What curriculums or education supplements have your boys really liked??

[calledtobehome]

Trying to compile a least of curriculum/educational supplements that stands the test of time with boys. Right now my boys are young but they really like:

 

1.SOTW w/cd's

2.Legos legos and more legos

3.Snap Circuit

4.Mind Blowing Science kits

5.Guinness Book of World Records

6.Science Encyclopedias(DK, UB, KF)

7.Computer Games(Jumpstart)

8.Audio books

[AuntPol]

1. Narnia/LOTR and other fantasy books. He loves allegory.

2. MCT -all of the Island stuff has been big hit.

3. IEW -he hated writing but doesn't mind this.

4. Copywork -okay if was Star Wars or LOTR quotes lol.

5. Any science

6. Lego Mechanisms

7. Snap Circuits

8. Life of Fred

9. Mindbenders

10. Recreating battle scenes from history.

11. Tying in video games to history: Crusaders, Age of Empires

12. Doing Da Vinci, Time Commanders, Deadliest Warrior, Sci Fi science videos.

13. Timez Attack and Lure of the Labyrinth online math games

14. Druidawn

[happymom]

This year we used a great history curriculum that I think is particularly appealing to boys. It is Winter Promise's American Culture. It has a heavy emphasis on Invention and Technology through the later half of American History. Next year we plan on using Winter Promise's Adventures in the Sea and Sky which promises to be a scientific journey through History. We’ve also enjoyed their Energy Curriculum for Science Jiggle, Jostle, & Jolt . It comes with a cool Physics Solar Workshop kit that has kept my son busy for many happy hours.

 

My ds will be a rising 6th grader soon. His favorites this year besides the History and Science above have been:

 

MCT -both Island and Town levels

Life of Fred -I’m looking forward to LOF Pre-Algebra with Biology for next year.

All books on tape -even girly ones like the Little House Series

Any Strategy board game,Legos, Models, and Science kits

Favorite Books he’s read this year:

The Overland Chronicles

Percy Jackson Series- which has started a fascination with

Greek Mythology so I’m trying to capitalize on that right now

My Side of the Mountain Series

 

He loved watching the Owl Cam of Molly/babies and doing owl studies.

http://www.sportsmansparadiseonline.com/Live_Owl_Nest_Box_Cam.html

 

Outside Learning-

Boy Scouts, Spanish, Art, and PE classes where he’s formed some great friendships and given me a little break.

Field Trips-

We try to do field trips every couple of weeks even when I feel that I am getting behind in our studies. I never regret getting out and doing this kind of hands on learning. My preference is to do outside classes not just walking tours. Some of our favorites this year have been:

Canoe trip

Classes at the National Building Museum

Energy Class at a Nuclear Power Plant

Terra Cotta Warriors Exhibit

Holocaust Museum-Children’s exhibit only

Civil War Class and tour of the White House of the Confederacy and the Confederate Museum

Real Pirates exhibit and classes at Nauticus Museum

Virginia Aviation Museum classes

 

Follow interests:

A friend offered to give us a plot on his property to plant a garden this year(Our yard is too shady). I was going to decline but my ds got so excited and spent several hours on the computer researching gardens and drawing up a plan. We've learned a lot of science through this experience.

 

I am lucky this year that I only have one ds left to homeschool and so I can really focus on what he is interested in.

[Crimson Wife]

My boy is young but he loves the History Dudes series by Rich Cando, the Max Axiom, Super Scientist series by Donald Lemke, the Graphic Mythology series, and as far as I can tell he likes listening in to his big sis' MCT and Ellen McHenry lessons.

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So far, mine likes:

 

Map Skills 1st Grade

Apologia Zoology 1 and 2 (and ANY science)

Any unit studies we do (right now we're in a unit study about Germany)

BJU Spelling 1st Grade (he told me this was his favorite)

Sonlight Readers 2

 

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