Customizing your Child's Education
One of the happiest advantages about homeschooling is that parents can tailor their child’s education to meet their unique needs, including making decisions about the order and sequence subjects are completed.
The recommended course sequence below is just one possible curriculum path your child can follow, but as a parent, you have the flexibility to choose the path that works best for your child.
MATH Recommended Sequence for Elementary Students
Helping elementary students master fractions, decimals, and percent is a key milestone in their math education. These foundational topics build the skills needed for advanced concepts like algebra, geometry, and real-world problem-solving.
Fourth Grade: Fractions, Standard Measurement, Introduction to Geometry, Word Problems
Arithmetic Review Block: Students should be comfortable with all four operations with whole numbers and have their multiplication table (mostly) memorized.
Fractions Block #1: Introduction to Fractions Introducing fractions, building fractions to represent real-world problems, measuring in Standard System, scaling photographs to get life-size measurements.
Fractions Block #2: Multiplying and Scaling Fractions Multiplying fractions, reducing and expanding fractions by multiplying and dividing, measuring in Standard System, looking at data for patterns using fractions.
Fractions Block #3: Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Greatest common factors to scale fractions; multiplying and dividing fractions; using fractions to solve word problems.
Fractions Block #4: Adding and Subtracting Fractions with the Same Denominator Basic operations of fractions including adding and subtracting fractions with common denominators; multiplying and dividing fractions of different denominators; time measurement (both elapsed time and time zone calculations); word problems with fractions.
Fractions Block #5: Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Different Denominators Adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators; scaling fractions to be equivalent to each other by using multiplication and division; least common denominators; ratios and proportions using real world problems (like gear ratios).
Fractions Block #6: Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions, Part 1 Building and converting mixed numbers and improper fractions, adding and subtracting mix numbers with different denominators; scaling fractions to be equivalent to each other by using multiplication and division; ratios and proportions using real world problems.
Fractions Block #7: Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions Part 2 Ratios All basic operations with fractions and mixed numbers with different denominators; scaling fractions to be equivalent to each other; finding least common denominators
Geometry Block #1: Geometry Basics Exploring the point, line, line segments, rays; angles (acute, right, obtuse); perpendicular and parallel lines; identifying 2D figures; types of triangles; lines of symmetry.
Geometry Block #2: Rectangles, Parallelograms, Triangles and Trapezoids Learning to draw quadrilateral shapes, polygons and triangles; modeling and calculating areas; word problems.
Fifth Grade: Decimals, Metric Measurement, Geometry Basics, Word Problems
Fractions Review Block: Students should be comfortable with all four operations with fractions and whole numbers.
Decimals Block #1: Introduction to Place Value Introducing decimals, building decimals to represent real-world problems, measuring in Metric System, place value for ones, tens, and hundreds.
Decimals Block #2: Converting Decimals and Fractions Expanded notion to the hundredths and thousandths, writing decimals as equivalent fractions, and measuring in the Metric System, making decisions based on data and identifying patterns using decimals.
Decimals Block #3: Adding and Subtracting Decimals Using zero as a placeholder, adding and subtracting decimals, rounding decimals to tenths and hundredths, introducing multiplying decimal numbers, tallying money totals and counting back change, converting time to decimal notation, estimating speeds and scales from photograph information, and continuing to work with decimals in our word problems.
Decimals Block #4: Multiplying Decimals Decimal multiplication, dividing a decimal by a whole number, using zero as a placeholder, different ways to express remainders, how to handle remainders as decimal fractions, and rewriting decimal problems so they are fun and easy to do.
Decimals Block #5: Dividing Decimals Part 1 Multiplying decimals, dividing by decimal numbers, powers of ten, word problems, significant figures (sig figs) and making sure students really understand all four operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of decimals, and different types of parentheses like brackets and braces.
Decimals Block #6: Dividing Decimals Part 2 Number patterns, decimal division (dividing decimal numbers by both whole numbers and decimal numbers), word problems, all four operations (adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing) decimals with practical applications including accounting, rounding, unit pricing, estimating, graphing and averaging.
Decimals Session #7: Four Operations All basic operations with decimals and fraction equivalents, accounting skills, estimating, rounding, fraction-decimal equivalents, rational numbers, prime numbers, and using math as a tool to solve real-world science and engineering problems.
Geometry Block #1: Geometry Basics Exploring the point, line, line segments, rays; angles (acute, right, obtuse); perpendicular and parallel lines; identifying 2D figures; types of triangles; lines of symmetry.
Geometry Block #2: Rectangles, Parallelograms, Triangles and Trapezoids Learning to draw quadrilateral shapes, polygons and triangles; modeling and calculating areas; word problems.
Geometry Block #3: Composite Shapes Decomposing shapes into known figures for calculations; area calculations for quadrilaterals; real-world applications and word problems.
