Mom22ns Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 We'll be keeping: Sonlight, Core 7 next year MUS BJU Science, one more year for dd PH Science Miller Levine Biology next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Continuing with: CPO science K12 The Human Odyssey plus The Medieval and Early Modern World volumes by Oxford Press AoPS algebra, perhaps Number Theory or C&P So You Really Want to Learn French Sadlier-Oxford vocabulary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 There are some we have used for many, many years: Rod & Staff English Wordly Wise Spelling Workout IEW And there are some we have used for a year or two and are staying wtih next year: BJU high school science VideoText Interactive math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 We will continue with these items next year: Easy Grammar Vocabulary for the College Bound (Amsco) Latin Primer/Grammar series Various Barron's books for Spanish (and I'm going to use some online resources, too) For Algebra II, we're using a book by the same Brown who co-wrote the Brown, Dolciani series of books (which we used for Algebra I) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Saxon math Analytical Grammar I'm going back to Spelling Power after taking a year off to do SWR again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delaney Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Here is what I love and you can see why I spend HOURS picking over stuff: TOG, SOTW, CHOW, and HO:D If I could teach history all day I would! It's like a buffet for a curriculum overeater!:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I will go on the record and say... absolutley none of them. :lol: We are leaving the K12 Virginia Virtual Academy, and going back to "our own thing." I have listed our new courses below. Abeka Phonics is a repeat for the 4th time... but I'm looking at OPGTR, because dd seems "stuck" with Abeka, but not "stuck" with the OPGTR samples. So, I may use that. Other "repeats" are all Abeka (health, penmanship, spelling, reading) Everything else is brand, spanking NEW for our family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moniksca Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 We've made some changes for next year but this is what we're sticking with: SOTW WWE Megawords L'Art de Lire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbie Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 TOG MM LOF Analytical Grammar and JR AG Atelier - If we can swing it! Phonetic Zoo Lively Latin BB2 - Probably moving oldest into Latin Alive Phonics Pathways for younger two Just checked out Right Start Math for youngers and love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilesonly Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 I have really enjoyed The Sentence Family (the kids are asking to do it again this summer for fun), it's what we started with at the beginning of the year when neither of them knew a thing about parts of speech) MCT (We followed it up with MCT Island and they now love a fish names Mud) .. not to mention I had a 7 year old doing 4 part sentence analysis and understanding it all just fine. R&S English (it pretty much taught itself) MM has been such an eye opener having come from Saxon at ps. We have loved it. The Geography Coloring Book - has been very fun for them. They love reading and coloring all of the border and countries.. it also has broken down each country by rivers, mountain ranges and plains. They have enjoyed it. I don't think we are half way through it and we mix it with other geography skills. Lively Latin has been loads of fun and we will be continuing with it next year. I am loving the progym. exercises we have begun with WT1. We will move into CC next year using the same approach to classical writing. OH... and I can't forget WWE. They all have learned so much about copywork, dictations and retelling stories back to me. I love that they read an excerpt from one of the books for their weekly assignment and next thing you know they are checking the whole book out of the library! I would love a link to this Geography Coloring Book!:D Pretty please.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheApprentice Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 MCT Math Mammoth SOTW, with added material to beef it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchbark Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Heart of Dakota R&S grammar Singapore math La Clase Vocab from Classical Roots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazakaal Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 I'm sticking with most of what we're using right now... Analytical Grammar Lightning Lit Latin Prep Vocab From Classical Roots Apologia Science MOH for the 13yo We're switching writing, Spanish (because we're finishing GSWS), and math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 English: Spelling Workout/MCP Phonics; R&S; WWE Math: Saxon Logic: Mind Benders and Red Herrings Languages: LfC and SSL, Nallenart L'art de Lire History: SOTW Science: Apologia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socalmom Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 We are sticking with: Analytical Grammar Saxon Math History Odyssey Lightning Literature Margie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Sticking with: Sonlight Wordly wise Switching to Apples and Pears Spelling Switching older two to Teaching Textbooks math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori in MS Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 My Father's World WWE FLL IEW Apologia Science Elementary through High School Story of the World Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diviya Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 I would love a link to this Geography Coloring Book!:D Pretty please.... Herehttp://http://www.amazon.com/Geography-Coloring-Book-Wynn-Kapit/dp/0131014722/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305350842&sr=8-1 is the one I have. Sorry I don't know how to make it pretty. Not sure if it's the same one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilesonly Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Herehttp://http://www.amazon.com/Geography-Coloring-Book-Wynn-Kapit/dp/0131014722/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305350842&sr=8-1 is the one I have. Sorry I don't know how to make it pretty. Not sure if it's the same one. Thanks!