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9th Grade Homeschool Curriculum Map Example for Monthly Visual Lesson Planning

9th Grade Curriculum Maps for Homeschooling -Learning Block Lesson Planning Calendars

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My curriculum maps are organized by grade level. Grades Pre-K through 8 use a monthly curriculum calendar approach. Grades 9 and 10, however, allow greater student-ownership of when they cover the materials. Half of their time is intended to be spent working on project- or interest-based learning. The other half of their time is self-directed to cover the lessons included in subject maps rather than monthly maps. Students can choose how to schedule their own time.

Curriculum Maps for Homeschooling - A visual lesson planning calendar with monthly subject learning blocks (Pre-K through 10th Grade)

If you’d like the Word version (pictured here) that you can edit to customize, please visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store. You get the whole package of curated monthly curriculum map homeschool resources for Pre-K through 10th grade for less than $20. Completely worth it considering the hundreds of hours it took me to compile this resource and then format it into something incredibly useable. If you do purchase, thank you for your support! This resource is for personal use only.

If you’d just like the lists for each subject, scroll down.

The learning blocks contain links to a variety of resources including free printables, Teachers Pay Teachers printables, Amazon games/workbooks/toys/products, paid print curriculums, free online subscriptions, paid online subscriptions, YouTube videos, free blogs/websites demonstrating hands-on science experiments or art projects, specialty educational products, etc. Each grade level also has a book reading list and the kids are encouraged to read additional books of their choice.

In the Teachers Pay Teachers editable calendar version of the curriculum maps, there are no affiliate links. On this website though, the Amazon products are affiliate links. 

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 

These small commissions help me continue to produce quality content and resources.

Science

9th Grade (age 14)

40 lessons: work from top to bottom, left to right.

Biology

Physics

Math

9th Grade (age 14)

44 units, each unit contains multiple lessons: work from top to bottom for each Course.

Integrated Math 1 (started in 8th grade)

Integrated Math 2

Integrated Math 3

English

9th Grade (age 14)

24 week units: each week contains multiple lessons and may take more than 1 day to complete. Work in number order.

Social Studies

9th Grade (age 14)

13 units containing multiple lessons + 69 short video lessons. Work from top to bottom for each Course. The Crash Course videos were started in 8th grade.

Since Time Immemorial

Crash Course – World History

Crash Course – Government and Politics

World History Project (Khan Academy)

Misc. Social Studies

Field Trip Ideas for 9th Grade

  • 7-mile hike + get food at a new restaurant
  • Indoor skydiving
  • Planetarium/Observatory
  • Tour a big city in your state
  • Visit a National Historical Park
  • Visit a Museum of Natural History
  • Go on a Historical Tour
  • Visit a Military History Site
  • Visit a government location
  • Bowling Alley
  • Concert
  • Water treatment plant
  • Go-Karts
  • Bird watching
  • Wildlife refuge or nature center
  • Geocaching
  • Archaeology site
  • Fossil dig site
  • Snowboarding/Skiing
  • Visit a National Park
  • Visit a National Monument
  • Visit a space museum
  • Whale Watching
  • Build a shelter in the woods using only a tarp and rope
  • Treasure hunt (compass and map reading)
  • Making fire with matches and fire (Ferro) rods + Campfire and S’mores (Fire building)
  • Building and finding primitive shelters
  • Water Purification / Wild Hot Chocolate
  • Forest Feast (Identifying and harvesting wild edible plants)
  • U-pick blueberry patch
  • Shellfish foraging
  • Rockhounding
  • Visit a local geological feature
  • U-pick apple orchard + make applesauce at home
  • Mushroom foraging in the forest
  • Visit a local river or hatchery to see spawning salmon
  • Bike ride
  • Go fishing with parent(s)
  • Visit a u-cut Christmas tree farm
  • Camping trip
  • Visit a bakery

Daily Rhythm for Homeschooling 9th Grade

Student creates own schedule that includes the following:

  • 1 Learning Block per day if it is a Unit, 3 Learning Blocks per day if it is a solo video lesson
  • 1 Rosetta Stone foreign language lesson per day
  • 30+ minutes of Reading per day
  • At least 45 minutes of Student-Chosen Interest-Based or Project-Based Learning
  • Practice for their Extracurricular of choice
  • 30 minutes of Exercise per day (student’s choice of what type of exercise)
  • 1 Chore per day

Here is an example:

  • 8:30 AM – Exercise
  • 9:00 AM – Foreign Language Lesson from Rosetta Stone
  • 9:15 AM – Project or Interest Based Learning (Independently)
  • 10:00 AM – Independent Reading
  • 10:30 AM – Learning Block (with parent if wanted/needed)
  • 11:30 AM – Lunch
  • 12:00 PM – Chore of the Day
  • 12:15 PM – Practice for Extracurricular
  • 12:45 PM – Free Time/Project or Interest Based Learning (while parent works)
  • 4:00 PM – Extracurriculars

9th Grade Homeschool Curriculum and Subscriptions

Project Based Learning Ideas for 9th Grade

Interest, or project, based learning lets kids learn by exploring topics they’re passionate about. For example, a child interested in the topic of volcanoes might research active volcanoes, might learn how to create a working volcano model and then execute the experiment, might play a board game, might make a presentation about how volcanoes work. They often cover multiple subjects (e.g. reading, writing, research, history, science, math, and critical thinking) all while learning through curiosity. This website has some great examples of how a few topics could make an excellent interest-led learning projects (with an in-depth example for gardening). Projects can be anything your child would like to explore more in depth and are geared towards encouraging life-long learning by using the idea that we learn more when we’re interested in the topic.

