homemommy83 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 (edited) The other thread is so true, the best curriculum is the one that gets done consistently. Below are the things that I have consistently done with most of children. Pentime handwriting FLL1/2- Phonics Pathways after either TYCTRin100EL or The Reading Lesson. Primary LL/ ILL Rod and Staff Spelling and Math Math Mammoth whether doing a quick unit or this year with my 1st grader is getting done as well. Recently The Good and the Beautiful LA has been very doable daily for our children. While it is all inclusive I have found that I actually still want to do PLL and ILL with it as I love them both for different reasons. We have also loved CLEs Reading program, but it only takes a few months each year to do. What are your programs that get done? Brenda Edited February 2, 2018 by homemommy83 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykidsrmyjoy Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 CLE Math CLE Language Arts CLE Reading 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Abeka phonics BJU math MUS Singapore math RS4K Spelling You See SCM cursive writing FLL WWE SOTW In our house these always get done with zero effort or issue. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollyhock Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Explode the code LLATL TT SOTW R&S history books God's design science books Apologia science books Logic countdown and liftoff R&S spelling WWE and WTM writing in general 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera33 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Mystery Science Explode the Code These aren't the only ones that get done, but I consider them my "get-r-done" curriculums because they aren't my ideal, but the ones that actually get done instead of the ideal. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Piano lessons: That is where my boys are right now Sequential Spelling: Eldest is kind of sad that he is almost done. He is on disc 4, and sadly the CDs are really hard to find, so he isn't going to continue on after he is done Math: Singapore, and AOPS Writing: IEW and we just started Elegant Essays Duolingo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shand Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 AAR and MM are our gotta do's each day. Luckily, they're also the ones that are the easiest to get done thanks to their open and go nature. We've also started implementing BW's A Quiver of Arrows and it's also been getting done every day lately. It's only been a week, though, so we'll see if that stays consistent. It should since it fits in nicely with our morning time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking Squirrels Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 EIW. We struggled to have consistency with writing until this program. DD struggles so every other program resulted in meltdowns which certainly didn't inspire pulling it out the next day. She doesn't love EIW (I don't think she'll ever love a writing program, at least not until she is proficient at typing), but she doesn't dislike it and it gets done regularly. RSO We have only dipped into other science programs, but we have stuck with this one through 1st, 2nd, and now 4th with plans to use it again next year for 5th and 1st. Singapore math. We have tried others here and there but come back to Singapore. We also love BA, but it's too intense for DD to do every day as a main program. SM gets done without meltdowns. I'm happy with RSO and SM. I admit that I'm always looking at other writing programs with grass-is-greener syndrome. But I'm going to stick with it because the others probably won't get done like EIW does. And there's nothing I dislike about EIW, it's good, I just see so many others mentioned more frequently that it's hard not to think we're missing out on something not doing them! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 We have a pretty good routine going. I recently started using Homeschool Planet, and that has helped our completion rate a LOT. School also seems to take less time - I guess having the checklist motivates my kids to stay on track. I have already written out schedules for artist & composer studies so that we get those done too! 4th grader: Math in Focus Math Minutes 180 Days of Writing Mr. Q Science Bookshark history Literature studies 10th grader: MUS World History using a textbook & Great Course lectures Biology w/ textbook Art History with book & Great Courses lectures Bible and Its Influence & Great Courses lectures Literature studies My attempts at French with my 4th grader are NOT getting done, so I ordered something new to try (CAP's French for Children). I am hoping it gets done. I am also totally slacking in art. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homemommy83 Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 I should have added Explode the Code is a favorite here and always gets done. Apologia Notgrass History Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scbusf Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 I have finally figured out that we do best here with curriculum that has a schedule already done. Or Do-the-Next-Thing. Some current things that are working well (knock on wood!!!!): 6th grader Apologia General Science w/ the Notebooking Journal Uncle Sam and You Figuratively Speaking Easy Grammar WWS 1 4th grader Writers in Residence Pentime Handwriting Math Mammoth RSO Chemistry 2nd grader Growing w/ Grammar RSO Chemistry 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Morning time Pentime MM Journals Copywork/dictation Xtra Math SOTW OPGTR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegs Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 For 1st and 2nd, daily copywork always got done. DS had a favourite song which I would play for him while he was writing. Now at the beginning of 3rd, our daily subjects are: - Reading (two chapters which I assign) - Writing (we make Jot It Down style mini-books on a different topic each week) - Spelling (AAS) - Math (Miquon) Also getting done: - History (SOTW plus comprehension questions and mapwork) - Science (Mystery Science or Brainpop) - Grammar (Practice Island) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homemommy83 Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 Despite all my jumping around with things, we actually have a great track record of doing... Once my kids were in the habit of doing twenty minutes l.a., twenty five minutes math, and an hour of reading every day they just did that. A couple years ago I was very sick and laid up in bed and they