Sixth Grade: Percentage, Ratios, Proportion, Geometry Fundamentals, Word Problems, Financial Literacy (Personal Finances and Business Finances)
Percent Block #1: Introduction to Percent and Personal Finances Part 1 Writing numbers as percentages, fractions, and decimals; using words to represent percentages; common fractions as percentages. Personal Finances: accounting basics, bookkeeping and ledgers, expense tracking, budgeting, bucketing and money allocation, and money flow fundamentals.
Percent Block #2: Percent Proportion and Personal Finances Part 2Converting decimals to percent, fractions to percent, percent to both a fraction and decimal; ratios, unit rate, and percent proportions; modeling; word problems; making financial decisions based on personal finance analysis and future projections; learning how to pick career options based on preferences like lifestyle and income levels.
Percent Block #3: Multi-step Percent Calculations and Personal Finances 3 Converting fraction and decimal numbers to percent, multi-step percent and ratio calculations; unit pricing and ratio comparisons; calculating and comparing discount and sale prices; determining totals using discount coupons, sales tax, gratuity, and tip calculations.
Percent Block #4: Percent Change and Business Math Part 1 Percent change; absolute value; rational numbers; percent increase and decrease; converting between numbers expressed as decimals, fraction and percent; ratio comparisons; proportionality computations; taking data during science experiments; accounting basics and financial forecasting.
Percent Block #5: Percent Error and Business Math Part 2 Percent error; rational numbers; percent increase and decrease; converting between numbers expressed as decimals, fraction and percent; ratio comparisons; proportionality computations; taking data during science experiments; accounting basics and setting up and growing a small business from scratch.
Percent Block #6: Simple and Compound Interest, Business Math Part 3 Using proportional relations to solve multi-step ratio and percent problems involving simple and compound interest; order of operations; handling exponents; converting between numbers expressed as decimals, fraction and percent; ratio comparisons; accounting basics and making financial decisions based on mathematical analysis for a small business.
Percent Block #7: Unit Review Use proportional relationships to solve multistep ratio and percent problems; simple and compound interest; tax, tip, markups discounts, and commissions; percent change; percent error; all four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) on rational numbers expressed as fractions, decimals, and percent; order of operations.
Geometry Block #1: Circles Circumference of a circle; area of a circle; radius and diameter; composite figures involving circular shapes both positive and negative; properties of pi.
Geometry Block #2: 3D Figures, Surface Area and Nets Represent three dimensional figures using nets made from rectangles and triangles; use nets to find surface area for 3D figures; word problems; engineering and real-world applications.
Geometry Block #3: Volume Calculations based on packing unit cubes; unit conversion within metric and standard as well as between; points on the coordinate plane; calculating volume for rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, rectangular pyramids, triangular pyramids; figuring volume from rational lengths; and re relate volume to operations of multiplication and addition to solve real world problems involving volume.
MATH Recommended Sequence for Middle School Students
Middle school is a critical time for building a strong math foundation as students prepare for more advanced topics in high school and beyond. Subjects like prealgebra, algebra, probability, statistics, and geometry are essential for developing logical reasoning, problem-solving skills, and real-world application abilities.
Middle School Year 1: Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Word Problems, Math Labs, and Probability
Algebra Block #1: Pre-Algebra: Operations on Integers and Variables, Terms and Expressions Types of numbers; operations with integers (positive & negative); order of operations; algebraic properties including identity, zero, associate commutative, & distributive; factoring & prime factorization; translating phrases into algebraic expressions; inequalities; handling exponents; combining like terms; number line graphs; absolute value; practical applications of algebra using physics topics such as orbital mechanics and Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion.
Algebra Block #2: Equations Order of operations; solving one and two step equations, algebraic properties including identity, zero, associate commutative, & distributive; translating phrases into algebraic expressions; handling exponents; combining like terms; practical applications of algebra using physics topics such as orbital mechanics and universal gravitation concepts.
Algebra Block #3: Rational Numbers and Inequalities Simplify algebraic expressions and equations; represent math relationships using algebra; evaluate variable expressions and functions; absolute value in expressions and equations; number line representations and modeling; interpret and solve linear equations and inequalities.
Algebra Block #4: Graphing Solve systems of linear equations using graphing, elimination and substitution methods; simplify algebraic expressions and equations; represent math relationships using algebra; graph linear functions; model and describe slope as a rate of change; identify the slope from a graph, table or equation; evaluate variable expressions and functions; scatter plots for bivariate data.
Algebra Block #5: Systems of Linear Equations Solve systems of linear equations using graphing, elimination and substitution methods; simplify algebraic expressions and equations; represent math relationships using algebra; graph linear functions; model and describe slope as a rate of change; identify the slope from a graph, table or equation; evaluate variable expressions and functions.
