5th to 8th Grade Bible Learning Resources

All children need to be instructed in the Word of God. There is many different Bible Topics to choose from. Here are some resources to aid in teaching your children the Bible.

Dinosaurs - a topic that the world uses to lure are children away from the Church.

• What Happened to the Dinosaurs? | Answers in Genesis
• Creation: Facts of Life | Answers in Genesis
• Kids Feedback: When Did Dinosaurs Live? | Kids Answers
• Free Dinosaurs Lapbook - Homeschool Share

Apologetics

• Free Online Creation Apologetics Books | Answers in Genesis (6th grade - adult)
• Free Christian Apologetics Resources - 7sistershomeschool.com (8th grade - adult)

Bible Stories and Bible Lessons

• Bible Fluency | welcome! (7th - 12th)
• Short Animated Bible Videos | Watch and Download for Free (4th - adult)
• Free Printable Bible Timeline & 200 Cards (k - 12th)
• Bible — Old Testament – Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
• Bible — New Testament – Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
• Bible — Poetry – Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
• Bible — Prophets – Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
• Scripture Memory 2 – Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
• Children's Bible Lessons (prek -6th grade)
• Journey: Life-Transforming Conversations with God – A daily Scripture Engagement blog. (3rd grade -adult)
• Home - Mini Bible Lessons (7th grade - 12 grade)
• Trueway Kids - Free Printable Bible lessons for Children - Trueway Kids

Other -

• RedeemTV - faith building shows. 
• Free Curriculum | The Torchlighters - The videos for this curriculum can be found on Redeem Tv. 
  

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8th grade Science

  The 8th grade Science student: 

• Explores the wonders, resources, and cycles of God’s Creation
• Searches proofs of Creation and the Flood 
• Studies astronomy—the stars, familiar and unusual, their purpose and message, and planets of the solar system 
• Learns about the structure and measurable qualities of Earth’s atmosphere, climates, weather factors and forecasting, and the hydrosphere 
• Looks at the foundations of the world—Earth’s layers, topography and mapping of the world, soil formation and conservation, and weathering and erosion 
• Discovers Earth’s buried treasures—understanding, classifying, using, and appreciating our mineral resources. 

Resources:

• https://allinonehomeschool.com/science-earth-science/
• https://www.uen.org/oer/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/free-science-unit-studies-and-lesson-plans/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/homeschool-science-youtube/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/virtual-science-labs-and-dissections/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/virtual-field-trips/
• https://www.khanacademy.org/science/middle-school-earth-and-space-science

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8th grade Social Studies

 There is no specific course of study guidelines for eighth-grade social studies. A homeschool family's curriculum choices or personal preferences are usually the determining factors. An eighth-grader following a classical homeschooling style will likely study modern history. 

Other standard topics for eighth-grade social studies include: 

• explorers and their discoveries
• the growth and development of the United States
• colonial life
• the U. S. Constitution and Bill of Rights
• the American Civil War and Reconstruction. 

Students may also study a variety of topics related to the United States such as the U.S. culture, political system, government, economic system, and geography.

Resources:

• https://www.athomemiddleschool.com/socialstudies8
• https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/
• https://allinonehomeschool.com/history-year-4/
• https://allinonehomeschool.com/geography-and-cultures/
• https://allinonehomeschool.com/early-american-history/
• https://allinonehomeschool.com/history-year-1/
• https://www.heritage-history.com/index.php
• https://vision.icivics.org/
• https://journeywithadestination.com/blog/2024/07/24/journey-into-the-foundations-of-america/
• https://textbooks.wmisd.org/Downloads/8th/8thGradeUnitedStatesHistory-RevolutionThroughReconstruction.pdf
• https://whfua.history.ucla.edu/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/homeschool-history-with-youtube/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/free-history-timelines/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/history-websites-for-homeschoolers/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/virtual-field-trips/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/teaching-current-events/

