I am a minimalist, my kiddos and hubby aren't, although they enjoy our tidy home that is easy to find things in. Most professionals suggest starting with your own things and the communal things. Seeing the positives (in the look of the house and your attitude) may encourage them to let go as well. For younger kids offering to buy a single item or event if they "sell" their unwanted stuff to you may be the ticket to clutter freedom. It has taken a while of me not nagging and making room for hubby's stuff while reducing the rest of the house, but he has started going through his things and reducing. It had to be on his terms though. As for how to get rid of your homeschool items. There used to be a web site that gave materials to families in need, but I don't remember if they still exist or not. Is it stuff that could be used in a classroom? If so, offer it to local teachers.

There are fun looking Minecraft math workbooks on Amazon. You can use CLE to teach lessons and use the Minecraft as a fun way to practice/review. (Only do a handful of problems in the CLE book or just do them orally or on a separate paper so that he doesn't see the overwhelming numbers.)

Another option is to buy used and then resell what you don't want. I rarely buy new. I use the public library to see things, but we also have a homeschool library in our area which is a huge blessing. www.homeschoolclassifieds.com is a good place for buying used. They have a great search engine.

I am doing the same history with all four that are left. Due to very different ages/personalities I tended to only pair off for subjects rather than doing it family style. But we have soo many good US history books that I want them all to hear and the dyslexic boy won't get around to reading almost all of them on his own. So I and the kids will be reading to each other. Older girls will also read some other books and create some output. Boys will be mostly oral discussion. I am also adding in a lot more videos in all subjects. I think it will be a good year if I can stay consistent.

Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaimon Very light and funny, but not animal related.

I remember seeing the workbooks that coincide with the SU math books. I think the company was Gordonville Press in Pennsylvania. It's an Amish company though, so I am not sure if you can find them online. Maybe write them via snail mail? I recently found an interesting set of workbooks by Irving Adler. Titled Mathematics - Grade X (they go up to grade 6). The way it introduces concepts reminded me of SU. I'm going to use it for my boys next year we needed something we get through all of only working a few days out of the week and have time for games and living math books. I don't necessarily do vintage, but I do like to keep the math topics narrower. I tend to do a variety of smaller workbooks. My oldest three have done fine in Algebra (9th grade), but none of them are mathy either. Edited to add: this might be the store? https://www.discoverlancaster.com/members/gordonville_book_store.asp

I just got word that these two are at the library waiting for me. Glad to hear they are good quality!

I like this company: https://www.academicexcellence.com/

I try to sell locally first as the cost of shipping makes selling for a reasonable cost difficult. www.homeschoolclassifieds.com is a good place to sell. The best part of the site is its search function. You can type in all about spelling and see all that are for sale and anyone looking for them. If nothing else it will help you to see the going used price and whether there is any demand.

The Science 101 series is coming out with a General Science DVD this fall (that is the plan as of now). The labs would be at home though. You might be able to find you tube videos for each lab type? My daughter read through the Rainbow curriculum in one year for her eighth grade. She just skipped the labs. But she does a lot of cooking, tinkering, etc on her own and had done many experiments throughout elementary so I wasn't too concerned for that year.

The Math Art looks interesting. I went to see if it is at our library and found a couple more titles that looked good as well. Thanks

Thank you for the suggestions. I'll have to go take a look at TPT. The Usborne book looks like something she would enjoy. My older kiddos have often complained that all the fun/cute stuff ends in elementary. It seems rigorous = plain/boring lay out or overwhelming amounts of problems on each page or both at least in the higher grades.

My daughter who loves all things art will be doing prealgebra next year in eighth grade. She has done some prealgebra this year but I don't think she is solid enough to move on to algebra so I want to review everything again. I am looking for materials that are interesting to look at - color or layout wise. Some interesting puzzles would be nice, not just rows and rows of drill. I would prefer printed materials and it doesn't have to be a full curriculum. She knows the basics she just needs some time to mature and get confident in what she knows. Any suggestions?

DragonBox Algebra and Elements (geometry), Monument Valley for Logic. But I agree with SilverMoon - skip math.

I would look at MEP maths. The teacher guides might feel more like early Saxon. http://www.cimt.org.uk/projects/mepres/primary/index.htm

The Number Devil is perfect for this age. Just let her read it instead of math time. She could also play math war with younger siblings (they can have a cheat sheet if needed).

If you are still looking for ideas - how about Mastering Essential Math Skills? Book one covers most of elementary math. One page per day. There are videos to go with the lessons too if you want that. But it can be very self directed. https://www.mathessentials.net/

I thought it was good, lot's of interesting history incorporated. I wouldn't say it has lots of review although there is a bit in the daily lesson. My daughter didn't like the amount of reading in each lesson. She is a slower reader though so it just made each lesson longer. We didn't stick with it for that reason. The math was good and level appropriate.

These might be good to add in to your rotation: https://www.livingmath.net/living-math-lesson-plans/

I have no idea either. I often hear the same type of suggestion you made (logic based, project based, word problem based) but outside of a few supplemental things or materials like Philips Exeter Academy that assumes a very knowledgeable teacher there doesn't seem to be anything out there. I wish someone would write a book that a mom and kid can sit down and work through together (no classroom assumed) and is a complete program.

https://www.exeter.edu/mathproblems Start with Math 1. You can email them for answers if needed. Philips Exeter Academy teaches math with only problems, no textbook. As a parent you will probably need a text to cover the concepts but this can supply plenty of real world problems. @EKS - any ideas where to find a text like you are describing? I don't think one exists at the high school level.

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The Number Devil, Sir Cumference series, and many more at LivingMath.net You could have one day for math story books then one day for math games like Prime Climb, S'math, and Family Math. One or two days for 'textbook' math, but you will want something you can adjust and move through at the pace of your child since you won't be doing it every day and most math texts assume you will use it 180 days out of the year every year. Something like Ray's Practical Arithmetic (that level is 5-6 grade), Math Clues (oop workbooks set but covers everything in elementary), Learn Math Fast, or Mastering Essential Math Skills. You could also have a day for math projects. Denise Gaskin's Let's Play Math might be useful for this endeavor. There is a FB page about math and Bravewriter - Big juicy conversations about math or something like that.

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You could say we do a Robinson Curriculum style. We haven't owned the CDs in years though. I always found different books that seemed more interesting to our family. I have slowly worked up a quality over quantity personal library and require reading from that library for school (they get books from the library for fun as well). I have tried making a list, but each kid is different so I leave it more interest led until high school when there are more subject requirements. I think as long as you are choosing quality books, it's the discussion/study of the book that is important not the specific title.