Sarah0000 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 And what if you excluded core math programs, then what would it be (I'm expecting a lot of BA answers)? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Surprisingly, History for Common Entrance (Galore Park). DD has gone through all three of the key stage 3 books this year and really enjoyed them. Although O think a big part of it was illustrating history with snakes.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 DD12 - Maxwell's Writing in English. She just told me her favorite thing in school is watching Brian Cox videos. She did a leap as she told me! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 (edited) My daughter states that Ellen McHenry's The Elements is her favorite thing to use so far. I'd say it's not *quite* open and go, but pretty close. She confirms that my guess of MCT's Island Level is also very high on the list. This took some scheduling on my part, but was otherwise open and go. (No matter how much I love Beast, I don't think it will ever make the top of her list.) Edited January 29, 2016 by Jackie 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 MCT Caesar's English! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 MCT Island and Town levels. Biggest hit ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 MCT was a favorite here, too :). It wasn't quite open and go, but close. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 My kids like(d) Caesar's English, but not the other elements of the program. I did, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gil Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Excluding math then the favorite open and go curriculum that we use are nonfiction books. Just open the book and read. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSprout Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 (edited) Don't throw tomatoes at me. My dd likes MP's literature stuff. We pick and choose titles, and grade advance it. But she likes the extra side bits of info in the guides. It's thoughtful, adds to the reading, and gets done quickly. We like CAP's writing and Rhetoric first five levels (well, except 4, we skipped it). Ellen McHenry Mapping the World mapping part. Pop in the DVD and go (unless she's misplaced it.) K12 Human Odyssey- read and discuss. I occasional pull a writing topic out of the student pages. Minimus was a favorite, but that was a supplement. Derek Owens Physical Science. Edited February 2, 2016 by elladarcy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Getting Started with Latin was very open and go. DS loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 MCT, Beast Academy, Keyboarding Without Tears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baile Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Looks like I need to take another look at MCT! My oldest enjoyed Sonlight when he was little, and Lively Latin and Writing Tales have been hits this year with my 7yo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embassy Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Lol, MCT did not work for us. But Excavating English was a hit. But mostly, my children's favorite things are home-designed unit studies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 MCT. I consider it open and go because we just pick what we want to read that day. He started the practice books after we finished whatever book one was for that level. He actually loved Evan Moore daily science and daily geography the most, but outpaced them by second grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 None. We have never met any scripted curriculum my kids liked - even highly lauded options contained far too much busywork. (AoPS is the stellar exception) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSprout Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) Based on what regentrude said, I should mention the ones I suggested are open and go for us, in the way we used them... Not necessarily the way they were written. MCT was not a hit here really either. Edited February 7, 2016 by elladarcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathnerd Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) None. We have never met any scripted curriculum my kids liked - even highly lauded options contained far too much busywork. (AoPS is the stellar exception) I have to agree with this. I find myself cobbling stuff together to make a curriculum that would fit and then, before I know it, I am tweaking it again. Notable exceptions: Beast Academy was the most exciting and favorite open and go curriculum so far, followed by AOPS (no funny cartoons in AOPS, so it is not our #1 favorite curriculum, we still like math better when there are cute beasts involved!). We also had luck with Getting Started with Latin and Getting Started with Spanish books. Edited February 4, 2016 by mathnerd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 DD has liked the Galore Park books. We have used both the "junior" books and the SYRWTL (now X subject For Common Entrance) series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalsummer Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 DD10 liked GSWL, both liked the TOPScience kits, though you do have to assemble some materials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black-eyed Suzan Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Our favorites are math (BA and LOF and Miquon), but the Logic books from Prufrock Press (Logic Safari, Logic Liftoff, Logic Countdown, etc.) have been hits as well. One child loves MCT and one does not. Both children like board games, which are definitely open and go. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scbusf Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 BA is a huge hit with my oldest, my next kid, not so much! I have the entire Island level of MCT, but we haven't done much of it. I need to pull it back out and keep at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSprout Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Logic of English Essentials. Got language arts done with minimal fuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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