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Grades 7-8th Live Class Schedule
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Algebra 1 (includes pre-Algebra)
Geometry (prereq: Algebra 1)
Please Note: These are two DIFFERENT full-year courses!
Pick either Algebra OR Geometry. Do not do both live class sessions!
Live Class Calendar
How We Teach Math
We use the University Model in our math classes.
Each day, students watch a math lesson with a teacher (recorded or live). Students work on their daily homework assignments, which also include step-by-step instructional videos.
This program is designed for you to work through either synchronously or asynchronously so you may work with our live class schedule or go through the program at your own pace, on your own schedule. Students also have the opportunity for live help from a teacher in our private small-group Study Hall sessions.
When do I start Algebra 1?
Short answer: When you are ready. We have students from 6th to 10th grade in our Algebra 1 course. You do not need to take Algebra 1 again in high school if you complete it in middle school.
How do I know I am ready? You need to be very comfortable with performing all four operations (add, subtract, multiply and divide) for fractions and decimals, and also be fluent in handling ratios, proportion, and percent in order to be ready for Algebra.
You may start Algebra 1 at any grade level, and our Algebra 1 includes pre-Algebra so you don't have to take it as a separate course.
Read p.13-17 in the Math Progression Guide.
Students need to take math every year. For most high schools, students begin with where they left off from middle school and complete as much of the math courses in the chain below as they can in four years of high school.
College, universities and technical training vocational schools usually require completion up through Algebra 2 in order to apply to their programs. At the very least, they usually want to see the completion of a full four years of math courses for high school.
I highly recommend having a game plan, even if it’s just a general outline, so you know your start and end points. You can figure out the rest in-between, but at least you know you are pointed in the right direction. Read over the Math Progression Guide to see recommended chains for non-science/engineering bound students.
Can Geometry be used for high school?
Short answer: It depends. The Unit 5: Geometry course is Algebra-based, so if you're in high school upon completing Algebra 1, then yes, you can use it to get started with your Geometry studies.
Is it a full high school year of Geometry? No, not completely. Geometry concepts for high schoolers focus on developing an understanding of two and three dimensional objects, such as: prisms, pyramids, cubes, cones, spheres, cylinders, etc. They explore relationships of shapes including congruence and similarity to solve the geometric problems. They also use Cartesian coordinates to find the relationships of two and three dimensional objects.
High school students also use and understand geometric translations, reflections, rotations, symmetry, and dilations of objects through the use of sketches and matrices. Students construct two and three dimensional objects using various tools to explain geometric situations. They use drawings, models, and graphs to make connections of geometric situations in other subject content areas and real world objects.
While we do cover a lot of these concepts in our geometry course, we do not include proofs, tessellations or geometric probability. Our course was not meant for high school geometry, so if you use it for high school, you’ll need to supplement for the topics we do not cover.
More importantly, part of the high school experience are things we just can’t do in an online course, like teamwork, personal responsibility and the relationship-interaction with peers and adults; also innovation, leadership and coopertition (cooperative competition) are areas where high school students make big strides as they transition into the real world.
Designing your own Middle School Curriculum path?
If you are designing your own 7th or 8th grade course for your student, you may use the guides we provide here. Included inside are two different schedule suggestions:
- A full year of just Algebra (includes pre-Algebra) followed by a full year of Geometry (2 years total)
- A half-year of Algebra (includes pre-Algebra) and then the first half of Geometry. The following year is the second half of Algebra and the second half of Geometry (2 years total)
Please note you'll still need to complete both Probability and Statistics in order to have all math concepts covered. These are best completed after at least halfway through Algebra 1.
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