Here are some ideas that could be incorporated into the topic of interest your child picks or could act as starting points as projects for kids who are struggling with ideas of where to start with an interest:

  • art exhibition
  • build something
  • Create a YouTube channel or a YouTube video tutorial
  • Build and design a website
  • design and create a game
  • write a novel
  • write a non-fiction book
  • start a business
  • prepare a treasure hunt
  • make a costume
  • set up the Christmas tree
  • crochet/knit a scarf or hat
  • make a blanket or quilt
  • make a model of the solar system
  • make a model anatomy of some animal
  • make a model ecosystem
  • make a model of parts of a plant
  • choreograph a dance
  • master a survival skill
  • make a calendar
  • make and publish a low-content book/journal
  • prepare a meal/learn new cooking method
  • design and build an obstacle course
  • make your own Mad Libs
  • write and perform a song for remembering some learning
  • write and illustrate a comic book or graphic novel
  • create a field guide
  • research a fishery/fish species/fishing method and go fishing to catch that species or use that method
  • write a biography of a famous/influential person from history
  • learn origami
  • write a book of poetry
  • write a book of haiku poems
  • learn calligraphy
  • photography project
  • design an app
  • create a stop-motion film
  • write to your Congressman or Congresswoman
  • create a magazine
  • Write trivia (Kahoot is a great online trivia game program)
  • Learn graphic design and create a project of your choice
  • write a newsletter
  • Put together a career portfolio (resume, work experience, reference letters, evidence pages)
  • Create a piece of artwork that illustrates the project topic
  • Design a t-shirt and list it online for sale
  • Make charts and graphs (to illustrate survey results for example)
  • Create an interactive family tree with voice-overs from living family
  • Using the best thinking of major world civilizations, design the perfect civilization. Identify critical characteristics, resources, and habits, etc.
  • Identify, analyze, and visualize recurring themes in human history; then contextualize those themes in modern society.
  • Re-imagine the American Constitution–or similar governing documents–as if they were designed today.
  • Study local land regions and resources to identify a geological-based response to the Zombie Apocalypse.
  • Report or model on what happened to the dinosaurs
  • Create a Shiny app in R
  • Find and use publicly available data related to topic of interest and present in visual manner
  • Write and perform an original song
  • Write a script and make a video (tutorial, vlog, fiction, etc.)
  • Map making with QGIS
  • GIS Certificate
  • Publish a hiking guide book
  • Start a drop-shipping business
  • Design a book cover
  • Bonsai
  • Design a scientific research project and then collect, analyze, and present data
  • Create a budget to reach a financial goal
  • Change the oil in the car
  • Replace a car part
  • Write a resume and cover letter
  • Get your First Aid certification card
  • Get your Wilderness First Aid or Wilderness First Responder certification
  • Learn how credit cards work and how to avoid debt
  • Invest $100: Learn about/explore compound interest, investing, day trading, mutual funds, ETFs, capital gains, etc.
  • Public speaking skills
  • Replace English essays with compelling blog posts
  • Create a stock photography portfolio and submit to major websites
  • Take Senior Photos
  • Photograph a wedding and edit the photos
  • Teach the dog a new task/trick/command
  • Get an AKC or working title for one of the dogs
  • Make an Etsy store/products
  • Test different soap recipes
  • Tackle a coding project
  • Plan an event (party, gathering, adventure, etc.)
  • Create trading cards for learning history
  • Explore pointillism (painting or drawing)
  • Create your own illustrations for popular poems
  • The Hero’s Journey lesson + book analysis
  • Inform with infographics lesson and then create your own: research information already available or collect first-hand data on a topic (natural world or social scientific data), create charts/graphs, analyze the data/information, and create an infographic to display to display your findings.
  • Start (or volunteer at) a community garden
  • Raise and train a puppy with Guide Dogs for the Blind
  • Organize a food drive
  • Learn a new language
  • Start tutoring lessons for younger students
  • Volunteer at an animal shelter
  • Start a blog
  • Film and edit a video or documentary about a cause important to you
  • Create a podcast
  • Learn a new programming language (SQL, Python, R, JavaScript, HTML/CSS)
  • Create a virtual tour of an area that you think is a hidden gem
  • Learn 3D printing
  • Write a research paper about a topic of interest
  • Create a digital planner
  • Study for a Part 107 FAA drone pilot license (Unmanned Aircraft General) (must be at least 16)
  • Build a computer
  • Learn the constellations in the night sky
  • Learn how meteorologists predict the weather
  • Learn a new musical instrument
  • Learn about music mixing
  • Join a community theater and act in a play
  • Take an art class in a new medium or to advance a skill
  • Teach an art class
  • Make your own jewelry
  • Create something with woodworking
  • Take vocal lessons
  • Trace your genealogy
  • Train for a 5K, marathon, bike race, triathlon, etc.
  • Plan and book a camping trip for the family
  • Plan a hiking trip for the family
  • Learn a new sport or advance skills in a sport you’re already in
  • Become certified as a teacher in a fitness method/type of class
  • Geocaching
  • Climbing Gym
  • Plant native trees for habitat restoration
  • Remove invasive plant species
  • Build birdhouses or shelters for local wildlife
  • Install rain barrels or solar panels to reuse water and reduce energy usage
  • Learn about and get started in backyard beekeeping
  • Learn blacksmithing and create something
  • Learn welding and create something
  • Grow and preserve your own food

9th Grade Books and Book Assessments

Book Assessments can be whatever you and your student decide:

  • Book club discussion
  • Book report
  • Essay
  • Book review video to post to Tik Tok, YouTube, etc.
  • One Pagers
  • Book Flat Lays
  • Chose the most meaningful quotes from the book and find photos to go with them
  • Create a timeline of at least 10 important events from the book (plot points)
  • Rewrite the ending of the book
Homeschool Curriculum Map - Monthly Visual Lesson Planning Calendar – 9th grade

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