moonlight Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 this is a spin off of another thread...it's just that without fail, i read through everyone's responses and i start to get interested in something and it takes me a while to figure out whether it is secular or not.. this is what i'm sure about for next year: DS9-Engineering is Elementary, Animals, Human Body, Life of Fred, AOPS Pre-Algebra, SOTW 2, Latin for Children, DS6-Animals, Human Body, SOTW 2, Life of Fred Apples, Miquon Orange Book, Explode the Code Seema Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Depending on how secular you are, Fred may not be what you want... there's talk about god (as in "there is only one god" and Fred knows god loves him, etc). We're secular but happy that people can believe different things so it hasn't been a problem, but just a heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Wizards Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 This is copied from another post. I know that some people feel that SOTW is not secular enough, but we have no problem using it. As far as I know, the rest of my material is secular (or else I'll be in for a surprise! :tongue_smilie:). 6th grade: MM 6A & B K12 Human Odyssey Ancients book as spine Mapping the World with Art (McHenry) Exploration Education (Physics) + other related reading, maybe AHA Science supplement WWS GWG 6 Sadlier Vocab. Workshop A Fiction to go along with History Piano, dance, etc.. Philosophy for Kids or something like it Rosetta Stone Spanish 2nd grade: MM 2A & B SOTW 1 Maps, Globes, and Graphs B Exploration Education Physics, maybe AHA Science as supplement WWE, FLL, maybe WWW, maybe Draw Write Now AAS Read, read, read Piano, dance, etc. PreK: (currently very motivated, but if changes her mind, I'm in no rush for formal academics) HWOT Pre-K What Your Preschooler Needs to Know with workbooks (she loves this right now) Phonics Pathways (slowly as interested) Maybe AAR (doing Pre-level now) Sit in on 2nd grade science and history as interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlight Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 yes, we've used life of fred and sotw and are pretty comfortable with both programs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Sure, here is ours (all secular w/ the LOF caveat;)) Core: Math: Math Mammoth 5, LOF Decimals & Prealgebra w/ Biology; finish fun w/ BA & start Zacarro's challenge math Latin: Latin Prep 1 LA: Finish MCT Town/start MCT Voyage Writing: WWS & Kilgallon Literature: great children's literature, some but not all tied to history History: Finish SOTW III, Zinn's Young People's History of the US, The Making of America by Johnston, living books Science: BFSU Vol. II Once a week: Geography: in-depth continent-by-continent study Art/Music: alternate artist/composer study Logic: Art of Argument Other: drama - mainstage productions in children's youth theater troupe excercise - ????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I'll bold the stuff you'll want to avoid. 8th Grade MUS Algebra Analytical Grammar Vocabulary from Classical Roots A, B and C CW Diogenes Chreia CW Intermediate Poetry part 2 A book list as long as my arm Traditional Logic II LR2EG II How to Draw What You See How to Listen to Great Music Science and History I'm not sure yet. Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Guitar, Drama Club The book list: A Midsummer Night's Dream Island of the Blue Dolphin The Witch of Blackbird Pond The Sign of the Beaver Kidnapped Toliver's Secret William Wordsworth Favorite Poems The Scarlet Pimpernel Pride and Prejudice The Raven and other Favorite Poems - selections The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle The Adventurers of Sherlock Holmes The Road Not Taken and Other Poems - selections Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Walt Whitman's Civil War Poetry and Prose - selections A Princess of Mars World War One Short Stories by Bob Blaisdell A Tale of Two Cities The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tzar The Red Badge of Courage My Last Duchess and Other Poems (Browning) - selections The Swiss Family Robinson Journey to the Center of the Earth Pygmalion (Shaw) The Importance of Being Earnest (Wilde) The Time Machine A Wrinkle in Time Murder on the Orient Express Fahrenheit 451: A Novel I, Robot The Princess and the Goblin Required for CW Chreia: Antigone by Sophocles The Fellowship of the Rings Oresteria by Aeschlus St. Basil’s Address to Young Men on the Right Use of Greek Literature (Kidnapped but it is placed in order of the history cycle see above.