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Literature and Creative writing Resources for 8th grade

• Literary skills focus on reading comprehension and text analysis. Students should apply their reading comprehension skills to documents.
• They should be able to recognize the main idea, central theme, and supporting details. Students should have ample practice summarizing, comparing and contrasting, and inferring an author's meaning. Eighth-grade students should also learn to recognize and understand the use of language, such as figurative language, analog, and allusions.
• Students should begin comparing and two texts that present conflicting information on the same topic. They should be able to identify the cause of the conflicts, such as contradictory or inaccurate facts, or the author's opinion or bias on the subject.
• Provide eighth graders with ample opportunities practice their composition skills. They should a variety of essays and more complex compositions, including how-to, persuasive, and informational articles; poetry; short stories; and research papers

Resources: 

• Intermediate Reading – Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
• 8th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions
• 8th Grade Reading List - Freedom Homeschooling
• Under the Home Online Homeschool Curriculum - Home Shakespeare- I know that it says for 3rd and 4th, but this is Shakespeare. 
• creative-writing prompts
• 50 Fun Writing prompts
• Middle School books
• Book List

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8th grade math topics and resources

  The 8th grade math student:

•  Reviews basic number theory and mathematical terms and operations including integers, fractions, decimals, and percents. 
• Gains mastery of exponents and learns to simplify radicals and estimate the value of numbers that are not perfect squares.
• Solves one, two, and multistep equations and inequalities, including equations containing fractions and exponents.
• Expands his knowledge of ratios and proportions and uses them to solve application and word problems in similarity, scaling, and unit costs.
• Uses the Pythagorean Theorem. 
• Uses measures of central tendency to analyze and interpret data and graphs. 
• Expresses probability as ratios, decimals, and percents.
• Finds the number of permutations and combinations using factorial notation and combinations using Pascal’s Triangle.
• Reviews basic geometric concepts, symbols, shapes, and constructions, including translations, reflections, and rotations on a coordinate plane.
• Converts between the English and metric systems of measurement and Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin temperature scales.
• Expands his knowledge of business and consumer mathematics—sales, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, interest payments on loans, property tax, and life and auto insurance

Resources:

• At Home Middle School
• Pre-Algebra – Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
• flippedmath.com - Home
• Dashboard | Khan Academy
• MasterMath - MasterMath.info: Middle School Math Lessons
• Grade 8 Curriculum
• pre algebra 8th grade - YouTube

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8th Grade English Topics and resources

  The 8th grade English student:

• Reviews verbs and verb tenses, progressive form, and the emphatic mood.
• Concentrates on diagramming pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases, compound subjects and verbs, and all four sentence patterns.
• Expands noun functions in sentences—compound, collective, plural, possessive, and subject/verb agreement.
• Develops five kinds of pronouns (demonstrative, relative, interrogative, reflexive, and indefinite), the three cases of personal pronouns (nominative, objective, and possessive), subject pronoun/verb agreement (number, person, and gender), and diagrams pronouns.
• Reviews parts of speech.
• Continues to develop writing skills which include topic sentences, outlining, and paragraph development
• Edits written paragraphs to ensure that correct grammar is used 
• Recognizes sentence fragments and run-on sentences.
• Writes several short biographical sketches.

Resources:

• Intermediate Language Arts – Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
• Daily Grammar Lesson Archive
• Language Arts: Level 8 Book Studies - The Good and the Beautiful
• Grammar-land; Or, Grammar in Fun for the Children of Schoolroom-shire ... : M. L. Nesbitt : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive to be used with this site. We Don't Need No Education: Grammar-Land Worksheets
• 11,239 FREE Grammar Worksheets
• Language Arts Worksheets
• Grammar Season 1
• English Worksheets
• Grammar Bytes! Grammar Instruction with Attitude
• Khan Academy - YouTube
• Class 8 English Grammar | Complete Course | All Chapters Available - YouTube

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