I got a link to Home Ed Expert from a homeschooling group I'm part of. It looks interesting. In theory, you answer a set of questions about your teaching style, student learning style and curriculum preferences and it suggests curriculum that might be of interest. The teaching style survey reminds me of one that is in the 100 Top Picks for Homeschooling book. (It probably is, since she is a consultant for the site.) Obviously, they are hoping that you then order through them. I've done the teaching style survey and plugged in info for one kid. I was surprised by some of what is suggested, but more surprised by what isn't listed (ie, most of what I actually use and like using). I'm not sure if that is because of how I answered the questions or something related to what material they are selling (for example, there are several major curriculum designers who only sell their product through their own company). Anyone else use this?

I have looked at so many already! The ones I am most drawn to are the Living Books Curriculum, Heart of Dakota and people have recommended Sonlight to me. I don't like the day-to-day scripting. I would be teaching my 7,5, and essentially 3 year old together and want to be able to sit down at the beginning of each week and plan what we are going to do. I do like something that sets me up by week, however, gives me the tools but allows me to decide when we're going to do it in the week. The trouble is finding something that will fit the needs of all my kids. Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks

I am going to go ahead and order HWT for my rising kindergartener. My plan is to pick up the student workbook and teacher's guide for kindergarten and 1st grade. Do I need all of the other stuff? Any suggestions? :confused:

I think I know what I am doing for history, Language arts, foreign language and math. I am clueless when it comes to science curriculum. I am a Christian so I do not mind a religious curriculum. Any suggestions? :tongue_smilie:

I'm new here- I have 7 children from a rising freshman in college to an 11th, 9th, 5th, 3rd, and then 2 pre-schoolers. I've always used the booklists from Ambleside, SL, and Carol Joy Seid along with the WTM books to develop my own curriculum- though I never wrote out formal schedules. However, I'm a bit burned out after 10 years, plus my 6th child was born with a chronic genetic metabolic disorder that has put him in the hospital 10 times in the last 2 years. I'm looking for a more "boxed" curriculum for my 3rd and 5th and 9th grader, that still revolves around literature and History, and that the kids can continue independently when we have a hospitalization going on. Any one else struggle with keeping a schedule going with a child's chronic illness? Any suggestions?

Hello all! I've been stalking the WTM forum for a few days now doing some research for our family. We are new missionaries in South America and have decided we are going to homeschool. There is a "homeschool" for MKs here on our mission's campus, and they use SL for K-2 grade. We're just not sure what we want for our oldest DD. She will be 5 next April and school here begins in March, so we're going to go ahead and start here next spring in K. Her skills right now include knowing all letters, upper and lower case, counting to 20, writing her name, her sister's name, and multiple other letters, in fact most of them. She has boundless energy but LOVES to read and in fact, that is about the only thing she'll sit still for. She is so eager to learn and that is why we're considering the WTM or Classical Christian method. I've looked into Veritas Press, TOG, and stumbled upon Memoria Press yesterday. I love Sonlight for the literature base, but I'm hearing what the K-ers are doing this year in our missions' school and it sounds like what I'm doing with DD right now in some PreK stuff. (We are using confessionsofahomeschooler.blogspot.com ABC curriculum right now.) I don't want her to get bored in school next year so we're considering doing our own thing. My question mainly is what curriculum you would recommend. Our situation is this: We do NOT have access to a library, so something like TOG would be hard. We cannot readily ship things here via mail, so we need everything for a whole year at once. Our internet is spotty and unreliable, so lots of online stuff (listening to composers or reading books online) would be difficult. I think we need a boxed curriculum, but I'm not excited about EVERY component in EVERY boxed curriculum that I find, so I dont' know what to do. Do I even NEED a curriculum for K? HELP!! THANKS! Becky

I am not affiliated with any of my regular suggestions, but thought I'd throw this thread out there :) Ya'll know I'm the Phonics Road lady :D Pure love there! I even imagine some people roll their eyes when they see me comin' :D Tapestry of Grace, especially for large families looking to teach one history to the lot. This program did for me, all the things I used to do on my own, as far as planning I mean...saves me a TON of time Apologia/Noeo combo...probably not as hands on as I tend to make it, but I have found the combo does a nice job of hitting all the science topics in elementary school. What about you....which "lady" or gent are you?