Algebra Block #6: Polynomials, Factoring and Exponents Solve non-linear equations using factoring, greatest common factors, differences in squares and cubes, sum of cubes, completing the square, trinomial solving techniques, four terms, mixed factoring, and third degree polynomial techniques. Students will continue to practice word problems, simplifying algebraic expressions and equations; representing math relationships using graphs and functions; and evaluating variable expressions and functions.
Algebra Block #7: Quadratic Formula and Equation, Rational and Radical Expressions Handling variables, terms, expressions; linear and non-linear equations and expressions as they appear in word problems; factoring and related methods of solving polynomials and systems of linear equations; simplifying algebraic expressions and equations; representing math relationships using graphs and functions; and evaluating variable expressions and functions.
Probability Block #1: Simple Probability and the Complement; Sample Space Probability of a chance event is a number between 0 and 1 that expresses the likelihood of the event occurring; approximate the probability of a chance event by collecting data and observing its relative frequency and predict the approximate relative frequency given the probability; find probabilities of compound events using organized lists, tables, tree diagrams, and simulation; probability of compound events represent sample spaces for compound events using organized lists, tables and tree diagrams; identify the outcomes in the sample space which compose the event; word problems and real-world applications.
Probability Block #2: Experimental and Theoretical Probability, Simulations and Predictions Develop a probability model and use it to find probabilities of events; compare probabilities from a model to observed frequencies; explain possible sources of observed discrepancies; design and use a simulation to generate frequencies for compound events; word problems and real-world applications.
Probability Block #3: Dependent and Independent Probability Events Develop a uniform probability model by assigning equal probability to all outcomes, and use the model to determine probabilities of events; develop a probability model by observing frequencies in data generated from a chance process; word problems and real-world applications.
Probability Block #4: Review Students will practice skill-based problems, real-world application questions, and error analysis to support higher level thinking skills; represent sample spaces and determine probabilities for simple & compound events; solve problems involving qualitative and quantitative data; select and use simulations and make predictions for simple & compound events.
Middle School Year 2: Geometry, Word Problems, Math Labs, and Statistics
Geometry Block #1: Shapes and Constructions Part 1 Geometry fundamental concepts (point, line, plane, intersections, parallel, perpendicular, angle, colinear, congruence); constructions (triangles, circles, arcs, hexagons, bisectors, copying angles); transformations (dilation, translation, rotation, reflection); types of triangles; multiplying segments; word problems; technical drawing techniques; solving problems through modeling and geometric constructions.
Geometry Block #2: Shapes and Constructions Part 2 Geometry fundamentals, constructing shapes and figures using a straight edge and ruler; angle relationships; complementary, supplementary, vertical and adjacent angles, writing and solving linear equations; using a protractor to measure angles; bisecting lines and angles; constructing perpendiculars; properties and working with circles; constructing squares, rectangles, and parallelograms; relationships with alternating interior angles.
Geometry Block #3: Triangles Geometry fundamental concepts constructions (triangles, bisectors, angles); types of triangles; angle relationships; types of angles; applying triangle knowledge to real world problems; write and solve linear equations; angle relationships within a triangle; triangle inequality theorem; relating angles and sides of triangles; solving problems through modeling and geometric constructions.
Geometry Block #4: Circles Calculate area and circumference of a circle and use them to solve word problems; understand the relationship between the circumference and area of a circle; metric and standard measurement systems.
Geometry Block #5: Plane Geometry Part 1 Rectangles, Parallelograms, Triangles, Trapezoids, and Composite Figures Calculate perimeter and area of different types of triangles, trapezoids, squares, rectangles, parallelograms and quadrilaterals; composing and decomposing shapes into other shapes; creating solving real-world problems with composite figures.
Geometry Block #6: Plane Geometry Part 2 Similarity Solve problems involving scale drawings of geometric figures, including computing actual lengths and areas from a scale drawing and reproducing a scale drawing at a different scale; calculate perimeter and area for geometric shapes and composite figures in real world applications; use models and formulas to connect perimeter, circumference and area; determine critical attributes of similarity; solve problems involving similar shapes and scale drawings.
Geometry Block #7: Surface Area Calculating the total and lateral surface area of solid shapes such as pyramids, prisms, cones, cylinders, cubes, spheres and composite figures; solve real-world problems involving surface area calculations; plane sections; engineering and physics applications.
Geometry Block #8: Volume Solve real-world problems involving volume of prisms, pyramids, cones, cylinders, spheres and cubes; compute length, area and volume from given data; word problems; engineering and physics applications.