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I have some secular plans in my siggy. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 this is what i'm sure about for next year: DS9-Engineering is Elementary, Animals, Human Body, Life of Fred, AOPS Pre-Algebra, SOTW 2, Latin for Children, Wow- I just Googled Engineering is Elementary and it looks awesome, but it looks pretty expensive too. Do you purchase all storybooks and TMs? Or just a few units? Or storybooks w/out TMs? My ds (will be 9, 4th grade this fall) is doing: Latin Prep 1, SoTW2, Singapore Std + LOF, WTM grammar-stage physics (maybe Elemental Science?), Great Books Academy books + lit guide, JAG/WWE, Evan Moor Daily Paragraph Editing, Spelling Power, Intellego Human Body (for health), Dover Perspective Made Easy, other art instruction books, and probably something else I can't remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 (edited) We actually don't hs for religious reasons. At least that is not why we started. But we ended up with mostly Christian publishers over the years, because we are not opposed to it as Christians. We just wanted what we felt was the best educationally. Anyway, for next year the secular things we will be doing are: Classical House of Learning Lit logic stage ancients for my 5th grader and SOTW 1 with my 3rd grader. We are also using Spanish for Children. I haven't read the whole thing yet, but I believe it is secular. ETA.. I forgot about The Complete Book of Maps and Geography Everything else wouldn't be good for you :) Edited May 16, 2012 by 2_girls_mommy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jar7709 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 We're exclusively secular here. And year-round, so a lot of this stuff is well underway/ongoing but it's what I'm planning on for the next 6-9 months or until something stops working out. ;) And, I'm lucky enough to be able to combine the two kids for a lot of things. DS(7- 2nd) MM3/Miquon, Intellego Unit Studies (Solar System), Lego classes DD(6 in sept- K/1st depending) DK Kindy math workbook moving to MM1/Miquon when done, finish 100 EZ lessons, Bug Study, Ballet lessons For both kids: MBtP 6-8 BFSU K-2 Bravewriter Archery Lessons/Practice Private Eye Keepers of the Earth We're fairly CM-y and eclectic, so the above lists are the only things really easy to quantify like this. In addition to the above, both kids will do a lot of nature walks and field trips, and our loose history and reading/literature afternoons. These book lists have yet to be firmed up but we'll probably do Renaissance/Exploration in the fall with a Kingfisher spine after our summer American West topics, which might be another Intellego unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 (edited) Ds 7 Oak Meadow 1 Singapore 1A / 1B Galore Park Jr. History 1 + booklist assortment of Connect-the-Thoughts Elementary units Skoldo French 1 (handwriting workbook from religious publisher) gymnastics swimming Dd 8 Singapore 3A/3B Saxon 5/4 Galore Park Jr. English 2 MCT Grammar Island / Practice Island Galore Park Jr. History 1 + booklist assortment of Connect-the-Thoughts Elementary/Lower School units Skoldo French 1 (Latin, Geography, literature, and handwriting from religious publishers) gymnastics swimming Dd 12 Saxon 7/6 Key to Decimals, Key to Percents LOF Decimals and Percents Galore Park SYR English 3 MCT Grammar Voyage / Practice Voyage The Creative Writer Perrine's Literature - Poetry section CTT - Creative Writing II and III TOPS Science - Pendulums, Electricity, Machines, Sound CTT - Upper School General Science and Geology Teaching Company DVDs - The Nature of Earth Galore Park SYR French I and French II CTT - Prehistory and Early Civilizations Teaching Company - Origins of Ancient Civilizations CTT - Racism and Religious Intolerence Teaching Company - Religions of the Axial Age Phonics of Drawing CTT - Animation (drawing) I (Music Theory II through a religous online school) guitar piano volleyball Dd14 Algebra II - Saxon and LOF or FLVS and LOF H Biology - Pearson/Prentice Hall Geology (.5) - CTT Geology + TC Nature of Earth H Enlish II - FLVS Latin II - FLVS French I - Galore Park SYR French I and French II Poetry (.5) - second half of The Creative Writer and Perrine's Literature (poetry section) AP Human Geography - FLVS Ancient History - CTT Prehistory, CTT Ancient Civilizations, TC Origins of Ancient Civilizations, booklist Anthropology (.5) - FLVS + CTT Racism World Religions (.5) - FLVS + CTT Religious Intolerence + TC Religions of the Axial Age volleyball YMCA Teen Leadership committee