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Hi,
The way things have worked out for me this coming school year is that I will have my 6th grade girl home alone. This is her first year homeschooling and we are both looking forward to it!
I would love to know what YOU would do with this year. Please have fun with this!!
(She will be in MUS Zeta and I will continue some Latin - she had Prima Latina last year.)
Thanks!
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This is what I'm doing with my sixth grade girl.
6th Grade
Bible -
Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, NT 1-36
History -
This Country of Ours by H.E. Marshall, 1-36
History Tales -
The Real Book of American Tall Tales by Michael Gorham
The Book of Indians by Holling C. Holling, 1-9
Geography -
The Tree in the Trail by Holling C. Holling
Science -
The Story of Inventions by Frank P. Bachman
Literature -
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
The Story of Dr. Doolittle by Hugh Lofting
English -
Two Book Course in English by Mary Hyde, 63-99
Spelling and Handwriting -
The Dictation Spelling Book by Mary B. Rossman and Mary W. Mills, 37-73
Math U See - Delta
Plus she does the together subjects with the family weekly:
Shakespeare
Plutarch
Nature Journal
Composer Study
Great Art
Daily Together Subjects
Liturgical Year
Read Aloud
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I believe I would ask my dd what she wanted to study and go from there. 
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I agree with Theresa. I would let her lead the way with her education. I am so happy for you and her!  I hope that you will have a delightful year.
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Here is my 6th grader's book list:
CLAA Catechism I
Henle 1 (or CLAA Grammar I)
Math-U-See Zeta
Gospel of Mark
Book of Exodus
57 Stories of the Saints
Our Lady's Feasts
The First Christians
Famous Men of Greece
Black Ships Before Troy
The Wanderings of Odysseus
In Search of a Homeland
Science in Ancient Greece
Archimedes and the Door of Science
Inventing the Future
Evan-Moor Geography Europe
Complete Book of Marvels
Seton Art 6
Piano
Schola Cantorum
Taking a cue from John Taylor Gatto, I am also asking her to make a list of at least three things she wants to know by the end of the year and three weaknesses she wants to overcome. To me, that is a good balance of child-directed versus parent-directed learning.
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lapazfarm wrote:
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Yes...brainstorm together to find:
her interests - give them priority especially if they are combined with talent
her talents - see above
her challenges - find the most efficient and effective way to get it done
her personal care - ways to grow into a young lady
contributions to others - family, friends, community
Then...we would look at great books, great movies, and great outings to match!
Praying you have a great year  .
Love,
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I'd read together and watch movies together and see where this would take us - little rabbit trails.
One thing I am doing with my youngest two sons, teens, is going on outings with Teen Group and following up with activities - the Sydney Aquarium and we looked at classification and habitats; Science Club Chemistry and follow up at home; the Sydney Museum and researching the buidling of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The outings and the follow ups are fun! Learning, too. 
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Thanks for all the ideas!
We plan to read LOTS of books. The follow-ups are my difficulty. Without a plan to follow, I often let days "slip away" and I don't want to do that with her. But I do want to follow her interests.
Do please keep us in your prayers. I think that it could be a really great year for the two of us.
Thanks again.
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My going into sixth grade daughter will be;
Finishing up the Yellow Prism math book and going into the Green (a Canadian workbook program without grades)
Starting Connecting with History volume two using a mix of grammar and logic readings
(core readings are assigned, basic and literature readings are a mix of assigned and optional.
I decide the number and type of assignments, she will then select the actual assignments she will do from the text)
Starting Chemistry: I've written up a syllabus using the Usborne internet linked science encyclopedia plus additional reading and a choice of various labs from experiment books that we own. The websites will be an important part of her chemistry.
Using CHC's language arts choices for grade six since she likes them (I gave her a choice between CHC's material and Intermediate Language Lessons), although she will be given the choice between the CHC reading comprehension and the CWH literature guides at certain points.
She will be required to do some bible reading but as she's just finished a chronological reading plan, exactly what she reads will be up to her (her study bible has a checklist).
She will be finishing up St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism no.2 and there will be hands-on projects directed towards preparation for confirmation.
She will be required to do a certain amount of writing each day but writing assigned for other topics may be counted. Otherwise it will be free writing.
She will be expected to do a certain amount of fine arts work but the exact nature is up to her.
This will be all organized into 36 weeks with daily and weekly assignments. She loves to be able to organize and manage her own work over the week.
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I was just working on my plans and wanted to say thank you to all those who responded for sharing your ideas and encouragement.
Thanks!
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Honestly, I would modify *down* Serendipity's Literature for a young lady, if she is a decent reader. Some of it would be over her head and you could just drop it, but I can't imagine anything more fun to do, one on one, with a middle school girl, especially for a first year in homeschooling. Its very artsy, full of color and magazine and movies, and how can you go wrong with Anne and Little Women?
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Books - I agree the Serendipity Literature for a Young Lady plans are amazing. I would love to use them, but I don't want to "use it up" either. (In other words, I want it to be there in 7th and 8th.)
Now that I'm looking at it again, I'm thinking we could do 2 baskets and reserve the others for 7th grade.
She is a great age for both Anne and Little Women.
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Jen L. wrote:
We plan to read LOTS of books. The follow-ups are my difficulty. Without a plan to follow, I often let days "slip away" and I don't want to do that with her. But I do want to follow her interests.
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I have some suggestions here. First, I'd put a lot of emphasis on an interactive, comprehensive math curriculum. Math and Latin are both great foundations in logic that will help with later academics and these two subjects can give some structure to days that are otherwise open for reading and exploring. Second, have your daughter write about what she learns and thinks each day. The best format might be for her to write a letter that you answer each day. This will give you a record of what you're doing and also help both of you reflect. Finally, require her to submit and independent study project a few times a year. You could provide a general focus (ie one science fair project, one biographical/saint study) or let her pick topics of interest outright. When I did independent studies in school I always had to learn a lot of general science and history to get a context for the focus. Provide assistance with library and internet skills but let your daughter put together a reading list and make a plan for how she'll present her learning. It's good to require a product from different categories (ie something written, something visual etc). Instead of breaking out the poster board, you could present the idea of the multigenre paper, kind of a written collage http://writing.colostate.edu/gallery/multigenre/introduction .htm
Another requirement I had as a student was to interview a human resource. A benefit of involving an expert in whatever your daughter wants to study is that he or she could also be an audience for the final product.
Wishing you a blessed year,
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We use Mother of Divine Grace and my daughter was in 6th grade last year. One of her favorite parts was learning calligraphy. It is part of their art in 6th grade, to do calligraphy while listening to Gregorian Chant. I liked it too as it was painless for me...I bought the recommended book and a set of calligraphy markers from Rainbow Resource, and I just let her have at it. She got pretty good and actually wrote out a poem for my mom for a Mother's Day gift.
I also really recommend the Great Editing Adventure for this age group...painless, just a few minutes a day, and a fun way to practice grammar, punctuation, spelling...
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Thanks to All of You!
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