Donna A. Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 The only thing we've never deviated from is Building Spelling Skills from Christian Liberty Press. Others that we won't change now that we've found them: My Father's World (I keep looking around at other things, and always come back to this... I might as well stop looking! ;) ) English from the Roots Up -- very easy and not time consuming Word Roots software Typing Instructor Deluxe Singapore math at least for a few years, even if we supplement or finish out with something else Primary and Intermediate Language Lessons Everything else varies from child to child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdie Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Pathway readers - I love these stories, even the third time through. Right Start math SOTW - we are beginning our 2nd cycle next year starting over with ancients and I plan to use it again with my younger two and beefed up with my oldest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThelmaLou Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 I have used all of the following for several years with multiple kiddos. Won't change a thing in these areas: Rod and Staff English Horizons Math 1-3 (upper grades might be up for grabs, currently using Saxon from 5/4 through 8/7, then switching to University of Chicago pre-algebra and algebra.) Maps, Charts and Graphs series by Modern Curriculum Press Veritas History (supplementing with SOTW audio) Phonics Pathways Getty Dubay Italics Sheppard Software Typing Instructor Deluxe Vos Story Bible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori in MS Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 MFW all the way through highschool FLL 1-4 IEW MUS/Singapore for grades 1-6 Elementary Apologia books R&S Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmsurbat Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 these are my tried-n-true that I used multiple times once discovered: Bible: K-3: Vos Story Bible 4-7/8th: R&S 5-8 (Covers the whole Bible in 4 years) 8/9th-12: Explorer's Quest studies Grammar 2nd Grade: the old Daily Grams Teaching/Guided Review (pink book--there must be a new equivalent). Loved this text for 2nd graders. English 2-4th grade: Primary and Intermediate Language Lessons (3 years total, moving through the books with exercises I thought worthwhile) English 5-7th grade: R&S English 4-6 Composition: Wordsmith Apprentice (sometime between 4-6th grade) Spelling: 2-6th: R&S Spelling Vocab: 7-11th: Wordly Wise 3000 Vocab: 12th: Vocab for the College-Bound Grammar Jr. High: Jensen's Grammar Highschool: ABeka (take 2 years for just grammar to review) Math: 1st-7th: R&S 1-7 Pre-Algebra: BJU Pre-Algebra Algebra I and II: Math Relief History: 3/4th: Sonlight 3 and 4 (American History for elementaries) 4th+: MOH (World history for late elementaries) Science: 7th-12th: BJU HomeSAT or DVD You can see that my biggest difficulties are with high school history and lit--it has been hard to find the perfect combination.... HTH, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camibami Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 We've been at this 5 years now (whoa....!) and the "keepers" are: Saxon Math FLL for 1st and 2nd Rosetta Stone (taking us a loonnggg time, but we ARE learning Spanish!) SOTW and the 5 year rotation (one year for US History) HWWT- used 'em all Phonics Pathways-perfection in teaching reading! Love SL, will use it 3 years, but thats all because it isn't chronological enough for me. Cami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire up north Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 A Beka Math (now staring book 6) Singapore Math (now starting book 4B) Sequential Spelling Spelling Time A Beka Grammar (currently on Language 3; will move to God's Gift of Language A in December) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelissaMinNC Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 I haven't used anything for multiple years at this point (dd is in 1st grade). But, the things we used this year that we are planning to continue next year are: ToG - we just love this program! Italics - although we are making a change from buying the workbooks to using Startwrite, I still plan on using the Italic font Composer and Artist Study lists from Ambleside Online Other things that we're keeping are more methods than curriculum: copywork, notebooking, handcrafts, nature journals, etc. :) Melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolate Lover Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Yes, I love the way you phrased the request for this thread. I think this has been my hidden agenda all along, even hidden from myself, as you can see now that I write this out.:001_huh: Thanks for prompting my thinking. Math: Singapore from Earlybird 1A through now finishing Primary Maths 2A. I plan on using this through 6B and then NEM 1-4, then maybe calculus. For Primary Maths, we also use CWP, IP and the CD-Roms that are for two years of the textbooks. Language Arts: Phonics: Phonics Pathways, we did this about 3 times a week and it took about two years, including the advanced part of the Pyramid book, Explode the Code from A, B, and C through 1 - 8, BOB Books all 5 boxes Reading: Pathway Readers for kindness, Junior Great Books, Beyond The Code, and every book ds can get his hands on. Spelling: Spelling Workout A, B, C, in D now, plan on using all levels through H Grammar: First Language Lessons 1/2 mostly for narration, copywork and dictations, and poetry memorywork Growing With Grammar 1/2, soon to be starting level 3. Will use this through its' last level Handwriting: Handwriting Without Tears Pre-K through Cursive, they have a Hebrew script book now, too! Composition: vasilating between Writing Strands(used level 1 and started level 2) and Classical Writing-Aesop thru end of program(I just bought Aesop core and A's student workbook and instructor's guide. Still waiting for the student workbook to come in the mail. Luckily, I found the Homer core in a used bookstore for $8 so I bought it.) Today I read on the boards about SWB's new writing program, and someone mentioned Writing Tales. So I am looking for something that will take us through high school, which Writing Strands does, and Classical Writing and SWB's program promises to do, but I am still weighing the pros and cons. Copywork: I use Educationalfontware.com, a CD-Rom to make my own copywork pages with the font's I am using for handwriting. This is great, I can use it for literature, bible, history, science any subject. Latin: Minimus and Minimus Secundus, also planning on using the three levels of Latin for Children A, B, and C. Hebrew: Tal Am from Canada, Instant Immersion Hebrew CD-Rom, also planning on using one of the more popular The Learnables ,or Rosetta Stone from the library with homeschool