12th Grade Homeschool Curriculum for My Daughter
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I can’t believe my daughter is already in her senior year of high school and it is time to plan her 12th grade homeschool curriculum! Time has gone by way too fast and it feels like every year goes just a little bit faster. I have truly enjoyed teaching her ever since that fateful day that we pulled her out of her first-grade class. I’m a little sad that this journey is coming to an end as she is now in her last year of high school.
According to the entrance requirements of our local colleges, my daughter only needed to take a language arts course and a math course this year. She has already met all of the other requirements for high schoolers.
I consider those requirements to be just a starting point though. College entrance requirements and mom requirements are not the same things.
Every year I require my high schoolers to take core subjects plus a little extra:
- Language Arts
- Math
- Science
- History
- Foreign Language
- Elective Courses
Thankfully there are ways to personalize most high school courses and make them interesting.
I have never been one to choose a pre-packaged curriculum for an entire grade level. There isn’t anything wrong with that method of selecting curriculum, but I prefer to create a complete homeschool curriculum by carefully selecting options for each subject. This ensures a variety of courses that are a good fit for my children.
12th Grade Homeschool Curriculum
Language Arts – Shakespeare
My daughter has a pretty book-heavy curriculum this year, so I opted to keep her English course light.
Over the past few years she has read quite a few of the types of books I think high school students should read, but she hasn’t read much Shakespeare. We are going to change that this year.
This year my daughter will read 4 Shakespearean plays:
We will spend roughly 9 weeks on each title. My daughter will of course read the selections, but she will also review vocabulary and discuss themes and motifs. The part I am most excited about is the movie portion of the Shakespeare course. We will watch a movie version of the play and then a more modern interpretation.
My daughter will also continue participating in a monthly book club with a few friends.
Language Arts typically include grammar, spelling, writing, and vocabulary instruction, but at this point in her education, those topics naturally occur within subject essays. I expect she will write at least one research paper this year.
Math – Pre-Calculus
- Includes Student Workbook, Test Packet, Instruction Manual and DVD, and Online Access Code
- Classic trigonometry with Advanced Algebra
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My daughter has used Math U See for all of her high school math classes, so it makes sense to continue at this grade level. This year, she will take pre-calculus. I love that the video lessons are available on the Math U See site because it makes it easy to watch. We watch the lessons together, my daughter works on the problems, and then we go over them together.
Our in-state colleges require a math course higher than Algebra 2 for admission, and this will fulfill that requirement.
Science – Anatomy
My daughter has already fulfilled her college admission science requirements, but I personally require my kids to take a science course every year. That meant that she had the luxury of choosing any science course she found interesting.
She chose to take anatomy. Initially, I thought that most students who take anatomy have plans to go into the medical field. However, once I thought about it a bit, I realized that learning about anatomy benefits all students. Everyone should know how their body works.
I couldn’t find an anatomy course that looked like a great fit for my daughter, so I put one together. This curriculum combines high-quality, interesting books with hands-on activities to teach all of the systems of the human body.
I am giving my high school anatomy lesson plans to anyone who would like them.
History – United States History 2
I lucked out with this course – I don’t have to plan or teach anything! My daughter is taking this class as dual enrollment at our local community college. I prefer dual enrollment over advanced placement classes because this guarantees college credit.
U.S. History 2 made sense as her social studies course this year because she has already taken world history, American government, and United States History 1 (Pre-Americas to Civil War).
She took the first part of the class last year, and it was a good experience. It was a ton of work, more work than I remember from college, but she learned a lot.
Foreign Language – Spanish
I offered my daughter the chance to choose from any of the foreign languages, but she chose to keep learning Spanish this year, so I found a few new educational resources.
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Spanish Verbs Made Easy Workbook
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I thought that the workbooks might be too easy, but the reviews suggested that they were really more of an intermediate level. After flipping through the books, I agree.
Elective – Introduction to Library Science
Electives are a fun way to add interest-based learning at the high school level. My daughter wants to be a librarian after college, so she asked to take an introduction to library science course this year. I thought that was a great idea. A career-focused elective is a wise choice for 12th graders. I want to make sure my kids have a clear direction before I start paying college tuition.
I couldn’t find a high school introduction to library science curriculum anywhere! The public school equivalent seems to be volunteering in the school library. That is a great experience, but I wanted a true introduction to her future field of study. I ended up putting together a course for her.
I found an introduction to library science college textbook to use as a starting point. Then I researched some of the topics taught while earning an MLIS. I combined a bunch of resources to create a true introduction to library science course.
My daughter is so excited to get started on this course and has already started issuing book recommendations for the entire family.
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I can’t believe my daughter is almost finished with her high school years. The last few years have been a little wild, and not at all what I would have wished for her high school experience, but I know she is well-prepared for whatever she wants to do next.
Want to see what she did each year as part of her high school curriculum? It is all linked below.
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