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As your child gets older it can be difficult to find quality materials to start or continue your homeschooling journey. Many times what's out there is geared toward younger learners, is incredibly expensive, isn't as advertised, or isn't a good match for your child.
I am the author of several workbooks for homeschooling families. Each of the workbooks is affordably priced and contains quality material that is easy-to-implement and is actually interesting for the learner. All of my workbooks were reviewed and approved by Strictly Secular + Inclusive Homeschooling. Below, you will find information about the workbooks and find links to free samples from each of them.
Homeschool Writing Curriculum for Middle School: 5th and 6th Grade Writing
The Writing Workbook for 5th and 6th Grades is 111 pages long and begins with an introduction and practice of six literary devices. The included literary devices are alliteration, hyperbole, imagery, metaphors, onomatopoeia, and similes. Then students learn about and practice the four sentence structures. Independent and dependent clauses are explained so students can understand and properly use simple sentences, compound sentences, complex sentences, and compound-complex sentences in their writing. Students apply their understanding of these literary terms and sentence structures to complete a variety of writing prompts. There are 50 writing prompts, and each writing prompt includes two lined pages so students have plenty of room for their responses.
The writing prompts include the following topics:
- Your Life (10 prompts)
- Favorites (6 prompts)
- Opinions (14 prompts)
- What would you do? (6 prompts)
- Summarization (4 prompts)
- Creative Writing (10 prompts)
Your free sample from the Writing Workbook for 5th and 6th Grades is one of the writing prompts from the Your Life section of the workbook.
This workbook is not a full curriculum, but it will make a great addition to your child's studies.
Homeschool Writing Curriculum for Middle School: 7th and 8th Grade Writing
The Writing Workbook for 7th and 8th Grades is 115 pages long and begins with an introduction and practice of alliteration, hyperbole, imagery, metaphors, onomatopoeia, similes, mood, tone, audience, and main idea. Then students learn about and practice the four sentence structures. Independent and dependent clauses are explained so students can understand and properly use simple sentences, compound sentences, complex sentences, and compound-complex sentences in their writing. Students apply their understanding of these literary terms and sentence structures to complete a variety of writing prompts.
Similar to the Writing Workbook for 5th and 6th Grades, the Writing Workbook for 7th and 8th Grades also includes 50 writing prompts with two lined pages each for student responses. However, the writing prompts from this workbook are designed for older students who can handle a deeper level of thinking than they could in earlier middle school grades. Although both writing workbooks are similar in many ways, the 7th and 8th grade version is a clear step higher in its challenge level.
The writing prompts include the following topics:
- Your Life (10 prompts)
- Imagine If (10 prompts)
- Opinion (10 prompts)
- Inform and Explain (10 prompts)
- Creative Writing (10 prompts)
Your free sample from the Writing Workbook for 7th and 8th Grades is one of the writing prompts from the Creative Writing section of the workbook.
This workbook is not a full curriculum, but it will make a great addition to your child's studies.
Homeschool Science Curriculum for Middle School: Changes in States of Matter Unit Study
The Changes in States of Matter Physical Science Workbook is 62 pages long and includes a suggested pacing guide for a ten-day unit study. The workbook begins with a complete review of the states of matter (solid, liquid, and gas) and introduces the changes in states of matter (condensation, deposition, freezing, melting, sublimation, and vaporization) in a way that is relatable and easy to understand. It is logically organized to be a stress-free and fun science unit for both the child and the learning partner. The workbook includes a variety of interesting worksheets, activities, projects, a demonstration, and assessments. All answer keys are included and detailed; so even if science isn't a strength of yours, you will still be able to successfully assist your child.
Your free sample from the Changes in States of Matter Physical Science Workbook is a critical thinking assignment about the states of matter.
This workbook makes an especially great unit study for 5th, 6th, and 7th grade students. Click here to can learn more about this particular workbook. If you're not ready to commit to a workbook but still want your child to learn about this topic, please read my blog post about how to teach the changes in states of matter.
Homeschool Science Curriculum for Middle School: Physical and Chemical Changes Unit Study
The Physical and Chemical Changes Science Workbook is 49 pages long and, just like the other science workbook, it has a suggested pacing guide for a ten-day unit study. The workbook begins with a reading passage that explains physical and chemical changes in a way that is straightforward and accessible to all. The workbook includes a variety of interesting worksheets, activities, experiments, a project, and an assessment. All answer keys are included and broken down for the learning partner.
Your free sample from the Physical and Chemical Changes Science Workbook is a fun worksheet students would use at the beginning of this unit study or shortly after learning about physical and chemical changes.
This workbook is a great unit study for middle school students. If using both of the science workbooks described in this blog post, use the Changes in States of Matter Physical Science Workbook first.
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The two science workbooks mentioned above were reviewed by Cathy Duffy. You can read her review here. All four of the workbooks were reviewed and approved by Strictly Secular + Inclusive Homeschooling.
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