Multi-subject class offerings
Study.com – organized site with plenty of coursework for middle school students that they can do on their own. It has recently become popular with homeschoolers we know who like this site a lot. $59.99 per month per student for unlimited access.
Language Arts
Fix-it Grammar (grades 3-12). From IEW. Placement test can be found here. This is a popular series for online classes, but it’s easy to do on your own.
No Red Ink – this comes from a middle school teacher friend and my kids have used it as well.
Newsela – complete reading activities for grades 2-12 – easy to print and use at home.
Wordly Wise 3000 Book 6+ – these are a staple for our middle school language arts program
A Pirate’s Guide to the Grammar of Story
The Lukeion Project – language arts online coursework
BOOKS for book club/academic study
The Witch of Blackbird Pond (teaching guide)
To Kill a Mockingbird (teaching guide)
Refugee (teaching guide)
Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Animal Farm
1984
(list in progress)
Math:
The first online class either of my kids ever took was with Natural Math, and my daughter loved it as a 6th grader.
Prodigy Math – online for grades 1-8. Gamified math. This was recommended to me by a teacher in New York. Set up help can be found on this page.
Aleks math – used by schools in at least 2 districts in another state where I used to teach.
Life of Fred – the books are often prices best on this page of Educents. It helps if the kids know some of the story from the earlier books before diving into the Pre-Algebra books – Pre-Algebra with Biology, Physics, or Economics.
Science & Technology:
Physics for 6th grade – part of the Life of Fred Pre-Algebra Series
History/Social Studies
Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History. You can spend a 15-30 minute period on any time in American history.
*In progress*