[Any good spelling programs for computers?]

So good to know. Thank you all for these ideas.

[Any good spelling programs for computers?]

Thank you for your response, I will check this out!

[Any good spelling programs for computers?]

Can anyone offer suggestions for a computer-based spelling curriculum? I am looking to squeeze out a little more time in our school day by having some of the teaching load transferred. It seems like spelling could be both taught and monitored easily via computer. I just don't know of any programs that do this.

[Dates for Veritas Cards timeline?]

Thank you. That is good to know, as I had not purchased those yet. I think I'll wait until next year at least.

[Dates for Veritas Cards timeline?]

I will be doing CC at home this year with my children, with the intention of joining a community next year. I am wondering if anyone can help me out: do the children memorize all of the dates associated with the Veritas Press cards? If not, are there specific ones that CC uses?

 

Thank you for your help!

[Sl users please help with IG]

As a faithful Sonlight user (Cores K-E so far) I must add that if you drop the IG and just use the books they suggest you risk missing some very interesting connections between the literatures across the subjects. Often, we have found that the exact Bible passage we read that day was written about/quoted in one of our Readers. Or, for example, the geography work that we did coordinated exactly with a sea voyage that was discussed in the readers.

 

This kind of thing isn't essential to a quality education, of course, but I happen to love these moments. It makes me feel like my kids hear how connected all of these ideas and subjects really are.

 

I will readily admit though, that I need to have the days' assignments laid out for me :), so that may explain my dedication to the IGs.

Even if you do drop the IG, I still think you are getting an awesome experience. Sonlight's literature lists are wonderful.

[Read Aloud List for American History - What am I missing?]

I think your list is great. I wouldn't remove any of the titles you have. Others that you might consider adding would be:

Moccasin Trail

Across Five Aprils

The Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

The Diary of Anne Frank

[Looking to add titles from Sonlight to our year]

I concur with all of the titles that Sproutmaster listed. We use Sonlight, and all of those were wonderful. We also enjoyed Walk the World's Rim. I would consider it a "gem" because it felt so true to human nature and it so vividly described the people groups in the Southern U.S. and Mexico.