High School - Electives

High school electives are a struggle for many homeschool families. It can feel daunting to figure out what to plan alongside an already increased workload for teens. We’ve taken the planning and uncertainty out of the process for you.
 
This bundle contains our most popular electives for homeschoolers. These journals will equip your teen with skills they need for the rest of their lives and provide them with an opportunity to explore fun activities and projects.

Includes:
Do It Yourself High School Handbook
Life Skills
All About Money
How to Make Money 
Camera Quest
Bird Watching
Master Class
The Chef’s Fun-Schooling Journal
30 Creative Projects
 
Do-It-Yourself High School Handbook: Features nearly 500 pages, providing students with a comprehensive resource for taking notes and researching all core school subjects.
 
Life Skills: Covers 36 essential skills teens need to know before they live on their own. Cover one per week to finish by the end of the school year, or spend about a month on each one to last several school years and go more in-depth. 
 
All About Money: Covers the basics of money, including business, economics, saving, debt, government, and budgeting. Students will even learn about pandemics and the impact of war on an economy.
 
How to Make Money: An interactive guide to uncovering passions, igniting ambition, and providing the practical tools needed to set and accomplish financial goals.
 
Camera Quest: Students will embark on a scavenger hunt, completing 31 unique projects throughout their neighborhood while learning about photography and art.
 
Bird Watching: Provides students with a place to document their bird observations and learn more about each bird they see (or want to see).
 
Master Class: The easiest way to study any topic! An open-ended journal full of spaces for notes, photos, and ideas. Many students use this as a portfolio to show to prospective colleges and employers. 
 
Chef’s Fun-Schooling Journal: Students will work through cooking challenges, try new recipes, and get to be creative.
 
30 Creative Projects: A companion to Life Skills with an additional 30 projects. 
 
*Substitutions welcome:
You can substitute one or two journals if needed. Place your order and immediately email us your order number, the journal(s) you wish to remove, and the journal(s) you would like to substitute. The value of the substituted journals must be equal to or less than the value of the removed journals. 
 
Suggested Lesson Plans
We suggest students complete the same number of pages per day as their age. For example, an 18-year-old would work on 18 pages daily, and a 14-year-old would work on 14. One page is a single side of the paper. Please ensure you are following your local laws regarding high school requirements and credits.
 
Because these are elective journals, this bundle is likely to last through most, if not all, of your teen’s high school years. 
 
Here are a few ideas for planning and scheduling these materials.

Option 1:
Let your teen choose what their school days will look like, ensuring they complete the agreed-upon number of pages or length of the school day.

Option 2: 
Loop schedule. Place all the journals they are using in a pile. Let your students use as many pages from the top journal as they desire—or assign a specific number of pages. Then, they will use the next journal in the pile in the same way.
 
Option 3:
Intensive study using only one or two journals at a time.

Option 4:
Set up a daily schedule assigning specific journals to each day.