Edited May 14, 2012 by Melissa B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Woods Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Some of my stuff may not totally be secular..... First Grade: OPGTR Memoria Press Copybook II [not secular] Saxon 1 CWP 1 Story Time Treasures/More Story Time Treasures [MP] New American Cursive I History/Science-nothing formal Sixth Grade: First Form Latin History Odyssey Level 2 Ancients Elemental Science Logic stage-Biology Writing with Skill Hake 6 Memoria Press Lit guides-starting with Anne of Green Gables Artistic Pursuits Music/Composer-interest led Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nov05mama Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 DS6 (7 in Fall) Math Beast Academy 3B-D Singapore 3A-B Life of Fred Cats/Dogs/Edgewood Science Daily Science gr. 2 McGraw-Hill Science gr. 2 Language Arts Writing w/ Ease lvl 2 First Language Lessons lvl 2 Winning w/ Writing lvl 2 Growing w/ Grammar lvl 2 Soaring w/ Spelling lvl 2 HWTears Cursive Fine Arts Stories of Great Composers Worlds Greatest Artists Worlds Greatest Composers History/Geography Story of the World vol 1 Complete Book of Maps & Geography Foreign Language Arabic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Math: Math Mammoth 4 English: MCT Island, All About Spelling, Writing With Ease 3 Science: Galore Park Junior Science 3 History: A Child’s History of the World Geography: continue The Complete Book of Maps and Geography Latin: Minimus, maybe adding GSWL or I Speak Latin (I'm not sure if ISL is secular or not) I put together my own literature, but these are the books I think are at least mostly secular: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Peter Pan and Wendy The Jungle Book Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Five Children and It The Princess and the Goblin The Wanderings of Odysseus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillehei Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Here is just some of my secular curricula: ScienceFusion SOTW Globalmania LOF and TT Rosetta Stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtoamiracle Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 For first grade: Math Mammoth SOTW FLL BFSU K12 Phonics HWOT Usborne Art activities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 this is a spin off of another thread...it's just that without fail, i read through everyone's responses and i start to get interested in something and it takes me a while to figure out whether it is secular or not.. this is what i'm sure about for next year: DS9-Engineering is Elementary, Animals, Human Body, Life of Fred, AOPS Pre-Algebra, SOTW 2, Latin for Children, DS6-Animals, Human Body, SOTW 2, Life of Fred Apples, Miquon Orange Book, Explode the Code Seema Can you tell us more about the Engineering is Elementary program? It's hard to see much information (like how the books are written) on the site, but it sounds intriguing. The only negative are the supply kits are for classroom usage (30 kids) and don't seem to offer kits for one or two kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Although some don't consider Peace Hill Press secular, I have no complaint with their products. BOTH Science: Various physics books History: SOTW 4 Geography: World Geography Study based on Kingfisher Geography Writing: Based on SWB's writing book and lectures, pulling from history, science, and literature Spanish: Getting Started with Spanish Art: Period study Music: Piano lessons DS9 Math: Singapore Math, 4B & 5A Technology: Kidcoder Grammar: FLL4/GWG4 Spelling: Natural Speller, Year 6 & 7 Literature: Various books, both classics and historical fiction DD6 Math: Singapore Math, 2A & 2B Grammar: FLL1/GWG1 Spelling: Natural Speller, Year 1 & 2 Literature: Various readers and read alouds, classics and historical fiction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom27 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Most of what we use is secular. 