9th Grade Homeschool Curriculum

As you look to begin your high school journey with your student, you might be feeling overwhelmed about where to start with their ninth grade subjects: What classes should you focus on? What skills still need to be developed while at home? What lessons and ideas do you want to make sure you’ve communicated while homeschooling a 9th grader? As you take the time to invest in your student’s life this ninth grade year, may you enjoy the fresh conversations and discoveries in store for both you and your student.

Choose your 9th Grade Homeschool Curriculum

Sonlight offers multiple curriculum packages, each completely customizable to meet your family's needs. Start by choosing one of the three options below, and customize online as desired. Need help choosing? Chat with an advisor.  

*Percent off Retail Price. Preschool and Pre-K are unavailable as All-Subjects Packages as they have unique subjects specific to those age spans. A Sonlight History / Bible / Literature program includes a year's worth of history, geography, Bible, Readers, Read-Alouds, and an Instructor's Guide. An All-Subjects Package includes a History / Bible / Literature program, language arts, spelling (K-6), handwriting (K-3), math, science, and a Sonlight binder. Click here for the complete Scope and Sequence.

9th Grade Homeschool Curriculum Packages

Choose a program for your high school student (and customize online) or select the recommended everything-you-need package. Compare your choices and pick the path you want. Either way, a wonderful adventure in learning awaits you and your family. Both History / Bible / Literature Programs and All-Subjects Packages include complete ninth grade lesson plans, schedules, and notes in the included Instructor's Guides.

Starting in ninth Grade, your student is concerned about more than just next year. They are thinking about what comes after they complete high school. College? Trade school? Missions? Sonlight has designed our high school courses to be flexible for a range of grade levels, to ensure your student covers all of the subjects they need to find success in whatever they pursue next.

Start by selecting the program that covers the history focus you'd like to use this year. Because you'll teach with real books, each Sonlight program works with a range of ages and allows you to teach multiple children together. View the full curriculum scope & sequence for additional information. Need help choosing? Chat with a homeschool Advisor.

As you and your student map out the future, if college is on the horizon, examine your history options and choose a program that will fulfill your college's requirements. If your student is taking a different direction with their future, feel free to select the program that would best pique their interest. Any one of these programs will provide an excellent year of study.

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American History: Your student will dig deep into American history and discover the players of American history as real people. You'll move chronologically as you work through time and take a look at the empires that existed before Columbus, the founding fathers who created a Constitution that has become the model for countries around the world, WWI and examine the events, people, and debates that molded the United States. While you may have touched on these before, this course provides an opportunity to delve deeper into these subjects. Many states require American History to graduate; use this program to satisfy that requirement.

History of the Christian Church / World History: Your student will learn both traditional Church History, as well as the expansion of the Gospel from the early days of the Roman Empire until now. Additionally, because the Christian church has had such a huge influence on the world and culture, this is an excellent program to choose if your student needs a World History credit to graduate. This course offers the opportunity to study history and interactions from around the world through the unique lens of the Church. Many states require World History to graduate; use this program to satisfy that requirement.

If you need more options, Sonlighters have also successfully used either World History, part 2 (level H) or World History for new Sonlighters (level W) for their ninth-grade year.

Start with the History / Bible / Literature program of your choice and add additional subjects. History / Bible / Literature programs can be used with multiple children. All History / Bible / Literature programs include a 15% discount off of retail.

All-Subjects Packages offer the convenience of an all-in-one boxed curriculum but provide the flexibility of customization for your specific needs or multiple children. And you get all that for a 20% discount!

Mix & Match Your Homeschool High School Courses

Prefer to build your own customized curriculum? Sonlight meets the needs of homeschooling high school students with a thorough catalog of robust high school courses, ideal for students in grades 9-12. As in a traditional high school course catalog, you can choose between a variety of courses to create your students' schedule. 

Mix-and-match from individual courses (five History / Bible courses and six Literature / Language Arts (English) courses to make the best program for your students. Add science, math, and electives for a complete course of study. Follow the steps below to choose individual courses according to your student's specific needs and preferences.

Check out all of Sonlight's mix & match high school courses here.

View the full 9th grade homeschool curriculum scope & sequence for additional information. Need help choosing? Chat with a homeschool Advisor.

Additional 9th Grade Subjects

A Sonlight All-Subjects Package comes with everything that you need for a complete school year. However, if you choose to mix-and-match your courses, you may want to add additional subjects to complete your year.

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