106+ Co-op Class Ideas

 

Homeschooling moms have brains full of so many things that it can be difficult to think of what to teach in a co-op situation. 

It is my hope that this list of co-op classes will be inspirational 🙏

GENERAL ELECTIVES

1.     ACT/SAT Prep

2.     American Government (high school)

3.     Art (all grades)

4.     Business Law (high school)

5.     Business Management (high school)

6.     Catholic Schoolhouse (K-2)

7.     Choir

8.     Classical Enrichment

9.     Cooking/Baking (2 hours) (Advanced or Basic)

10.  Consumer Education (high school)

11.  Debate (middle and high school)

12.  Drama (all grades) (one semester)

13.  Drawing (middle and high school)

14.  Emotional Health Class

15.  Handicrafts (7 Benefits of Homeschool Handicrafts: Handicrafts, part 1 — Simply Charlotte Mason)

16.  Health and Nutrition (one semester)

17.  Health for the Whole Person (high school). High School Health for the Whole Person - 7sistershomeschool.com

18.  Hospitality (7^th through 12^th) (one semester) 

19.  How Media Influenced the 20th Century

20.  Improv 

21.  Leadership

22.  Liberty, Justice and Economics (5^th through 8^th) 

23.  Logic (and Critical Thinking; Informal) (one semester)

24.  Medieval Projects (one semester)

25.  Morning Basket

26.  Music and Movement (PreK through elementary)

27.  Music Appreciation

28.  Photography (middle and high school)

29.  Physical Education (all grades)

30.  School Newspaper Class (published monthly)

31.  Sociology (high school)

32.  Study Skills (middle and high school) (one or two semesters). Resources were: (first semester) Study Smarter, Not Harder and (second semester) What Color is Your Parachute for Teens

33.  Theology of the Body for Teens (middle school through high school; two-hour class one day or one hour each Monday/Wednesday)

34.  Yearbook Class 

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

35.  American Sign Language

36.  French

37.  Latin (First Form)

38.  Latin (Henle)

39.  Spanish (all grades) 

GEOGRAPHY

40.  American Geography (all ages).

41.  World Geography 7-12  

HISTORY (also includes some Literature, Philosophy, Fine Arts)

42.  American History (middle school)

43.  American History (high school) 

44.  Ancient/Literature

45.  Art History

46.  Church History

47.  Greek History/Literature 

48.  Egyptian Mummification (one semester; middle school) 

49.  History and Philosophy of the Western World (7 Sisters Homeschool)

50.  History of Fine Arts (middle and high school) (one semester) 

51.  Medieval History/Literature 

52.  Missouri 

53.  Modern World History (7^th through 12^th)

54.  Roman History/Literature 

LANGUAGE ARTS (some Literature combined with HISTORY)

55.  Book Discussion/Book Club

56.  Creative Writing (all grades) (one semester)

57.  English

58.  English Grammar and Composition (high school)

59.  Fairy Tales (K-1^st)

60.  Film as Literature (high school)

61.  Great American Short Stories (high school)

62.  Great Books. Books can be acquired on Amazon, ABE Books, ThriftBooks, eBay, etc. (Sample lesson plans for Series 6-8 on the Homeschool-Life website). Can be paired with Art with younger grades into one class.

63.  IEW Writing 

64.  Letter of the Week (preK-1)

65.  Literature, American (high school)

66.  Literature, World (high school)

67.  Modern Literature/History

68.  Phonics/Reading

69.  Socratic Book Club (middle and high school) (one semester) 

70.  Speech (one semester). 7 Sisters Homeschool has a good program.

71.  Storytime (preK)

72.  World Literature (Seton, Memoria Press, etc.) 

MATH (middle/high school classes not generally taught at co-op anymore)

73.  Accounting

74.  Algebra

75.  Build a Business (5-8; high school) (one semester) 

76.  Economics (high school)

77.  Geometry

78.  Personal Finance (high school; Dave Ramsey) 

RELIGION/VIRTUES

79.  Apologetics/Sacraments (high school)

80.  Bible History and Catechism (1^st through 4^th)

81.  Bible Timeline (high school) 

82.  Book of Virtues (Based on The Book of Virtues by William J. Bennett … huge book and could cover all 10 virtues in stories and activities over a year. Book of Virtues - Shiver Academy)

83.  Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

84.  Faith and Morality 

85.  Intro to Catholicism 

86.  Lessons with Father Mike (high school) (one semester) 

87.  Little Flowers 

88.  Religion

89.  Saints 

90.  Understanding Scripture  

SCIENCE

91.  Astronomy

92.  Biology (middle school)

93.  Chemistry (high school)

94.  General Science (Apologia)

95.  Human Anatomy and Physiology (high school)

96.  Life Science (CHC) (optional workbook and lab manual) (7^th grade)

97.  Physical Science (middle school)

98.  Physics (high school)

99.  Psychology (high school)

100.         Science Experiments

101.         Science Lab  

STEM

102.         Engineering, Introduction to (one semester)

103.         LEGO Robotics (one semester)

104.         Math Games

105.         Project-Based Learning (create a zoo, build a city, etc.)

106.         STEM Projects (all grades)

 More ideas!

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The Unlikely Homeschool: Mega List of Homeschool Co-op Class Ideas (sign up to get it by email)

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Try FlyLady's Daily Focus Concept to Get Things in Order! #LessStressMoreFun

In doing some paper decluttering recently, I came across some papers I'd printed in 2017 from FlyLady's website. If you're not familiar with FlyLady, she's the queen of organization and decluttering! 

The papers I had printed and put into my ARC system were all about Daily Focus, which means focusing ONLY on a certain task each day. I remember my mom telling me that my Great Aunt Eva would do this, as well, assigning only certain days for doing laundry, changing sheets, baking for the week, etc. In more detail and an updated version goes something like this (and of course you can switch around the days so they work better for you and your family situation):

Monday is for the weekly home blessing hour. Set a timer for an hour and just spent maybe 10 minutes on each of the following: vacuum (middle of floor only), dust, quick mop, polish mirrors and doors, purge magazines and catalogs, change sheets, empty all trash cans.

Tuesday is for planning the week in the following ways: menu, activities, date night and family fun time, wardrobe, checking prescription refill needs. The rest of the day is for fun!

Little Passports Space Quest Subscription Box

My kids got their first Little Passports subscription boxes TEN YEARS AGO! My then-10-year-old son got the United States box and it came with a disposable camera, a file pouch, a scratch book, a map, a passport, etc. My then-5-year-old daughter wanted to try it, too, so I got her one and it arrived quickly. The one she got was more of a world traveler box but had the same characters, Sam and Sophia. Hers had a map, a passport, a photo, and a booklet, all in a medium-sized cardboard suitcase. And, yes, then my youngest wanted his own suitcase of goodies. 

And they still have their little suitcases full of crafts, trinkets, maps, information, coins, and more. 

Little Passports is an award-winning subscription box service that ignites curiosity and celebrates cultures with globally inspired experiences, hands-on art and science activities, and stories for kids ages 3-10. And these days they have tons of different options, like the Little Passports Space Quest Subscription, which I plan to sign up for when I teach Astronomy to elementary-age kids at one of the homeschool co-ops!

Can't wait to launch a space adventure with cosmic activity kits, stories, and out-of-this-world posters!