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That's not something anyone can pin down (not even the schools!) Each state has their own "scope and sequence" and none of them are identical. Sure, there are common elements, but none of them requires exactly the same thing at the same time.
That said, World Book has a standard sequence on their website (link below). You can also check the Core Knowledge books by E. D. Hirsch (_What Your X Grader Needs to Know_), likely available at your local library.
If your state has required testing using a "state" test (as opposed to a nationally-recognized test like the ITBS or Stanford), check your state's standards (usually somewhere on the Dept. of Ed's website).
I typically don't worry about "keeping up", because I know that even if we fall behind in some area (or areas) we WILL catch up eventually (and even surpass what the schools require). Of course, we're not required to do any testing or submit a portfolio.
Check with your state Department of Education for the standard requirement for each grade level.
That should be included with the home study curriculum you're using. Are you choosing the curriculum yourself? Then why don't you try googling. the state the you live in should have some kind of required test to check aptitude for each grade. There are several aptitude tests being used in different states. Best bet, call your local school and ask.
You really don't need to take such an approach. First of all, homeschooling means your child can go their own pace. You can put them in grades according to age, but then allow the individual child to be maybe a grade ahead in math or maybe slightly behind in spelling. There's no reason to not 'pass' a homeschooled child if you are doing your job.
Second, the standards everywhere are different. You could look at your state's education website and check the outcomes, but keep in mind that kids aren't expected to be able to do it all. Passing grades can be anywhere from 50%-70%, depending on the school. But it's not as though you can take a list, see your child has mastered 75% of it and say, "Okay, you're in the next grade."
Each year I print out "scope and sequence" charts from ABeka and Bob Jones and check of items as we master them. World Book has one also on the 3rd link I have listed (on the link towards the bottom of the page). The 3rd link also has state by state listings that you might find helpful.
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I know some families that use the Worldbook Typical Course of Study. Here's a link.
http://tinyurl.com/39uasa
Core Knowledge has something similar called Core Knowledge Sequence but it's not online. Check your library.
It really helps to figure out what it is that you want to get out of homeschooling and then go from there.
Hope that helps.
Seana
There are guidelines conventional schools set as bench marks.
When home schooling these do not have to apply, since each child learns at their own pace, they may be ahead in some, and slow in other subjects.
You move on when the child has mastered what he needs to know to built on so he does not end up with problems down the line.
If you have to get a general idea there are books like what your first, second, grader, and so on needs to know.
http://www.amazon.com/what-your-first-gr...
Or check your local library.
Public schools have guidelines but they are pretty much useless in elementary. Studies have shown that retaining a student in a grade level does nothing to improve their learning ability, grades, or confidence. Most schools send the students to the next grade whether they meet the guidelines or not.
The public schools teach to the test. Most home schools teach the student.
Not really.
Elementary school to grade 6 is about general math (add, subtract, multiply, divide, fractions, decimals and a little pre algebra), general geography and history (US map, world map, know that states,nations, capital cities, major cities, a few rivers, know about world history, local history), Earth science (weather, astonomy, pratical physics), English (spelling, vocabulary, sentence diagraming, punctuation, long hand, printing, some keyboarding, reading, writing), music (sing along songs, if you have sibblings a home choir), art (through 3-D shapes, tempra, chaulk or charcole, crayons), rudimentary PE (softball, basketball, calistenics).
Middle School is about Algebra, sometimes Geomentry, advanced world history (things like the Mercantile system, Feudal System, etc.), more English grammar and literature (reading some classics like Dickens or Twain or Shakspear), biology, more advanced earth science, shops (plastics, electric, metal, fibre glass)
High school is about Geometry, Trig, Caclulus, Statistics, Economics, More advanced biology, math oriented Chemistry and Physics, Civics, English Grammar, Vocabulary buidling, learning to write in style (APA is the most widely use, along with Chicago), Foreing Language (most state colleges don't require it but ALL private colleges and Ivy Leage schools expect 1-2 years of Spanish or French or German), more shops (photo, video, auto, plastics, metals, electronics).
So as long as your kids are READING, WRITING and DOING MATH at an accetable level they are doing ok.
If you have a 9 or 10 year old who handles fractions and decimals they are doing 6th grade work.
If you have a 12 year old who doesn't know what 0.1 of 10 is, you are in serious trouble.
And I knew a 15 year old who couldn't answer that one and she thought Denmark was a city and she eventualy got a HS diploma at brick and mortar schools with that level of intellegence!
OK REAL High Schools give diplomas to people who can't do:
0.10 * 10 = X
And who think Demark is a City!
And this is why America is in serious educational troubles!
Google search CAT Tests or MAP Tests and you might be able to find them!
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