[SOTW or MFW Adventures]

My younger two are going to be in 1st and 2nd grade next year. I was planning to do My Fathers World Adventures, but now I am considering Story of the World and a book basket of living books for science (or Apologia Astronomy). Which option do you recommend?

 

Following!! I'm in a similar boat!!

 

 

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[Reluctant reader...tempted by RLTL...]

Oh my goodness! It's like you are describing my situation with my 6 year old!!! Absolutely everything you've said is what we are struggling with!!!

[Anything similar to A Year of Playing Skillfully?]

YES!! What â˜ðŸ» said!! I, too, need lots of hand holding, and AYOPS does that beautifully!! Join the fb group! The authors are VERY accessible and will answer any questions you have very quickly! It truly is the best! Absolutely worth every penny!

[Chalk Dust Math vs Mr. D Math]

My kids are both taking math classes through the live co-op in Tampa with Mr. D. math. DS is taking Geometry this year and took Algebra I last year. DD is taking Pre-Algebra this year. We have no experience with Chalk Dust.

 

I love Mr. D. because the curriculum is challenging enough without being overwhelming. It's a mastery based approach, with online quizzes for each section and spiral reviews every 3 sections. Everything is done online. Occasionally one will forget a concept from class, and will go back to watch the pre-recorded video for that section, but neither has ever needed the online help sessions. Mr. D. also teaches readiness courses for 6 weeks over the summer, and both of my kids have done those and liked them.

thank you so much for this! I was especially curious if Mr. D taught using a mastery method, which is what we want! Thanks again!

 

 

 

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[Chalk Dust Math vs Mr. D Math]

Does anyone have experience with either of these? My DD11 is finishing up Singapore 5B and we are trying to decide between Chalk Dust Basic Math and then continuing with CD for Pre-Algebra and beyond OR do Singapore 6a/b and then move into Mr. D Math for Pre-Algebra and beyond. Any advice?

[Cursive curriculum for third grader?]

Please direct me to a different thread if this has already been discussed. I am looking for a good simple cursive curriculum for my DD9 to do this summer/fall. She has excellent manuscript, but she would like to learn cursive. I've considered HWT but it's not very aesthetically pleasing. I'm considering New American Cursive, but does it actually teach the student the strokes or is it just trace and copy? What about Rhythm of Handwriting from LOE? I don't want anything too involved. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! :)

[Supplement for CLE math]

following! wondering this too!

[Starfall vs Reading Eggs as a supplement to AAR?]

following

 

[AAR 2 vs LOE]

Following... Curious as well :)

[Looking for opinions on CLE LA please]

Following- I'm considering CLE LA for my fourth grader too

[Planners that print out a weekly checklist of work (and that will work on a Mac)?]

HomeschoolMinder!! It's amazing, not pricey, easy to use, and has extremely helpful support techs! www.homeschoolminder.com.

[Roots program instead of Latin]

My 3rd grader is doing CAP Song School Latin and loves it!!! We got the DVDs and student book and its completely independent!

[Language Arts curriculum choice input]

Awesome!! Thank you!

[Trail Guide to Learning and HOD]

Hey there- I know it's been several years since you posted this, but I was debating between Trail Guide to Learning and HOD, too, and I'd love to know what you decided to use.

[Language Arts curriculum choice input]

Quick question- I know all the other acronyms, but what is TC?

[K and 2nd Gr Sonlight Core A, HOD BLHFHG, or MFW Adventures]

PS- I will say that some of the Bible portion of BLHFHG might be a little old for the Kinder, but we do a ton of family devotions and such, that it didn't really matter. The bible verses and concepts were excellent!

[K and 2nd Gr Sonlight Core A, HOD BLHFHG, or MFW Adventures]

I used BLHFHG last year with my K and 2nd grader and it went great!! My Kinder was older (already 6), but as long as you use individual/separate programs for Math and Phonics/Language Arts, it's totally doable!!

[Which book should I choose for Year One? Charlotte's Web or The Trumpet of the Swan?]

My kids (5 and 7 at the time) absolutely adored Trumpet of the Swan!! I would pick it in a heartbeat!

[Song School Latin ???s]

Quick question- we are wanting to start SSL1 with my upcoming 1st grader and 3rd grader together- should I purchase an extra student book?

[Anyone made a cheat sheet for AAS?]

Great idea!!

[Did I miss the 3rd grade plans thread?]

Our plans for third grade are shaping up:

 

Shurley 4 (We are skipping Shurley 3.)

Building Spelling Skills

Pentime

Writing With Ease (from teacher's manual) along with CAP's Writing and Rhetoric (He saw the samples and is super excited.

Story of the World 3 with some American History supplements

Elemental Science Biology

CAP's God's Great Covenant

CAP's Song School Spanish

We will finish Saxon 3 and do the Life of Fred elementary series to give him a bit of a break before starting 5/4 and supplementing with LOF. I want to practice his math facts with him more too so he knows them more solidly and with more speed.

Piano

Drawing with Children along with Draw Write Now and Discovering Great Artists for art

 

He's also going to start scouts and possibly 4-H. He's begging to do horse back riding.

I noticed that you are skipping Shurley 3- can you explain why you are skipping a level? I just finished Shurley 2 with DD and was planning to start Shurley 3 for third grade, but now I'm wondering if I should do 4? Any insight would be great! Thanks!

[CLE math. Is there anybody here who it did not work for?]

We are using MIF with CLE for third grade next year. This year we used MIF with Abeka and I just used MIF as my core and used Abeka worksheets to supplement. It worked ok but I really love how CLE is a bit more student self-led. We've never used CLE before but we've heard such good solid reviews. So I'm looking forward to combining both. I guess we'll see!

[Using CAP Writing and Rhetoric with HOD Bigger- is it too much?]

I am planning for my upcoming third grader to use Heart of Dakota's Bigger Hearts for His Glory, along with Shurley English for grammar. I love the look of CAP's Writing and Rhetoric, but I'm wondering if it will be overload for my DD with all of the dictation in Bigger. Does anyone have advice or experience with using these together?

[All About Reading or The Logic of English for a struggling 8 year old?]

hey there- i know it's been a while since y'all posted on this topic, but i am debating between continuing with AAR or moving to LofE for my DD 1st grade year next year. I really do love AAR and she has loved it, too, but when comparing what her big sister learned in Phonics via A Beka, I agree with specialkmom that AAR doesn't seem as comprehensive as it should be. She is in the middle of AAR2 and has just finished AAS1 and moving into AAS2, and like I said, we love it, but I feel like there's something missing. What did y'all decide to use?

[Road Trip USA? Veritas Press Bede's History of US? First grade history/geography]

I've also considered BF Early American, but DD is very much a visual and kinesthetic learner, and I was afraid BF would be more for the auditory learner. Can you give me your experience with it? Or compare it to the others I'm considering? Thanks so much!!