SO WHAT WOULD A “GRAND PLAN” LOOK LIKE FOR YOUR CHILD USING

THE STANDARD DEVIANTS AND REA CLEP PREP BOOKS TO CLEP AND

“DOUBLE CREDIT” THE HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECTS?

In a recent eNewsletter, we went into a lot of detail about how you can use the videos

and DVDs from Cerebellum’s Standard Deviants and REA CLEP Prep Books to prepare

for taking CLEP tests.

You still may be a bit confused about how this would work.

We also have tried to encourage you to consider our Grand Plan idea and put together

one using our Christian Homeschool Student Planner. Since the new Planners will be

out later this month, now's the perfect time to explain how they may be very useful to

you and your student(s).

Well now we want to give you an example for illustration purposes to show what might

work for your student(s).

At least it will show you how one might be laid out.

Imagine that you have a rather bright 12 year old who you think is ready to take on high

school early. Nothing is holding him or her back. You get every indicator that the student

wants to do this. So how would you map out a Grand Plan for your child?

Well why don’t we just make one up? Take a look at it and see if you think it makes sense.

It is meant to just be a template. If you want to make one up that uses just one piece of this

one, or changes it in some significant way, do it. This is just an example meant to help you

figure out what will work in your case.

We have a whole bunch of information in our Parent’s Guide to the Christian Homeschool

Planner that will help you with this process. And in the Christian Homeschool Student Planner

there is a working copy of this template as well, for you to fill in for each individual child who has

a Planner of his or her own.

[Planners will be available soon . . . we promise! Keep checking at www.davidandlaurie.com.]

Just keep in mind that this is just a system to help get organized. It provides motivation by

showing the child what the road ahead looks like. Each child will respond differently.

But as the proverb says, “Without a vision, the people perish.” Having a vision will help to

give motivation to your student(s). We believe that even the naturally lethargic child will be

more motivated with this Grand Plan than without it. And those who are exceptionally

motivated will “run with it.” We know this from personal experience.

Good learning! And good CLEPping!

High School Grand Plan [Example for CLEPping]

Subject	Level	Credits	Course Requirements [Using “Standard Deviants” videos/DVDs & REA CLEP Prep Books]	Date Completed	Grade
English		Min 4
English 1	I	1	Stand. Dev Eng. Grammar 1, Punctuation 1, REA Handbook of Grammar, Style & Writing
English 2	II	1	Stand. Dev Eng. Grammar 2, Punctuation 2, REA Handbook of Grammar, Style & Writing
English 3	III	1	Stand. Dev Eng. Composition, Read 5 Books of your choice for English Literature Assignment, REA CLEP Freshman Composition Prep Book, CLEP Freshman Composition TEST
English 4	IV	1	Read 5 Books of your choice for Engligh Literature Assignment, REA English Analyzing and Interpreting Literature CLEP Prep Book, CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature TEST
Social Studies		Min 4
Amer History	I	1	LIFE IN AMERICA Exploring the New World; REA US History I CLEP Prep Book, US History I CLEP TEST
Amer. Gov’t	II	1	Stand. Dev. Amer. Govt 1 & 2, If The Foundations Are Destroyed – Alan Snyder, CLEP American Government TEST
Western Civilization 1	III	1	David Quine's Worldviews Western World 1&2, CLEP Western Civilization I TEST
Western Civilization 2	IV	1	David Quine's Worldviews Western World 3, CLEP Western Civilization II TEST
Math		Min 2	+1-2 for college prep
Algebra	I	1	Stand. Dev. Algebra 1 & 2, Algebra Workbook, REA College Algebra CLEP Prep Book, CLEP College Algebra TEST
Geometry	II	1	Stand. Dev. Geometry 1 & 2, Geometry Workbook, CLEP College Mathematics TEST
Trigonometry	III	1	Stand. Dev. Trigonometry 1 & 2, Trigonometry Workbook, CLEP Trigonometry TEST
Pre-Calculus	IV	1	Stand. Dev. Pre-Calculus 1 & 2, Pre-Calculus Workbook, Possible Community College Course?
Science		Min 2	+1-2 for college prep
Biology	I	1	Stand. Dev. Biology 1, Biology Workbook, CLEP Biology TEST
Chemistry	II	1	Stand. Dev. Chemistry 1, 2, & 3, Chemistry Workbook, CLEP Chemistry TEST
Physics	III	1	Stand. Dev. Physics 1 & 2, Physics Workbook, CLEP Natural Science TEST
Computer Skills	IV	1	Stand. Dev. Learning HTML and Internet Videos, Internet for Dummies Workbook (or equivalent)
Foreign Language		No Min
Spanish 1	I	1	Stand. Dev. Spanish 1 & 2, Spanish I CLEP Prep Book
Spanish 2	II	1	Stand. Dev. Advanced Spanish, Spanish I CLEP Prep Book, CLEP Spanish TEST (6-12 credits possible)
	III	1
	IV	1
Fine or Practical Arts		Min 1
Study Skills and Time Management	I	1	Read “The Great Big Book of How To Study, by Ron Fry and Time Management for Dummies; use Christian Homeschool Student Planner
Music	II	1	[As required by your preferences (e.g. piano, voice, guitar, etc. lessons)]
	III
	IV
Physical Education/Health		Min 2
4 years of	I	.5	[Provide some type of regular physical ed
physical ed	II	.5	activity, whether it be playing in an organized
participation	III	.5	team, or doing some individualized sport or
(e.g., sports)	IV	.5	outdoor activity (baseball, basketball, camping, running, etc.)]
Electives		Min 3