what would it be? I'm thinking ahead for next year and I am considering (it's just a thought) using either Abeka or BJU for History and/or Science. Still not sure, but if you had to choose between the two for history and/or science which would it be? My dd is in 1st grade this year and will be in 2nd grade next year. It's so hard just to look online at samples and decide. This year we have been SL Core 1 for History and Science, Abeka for Language Arts, and CLE Math. Next year I will probably stick with Abeka for LA and definitely stick with CLE for math. Thanks for any suggestions. :-)

Saxon 1 is working for my dd6, but sometimes it seems a little easy for her. I will probably stick with it and then re-evaluate in the summer. Abeka does look very appealing. :-) Maybe the grass is always greener. :-)

Thanks for all your wonderful suggestions!! Those are some great ideas!

I was referring to Christian Light Education. Thank you all so much for your responses! I still am not sure what to do- but will let you know when I figure it out. It's helps so much to be able to ask advice! :-)

I would also choose Core 1! :-)

I was just wondering which Math program you would choose for a 1st grader? We are using Saxon right now. I think it's a great program, but don't enjoy teaching it. I do love the spiral approach. I ordered CLE to take a look at it and tried a few lessons....I enjoyed teaching it but an hesitant to give Saxon the boot. I have a few friends that use Abeka and like it. I love that the worksheets are colorful ( I know that is silly!), but have heard that it can move pretty fast. What would you do? Any advice from people that have used these Math programs? Thank you!

Sorry about that. :-) We will eventually send our children to school and I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything. I was thinking of doing something along the lines of what they are doing in school. But I also want to continue with Sonlight Core 1 at a slower pace. Does that make sense? I just wanted to make sure I have everything covered.

I am using Sonlight Core 1 for History for dd6. Do you have any suggestions for Social Studies that would not be teacher intensive? I know I don't need it, but I would kind of like a paper trail. I have thought about CLE or time4learning. Or maybe even Abeka. Any suggestions? And do any of you know how CLE compares to Abeka for Social Studies/History and Science?

Thanks so much for all of your responses!! We have the Leap Frog DVD's and I love them! He likes them too, but still is not able to tell me what his letters are. I will try some of your suggestions and maybe play the Leap Frog DVD more often. :-)

HI! My son is almost 4 years old and does not recognize his letters. Do any of you have any suggestions on games that would be good for him to help with letter recognition? He goes to preschool, but I would like to also supplement a little with some workbooks that help with letter recognition. Any suggestions? Thank you!

Thanks so much! I checked out Avenues of the Mind and loved it!! And have already placed my order! That's exactly what I was looking for!

Can someone recommend a good timeline to hang on our wall? I wanted one that we could fill in.

Thank you everyone for all your responses! I will check out easyclassical.com! And I have thought about just using the VP cards with SOTW- I think that's a great idea!

Hi! I am currently using SL Core 1(with SOTW as our spine) and SL science for my dd6. I am feeling like I need a bit more structure. I want to see the work that she has done. This is our first year homeschooling and it has been a big transition. Can anyone make any suggestions to me for History/Social Studies and Science that might be a little more traditional and structured that you have enjoyed? I've thought about making history our one area where we don't have quite as much structure and sticking to what we are doing and using something for science that is more traditional. Some of the curriculums I've looked at for history and science is CLE, R&S, BJU. Veritas Press also looks very interesting to me but maybe not much different than what I am already doing. Any suggestions would be great!

We have not really looked in MOH. I know a little bit about it. My dd is 6 and this is our first year homeschooling. We were using SL for History, but having trouble keeping up and I didn't really care for CHOW. So for now we are using SOTW, which I like. I'm just investigating for next year. :-) Sometimes it's hard to know what works for your family until you try something. With VP, do you have to do all the extra reading? I watched the video on their website, and it didn't look like you had to.

Hi! I was just wondering which one you liked better for those of you that have tried them? I like the idea of History and Bible going together. We are using SOTW right now, but VP really interests me for next year. Is VP teacher friendly? Thank you!:001_smile:

Hi! We are using Abeka 1 Phonics, Reading, and Language Program. I was wanting to use FLL as well but didn't know if it would be overkill. Does Abeka alone have enough grammar? My original plan was to not do the language part of Abeka and use FLL, but I don't want to miss anything. Any suggestions? :-)

I've decided to stick with Abeka. I got Phonics Pathways in the mail today and it looks great! I think I will hold on to it and maybe use it with my ds3 and dd2 when they're a little older. Thank you SO much for your responses! :-)

My dd6 is not reading well. She went to kindergarten last year and did not learn any kind of phonics. For phonics I am using Abeka (we are on lesson 25) and wondering if I should switch or just stick with it. I have Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons and Phonics Pathways should be arriving in the mail any day. I can't decide if I should stick with it or switch to one of those. Any suggestions?

Thanks guys for all your responses! I will continue on with cursive! :-)

I just got done reading TWTM and am questioning whether I started cursive too early. My daughter went to a private school last year for kindergarten and learned printing there. Her printing is very nice, but she still sometimes reverses her b's and d's. I went ahead and started her on cursive this year because I had read that it can help with reversals. She is doing great with cursive and really enjoys it, but I am wondering if I should of spent more time on her printing. Should I drop cursive for a while and go back to printing?