mathmarm Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Can we list some cool curriculum that you wish that you had the time/money for? Please no Acronyms!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Nothing. I'm in one of those blissful times where there is nothing I want that I don't already have or is not a free vintage book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 I wish I could figure out how to fit in Mapping the World with Art. I already bought it, so that is not the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Not exactly "cool" but I covet Lost Tools of Writing. I just can't justify spending $$$ on it when I already have a shelf full of writing books/programs. But given your siggie, you're quite a ways away from LToW ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohini Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Supercharged Science Veritas Press Latin Online Beast Academy K12 Online World History Calvert Music Elective Calvert Spelling CAP Fable IEW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 It's not really about money for me. I could buy this stuff and most of it is pretty inexpensive anyway. But I would also like to be able to fit in Mapping the World with Art and Excavating English. Also, Philosophy for Children. And lately I wish we had time for a lot more logic stuff, which somehow we just haven't had room for like we used to. And not a curriculum, but I wish I felt like we had time to read all the Horrible Geography books. All these things have time though. We could potentially get to them in the next couple of years. Or not. Oh, one thing I'd like to do that isn't worth the price tag is Building Poems. Just with the shipping I don't feel like it's worth it for what it is, but the poetry was the only thing we really liked from MCT Island so I would sort of like to follow it up with the Town level poetry book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Okay, time crunch. I wish there was time to fit in more knitting. Knitting has some weirdly positive brain healing benefits, and slows down and evens out brain waves and heart rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel Mertz Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 I too wish I had the time to fit in Mapping the World with Art. I also want to fit in Caesar's English. I'm hoping to get to Patty Paper Geometry this January (I've scheduled a so-called "J Term" to try to fit in some of those things I never quite get to do.) I'll be lucky if I get through the material planned for this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 It's not really about money for me. I could buy this stuff and most of it is pretty inexpensive anyway. But I would also like to be able to fit in Mapping the World with Art and Excavating English. Also, Philosophy for Children. And lately I wish we had time for a lot more logic stuff, which somehow we just haven't had room for like we used to. And not a curriculum, but I wish I felt like we had time to read all the Horrible Geography books. All these things have time though. We could potentially get to them in the next couple of years. Or not. Oh, one thing I'd like to do that isn't worth the price tag is Building Poems. Just with the shipping I don't feel like it's worth it for what it is, but the poetry was the only thing we really liked from MCT Island so I would sort of like to follow it up with the Town level poetry book. I kicked out grammar for the year to fit in Excavating English. No regrets. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 I kicked out grammar for the year to fit in Excavating English. No regrets. :D But we're not even doing grammar this year! We didn't have time for it! :laugh: We'll do it in a year or two. Maybe. If there's time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 I want Jousting Armadillos and MCT. I don't even know if I would love them. I just want them, but they are too pricy to buy for the heck of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannyaunt Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 MUS Primer through Calculus Life of Fred Entire series MBtP 4-5, 5-7, 6-8 Music Lessons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 For a few years I have really, really, really wanted to get some of the Academy of Science for Kids kits. :drool5: I just can't bring myself to use any of our school money on them (yet). For some reason...I've always wanted to get Discoveries in Art. But the price is really hard to swallow. :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto4inSoCal Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Life of Fred, Rosetta stone (have it but have not time to use it), all the math games I bought that just sit on the shelf, our map of the us game, picture smart bible, IEW, some sort of art program. I would love to do more audio books. I need to change my car radio so I can plug in my phone and listen in there with the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Strawberry Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Bravewriter. I just can't justify that price for an Ebook. I wish I could get it used. Learning Latin Through Mythology is on my list for my next go round with the younger set. It looks like fun. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0521397790/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2R3U23OGELC4H&coliid=I2SSMWERTPYEZ7 I'm on the fence with HWT Letters and Numbers for Me for my 5yo. I know I want to do it with him. I know he needs it. I'm just not feeling energetic enough to get it going with him. Probably not until he's 6 and baby is out of the newborn stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 For me, it's mostly time. I could probably work the budget to fit some (but not all) of this, but I think I would run myself and/or my children ragged to add in much more than what we accomplish right now. I'm not a huge fan of having lots of out of the house activities, and that's what would be required for things like sports, music, and swimming. For logic, art, and foreign language, I don't even know what curriculum I'd choose, because I have never looked at what there is.Beast Academy for the older Kindergarten level logic for the younger (she has requested "puzzle math" and I think that's the closest I can get for her, given that she doesn't really have addition/subtraction down) a fuller art program that is not DVD based, along with the supplies for it foreign language a simple overall music class (not a specific instrument) dance for the younger and a sport for the older swimming more often than one 8-week session a yearI'll likely add in the first two at some point--maybe next school year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5LittleMonkeys Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 