It is more difficult finding modern Greek programs for younger children, all of the homeschool Greek programs are Classical/Koine. We enjoy using the Γεια Χαρά program from Greek123 and I believe this curriculum is widely used in church-run modern Greek classes. There is also an online program, ellinopoula.com that looks interesting. For older children, I think using Duolingo, Rosetta Stone and Michel Thomas Total Greek would work. I’ve heard it’s best to use a combination of different programs when trying to gain fluency in a language. It’s certainly helping me, though I’d probably be a lot further along if I was more consistent with my studies! 🙂

The Catholic PACE program is an excellent supplement for character development. Each month you focus on a different virtue, and there are several book recommendations, Bible stories, enrichment activities, saints who were known for or struggled with that particular virtue, etc. We use Story of the Bible and I’m thinking I’ll also pick up Catechism of the Seven Sacraments. I’m also interested in TAN’s Our Holy Faith series which hasn’t been released yet.

I think this is a matter of differing opinions on what the classical method is. There are several “Classical” memorization programs such as Classical Conversations, Catholic Schoolhouse, Classically Catholic Memory that have what I consider to be intense memory work for young kids. I couldn’t imagine adding that on top of everything else we are doing, and I don’t know that it would be that beneficial anyway. I believe the Well Trained Mind approach is to expose them to lots of beautiful language, stories, poems and facts and have them memorize some poetry and history and science facts. My son is right around the same age as yours and this is the approach we’re taking. I created my own memory work binder with prayers, poems, and various songs and chants to memorize things like state capitals, helping verbs, Greek alphabet, etc. We spend 15-20 minutes going over our memory work a few times a week and I’ve been able to find a song on YouTube for pretty much anything we’re working on memorizing. I keep it short and fun and my son has picked up on so much in a short amount of time. Not sure if this method is truly classical but it’s working for us!

We started with Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons and from there jumped to lesson 60ish of OPGTR. I really liked both programs. As others have stated, OPGTR is dry and not very exciting, though there are some games included at the end of several lessons. My impression is that OPGTR would work best for kids who don’t struggle with learning to read, and for parents looking for a scripted open and go program.

Sounds like a good plan! Hope all goes well 😃

I love these posts and hearing about everyone else’s plans! My son will be a first grader. Math - MM2, Xtra Math English - FLL, WWE, Spelling Workout C Religion - Story of the Bible, PACE Character Curriculum History - Story of Civilization Vol. 1 Geography - Evan Moor Daily Geography Grade 1, Seterra online maps, map puzzles Science - We’ll do WTM style science and get a few spines and other good books to study animals, plants and the human body. I’m a little nervous about this as I’m very much a plan and checklist kind of person, but I’m hoping a more laid back style study with lots of experiments and field trips will work out for us. Reading - lots of books to go along with our history and science, literature suggestions from Honey for a Child’s Heart, and whatever interests him Foreign language - Greek123 finish Kindergarten level Art - Drawing with Children, Art for Kids Hub Music - Hoffman Academy Piano lessons, Piano DustBuster app Health - Abeka Health, Safety & Manners 1 P.E. - Karate, hiking, swimming Extra - Chess, Scratch Jr., Easy Peasy Computer Level 1, I’d also like to do a monthly composer and artist study Yikes, it seems like a lot! I haven’t worked out our schedule yet, but math, religion and English are daily subjects while everything else happens once or twice a week.

Masers and simplyalethia- I hope you’ll keep us updated and let us know how math ends up working out for you! I was in your shoes about a year and a half ago and it really is so stressful not knowing what to do for math. It’s such a relief when you finally find a great program that clicks with your kids!

Math Mammoth! I initially was hesitant to try it because of Kate Snow’s review. I believe she said it’s not for math-intuitive parents and that when a child has difficulty understanding a concept the program doesn’t offer a lot of help. Don’t let this scare you! I am so glad I went ahead and gave it a shot anyway because it has worked fabulously for my son. Yes, the books are not visually appealing and it’s not “fun”. However it is a solid conceptual program with straightforward instruction that I can spend 5 minutes going over with him and then have him do the remainder of the page independently. I then review his work and we correct any mistakes together. We watch Maria Miller’s video lessons and play some of the practice games on Math Mammoth’s site. I add in Xtra Math for facts drill. Because I am not a math person, I review the lessons myself before going over it with him. If we hit a concept that he or I struggle with, we can stop and take the time to research and find a way to understand it. I really wish I had had a program like this when I was in school, I struggled with math all throughout and always just thought “I’m bad at math”. Most likely what I needed was a conceptual, mastery program with lots of facts drill. Math Mammoth is also among the cheapest options, and the teaching videos and games are free. Highly highly recommend!