workbooks, or Pimsleur's for high school, or hebrewonline.com which has live online classes, with the teacher in Israel, in both biblical and modern hebrew, but is very expensive. History: Story of the World1-4/History Odyssey 12 levels Jewish History: Introduction to Jewish History from Behrman House, has another level that I can't remember the name of right now. Science: WTM Life Science/R.E.A.L. Science Life Level 1, and WTM/Earth and Space Level 1. For chemistry and physics, I don't know what we will use, maybe a combo of Real Science-4-Kids Level Pre-1 Chemistry and Adventures with Atoms and Molecules Books 1,2,3,4,5, then maybe the Real Science-4-Kids Level 1 Physics and a Dover book called something like Physics Experiments for Children. All levels of science are supplemented by LOTS of free reading. DS loves reading science non-fiction. Art: For skills, we use Art Adventures at Home. I love this as it has only 3 books for K-8th. After that I don't know what we will do. For appreciation, we use Child-size Masterpieces, a program that uses postcard size reproductions, with 8 levels. Music: For skills, we like the Progressive series - Recorder, Piano, Keyboard, Organ, Guitar from www.learntoplaymusic.com Each instrument has several method books and songbooks. For appreciation we use Stories of the Great Composers which has 2 books and 2 books for the subsequent Meet the Great Composers. I hope this helps you find some good consistency in your curriculum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch at Home Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 STOW, Singapore My Pals are Here Science, Singapore Let's Learn Science, Singapore Early Bird Math, Singapore Primary Math, Miquon, Explode the Code, Brave Writer, Educational Fontware and Faith First. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jail warden Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 RightStart Math R&S Bible Spell To Write And Read R&S ArtPacs R&S Music SOTW 1 & 2 so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmen_and_Company Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Used over the past 7 years, currently using, or will use over the next 7-8 years with at least 2 of my 3 dc: Composition in the Classical Tradition Classical Writing Stewart English Wordsmith Series Sequential Spelling Vocabulary for the . . .series SOTW TRISMS The Well-Educated Mind History of the World series by SWB when all written Britannica 54 volume set: Great Books of the Western World Singapore Math Miquon Dolciani authored math books Foerster's precalculus & calculus texts Senquential Spelling Dandy Lion Logic series Holt Biology My World Science Traditional Logic I The Art of Reasoning Artistic Pursuits Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish Latin Via Ovid New this year, but most likely will continue: Latin Prep series Lively Latin--if 2nd volume ready for fall--is there going to be a second vol.? Miniumus Secondus OM science & history Livingmath.net math unit studies I know I'm forgetting something . . .hmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malenki Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 We've only been officially homeschooling for a few years so our list is fairly short: Handwriting Without Tears ETC Get Set, Get Ready, Go For the Code (the rest of the books were terrible for DS) R&S Math TruthQuest History (we'll do all the American History for the young students... not sure after that) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlynn Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Rod & Staff Math 1-4 , English 1-3 Sonlight Cores 1-3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaLee Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 R&S English SOTW for DS9 Singapore Math for DS9 Writing Strands Spelling Workout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Singapore Math. I love this more and more each year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Saxon Math Latin Primer SOTW Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Veritas Press Lit. Guides Trail Guide to World Geography Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profmom Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Singapore Math (EB - 5B so far) -- This may be the only one that truly qualifies as "used for multiple years." We've used it from the beginning. Other keepers for us: ~ Classical Writing (currently using Homer A & Beg. Poetry) ~ WT for ds #2 (but we'll move to CW by Homer) ~ Bible -- love to have the kids memorize passages/chapters ~ Elementary Greek (first year, but love it) ~ A Reason for Handwriting (esp. for cursive practice) What I'll probably keep, because they are working fine (even though I sometimes look around): ~ R & S Spelling ~ GWG What I liked with #1 & 2 that I plan to use with #3 when we begin: ~ B4FIAR & FIAR ~ 100EL ~ FLL1/2 ~ Vos story Bible ~ SM (again, I know :) ) High hopes for these becoming standards here (beginning next year): ~ TOG ~ Apologia Elem. science Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaNY Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 nt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lori in tx Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 For us the keepers have been: Math U See (for primer-zeta my older kids need more review) TOG (going on 4 years for this) Trail Guide to_________ (great program, simple to use) That is it! blessings lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TX Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Developmental Math Rod and Staff English Rod and Staff Spelling Explode the Code Apologia Science Lightning Lit The Library :-) Susan in TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelroper Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 McGuffey's Readers OPG w/SpWo FLL R&S Eng implementing StWR mechanics CW FMoR, D'Au GM,FMoG & MP study guides PL & LCI, LCII + Lingua Angelica, Latin Ludere Elem. Greek Christian Studies MP SotW Apologia Science Elem. + S4K(chem & phys) Practical Mathematics & Ray's Arithmetic lots & lots & lots of reading!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narrow Gate Academy Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Used multiple years with more than 1 child: Phonics Pathways SWO Singapore Primary Math Miquon Math Just started using this year that we plan to continue: Classical Writing R&S English Truthquest history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kelli in TN Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 I never say never, but the things I have stayed with for awhile now and am likely to stick with are Rod and Staff Grammar SOTW w/VP cards Horizons math Italic handwriting using Getty Dubay and Startwrite Teaching Textbooks math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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