I haven't used or looked through it, but I know it's not as popular as the Light Units. Just about everyone that I've seen using CLE recommends the Light Units. We use them and love them after bouncing around for a couple of years trying to find the right program for us.

pbs.org has a watchlist feature if you make a free account. They have some great educational videos on a variety of subjects.

We use the Math Cards app by Horizon Business. It's a cheap-looking thumbnail in the app store, but it works great. There's a free version but I upgraded to the paid one for some reason that I can't remember. Either to get rid of ads, or maybe to have more features? It's been a while, so I'm not sure. I love it for CLE math because you can customize it pretty easily. For instance, you can choose just addition with just 7's + another addend. I think the paid version is just a couple of bucks.

We absolutely love CLE. We've only been doing it for one school year so far. We're also catching up math with my oldest, after spending 2 years trying different things to make it "click" for her and falling further behind. She was behind in public school and would have never ever caught up in school, which is why we switched to homeschool. Nothing worked until CLE. It's very easy to go through quickly for catch-up, but still very thorough. LOVE the laminated sheets too! We also use the Language Arts sheets. My daughter is in 6th grade and we're close to starting the 5th grade level. We're working through the summers, skipping the quizzes, but still doing the unit tests just for my peace of mind, and doing math even on "holiday" days when we don't do other subjects. I started my son with CLE in kindy and he loves it as well. We do supplement for word problems with the Process Skills in Problem Solving workbooks. They were highly recommended here, and my kids and I love them.

Thank you! Yep it was the Process Skills that I was thinking of. :)

EDIT: Nevermind - of course I would find it 5 minutes after I posted this LOL. I was thinking of the "Process Skills" books. Can anyone recommend some supplementation material for word problems for elementary? I know I saw some suggestions a while back and now I can't find them for the life of me. I'm just looking for something that lays a good strong foundation for working through word problems. We're doing CLE, which we all love, but I need something a little meatier to add to it. Thank you!

Oh.My.Goodness. You have saved my sanity. I thought I was losing it! :lol: Thank you!

OK I feel like a big dummy asking this, but I am so confused! My understanding from the descriptions on their website was that the quizzes and tests were all included in the Teacher's Guide, but I can't for the life of me find them. The Reading Quiz and Test - Answer Key here https://www.clp.org/products/_se2_reading_401_405_quiz_test_answer_key_3314 says "This Answer Key is required if the Teacher's Guide is not purchased." which made me assume the tests and quizzes were included in the Teacher's Guide, so I didn't buy the Answer Key. So do I also need to purchase this one to get the tests and quizzes? Thank you!

We're getting ready for a new year in AHG. :) All the girls met this week and decided on things they want to do as a troop this year - special events, badgework, service opportunities, etc. My dd will be in her 2nd year as an Explorer. She's been in AHG since Pathfinder and it's the one "extra" thing that we could never give up; both of us love it.

Thanks so much everyone! I was really blown away when studying the scope & sequence. We've done literature in the past for reading, but I think we need to switch to something more structured and formal to learn some of those skills we've missed. I went ahead and ordered the 400 series and it should be here in a couple of days. I'm excited to get started with it!

Thank you Tiramisu! That totally makes sense. In looking over the scope and sequence, I think we may start with the 400's. There are quite a few skills in those that would be beneficial for us to go over again, and also quite a few that we haven't covered yet. She get a little defensive if she thinks she's doing work that a younger "grade level" should do, so I'll have to tell here that these are not necessarily tied to the grade that you're in lol.

Thanks so much! Would an at-level 5th grader generally start with the 500's? I checked the placement test but it's for all of ELA and they don't have one just for the reading curriculum so it's a little hard to figure out where she should start for just the reading.

Thank you! That sounds fantastic.

Can you tell me about it? I had originally planned to do Reading Detective for a few weeks (5th grader) and then switch to literature studies with Progeny or Memoria guides, but we haven't picked which literature yet. I've seen a couple of posts about CLE Reading here, which I'm not familiar with. This will be my first year homeschooling 2 kiddos, so anything that takes less prep time but is still a thorough program is great for me. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. If you use it, do you add any literature to it? What skills does the Reading cover? We're doing Saxon (Hake) Grammar and Writing 5, and Wordly Wise 3000 (although I'm fine with dropping that if I can find a good reading program that incorporates vocabulary), as well as All About Spelling. We've probably got about a year of spelling left. She was behind when we started homeschooling a couple of years ago, but AAS has really clicked with her so we'll stick with it as long as it works. Thanks for any input you can give me!

Hey everyone! I'm a 4th year homeschooler. This year I'll have one in 5th and one in Kindy. I've been lurking a little bit and finally decided to come out of the shadows. :)

edit: Never mind, I re-read a post above. Thanks! I'd also like a secular course. Does anyone know if Trail Guide to Geography is overtly religious? Thank you!