JadeOrchidSong Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Singapore math :001_wub::party::001_wub: Rod and Staff English AAS WWE FLL SOTW :001_wub::001_wub::party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewday Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Rod and Staff Math and English Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewday Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 SOTW American Language Series (Phonics) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschooltoone Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 A Beka Math K-5th A Beka Language All About Spelling Level Sonlight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Saxon Math TOG Latin Primer/Grammar Series Wordly Wise Easy Grammar is fast headed into this catagory They all have just worked--for me and for the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 PLL/ILL Cozy Grammar/Punctuation SOTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Explode the Code Rod and Staff English Heart of Dakota and Singapore Math is a keeper too. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyful Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 MUS Spelling Workout (Have done 3 years of TOG and I think we might keeping going with it.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 SOTW-we are on volume 3 and will do volume 4 next year FLL/WWE-we switched for a bit, but now we are sticking with them for the long haul Elemental Science-that's a no brainer :) Singapore Math-love, love, love this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Singapore Math LOF CAP Latin products - 2 years with LFC, now in Latin Alive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I did most of my switching around with my remedial phonics students! And, I generally kept each student in one or 2 books. My daughter was my "guinea pig" for other subjects, I switched around a bit with her before finding things I liked. Webster's Speller MCT Singapore ZB I am pretty happy with everything else I am using, but have not used it long enough to know for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlynn Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Sonlight- History/Literature (Cores 1-6 so far) Rod & Staff- Math & English BJU-Science Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celia Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I'm only on my 2nd year hs'ing, so I can't say much, except that we'll make from the beginning to the end of OPGTR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellydon Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Winter Promise Math U See FLL WWE Spelling Power Handwriting Without Tears Explode the Code OPG I don't jump, I've found everything that works for us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 You will be very happy with Singapore hop though. I tried A beka math 1 just because I had it free from someone. Singapore might be the one you will be glad that you hop on.:):) Good to know! That might be the nudge I've needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyfulhomeschooler Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Horizons math. So far K-3rd. We thought about switching to SM but instead am just using it with younger child OPGTR Explode the code FIAR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I used and loved all of Miquon (didn't work for my youngest though) Singapore 3A-6B (didn't work as well for my youngest) Sonlight Cores K-7 (didn't work as well for my youngest) Kinetic Books Algebra I and Algebra II (came out with prealgebra in time for only my youngest and I'm trying to get her to use it, but she doesn't want to do math on the computer) Prentice Hall Science Explorer (and guess what, it doesn't work as well for my youngest either, but I'm making her stick with this one) My youngest is dyslexic and is an auditory learner (my older two are both visual learners and so am I). She seems to need an entirely different approach for almost everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmoe Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Singapore Math Rod and Staff English Shurley English Sequential Spelling Write Source SOTW Four Square Writing Noeo Science Blackbird and Company Lit guides I just used Window to the World for the first time this year, but I plan to use it again with 3 more kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaissezFaire Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Story of the World Horizons Math (younger levels) A Reason for Handwriting I think in a few years I will be able to add : First Language Lessons Singapore Math Tapestry of Grace We have only been using these a couple years but I love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Singapore and Miquon with all three dc for their early elementary math Rod & Staff grammar all the way through for two dc and now working on grade 3 with youngest (so 7 or so years now) Spelling Workout since 2003 (I've tried other "in" spelling programs, but always came back quckly :D) TWTM and VP for history/literature for all three dc Pathway Readers, then BJU Reading for all three dc IEW for 7 years now, both for my dc and for my writing classes ETC - all three dc used this That doesn't include any of the things I've used for just a few years now, just the ones that are 7+ years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkcastle Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 just started homeschooling, but i think AAS. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 TOG - 8 years Singapore Math - 7 years LFC - 6 years (I bought another Latin curriculum this year, but went back to LFC) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Sonlight R&S Math CLE Math CLE LA SRA's Spelling Mastery IEW's Poetry Memorization Also, I'm quite sure we're going to be sticking with Saxon Grammar for my son. