4maybabies Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 What are the best 'open & go' curriculum's that you used for your 2nd grader and k-er? Any subject please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Hmmm... For easy open-and-go, we've enjoyed: Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading Explode the Code workbooks Handwriting Without Tears Lollipop Logic First Language Lessons Growing WIth Grammar Winning With Writing Song School Latin Geography workbooks Math Mammoth Also very easy to teach SOTW REAL Science Odyssey Singapore Math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4maybabies Posted June 15, 2011 Author Share Posted June 15, 2011 Thank you Angela! Just stumbled upon your blog the other day...Love it! We're planning a lot of the things you're using or have used already!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 K12...for K-4 maybe K-5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I used A Beka's K4 & K5 curriculums with my kids and didn't have a whole lot of prep time with those. The TM's are scripted and pretty easy to follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I love Math Mammoth. However, I don't think they make a K level math. We have also liked First Language Lessons and Writing With Ease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Also AAS! BFSU is nearly open-and-go for me. Some lessons need zero prep, some need one or two materials, and one needed maybe 10 min prep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadsandLilysMom Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 (edited) Also AAS! BFSU is nearly open-and-go for me. Some lessons need zero prep, some need one or two materials, and one needed maybe 10 min prep. Unless you decide to laminate all the AAS cards! :tongue_smilie: I thought they would hold up better if they were laminated since I am using them for both of my girls. I started to regret that decision after cutting out the first 20 cards. Now they are all laminated, filed and sitting on my desk ready to use, but my wrist is sore from all the cutting! ETA: Meet the Masters is fairly open and go once you print the teacher and student manuals. Edited June 15, 2011 by MadsandLilysMom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Christian Light Education is about as open-and-go as you can get. I have some issues with the religiousness of it, but if it works for your family, the LA and math is solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 SOTW, Saxon math, Phonics Pathways, Spelling Workout, Rod and Staff... There's lots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erika Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Saxon Math, FLL, WWE, and OPGTR with Explode the Code. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Math Mammoth Apples & Pears spelling Dancing Bears phonics WWE Ambleside Online PLL Junior English from Galore Park Zaner-Bloser handwriting Calvert (they even include pencils and paper) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 BFSU is nearly open-and-go for me. Some lessons need zero prep, some need one or two materials, and one needed maybe 10 min prep. Ok, I think you are crazy on this one (and I say that affectionately :D)! There is no way I could teach BFSU without hours of planning and prep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmama Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Heart of Dakota. Very user friendly!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 We are just finishing 2nd, and our best open-and-gos have been Sonlight, All About Spelling, Rod and Staff 2. We are starting our second round of K now that DD #2 is 5, and really, really love AAR Pre-1, but it depends on how old/where your K'er is at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opekoe Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 We like WWE, Spelling Workout, GWG, Penny Gardner's Italics, and recently started God's Great Covenant (CAP). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lilreds in NC Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 If a Christian curriculum works for you, check out MFW K. We LOVED it here, it's a complete curriculum and inexpensive. My idea of "open and go" is all-in-one. MFW K is that. The TM can be a little strange at first, but it's not bad - if I can figure it out, anyone can. :D For your second grader, if you wanted to go with MFW, you could do either Adventures, which is a year of American history, or start with Exploring Countries and Cultures, which is geography. I haven't used those programs, but your K'er could come right along with most of it and would really just use the math & LA parts of K. The K curriculum is really fun, though, and the science/character portion is easy. I'd also take a look at Heart of Dakota. You might be able to combine your K & 2nd grader in the same manual. That would be great. I haven't used it yet, but have been VERY impressed with what I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noah&emmasmommy Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Christian Light Education is about as open-and-go as you can get. I wholeheartedly agree. I've never found anything that it easier to teach than CLE. I recommend it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy2BeautifulGirls Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 My oldest is definitely an open-and-go girl. She likes things she can do on her own. Our favorites are... Math Mammoth New American Cursive Growing With Grammar For my younger daughter, currently K/1, MUS is also pretty open and go. She likes to watch the videos with me, rather than me having to watch them in advance and then teach her. That makes it easier, so I don't complain. Even with the videos to help me, I think that Steve gets the topic across better than I could. :D Also, we use McRuffy Phonics and Reading with her. Other than the days where there are games and/or sliders to prepare, it's pretty open and go, too. But I will usually work on getting the sliders started while she's doing the workbook pages, so there's not a lot of night-before prep that I have to go through. Good luck deciding what to use! ETA: Oh, and Sequential Spelling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawneinfl Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 My favorite open and go curriculum is McRuffy for math and lang. arts. Very teacher friendly, lots of interesting activities and I'm currently using it for K and 2nd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 K Math: Singapore Essentials B K Writing: WWE 1,or just copywork if they're not ready for WWE, or Handwriting without tears if they're not ready for copywork. K Phonics: Phonics Road 1 (its open and go after you watch the CDs) K Reading: OPGTR, McGuffey readers 2nd Grade Math: Math Mammoth Writing: WWE Phonics/grammar/lit: Phonics Road Reading: any booklist you like. We use Ambleside Year 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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