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  1. Doesn't sound like this one, but just in case... http://www.teachlear...he-world-vol-1/
  2. My sons are 5 and 7 and, for the most part, I'd like to teach them together. We were trying the free E=McQ Life science, but neither of them seem to like/grasp it. We aren't that far into it though, so I'm not sure if I should try a bit longer (maybe they'll like it once we hit a new topic?) or look for another option. I should mention that my 5 year old is pretty typical, and I do add in extra books at his level when I can find them. I'm not sure if I should look for something else or pull topics from each area (human body, plants, animals) like WTM suggests and piece together our own diy-ish curriculum. I need something super cheap or free, so I'm not so hopeful that there are many options out there, which is why piecing it together from the library sounds good. Any suggestions?
  3. I haven't tried it with DS yet, but it looks great, and I can't wait to see what he thinks. I had my hubby ask his South African co-worker about the age thing, and he said he started grade 1 at age 6, but that they start school in January (I think - hubby wasn't too clear on this). Either way, I've got a while, and I'm excited for it. :)
  4. Thank you! I completely forgot about the Ancient World. I was worried about missing all the smaller civilizations, and that's why I was hoping there was more books in the other series, but this is even better. I'll go look at that one, thanks :)
  5. Has anyone tried these? I've got to buy my books! :)
  6. I'd been looking to get the UILEWH, but now I'm wondering if it would be better to get each area separately. Like the Usborne Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, and Ancient Greece. They each have 128 pages devoted to their country, whereas the World History is 416 pages, divided into so many different areas. Does anyone know how they compare? Are there other books for Rome and everywhere else covered in World History? I was hoping to get books to cover everything and have them be decently in depth enough for use again next time we cycle around, so I don't have to buy too much more.
  7. Not sure we'd be good for testing since our kids are still pretty young, but I'd love to know when it's available after testing!
  8. Mine are 1st, Jr. K, and Pre-K (6, 4 & 3) We pretty much do all of our subjects together. We're doing a year of world geography/mapping before we start the history cycle mostly because, since I plan to keep them studying together, I wanted to give the younger 2 an extra year to have a better grasp on the history concepts next year. Science, French, nature study, art/music.. are all done together. I supplement with age/skill-appropriate extras, but I found it easier to schedule subjects knowing that they're all together rather than, "okay, G needs me for French, so I'll have R do _______ because he can do that on his own." I like this also because since we're all learning the same thing, I can have them all do the same (or a group) project. I don't expect my 3 year old to understand everything we do, but he's learning regardless, and has picked up on some things. I think the only things they do separately are math, writing, and language.
  9. I was pretty set on Usbornes Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of World History, until I read a review that said it paints Christianity as fact (and shows other religions as merely beliefs). I looked at SOTW and I'm not sure about that one either. I can't tell from the sample I saw. I know religion played a big part in history, and I fully expect to teach that to my kids... But I'd rather a spine that shows all sides, I guess. At least not favouring one over the others. Maybe something that MAY be slightly bias, but can be easily avoided? We recently got a used book called My First History of Canada (by Donalda Dickie) that tells Canadian history in story format. I LOVE this, my kids actually listen to it. I wasn't sure there existed other such books, so I'm not set on encyclopedia-style vs story.
  10. I'm not sure what this program is, but because you mentioned it, I wanted to check it out. The Chapters website has it, not sure how the prices compare to elsewhere.
  11. This was my plan as well. I figured if the kids eat breakfast at 6:30-7 we can get outside for 1-1.5 hours before school. I was trying to avoid the heat and too much sun exposure, too, but we're in Ontario so I'm guessing your heat is worse. :) I have this separate from their PE time, I'm not sure why, but we'll see how it goes.
  12. Bump! Has anyone else had to figure this out for their kids?
  13. In theory.. Five times a week are: outdoors/nature study, math, language arts of some sort & PE. French & read alouds are 3-4 times. Geography, science & independent reading are twice weekly. Piano, music appreciation, character building.. I'm not sure yet, but probably once a week. Subject to change, of course. :)
  14. Thank you. I'm not sure where this leaves me. I guess I can at least aim for my middle boys starting at the same time and have 2 cycles going. Hmm..
  15. We're going to be starting HO in the second half of this school year. I'm getting a bit ahead of myself, but I'm just trying to figure out how the years would work for all my kids. Oldest DS is 6, followed by DS4, DS3, & DD1. When they eventually get to HO, is there any way I could keep them all on the same era? I figure DD will be 5 when DS6 gets to Ancients 2, so they'll be on the same cycle, but I'm lost with the middle 2. Is it at all possible, when they start HO, to start DS4 at Early Modern 1 if that's what oldest DS is on, and start DS3 on Modern 1 with them the next year? What about Ancients & Middle Ages (& Early Modern for DS3)? I think I'm looking forward to Ancients & Middle Ages the most, personally, so I'd be sad to skip those for the younger boys. I'd like to keep everything in chronological order, too, rather than Modern, Ancients, Middle Ages... How do you teach 2+ eras at a time? I'd really looove to keep everyone on the same time period for read aloud & activity purposes..
  16. I was going to finish up our HWT book from last year and see how we are from there. Thank you for letting me know how WWE works. I was looking at the sample pages, and see there's a reading selection list. Then there are sample passages from those books, so are the books only used for those passages? Or are there more exercises for the rest of the book? Maybe I need to take another look at it to make some sense of it. I think some of these curriculum are meshing together in my mind.
  17. I haven't gone through the whole Shurley English 1 book yet, but this is why I was going to include it. We were learning a bit about different parts of speech last year so I figured it would review and continue that. I wasn't sure if that's included in any of the other curriculum I was inquiring about. Maybe I'll just add a bit here and there.
  18. Ok, I'm looking at WWE, AAS & AAR. Do these overlap at all? Is it overkill? What about with the Shurley English that we've already got? I would love to get the AAR Pre-1 for DS4, too. I'll add this to the first post, too.
  19. I was looking at them on Peace Hill Press. I'll have to keep looking into it, I'm still undecided. Definitely still stuck for the rest of language arts.. Still looking into all those suggestions :)
  20. Where does WWE fit in? That looks interesting, and I think DS might like it (from what I see in the sample)... But is that just writing, or other stuff mixed in? Would it be an overlap of something we're already planning to use? I'm no good at classifying, obviously. :) I like researching them too, but it's taking up all my free time, and I'm still lost!
  21. I'll check out these new suggestions too, thank you. I'm glad there are many options but sometimes it seems there are too many, especially for indecisive ones such as myself. :tongue_smilie:
  22. I would love some more suggestions, please and thank you! :)
  23. My 3yo & 4yo DS will be doing Preschool/Jr. Kindy this year.. So far I'm thinking/I've got: Get Ready for the Code series Wordly Wise 3000 K Saxon math K Child's Play Science & Magic School Bus/Sid the Science Kid lots of crafts Kumon Cut/Colour/Fold/Sticker SOME of Letter of the Week Curriculum by Confessions of a Homeschooler Tumble class at least 1 morning/week (starts up in the fall, 3x/week) French, Canadian Geo, read alouds & music/composers with 6yo DS
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