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Saille Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Oldest ds has been hs on the record for four years...things I've used for multiple years or completed with one child and plan to use again include: SOTW Explode the Code Singapore Math Getty-Dubay Italics Miquon Math Lively Latin Song School Latin Greek Code Cracker Mnemosyne Trail Guide to Geography (World and U.S.) I'm not a huge curriculum jumper, as you can see. We started Michael Clay Thompson a year ago, and I see no reason why we won't stick with that long-term. I'm tinkering with 4-level sentence analysis forms to use with ds9's Lively Latin diagramming sentences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Oak Meadow. I don't know if you'd consider it 'long term' yet- I didn't pull my daughter out of public school til toward the very end of the third grade school year, so we did our own eclectic thing with no curriculum for the end of that year. I did my research, fell in love with Oak Meadow and decided on that, and used it for our fourth grade year. Continued to love it, currently using it for our fifth grade year. Continuing to love it, planning to use it next year for sixth grade- and all the way to 8th at a minimum, as I bought K-8 used from one person. I will be starting K with my son in the fall and going through all of K-8 with him. I have no intentions of curriculum-jumping- I'm VERY happy with Oak Meadow. And may very well purchase it for the high school years, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TX Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Things I have used for more than one year or with more than one child: Rod and Staff Phonics and Reading Rod and Staff Spelling Rod and Staff English Explode the Code Developmental Mathematics (I used this with 8 children starting with my first about 17 years ago. Five of my children went through all 16 levels and then on to Saxon 1/2) My 14yo son just wasn't getting math and my 8yog was struggling too so we recently switched to CLE math...after using the same math curriculum for 17 years! Saxon Algebra 1/2 Teaching Textbooks Apologia General Science Lightning Lit Prima Latina Latina Christiana Susan in TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HootyTooty Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 (edited) We've been using Singapore since ds1 was in K, he is a unit away from finishing 4B. We used ETC until the bitter end (the coby of Book 8 I had was filled with a lot of errors and misprints). ETA: We also went through all the logic books on Prufrock's site (analogy books, lollipop logic, Countdown books, and Safari Logic books). Edited March 24, 2011 by HootyTooty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homemama2 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Abeka phonics through 3rd grade (was so glad I finally gave this a try after so many negatives I had heard about Abeka...it worked wonderfully for both my boys) Rightstart for the earlier grades(...not sure if I will continue this next year though) HWT Things that I have really liked from this year that I plan to continue with as long as possible: Math Mammoth!! Spelling Wisdom Rod and Staff English Artistic Pursuits (love it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Used with 2 DC over the course of 6 years: BJU Math grades 1-6 BJU Reading grades 1-4 WTM/Teaching Classics literature approach from grades 3 up *but I supplement heavily with my own approaches Curriculum we've been using for aprox 2 years that I think are keepers: TOG AAS Megawords Lial's Math for pre Algebra up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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coralloyd Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 R&S English Math-U-See Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I used Spelling Workout all the way through with both boys. I used Writing Strands all the way through (from level 3) with my older son, who was a natural writer. I don't think it necessarily works for those who are not natural writers. I have loved SOTW. We've worn out a Kingfisher encyclopedia. I love Singapore for math and used it all the way through with both boys. I really liked Abeka with my older son, but again, he's a natural at language arts. It hasn't worked as well with the younger. I've used Latin Primer/Grammar with both. Those are all I can think of right now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfside Academy Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 MUS Challenging Word Problems Phonics Pathways/Explode the Code SWR SOTW: Ancients & Middle Ages FLL/WWE *We're also really enjoying Elementary Greek though we're only a couple of months into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 (edited) We've just started grade 1 for the 2nd time, and I'm sticking with most of the choices my older dd used for the grammar stage. ReadingA-Z.com phonics program SOTW Math-u-See So far, I really like WWE, so can see that becoming a 'keeper' too. Older dd started 6th grade in Jan. After some false starts, I think we'll stick with what we now have for the rest of middle school. K12 History Odyssey Prentice Hall Science Explorer books IEW Math-u-See. Edited March 25, 2011 by Hannah horrible typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I'm a 13+ years curriculum hopper. I go around in circles and repurchase some of the same resources over and over. I get all googlie eyed over the new and shiny fads, but then circle back to boring and efficient. I've never homeschooled/self-educated for more than a few months without using: KJV as the reading/literature book Saxon math Aufmann math (remedial CC texts) Encyclopedias Bill Nye The Encyclopedia of Country Living Not the full 13 years, but 8+ years with Real Writing 2nd edition by Susan Anker. I have a long list of oldies but goodies on my wishlist, waiting for a cheap copy, including the antiquated looking Rod and Staff Science 7-10. I learned how to improve my garden and deal with puppy worms and so much more from that PRACTICAL 2 volume set. I also really miss my OLD Rod and Staff Grade 8 and OLD handbook, when grade 8 was the final book in the series, but don't know how to repurchase the out of print set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIS0320 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 The Encyclopedia of Country Living I have a long list of oldies but goodies on my wishlist, waiting for a cheap copy, including the antiquated looking Rod and Staff Science 7-10. I learned how to improve my garden and deal with puppy worms and so much more from that PRACTICAL 2 volume set. I also love Carla Emery's TEoCL. I use it all the time, especially for variations on heartier bread recipes than I usually find in modern bread baking books, gardening situations, and so on. It really is an invaluable resource to me. Your mention of the Rod and Staff Science is the first time I've ever been tempted to even go look at the R&S site. I