First and sixth grade help for next year.

[ByGrace3]

Looking to get some help for my sister for next year. I told her I would do some research for her to narrow it down a little :tongue_smilie:

Background: She has 2 girls (going into first and sixth grade next year) are homeschooled this year (starting homeschooling the older in the middle of last year). They have thus far used Abeka. The girls hate it, but my sister liked the simplicity (and the fact that she trusts the curriculum bc the private school her older dd went to used it). However, she is finally willing and ready to break away and do some choosing for next year. She is highly organized, wants an academically challenging curriculum (I don't see her as the hands on type however) her ydd is super "energenic" and the worksheet base of Abeka is killing her. (She is constantly asking to come do school at our house) ;) Definitely on a budget. Thoughts? Anything that can be combined for these two grades? TOG? SOTW? Apologia? MFW?

Here are some of my thoughts for her but would love some thoughts, thanks!

 

Math:

Saxon

Math Mammoth

History:

SOTW

Tapestry of Grace (core then add math, English, science)

Sonlight (Core then add math, English and science)

My Father’s World (Core then add math and English)

English:

ABeka Phonics (ydd)

First Language Lessons

WWE

All About Spelling

Shurley English

Rod and Staff

Science:

Apologia

Elemental Science

Lyrical Life science

Literature:

MFW, Sonlight and TOG include this

Beautiful Feet

Progeny Press

Use any book lists

Handwriting: (ydd)

Handwriting without Tears

Reason for Handwriting

[lauracolumbus]

I can only share what we've used. My dd7 loved FLL 1/2, and but we're switching for 3 and 4 to R&S and MCT. For math, I have her doing Math Mammoth, and it's going well and it's very affordable. To combine, we've used SOTW with great success here. I don't have any experience w/TOG or the others. HTH, Laura