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Herehttp://http://www.amazon.com/Geography-Coloring-Book-Wynn-Kapit/dp/0131014722/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305350842&sr=8-1 is the one I have. Sorry I don't know how to make it pretty. Not sure if it's the same one. Links are great, no matter what they look like, but if you want to make them pretty, it's actually easier than you would think: When you first paste it in and click 'OK', there will be part of it highlighted. You can replace that highlighted part with whatever text you would like the link to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiobrain Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 MCT LoF HAOH (History at our House) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 (edited) We'll be sticking with may of the same resources and strategies. Resources we'll continue w/ on to the next level: TT, SOTW w/Kingfisher, Spellwell, Drawsquad. Styles or strategies we'll continue: the WTM way of writing (narrations, dictation, outlining, summarizing) and literature, geography (using puzzles, Sheppard software, and memorization), memory work (poetry), science via living books, and Bible. The only thing I'm looking to change for next year is grammar (would like an online/software program like TT). I'm also going to add in either Spanish, sign language or piano - not sure which yet. Also, I'm going to re-listen to SWB's writing lecture for Logic stage. I want to make sure I'm on target and upping my expectations appropriately. Edited May 14, 2011 by Stacy in NJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 (edited) Life of Fred Bravewriter Possibly NOEO - Ds has really enjoyed Chemistry, but if they don't get Level III Physics and Biology out soon I'll have to look for something else. ETA: Our style is classical Charlotte Mason, and it's worked well for us. We'll be sticking with it. Edited May 17, 2011 by floridamom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom4him Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 BJU. I have put them in BJU in everything and we are staying with it. I have figured out how to work around some of the things that I haven't liked about textbook curr before, I really DO like BJU and I have made a decision that we will be staying with it through high school if I can afford it. That is always the kicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I think that says a LOT about a curriculum, honestly! I was having an internal debacle about Language Arts and just realized today that what we've been using has really worked well for us. The part he didn't like was the writing and I think he'd be that way with ANY program. All the other components were SPOT ON so I placed our order for K12's LA5 earlier today!!! :D I also ordered the 5A materials for Singapore since we'll be finishing up 4B in a couple weeks. We finished SOTW2 last week and will continue with SOTW3 (sitting on my shelf) after we take a short hiatus to complete our timeline work from the very beginning since we haven't been keeping up with a timeline (and listen to the audio CDs up to through the end of SOTW2 since we just got them...) I'd just like to see what other people use and continually go back to... :) We'll probably stick out Saxon Algebra 1/2 until we finish the book. We're only about 1/3 of the way through it. I will definitely be continuing with Writing with Skill, which we Beta tested. In fact I liked it so much and saw so much improvement with the older boys' writing that I'm passing up an IEW coop opportunity. I would have jumped at the chance to do IEW a couple years ago. I think everything else is up for grabs. I need to finish unpacking our boxes of books from storage and do some hard thinking about how to do exploration and the modern era. I have been sort of happy with our switching between Sonlight and WTM. But I also feel like I'm missing some spark by going back and forth rather than just wallowing in one of them. And I need to figure out if we'll do all of modern in one year or do two (with the second being ds #1's freshman year). (I know I will not be doing the same science we started with. I may go ahead and continue with the read and outline process we've been doing for the last several months.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 We'll be sticking with: Moving Beyond the Page - My youngest son loved this and so did I. We will be using it next year, and I hope for many more years. SOTW on audio - Again my youngest son loved this. He had no interest in history until I started playing these everyday. We have listened to SOTW 1 and 2 this year, and I hope to get through 3 and 4 next year. K12 Literature - My twins loved K12 for literature. Unfortunately you have to buy the language arts course, and we never used the grammar or vocabulary components, but their literature program is great. Megawords - Finally a spelling program that is working for my oldest son. He has struggled for so long, and to see him actually making progress this year has been wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela&4boys Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Heart of Dakota Handwriting Without Tears Winston Grammar Teaching Textbooks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyOR Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I have absolutely LOVED k12's The Human Odyssey! It's a keeper. R&S Math R&S English and Lively Latin (BB2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtmcm Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 BJU Math Queen's Language Lessons LLATL LfC Omnibus Teaching Textbooks BJU Science Classical Conversations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellen in PA Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 We are sticking with: Apologia science AAS Veritas Bible Rod & Staff math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txhomemom Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Definitely sticking with: Life of Fred Key to math books Soaring with Spelling and Vocabulary Growing with Grammar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NineChoirs Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 LOF Yep, just one thing. I tossed everything else and went back to the drawing board. When I took my son back out of school back in Nov (after a short failed 3 month trial), I didn't want to just throw him back to seat work, but my husband insisted he do something. So I adopted a Charlotte