would be interested in looking at it for myself, since my kids are so little at this point. Is it the current edition that is still being offered for grades 7-10 or is this an outdated version that you are having trouble finding? Just curious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I've done a lot less jumping around with my younger 2 than I did my oldest (poor guinea pig). For my oldest we used MUS from Gamma to Pre algebra. For my younger 2, we have used MFW and Singapore math with no end in sight. We just switched to PR in December and I hope that we can stick with it all the way through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharon family school Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Sonlight k-8 MFW highschool MUS Primer-Algebra Growing with Grammar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 The old 7-10 Rod and Staff science books are still for sale. 7th grade has been rewritten, but 8th-10th has not been rewritten yet. They are really a big dissapointment to some people...but...they are a very complete survey of the science we interact with in real life. And that type of science doesn't change much. The pictures of food and it's containers change, for example, and people have become used to larger books and prettier books, but there is a lot of good content in the books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0mmaBuck Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Well, next year will be our 3rd year HS'ing and I just ordered our 3rd year of CLE Math and SOTW 3. I ordered our 2nd year of Rod and Staff English and don't plan to leave them for some time as it seems to work for DS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Just curious: What programs have you found that you were able to stick with happily for years? I see a lot of curriculum jumping going on, and I don't want to do that anymore. I've found AAS, which I think is a keeper. We're only on level 2, but I plan on finishing the series. Anyone else? We've stuck with Saxon the longest (K, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and will keep going). I, personally, don't love Saxon, but my ds does and it works very well for him. Growing with Grammar (since grade 3, and will keep going) is a keeper, too. Latin Prep is a long-term winner as well. We'll keep going with the other Galore Park Latin materials once we're finished with LP. And, finally Oak Meadow for all other subjects, but we didn't use it for grades 1, 2, 3, much to my regret. We've also really liked Soaring with Spelling (same publisher as GwG), but it's new so we only starting using it last year. We are using it this year as well, and plan to keep using it through grade 8, where it stops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joie Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 SWR -4 yrs (although there were times when I considered replacing it) Rightstart Math - 5 yrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Bee Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 My 3rd year homeschooling. I've dabbled with other things for a short time, but came back to what I choose first: Phonics Road Rightstart Math Getty-Dubay Italics Other things that we haven't used very long, but will be staying around happily: WTM Science CWP (singapore) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieZ Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 These are programs that I got at least 4+ calendar years and 6+ kid-years out of. . . Sonlight Cores (history & lit) Singapore Math (PM1-6) Miquon Math (all) Rod & Staff English (many years, but have since moved to MCT) Zaner Bloser handwriting SWO The only one I no longer use is R&S English, but I still allow for the possibility of using it for a year here or there. Another one that I've used for 2+ years and expect to keep on using indefitely: Galore Park So You Really Want to Learn Spanish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Bob Jones Elementary Reading. I used it with dd and now using it with ds. It is usually the first subject he wants to do. I love that there are a variety of stories, non-fiction, poems, and plays. I love that the TM has vocabulary words, discussion questions from literal and appreciative to critical thinking, as well as extra "fun" ideas. My children still read plenty of real books, but I think this helps ME to cover things I might not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osaubi Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 just about all PHP FLL WWE RightStart FIAR (used for a total of 4years so far) STOW Mr. Q Science (on Chemistry this year but I have already bought next year) RSO (we are finishing up the last one that is out) I have scheduled all Ellen Mchenry stuff into the years we will use them AAS I curriculum jumped in the begining and again last year. We came back to to same stuff. I will modify for my 2nd child because she is a different kind of learner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyniffrec Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Basically anything PHP puts out seems to work for us. :001_smile: I'm finding this to be true for us as well. I think I have found the right writing curriculum with WWE, now that I have figured it out! We also use FLL and OPTGR. Everything has been a good fit so far. Our long-term curriculum has been: Sonlight. I considered jumping ship this year but I think we are going to continue on to 6 (we are skipping 5). We have used every year up through 4 now and are beginning to repeat cores with the younger children. FLL HWT ETC Ambleside Online Science Ambleside Online books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 R&S EnglishMath-U-See :iagree: And Getty Dubay Handwriting, Pathway Readers, and SOTW (2nd run through). Science is my stumper. Can't get that figured out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazakaal Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Story of the World - LOVE it Analytical Grammar - only been using it a couple of years, but will continue with younger kids too Apologia science I never used to be a curriculum hopper, but a few years ago we went through a tough period and I realized that a lot of the great materials we were using just weren't working for us. So now I've become a lot more eclectic, hopping around and using multiple curricula. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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