just kept the routine going on their own. It was amazing. I can not recommend working by time instead of lesson more highly! I love this point! I schedule tutor time with each child daily instead of following a certain lesson daily and I feel this is so much more productive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three4me Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) For us, it’s CLE for math and The Good and The Beautiful for language arts. I don’t love every single thing about TG&TB, but the fact that it gets done is huge. Also, this year we’re doing a weekly science coop with friends which is ensuring that science gets done. And, as mentioned by pp, the habit of reading for an hour every afternoon and after I put them to bed if they’re not tired enough to sleep has given them the time to log many many hours of reading. Edited February 3, 2018 by three4me 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventuresinHomeschooling Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) Abeka math k-4 Beast Academy Abeka grammar Caesar's English and MCT programs Sing spell read write CAP writing and rhetoric CAP reasoning reading SOTW history when I stick with it and don't try to overdo integrating my own units RS4K science WWE Edited February 3, 2018 by AdventuresinHomeschooling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthmerlin Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) Can anyone please give more information re: RS3/4K science? As an after-schooler, I'm looking to supplement this part of my child's (3rd grade) education & am torn on which curriculum to follow (BFSU is currently in the running but I'm still shopping around). Thanks! Edited February 4, 2018 by Earthmerlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerico Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Saxon math and Saxon grammar. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Y Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 This year: LLATL Story of the World Apologia Astronomy Pentime Always: Rod and Staff math 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondchen Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 OPGTR Pentime WWE FixIt! Grammar SOTW Getting Started with Latin Old Story New (for daily Bible read-aloud and discussion) Simply Charlotte Mason scripture card box (for scripture memory and review) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 SOTW gets done consistently (even if we just read the chapter and do the outline and map work). I'm not a YE person but Apologia Science, finally, gets it done for DS. Singapore Math Standards edition gets/got it done for both. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Jessica* Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Math Mammoth MCT Language Arts Killgallon Sentences for Middle School Jump In by Sharon Watson SOTW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsRobinson Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 (edited) Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons Spelling Workout Sequential Spelling Language Lessons for Today Essentials in Writing (grades 1, 2, and 3 tried so far) Easy Grammar Grade 2 Handwriting Without Tears (K, 1, 2) Dance Mat Typing Math Mammoth Mr. Q Science Science in the Beginning with the Rainbow Resource lab kit (this is our first year, haven't tried the others in this series yet) I still haven't found a history that consistently gets done for us. We've jumped around a lot. SOTW is still on the shelf but I'm considering VP Self Paced History for this coming year. I have learned I need things that are open and go. I have a long list of things that were too much prep and just not going to get done but I think that's for another thread. ;) Edited February 4, 2018 by MrsRobinson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTVKath Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Our always-get-done: CLE Math Spellwell Universal Handwriting or Zaner-Bloser Handwriting books Bible at breakfast Phonics Pathways Language Lessons for Today The lesson for me here is that the do-the-next-thing type curriculums are the ones that are easiest for me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 OPGTR FLL (at least the first two levels) Spelling Workout Cheap Amazon cursive writing books Xtramath Reading Eggs and Mathseeds SOTW is also good because even if we don’t add in activities, we can at least read the section out loud. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Despite all my jumping around with things, we actually have a great track record of doing... Once my kids were in the habit of doing twenty minutes l.a., twenty five minutes math, and an hour of reading every day they just did that. A couple years ago I was very sick and laid up in bed and they just kept the routine going on their own. It was amazing. I can not recommend working by time instead of lesson more highly! I agree with this so much. That tracking consistency really works. I was sick a couple of months ago and the exact same thing happened here. My kids just grabbed their work and went to business as usual. My DD even gave the twins lessons from wherever my sticky tab was in my teaching manuals. It was truly lovely :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syllieann Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) Math Mammoth CLE Math Rod and Staff Spelling AAR IEW Printing w/ Letter Stories MP Science Edited February 5, 2018 by Syllieann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 SOTW because the hawk demands history. Anything that has five or six pieces in a lesson means I know I can't get away with letting it slide for a day--currently that's Spelling You See, Vocabulary Virtuoso, and DGP (which is also very quick). Any math gets done every day because it's a priority. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiffanyl Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) Literature A.C.E. Word Building Teaching Textbooks Poetry Teatime Math Relief Algebra Typing Instructor Visual Link Spanish A History of US Audiobook Our Island Story Audiobook Edited February 9, 2018 by tiffanyl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaquitita Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) These are the things still getting done despite a family emergency last month... CLE math R&S spelling Climbing to Good English Beast Academy Spelling You See Write On! Evan Moore Daily Science Pathway readers Murche science readers Librivox audio books Edited February 9, 2018 by vaquitita 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 For elementary school: A Beka Phonics A Beka Math A Beka Grammar Christian Liberty Press Spelling Tiner Science Books (Exploring the World of...) For middle school: WWS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Anything with 140 lessons or less. Those will get done every time. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) . Edited March 9 by SilverMoon 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Tharp Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Everything I use is get er done, since my kids have EF issues and don't want to spend anymore time on work than they need to. R&S Math and Grammar EIW Mark Kistler Learn to Draw in 30 Days Core Knowledge Lit. Core Knowledge History RS4K Science 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) Apples & Pears - it's gotten done the most consistently and the longest around here Math. Just in general, math. We're good about getting it done...but not so good about sticking to a specific program. CLE, MM, and BJU have all had decently long stints here. Oldest DD is over-the-moon about Mastering Essential Math Skills, however (IMO) it was an emergency measure, not a full curriculum. Mosdos has been used several years by oldest DD. No teacher's guide, no workbook. Just read and chat. Edited February 15, 2018 by alisoncooks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallyv Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 i am new here, but been a long time lurker and learned so much from these boards! My youngest is finishing up grade 2 and we ended up minimizing a lot from Aug until now: What gets done is Singapore Math Parts of The Good and The Beautiful LA & Lit Sentence Family Rod and Staff God's People Bible reader Awana verse memorization The Good & The Beautiful History Units 1 & 2 then we took a break because we have already done some of the early US history in the next unit. We have replaced it with BF Around the World With Picture Books Part 1 and it is fabulous! It encompasses history, geography, nature study, science, art, notebooking and literature Lots of read a loud books always gets done Art.....once a wk class and my little artist is always adding her creative touch to everything we do We try to get to Pentime but working on penmanship is not her favorite so it is a battle. Pretty much anything "writing" is difficult because she just wants to draw everything instead of write words :cursing: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy to monkeys Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Anything CLE sunrisePentime Abeka elementary science Abeka handbook for reading and 1st grade readers (a page from the handbook and one story or section from a reader. Boom. Done.)Stacks of books to free read, read slowly and copy or write narrations from, or have them as read alouds 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenecho Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 (edited) Story of the World (but that's a lot me and my love of history, and now cause he asks for it) Addition Facts that Stick All About Spelling Edited February 13, 2018 by goldenecho 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Anything with 140 lessons or less. Those will get done every time. Haha! I was just thinking this yesterday. Any curriculum bumping over this is hard to finish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyhappypeople Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Teaching Textbooks Saxon Math Mystery of History (first year using it but it's very open-and-go and we're making actual sustained progress in a non-3Rs area. I know... the mind boggles) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Basically anything in a good colorful workbook with enough space to write in....Thinking of Abeka, Horizons, certain BJU subjects...anything that doesn't need a cumbersome TM, or at least you can just highlight a few key sentences in the TM and go over it before they start (aka Abeka)... For Science anything that is multi-child usable and not cumbersome..(thinking of Apologia elementary as being the one exception to the workbook thing) (although we pretty much unschooled Science till 6th grade) High School- textbooks with outsourcing either online or co-op: Good quality co-ops that cost money are worth it especially if they are well established Apologia Academy PA Homeschoolers CurrClick has some good ones too and very affordable Wilson Hill Essentially in elementary, it was read-alouds, Story of the World, workbooks (Horizons, Saxon, Abeka, ACE, BJU) and unschooled Science (library, Bill Nye, Creation videos BBC nature stuff, Magic School Bus and fun Science kits from Science Wizard) and anything super messy and creative had to be a class (thinking of art, sculpture etc) or just done for fun on their own. Then in middle school it was read-alouds and workbooks that actually got done. Middle schoolers were a tough lot for me, trying to teach independence, stick-to-it-iveness and perseverance with studies was hard, so having VERY CLEAR laid out expectations was absolutely crucial. In high school my kids love me as a person and as a mom but they are SO DONE with me being the teacher, and that is why we outsourced. My calm, not dramatic respectful boy just got so beyond me that I function much better as a sounding board for amazing ideas than a teacher. My dd just doesn't want me teaching her and is struggling, as the baby of the family to have her independence as much as possible as I coddled her a little too much in certain respects, and therefore nwo that she has found she loves to be an independent hard working person, she no longer wants me as teacher. So, for high school basically everything is outsourced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Acellus - it gives DD the independence she's been craving, and I have the ability to check on her progress every day without making her feel like I'm grilling her on what she got done. Everyone knows the expectations and she can track her own weekly progress and plan her week, so if she wants to have Friday off, she knows what she needs to do Monday-Thursday to make it happen. Spelling You See - Not always fun, but the pattern is easy to keep up, and it's working. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Singapore, Writing with Ease and Writing with Skill. Michael Clay Thompson for my first two....kind of fell off with my third. Sorry, third kid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah0000 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Beast Academy Aesop Books of Reading Writing and Thinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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