Middle and High School Homeschool Curriculum Choices for 2025-2026

The 2025-2026 school year is our 20th year of homeschooling (if I start counting in 2005 when my oldest started homeschooling kindergarten)! I still have three kids at home homeschooling. One in middle school (8th grade) and two in high school (10th and 12th grades). Take a look at my Middle and High School Homeschool Curriculum Choices for 2025-2026!

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2025-2026 Homeschool Curriculum for Middle and High School

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Homeschool Curriculum Choices for L ~ 12th Grade

English Composition: at Community College

World Literature: at CHEK homeschool co-op (books to read: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, My Antonia by Willa Cather, Passage to India by E.M. Forester, The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Night by Elie Wiesel, Whose Body by Dorothy Sayers, and Farehnheit 451 by Ray Bradbury) 

Psychology: at Community College

Forensic Science: Intro to Forensic Science by MasterBooks, at home

College Success Seminar: at Community College

Math: at Community College

History: at Community College

Elective: Human Development from 7Sisters Homeschool at home (in summer)

Current Events: Worldwatch News with Mom during Morning Time

Physical Education: Dance classes at CYT Chicago

Fine Arts/Theater: 2 or 3 musical theater shows plus theater classes with CYT Chicago

Homeschool Curriculum Choices for I ~ 10th Grade

Language Arts: Literature with composition at CHEK homeschool co-op (books to read: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, My Antonia by Willa Cather, Passage to India by E.M. Forester, The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Night by Elie Wiesel, Whose Body by Dorothy Sayers, and Farehnheit 451 by Ray Bradbury) and IEW Fix It Grammar Level 4

History and Geography: Notgrass Exploring America at home (with E)

Foreign Language: French 2 live online class through online AIM Academy. Aug 25, 2025–May 8, 2026. Tuesdays 11am CT.

Science: Life Prep High School Chemistry live online class (Tuesdays at 9am CT) with Greg Landry Homeschool Science

Math: Mr. D Math ~ Geometry live online class Thursdays 10 am CT Aug 21, 2025 – May 21, 2026

Economics: half-credit with Notgrass Exploring Economics at CHEK homeschool co-op

Personal Finance: half-credit at CHEK with Beyond Personal Finance

Elective: Traditional Logic at CHEK homeschool co-op

Current Events: Worldwatch News with Mom during Morning Time

Music: Piano lessons and music theory with a piano teacher, voice lessons with a voice teacher

Physical Education: weightlifting, biking, running, tennis, and pickleball

Fine Arts/Theater: 2 or 3 musical theater shows plus theater classes with CYT Chicago

Homeschool Curriculum Choices for E ~ 8th Grade

Language Arts: Literature class at CHEK homeschool co-op (reading these seven books: Macbeth (No Fear Shakespeare), Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Animal Farm by George Orwell, Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie, The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Plot to Kill Hitler by Patricia McCormick, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. And, Cover Story Writing and Grammar at CHEK homeschool co-op

History and Geography: Notgrass Exploring America at home (with I)

Science: Biology live online class with Greg Landry Homeschool Science (Tuesdays at 8am CT)

Math: Teaching Textbooks Pre-Algebra

Current Events: Worldwatch News with Mom during Morning Time

Music: Piano lessons and music theory with a piano teacher

Home Economics: at Friday CHEK homeschool co-op

Physical Education: Dance classes at CYT Chicago

Fine Arts/Theater: 3 musical theater shows and 3 theater classes with CYT Chicago

Art: Lily and Thistle: Art Makes Me Smart online art classes, Fine Art Pages

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Combining Multiple Ages in Our Homeschool for Morning Time 2025-2026

I and E (10th and 8th grades):

• Current Events: Worldwatch News
• History: Notgrass Exploring America

Live Classes:

SCIENCE

• E: Science Greg Landry Homeschool Science Biology (online Tuesdays at 8:00 am CT, September 2, 2025 – May 4 2026). Classes begin September 2, 2025, Fall break – week of October 6, 2025, Thanksgiving break – week of November 24, 2025, Christmas break begins – week of December 8, 2025, Classes resume – week of January 12, 2026, Spring break – week of February 23, 2026, Easter break – week of March 30, 2026, Final exams end – May 4, 2026
• I: Science Greg Landry Homeschool Science Chemistry (online Tuesdays at 9:00 am CT, September 2, 2025 – May 2026). Classes begin September 2, 2025, Fall break – week of October 6, 2025, Thanksgiving break – week of November 24, 2025, Christmas break begins – week of December 8, 2025, Classes resume – week of January 12, 2026, Spring break – week of February 23, 2026, Easter break – week of March 30, 2026, Final exams end – May 4, 2026

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

• I: French 2 live online class through online AIM Academy. Aug 25, 2025–May 8, 2026. Tuesdays 11am CT.

MATH

• I: Geometry with Mr. D Math Thursdays 10 am CT Aug 21, 2025 – May 21, 2026

2025-2026 Homeschool Schedule

This is my plan for this year. We start on August 18, 2025.

Morning Basket Time:

Mondays and Wednesdays (Their live classes are on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Co-op is on Friday.)

9:00-9:15 Worldwatch News (for all)

9:15-10:15 History read-aloud for E & I

What are you doing for your 2025-2026 Homeschool Curriculum? Please leave a comment below!

Our Homeschool Verses of the Year:

• Hebrews 12:1-3 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.”
• James 1:19-20 ” Be quick to hear, slow to speak , slow to anger, for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.”
• Romans 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

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