POLL: If you had to pick one literature based curriculum, which would it be...

[Michelle My Bell]

If you had to pick one literature based curriculum for your elementary aged children, which would you pick. I know the list is not complete, but I only had 10 polling options. I have my favorite and I am wondering about you!

 

Just for fun,

Michelle

Edited July 12, 2009 by Michelle My Bell

[Cynful]

This is hard. :) I wish I could pick two. No, maybe three.

 

I think for younger elementary, you can't go wrong with FIAR. But for older, I really like Ambleside.

 

Anxious to see others thoughts too.

[Sebastian (a lady)]

If you had to pick one literature based curriculum for your elementary aged children, which would you pick. I know the list is not complete, but I only had 10 polling options. I have my favorite and I am wondering about you!

 

Just for fun,

Michelle

 

I've used Veritas Press, Sonlight and Story of the World with the activity book.

 

This year I went through considering TOG and Ambleside Online. But I went with Sonlight because I like having the week scheduled out for me. I tweak it a quite a bit, but it is just a better starting point for me.

 

BTW, I think that I would also add to the list the curriculum by Laura Berquist that Emmanuel Books sells. I don't know how the scheduling and other curriculum content is, but the reading lists rock.

[PollyOR]

FIAR

[Lovedtodeath]

WinterPromise

[Dirtroad]

Love Amblesideonline! If had to switch... would lean on MY Fathers World.

 

I tremendously rely on Amblesides reading list & text book lists. (I modify the schedule by supplementing SOTW, etc)

[hsmom3tn]

We were going to use Sonlight this year, but several of my friends are using A New World of Adventure, so I thought we'd give it a try. It might be fun for us to be able to do some of the projects together. It's the second book in the series, and we didn't use the first book, but I have been assured that it won't make much difference :)

 

If you've never heard of it....

http://www.learning-adventures.org/

[KristenS]

FIAR for us!

[Melissa in Australia]

I use WTM . I really thought it was a literature based program. I didn't see it on your list though.

[Jennifer in SC]

FIAR

[clarkacademy]

Winter Promise all the way!!!!

[Emilylou]

I am a new homeschool but loved Hearts of Dakota last year and plan to use it again this fall.

 

also love AO.

[Satori]

FIAR

 

I am going to start FIAR up again and go through some of the fabulous books. I will also look into Ambleside Online. I am building up a home library and am quite psyched about children's literature at the moment. :)

[littlebug42]

Another write in vote for Winter Promise here.

[Night Elf]

Sonlight! I love it but my kids don't. I've had to send back 2 cores and my DH won't let me buy another one. :crying:

[Sparkle]

WinterPromise

[blessdmommy]

Another write in vote for Winter Promise here.

:iagree: but 2nd choice Sonlight and 3rd Living Books Curriculum

[Guest Katia]

My 'baby' will be a senior this year.....and I was just thinking....if I had to do it all over again; what curriculum would I use?

 

My answer to myself was: FIAR. Without a doubt.

[Jean in Newcastle]

For K - 4th grade it was my own curriculum based on TWTM.

 

From 5th grade on it is the "Beautiful Feet Guides to History".

[swellmomma]

I voted Sonlight but my ideal is a combination of Sonlight and Winterpromise.

[blessdmommy]

I voted Sonlight but my ideal is a combination of Sonlight and Winterpromise.

 

That's the plan this year. SL1 and WP QAW

[MomsintheGarden]

I use WTM . I really thought it was a literature based program. I didn't see it on your list though.

 

:iagree:

 

I use SOTW and the Activity Guide, along with the suggestions in the WTM. It would have been nice to have had this as a choice, especially since this website is funded by the WTM.

 

GardenMom

[Closeacademy]

Of your choices:

 

Five in a Row for elementary because it is not overwhelming and there are some nice lapbooks to go with the books on homeschoolshare.com.

 

My real first choice would be Oak Meadow which uses children's literature and again it is not overkill but gentle and enough.

 

I love TOG for older kids but on the elementary level I wanted to do everything but then all I ended up having energy for was history and then we burned out. But it is the best. :001_smile:

[mamamace]

I voted Sonlight, but we use a combination of it and FIAR so that we can stretch cores out. Want to keep my two kids on the same core and need my 4yo ds to mature a little bit.

[CookieMonster]

I use WTM . I really thought it was a literature based program. I didn't see it on your list though.

 

I feel this way about WTM too.

[The Girls' Mom]

Sonlight....that's what we use, and my girls love it.

[lollie010]

Another shout out for WinterPromise

[Lovedtodeath]

 

I feel this way about WTM too.

I think maybe it wasn't included because it is rather broad, without a set schedule and with too many books to choose from ... :001_huh:

[i.love.lucy]

I'm a HODie and love it!

[CookieMonster]

I think maybe it wasn't included because it is rather broad, without a set schedule and with too many books to choose from ... :001_huh:

 

I think you're right.

[cslbda]

Sonlight

[Guest Cindie2dds]

Winter Promise, hands down. In the last year I have bought and sold MFW, HOD and FIAR. I have used Sonlight also, but Winter Promise definitely fits our family. :)

[Orthodox6]

Cannot vote because I always have tried to "match" each child with the educational products best (or, at least, better) suited to that individual child. Of my four children, that's four answers for nearly every subject !

 

My only suggestion for the poll would be to remove TRISMS, as it is not used for elementary grades. 7th grade is the earliest possible (barring precocity).