15yr old not enough to do?

I guess that depends on when he began school and when his bday is.  My ds began at age 5 1/2 and will turn 15 during his Freshman year. 

Our schedule is similar with the additions:

Latin (on his own 2-3 days a week)

a sport

Logic (1 x a week)

an Uncle Eric book (1 x a week)

will begin a handicraft soon

Health (2 x a week)

Science-related bio or other book that corelates with his text

written narrations (high school goal is 3 a day, but that is proving to be almost impossible, so he is at once a day right now with oral narrations)

HTH

my3boys, what are you using for health? I like your schedule and am planning for the future.

@Wingstofly…he’s using Abeka’s Health text.  He is giving oral narrations + written ones and there is a small portion titled Use Your Knowledge (or something like that) that I have him answer in the same notebook for narrations.  He says it has similar topics as Apologia’s General Science Human Body section but more indepth, he likes it.  It was a toss up between that and Total Health.  Total Health is a much larger text and just wasn’t his thing (I let him look at both and he chose). 

He also uses Spelling Wisdom, adds to a Book of Mottoes and Discovering Doctrine Notebook 1-2 times a week, we’re using Module 2 for history, which I handed over the Bible portion to, as well as, the Geography Notebook may be passed on to him.  He works better on his own, usually, and having to wait on me is proving to get him behind a bit.  We can always make it an option from day to day…like we do certain read alouds.  Sometimes he sits in with the rest of the family, sometimes it’s best that he does on his own. 

@jrs5kids, he is using Getting Started with Latin in addition to Our Mother Tongue which has a definitions/root word meanings.  I’d love to dig deeper into Latin, but we just aren’t there yet; I’m certain he can manage it next year.  He started Spanish awhile back but that has not continued.  I believe he’ll be able to do more next year for foreign language.  HTH

I’m not gcbmommy, but I’ve used Jr. Analytical Grammar and I think the teachers guide is easy to use.  It’s easier than Easy Grammar, which we’ve tried as well.  I do not have my ds narrate every single thing he reads from daily. I have him do a variety of written (usually 1 of these a day) and oral, or if a book has discussion questions built-in I may have him answer them instead.  We try to discuss the books he’s reading or things he enjoys and I may count that as a narration, but that always depends.  He is not a big “talker” so when he is ready to narrate and/or discuss, I have to be ready to listen

Our dc aren’t math-minded and are probably considered a bit behind…oldest is just now dealing with Pre-Algebra (MUS).  He’s getting it, but I may have to pay for a tutor in the future..we’ll see.  My middle ds is really not math-minded and is not doing what most of his peers are able to do, but that’s okay with me.  We just keep working at it everyday to increase speed, understanding, confidence and enjoyment.  You could always test his skills on the MUS website to see where your ds is at and maybe he’s ready for more.  HTH