johnandtinagilbert Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 HITS: The Phonics Road (2 levels) TOG WriteShop Life of Fred (2 levels) Noeo Chemistry The Latin Road dvds quizlet.com purposegames.com spellingcity.com math-u-see online drills Chalkdust math the Pongo way :) Misses: my slack lesson planning to teach my own spanish MUS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cindie2dds Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Miss - - HOD's BLHFHG (liked the two US History readers, but found the block activities throughout the curriculum to be below dd's level) Hit - - AO YR1 and Earthschooling What part of Earth schooling did you do? Your combo sounds like my plan for the fall. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Elliot Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Misses: History Odyssey Ancients Level 2 The World in Ancient Times (Oxford Press) Noeo Chemistry III K12 History online (too many worksheets, text is okay) I was considering Noeo Chemistry III for next year. Would you mind telling why it didn't work for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Hits: Life of Fred Latin for Children American Story 2 SOTW 4 Singapore Science MCT Building Language and Music of the Hemispheres Sailing Through Handwriting Gets the job done: Language Lessons for Little Ones Song School Latin ETC Math U See Singapore Math Misses: All of our attempted art programs. I just can't teach these for the life of me! :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beezus Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Hits Life of Fred -helped my 7th grader get more excited about algebra Key to Algebra Workbooks Igniting Your Writing Thinking in Threes - for writing; good supplemental exercises Great Source Science Daybooks Perplexors - logic puzzles Misses Critical Thinking, Book 1 - we really couldn't get into the groove of this program. My daughter and I both found it tedious Red Herrings, Critical Thinking Easy Grammar Matin Latin - our latest failed attempt at Latin Beautiful Feet Medieval History Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbysfriend Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Hits: Right Start B (although the end got muddy so we are switching to Horizons for 2nd grade) All About Spelling (easy to teach and they love it) Explode the Code 3 Phonics Pathways Misses: Rocket Phonics (it worked last year but trailed off badly this year - they claim its good for use through 4th?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehogs4 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Hits: :D Apologia: Swimming Creatures SOTW MUS WWE FLL Lapbooking Misses: Spelling Workout :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In2why Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Hits Phonic Pathways Saxon Math (He would do nothing but math if we let him) Word Ladders Just Okay SOTW 1 First Language Lessons (once I began skipping some lessons that he didn't need) Miss WWE 1 (He likes to write but loathes this book) I hadn't thought about this but based on my list what am I doing on The Well Trained Mind forum (which I love btw) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 It's always fun to read these posts. HITS Growing with Grammar All About Spelling IEW SWI A Saxon Math REAL Science Odyssey Started out Great, but in the end not so much McRuffy LA McRuffy math these both just jumped in level too much too fast for my dd JAG (we tried it twice and my son would love the beginning and then just began to hate it as time went on, even at a reduced pace) History Odyssey level 1 (we've tried 3 different time periods it always starts out great and about half way through I get sick of the way things are arranged and change to SOTW) Full On Misses Spelling Workout Spelling Power WWE- I love it my kids don't Singapore math Anything I tried for Art, this just isn't a priority for me, but next year I'm going to try my hardest to make it one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessed2fosteradopt Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 6th Grade HITS: LOVE Chalkdust pre-algebra - son is thriving with it. R&S English 6 - we do it orally and it is retained R&S Bible - we do this together and really enjoy it Hippocampus history videos Created to Work - great book Megawords Orbiting w/Logic series MISSES: CLE Reading 6 - love the stories but the questions are too challenging for him - I love it! WWE - ds hates it, I love it! RS4K Chemistry & Biology - boring WriteAtHome - big waste as far as I am concerned Sequential Spelling PK: HITS: BFIAR Walking by the Way blog - Read to Me and ABC - our favorite!! MEP Reception MISSES: BJU PK4 video learning - they just refused to sit for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punks in Ontario Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Hits: Singapore math New Elementary math Pilgrim's Progress from Answers in Genesis CLE Learning to Read CLE LA (well, the older boys don't really like it, but I love the way they have to learn) Apologia Physical Science Misses: IEW (well, it's not the program, it's just that I keep wussing out of doing it):confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Hits: CLE MATH!!!! Misses: EVERYTHING else! Tell me why I waste money on Calvert? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffodilDreams Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 (edited) This is in response to Cindie2dds question about Earthschooling: I'm an Earthschooling Lifetime Member, so I have access to all levels, but we currently use first. It was what we needed to breathe life into our days. And it really helps me out by scheduling in the handicrafts. Edited April 24, 2010 by kimmie38017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancer67 Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 (edited) Oh no! I was considering this instead of SL 3 for next year. Could you elaborate? WP Rock around the Earth It was short, not nearly enough "meat", not put together well(choppy), and boring!:confused: Edited April 24, 2010 by dancer67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessed2fosteradopt Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Misses:IEW (well, it's not the program, it's just that I keep wussing out of doing it):confused: Thanks for putting into words what I was reluctant to say even though it is the truth. I have received so much encouragement but still I look at IEW like it is Mt. Everest. :confused: You are not alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 (edited) HITS: Elizabeth B and Don Potter's suggestions (HUGE thank you) REWARDS Intermediate and Secondary Math Mammoth WWE Spelling Through Morphographs MCT Sentence Composing by Killigan (writing supplement) Thinking in Threes (writing supplement) Lial's BCM Write Shop Irasshai (Japanese) Supercharged Science Mosdos Pearl (and Silver as supplement) The Happy Scientist (awesome science site) Brimwood Press' Young Historian Kit (so far, we love it) Copywork and Dictation! (Spelling Wisdom etc) IEW's Poetry Memorization Netflix Rats, Bulls, Flying Machines MEP Miquon La Clase Divertida McRuffy Good Stuff: Megawords Famous Men of Middle Ages (Memoria Press) SOTW (would have worked better with color), but LOVE the AG Oak Meadow (would have been awesome if I stuck with it; just got curriculum hungry) ABeCedarian Logic Liftoff etc. Great Stuff that I wish was secular: CLE Reading and LA MISSES: Analytical Grammar (and JAG) Bravewriter Kidswrite Basic Class Edited April 28, 2010 by lisabees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgreenaz Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 This is fun!! This year we had 2nd grade for a 6/7 yo ds and a 7/8 yo ds. HITS: Singapore math 2A/2B & every supplement that they make MUS blocks! Timez Attack mult game spelling city dot com Spell to Write & Read The Wise Guide Grammar book A-K Cursive First Easy Grammar 2nd grade Explode the Code & ETC online Draw Write Now Winter Promise - Animals & Their Worlds MISSES: Sing, Spell, Read & Write A Reason for Spelling Horizons math Mathtacular DVD SO SO: A Reason for Handwriting - Transition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrina Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 For my third grader: Hits: SOTW 1 with all the fixings (dd says I can't put it on the list because it doesn't count as school work!) McGuffy's fourth reader Teacher Created Resources "My Body" Free US geography games from http://www.sheppardsoftware.com Books, books and more books. DD loves juvenile nonfiction from the library on a variety of topics we're studying. HWT book four Get's the job done: WWE 2 FLL 3 Evan Moore's daily geography Spelling power (I say hit, dd says miss, so I put it here!) Saxon 3 Misses: Spelling workout For my K-er Hits: Super Source books for lessons that are math manipulative based SOTW 1 with all the fixings HWT 1st Get's the job done: Mcguffy's primer Bob books Misses: OPGTR (but I'm going to try with my next one) Saxon math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewel7123 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 For pre-K & K Hits: R&S Math Counting With Numbers HWT, though I'm finally confident enough to teach it on my own. OPGTR, Bob books, McGuffey readers Drawing With Children Misses: Cursive First Essential Math AAS I'd love to hear why AAS was a miss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 I'd love to hear why AAS was a miss? Overkill. I got it because I want my kids to really know the rules and I wanted to be thorough and have good spellers. We only did it for a couple of days, but I realized it was way too involved for us. My dd5.5 thought the letter tiles were babyish and I think she'll probably be a natural speller anyway. We're going to try R&S spelling in the fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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