Mason/Montessori/Living Books approach and it worked SO well that I decided to switch everything up. And that is what I have been working on. My husband teaches several subjects on the weekend, and he is keeping all of his books: Henle Latina Christiana II Fr. Laux Religion texts The Vine and The Branches (Our Holy Faith) Mass & The Sacraments (OLVS) Draw Real People Tan Bible History MP Traditional Logic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Peach Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 TT for higher level math CLE Math for lower level AAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAutumnOak Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Math Mammoth Rod & Staff English Writing With Ease Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading Elemental Science Rod & Staff Health Switches we are making... - From Mystery of History to Story of the World (doing vol 1) - From Rod & Staff Spelling to Spelling Workout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejadragna Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 story of the world 2 CLE language arts and reading shiller math and teaching textbooks visual vocabulary considering Gods creation science rosetta spanish calculadder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmschooling Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Definitely.... Heart of Dakota!!!!!!! Rod & Staff English Math Mammoth (for at least oldest) ClickNRead / Phonics Pathways for DS7 The Reading Lesson, Little Hands to Heaven, and Teach Me Joy for DS4/5 Visual Latin and attempting to start Latin's Not So Tough..again :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Rod and Staff English IEW Saxon Math (for DD) BJU Science (for DS) Wordly Wise Homeschool Tracker Plus (not curriculum, but invaluable to me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Taeda Lisa Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 I love reading about what has worked long-term for others. We will be sticking with: Rod & Staff Grammar Spelling Workout (for the visual learners) ABeka Arithmetic (elementary years) Chalkdust Maths (upper maths) SOTW WWE Apologia Science (middle and high school) Visual Link Spanish Latina Christiana & Henle Latin WTM foundations for History and Literature I've never found a satisfactory elementary science curriculum (looking for this next year still), and have tried TOG, Sonlight, and Biblioplan for history as well as putting together my own. Writing has been another tough one for me. I outsourced with the oldest and found a tutor in high school. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleWMN Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Definitely CLE math, LA, and reading for my oldest. Phonics Pathways, as a resource VP self-paced history (we just started but it's a hit!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Everything in my siggie. I love it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyGrace Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 WWS-we beta tested it and LOVED it. I can't even express how much we love it. It is one of only two curric I have ever used w/out tweaking! It is just amazing. CLE/MM combo for math SOTW-I'm going into my SIXTH year using this! (First for older dd for 1-4 and then started over with ds). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teresa in MO Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 WWS-we beta tested it and LOVED it. I can't even express how much we love it. It is one of only two curric I have ever used w/out tweaking! It is just amazing. CLE/MM combo for math SOTW-I'm going into my SIXTH year using this! (First for older dd for 1-4 and then started over with ds). Can you tell me how you combine CLE and MM for Math? I am considering combining them this year for my 2nd gr. and 6th grader. How do you do the lessons? Do you do both books each day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestavern Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 We're sticking with Saxon, MCT LA, SOTW, Rosetta Stone & Lively Latin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvnlattes Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 We'll continue with: TOG Write Shop (13 yo finished this year, 12 yo will start in the fall) Megawords Harmony Fine Arts Teaching Textbooks (for 2 of the kiddos) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeJM Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 The only one I'm positive we're sticking with is: MUS. Yes, finally I have a program he can live with and thrive with, so I am not touching that again. He will go all the way through with it. :party: We're staying w/ BJU Science through 8th (started it in 6th), then not sure where to go at that point, but happy I don't have to decide now. Also staying with BJU history a second year; that was my plan. I wanted two-year world history instead of four-year, so I picked BJU 6 and 7 and have been happy with 6th this year, although we did a lot of supplementing. Planning TTC and IEW starting next year and hoping to be able to say we'll stick with those as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinsty Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 (edited) Classical Writing First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind Spell to Read and Write Hey Andrew Teach Me Some Greek! Edited June 2, 2011 by tinsty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralloyd Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Sticking with: R&S English MUS/Ray's Arithmetic VP History and Bible cards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 We will be sticking with.... Barton Reading and Spelling Story of the World Singapore Math Right Start Math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSing...AndLovin'It Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Heart of Dakota (will be 3rd year) Singapore Math (used 6 years, moving into DM series) Rod and Staff English and MCT (used 1 yr each, plan to alternate these two) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloggermom Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Since I have to juggle 6 kids I am sticking with the most independent things - CLE Math and Language Arts VP Self-Paced History Courses Lively Latin 1 and 2 I plan to use Teaching Textbooks for math in the higher grades since that is also independent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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