For a few years I have really, really, really wanted to get some of the Academy of Science for Kids kits. These look great based on what I can see. Do you know anyone that has used them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 I lusted after Shurley English for my now-twentysomethings but could never scrape up the cash. I fished a copy out of the $5 bin for my 6yo for the same reason normal people collect antiques or old magazines but I question whether I have enough lesson prep time to actually use it and I'm sure he'll be just fine if I use that time to copy his siblings' old Daily Grams on to the blackboard and dip into the curriculum budget for groceries instead of dipping into the grocery budget for the latest and greatest shiny new curriculum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 This is a dangerous thread. Everything by Michael Clay Thompson and Royal Fireworks Press A whole stack of writing books All of my good intentions living history/science books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cintinative Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 This probably doesn't count as "curriculum" but my boys are begging me for the 3-D game design course from Youth Digital. Unfortunately it is $250! I'm waiting for a discount and some sort of mysterious influx of money to pay for it. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 I'm really struggling to keep Saxon Primary Math off my "wish I could but I can't" list. I am sure that Math Mammoth is an excellent program, but I see how ds uses workbooks when he does ETC and he simply isn't ready for a workbook based Math program yet. When I was coparenting, I beat myself up over Mondays that had more to do with custody/visitation adjustments than education. Now that I am solo parenting, I beat myself up over how limited my lesson planning time is. The grass isn't greener, it's just different grass. I should also add quintuplets to my wish list, since I'd completely overwork my only minor child if I tried to use every product on the market looks fun and interesting. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 These look great based on what I can see. Do you know anyone that has used them? I don't know anyone personally who uses them, so I've never seen them in person either. But, here is the thread where i first heard about them. Here's another one that talks a little about them at the end. You can search here and find a few more discussions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Patty Paper Geometry and Ferret Ecology. Really, I own one and could easily afford to buy the other, but neither fits in the schedule right now. Oh, and every GEMS guide ever written. They are all fabulous but so much set up work. High payoff too, but sometimes the set up just intimidates me out of wanting to do the unit at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Patty Paper Geometry Hands On Equations all the levels of Atelier Art Learn & Master Guitar Classical Conversations (I have this one, but we never have time to get to it) Excavating English Mapping the World with Art (I have this tentatively scheduled for 8th grade, as part of a world geography year.) Not a curriculum, but I've got a huge list of good literature I want to read with DD, but she'd have to age about 3 times slower than humanly possible in order to get to them all before she outgrows them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy the Valiant Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Jousting Armadillos & AoPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 With our upcoming years in mind: Hey Andrew, Song School Greek & Song School Spanish RightStart Math (stupid hive!) Sonlight PK Visualize World Geography, though we LOVE our Geopuzzles Exploration Education, the Apologia Zoology series, a butterfly garden, and Nature Connection The Writers Jungle The Way they See It from Artistic Pursuits Linguistic Development Through Poetry Memorization and Living Memory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 It's not really about money for me. I could buy this stuff and most of it is pretty inexpensive anyway. But I would also like to be able to fit in Mapping the World with Art and Excavating English. Also, Philosophy for Children. And lately I wish we had time for a lot more logic stuff, which somehow we just haven't had room for like we used to. And not a curriculum, but I wish I felt like we had time to read all the Horrible Geography books. All these things have time though. We could potentially get to them in the next couple of years. Or not. Oh, one thing I'd like to do that isn't worth the price tag is Building Poems. Just with the shipping I don't feel like it's worth it for what it is, but the poetry was the only thing we really liked from MCT Island so I would sort of like to follow it up with the Town level poetry book. My list would be very similar. Not so much for the money, but for the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 SuperCharged Science Legos - it's my creativity curriculum :) Life of Fred series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrammarGirl Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 MCT and The Writer's Jungle. Sometimes I do buy curriculum I don't actually need and justify it by telling myself that, as a certified teacher, I need to keep up my own skills/knowledge. So, maybe I'll use my Christmas money on some Bravewriter stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyGF Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 So, I know you're not allowed to resell the digital download of Bravewriter. But am I allowed to give it away? It has been a total flop; it has to be one of my least favorite purchases ever. I'd happily give it away if that's legal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiMi 4under3 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I call it "Nebel" but I think it's referred to as BFSU. Anyway, Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding by Nebel. I've owned it, TWICE. Gave it away both times. Too much teacher prep at this point in our journey. I need open-and-go science for now. But I wish I had the time... sigh... it's excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 MCT and The Writer's Jungle. Sometimes I do buy curriculum I don't actually need and justify it by telling myself that, as a certified teacher, I need to keep up my own skills/knowledge. So, maybe I'll use my Christmas money on some Bravewriter stuff. TWJ is only $50 at HSBC. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Beast Academy. I simply can't justify the price and the postage. Some of MCT, a bunch of other writing and maths stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 We've loved our MCT books so much I would love to try more from RFWP, ditto with Ellen McHenry. I have more of both on the docket but we just don't have enough time to go through all their books. Jousting Armadillos is a maybe, I think it will fit ds well but I'm not sure if it will be the best use of our time. We might go ahead and use it next year. I'm adding some of the Lego education material on FP's list as well :) Otherwise books, too many books and too little time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weintz8 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 If i had time I would add in a ton of stuff from The Critical Thinking Company, off the top of my head; math detective, mind benders, word roots, Editor in chief, and Science detective. If I had unlimited funds I would buy all the Sonlight cores. Just to have to use alongside our other programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyler Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 For me it's mostly about time. I tend to be drawn to resources that are time intensive for setting up or because they teach the parent how to teach the subject to the child. That's why I wish I had more time in the day to be able to use BFSU, The Writer's Jungle, JUMP Math, and BookShark's Eastern Hemisphere. As if I don't have enough Resources to juggle, I just received the GEMS unit Life through Time. It looks amazing- better than I thought it would be. However, the set up requires quite a few resources and time to put them all together. I may end up saving it for next year. I also wish I had more time to play with math outside of our curriculum. My dd would love more math games, puzzles, tricks, activities, stories, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I wish we had time for competitive chess for ds10. We have an excellent club here with a serious instructor but I didn't want to trade in a free afternoon. So crossed that off the list. AND competitive lego league for ds10. Ha! I notice a theme. He's getting older and I'm ready for him to be able to really come into his own, but I still need to balance the demands of two high schoolers and 2 kids in college with just one mama to get to all the activities. I'm not sad, I just sometimes think these would be awesome experiences. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wind-in-my-hair Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I wish I could get Nancy Larson Science 1 without feeling like I *had* to use all of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCMom Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I always wanted to do the Lentil Science stuff. However, every time I almost hit the purchase button at RR it would occur to me that I was probably the one who would spend the most time using it... So I never bought it. It is my one homeschooling regret... :lol: Georgia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saraswati Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Beast Academy. I simply can't justify the price and the postage. Ray, from Horrible Books, sells BA and always has free shipping. I'm not sure if the books are a discounted price... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clear Creek Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I love the looks of Wayfarers, and I like the idea of a literature-centered curriculum that uses really, really good books (even for high school science and geography). But I can't justify paying that much for something that I would tweak, make substitutions, and adjust so much that it would end up being a very expensive booklist. But if something happens and I need an open and go curriculum that any person can open and do the next thing with my kids (or they can look at it and do what is needed on any given day), or if I was unable to make an individual curriculum plan for each child and just needed to make a large purchase for the year and have it done with, it would be Wayfarers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZARKIAN Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Gordons School - New Masters (art program) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfABunch Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 OMG! What a great thread! I just added about a dozen things to my Amazon cart.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I always wanted to do the Lentil Science stuff. However, every time I almost hit the purchase button at RR it would occur to me that I was probably the one who would spend the most time using it... So I never bought it. It is my one homeschooling regret... :lol: Georgia Is Lentil Science and get a grip really similar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndOfOrdinary Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 MCT. Just cannot justify the price yet. Soon that might shift, but right now it just seems like a whole stack of money for a grammar and poetics curriculum. Lost Tools of Writing looks delicious as well. Not yet, but PA Homeschoolers classes look wonderful, but ouch $600 a year. I have somehow found a way to do Lukeion and AoPS....I just need to think on it a bit more and hopefully I can work these in too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndOfOrdinary Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Beast Academy. I simply can't justify the price and the postage. Some of MCT, a bunch of other writing and maths stuff. I have found all of our AoPS on either Ebay, Half, or Amazon. Often times the rates are half or less and shipping isn't terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Moving Beyond the Page tons of Montessori stuff---especially for my toddler tons of science kits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwlivingmom Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I would do online Latin classes. It would be so nice to outsource this one so that I don't have to be learning every step of the way with her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 With unlimited money and space, I would buy all the "all in one" type curric that each have one piece that I want, tear it all apart, and use a piece from this and a piece from that. I already adapt pretty much everything I do buy, but I can't quite fork over the money for other products knowing that I only want to use maybe 5-10% of it. Other than that, it's all time. I have awesome Lego sets, living math books, board games, and a variety of other resources that don't get used as much as they should. And sometimes I look through my own shelves and think - ooh, I completely forgot about this! I need to use this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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