Geometry Block #9: Trigonometry of Right Triangles Constraints of triangles; parallel lines cut by transversals; types of angles including complementary, supplementary, adjacent, vertical, alternating interior and exterior, and criteria for similar triangles; compute length and areas from scale drawings; reproduce a scaled drawing of different scales; construction of triangles from three measures (angles or sides); unique, more than one or no triangle considerations; Pythagorean Theorem and converse; trigonometric functions (sin, cos, tan) to define triangles and solve for unknown sides and angles; engineering and physics applications.
Geometry Block #10: Number Sequences / Proofs Explore the world of number sequences, including arithmetic and geometric progressions, and discover how to identify patterns and determine general terms. Learn techniques for summing sequences and understanding the behavior of infinite series. Dive into mathematical proofs, starting with foundational concepts such as inductive and deductive reasoning, direct proofs, and proof by contradiction. Apply these skills to verify formulas, establish the properties of sequences, and solve challenging problems. Gain insights into how number sequences and proofs are applied in fields like computer science, engineering, and theoretical mathematics.
Statistics Block #1: Mean and Median, Measures of Center Measure of center for a numerical data set as it summarizes all of its values with a single number; measure of variation and how it describes its values vary that vary with a single number; describe measures of center, spread, and shape of a set of data; population and samples; population inferences; comparing two populations based on random samples and use data to make inferences.
Statistics Block #2: Range, IQR and MAD, Measures of Variability Exploring how a set of data collected to answer a statistical question has a distribution which can be described by its center, spread, and overall shape; population inferences; comparing two populations based on random samples and use data to make inferences.
Statistics Block #3: Dot Plots and Histograms Recognize a statistical question as one that anticipates variability in the data related to the question and accounts for it in the answers; display numerical data in plots on a number line, including dot plots and histograms; compare the shapes, centers and spreads of dot plots; real-world applications and word problems.
Statistics Block #4: Box Plots and Statistics Applications Display numerical data in a box plot; compare the shapes, centers and spreads of dot plot; two-way frequency data tables; center and shape of data; spread of data; scatter plots; real-world applications and word problems.
Helping elementary students master science concepts in physics, chemistry, biology and earth science is key in their science education. These foundational topics build the skills needed for advanced concepts in high school and real-world problem-solving.
Homeschooling allows parents to tailor their child’s learning experience, ensuring they progress at the right pace and in an order that makes sense for them. This recommended sequence provides a structured path to understanding these essential topics while giving you the flexibility to adjust to your child’s unique learning needs and interests.
Why Homeschool Families LOVE Supercharged Science & Math
All Lessons are Planned and Delivered by Expert Scientist Educators
The suggested schedule found in every grade level allows students to complete an entire year of hands-on science and math, complete with assignments, experiments and projects. Families can modify the schedule to fit their needs as they work through the program. Students track their progress each day when the assigned work is completed on their Assignment Tracker (in the math course) and in their weekly Worksheets (in the science program) to record their progress. At a glance, parents can easily see their student’s advancement!
Students Learn How to Work Independently
All assignments, workbooks, activities and projects include step-by-step video instructions so that students can easily use the curriculum on their own. As students are engaged in a learning environment, they become more confident as they understand how the concepts work in the real world. Our curriculum helps students methodically learn, self-check, and master difficult concepts before moving on.
Hands-on Activities Hook their Curiosity & Solidify Concepts
Students are full of “why” questions and “a-ha!” moments! My favorite memories are when something has caught their attention and their curiosity is peaked. You can almost see their world expand as they build on their current knowledge. Our curriculum is based on practical, real-world applications, which means it's jam-packed with hands-on activities and experiments you can easily do in a homeschool setting.
Students need to actively participate in the scientific process of discovery to gain a personal awareness of their world. They need to build the projects, construct the contraption, wire up the circuit - only through a physical experience will they truly make those lasting connections to the real world.
Students Learn How to Study and Review
During class, students take notes, just like in a university setting. They may ask questions if participating live, or email in questions if self-paced. After each class, students practice the concepts they've just learned, either by doing science experiments or work through their math workbooks and activities. Students are expected to grade their work each day and use the trackers so they always know what their progress looks like throughout the coursework.
After about a month of content, students will take a quiz and/or a test (as appropriate). In the math course, review tests are found at the end of each workbook. In the science program, these are conducted by the teacher in the form of a quiz. This occurs each month during the academic year.
Students are encouraged to go back and review any content they need to before moving onto new content. In middle school math classes, you'll find complete study guides and downloadable quizzes and tests to help students prepare to make the transition to high school.
High Quality Academics
We recommend student tests be graded by a parent together with the student (we always provide answer keys to everything), so the student may correct any answers for partial credit so they can learn from their mistakes. The Supercharged Science & Math curriculum is rigorous, complete, above and beyond most typical math and science curriculum... which means it's also college preparatory.
We will prepare and guide your student every single step of the way to ensure their amazing success!