homeschoolers via Facebook. I can connect with homeschoolers in my area, my province, my country, around the world, to share support and resources.
I love connecting through my facebook homeschool groups!
I connect of facebook, email and pintrest
On Facebook
Thanks for the post and info. Brand new homeschooling family here…
I like to connect via facebook
Love this!
Awesome list!!
Thanks so much for sharing at the Finishing Strong Link-up!