6th: AoPS Intro to Alg MCT Level 4 Lightning Lit 7 CW Homer B - this is a very Christian publisher, but I don't mind the biblical stories used because I feel you need to know them to assist in literature references Story Grammar OUP Medieval & Early Modern World Series Tarbuck's Earth Science Latin Prep 2 Visual Link Spanish 4th: MCP Mathematics C (& maybe D) McRuffy Press LA - 3rd Harcourt Trophies LA w/ workbooks - 4th HWT Wordly Wise 3000 4 Spelling Workout D 3rd: SM 3A/3B FLL 3 CW - Aesop A (see disclaimer above) AAS 4/5 MCT Level 1 HWT GSWL 1st: SM 1A/1B FLL 1 WWE 1 HWT finish ETC MCP Plaid Phonics C 1st, 3rd, & 4th together: Mr. Q's Earth Science lots of medieval history reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 1st grd. AAR & AAS FLL 1 WWE 1 (I assume FLL & WWE are secular?) Singapore & Miquon Evan Moor Beginning Geography Evan Moor How To Teach Art to Children Science - following WTM recs, animal/human body/plant study Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Math supplements (main math is not secular): Real World Math Grocery Cart Math Hands-On Equations Science Mr. Q Physical Science Evan-Moor Science Works for Kids: Energy TOPS Electricity and TOPS Magnetism Thames & Kosmos kits Language Arts Saxon Phonics Intervention IEW (maybe SWI-A, maybe just writing guided by TWSS) Lakeshore writing journal Growing with Grammar - maybe, might skip grammar next year Winning with Writing (I am not sure if Ready Readers by Center for Lit are secular, but the charter school will pay for them, so they can't be too religious). History SOTW 3 & 4 Complete Book of United States History Usborne IL Encyclopedia of World History Other ARTistic Pursuits Elementary Spanish Homeschool in the Woods Composers and Artists Activity-Paks (company is Christian but I think the content is secular) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessieC Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Moving Beyond the Page 7-9 for my 2nd grader's core curriculum, Math Mammoth for math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 7th grade: Spanish: TellMeMore Spanish Math: Saxon Alg 1/2 English: Easy Grammar Plus, DailyGrams 7, Spelling Power, Editor in Chief, still deciding on vocabulary roots program (Vocab from Classical Roots, Word Roots, or Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop), LL8 History: using Hakim's Story of Us and k12 Human Odyssey as spines along with printed materials from k12, Critical Thinking in American History series from Critical Thinking Co., dvd lectures from Great Courses high school American history course, and other materials Geography: Prentice Hall World Studies Western Hemisphere Science: Earth Science, probably Holt ScienceFusion (still deciding) Outside classes: aikido, art, writing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allearia Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 My kids do things at various levels, so I have not separated it out. But here is the plan. AOPS math RightStart math Singapore math SOTW k12 Human Odyssey Real Science Odyssey Lively Latin Writing with Ease Writing with Skill K12 literature Mapping the world with art Artistic Pursuits K'nex and Lego engineering kits, Thames and Kosmos science kits Junior analytical grammar Linguistic development through poetry memorization Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma2three Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 (edited) For Kindergarten: Reading Eggs Zaner-Bloser, Handwriting, Spelling, and Writing (did K level this year) Math Mammoth, MEP, BFSU Science Fusion Adventures in America Unit Studies from Intelligo in science, history, geography, and economics Atelier Art, and I will probably buy some Meet the Masters programs because we're going through this quickly I also use a lot of the Scholastic PDF books for quick craft, games, and unit studies ideas. Edited May 15, 2012 by momma2three Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasia Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I think 8th Grade Introductory Algebra (Lial) Glencoe Physical Science K12 Human Odyssey Analytical Grammar Killgallon Sentence Composing for Middle School Lightning Literature 8 Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Galore Park French 1 6th Grade Basic College Math (Lial) Glencoe Physical Science K12 Human Odyssey Grammar, Practice and Essay Voyage Caesar's English 2 Lightning Literature 7 4th Grade Math Mammoth 4A & 4B Singapore Challenging Word Problems 3 Real Science 4 Kids Story of the World 1 Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Barron's Painless Junior Grammar and Writing, 3rd Grade Math Mammoth 3A & 3B Singapore Challenging Word Problems 2 Real Science 4 Kids Story of the World 1 Writing With Ease 1 High Noon Reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 (edited) 10th grade (just turned 15 on Earth Day): Algebra: Continue with Lials and when finished move on to Geometry Geometry: either Teaching Textbooks or Jacob's US History: Holt American Anthem, documentaries and library books World History:Spielvogel's Western Civilization vol 1 (maybe both if there's time) with the study guides (also documentaries and library books) Science: Finish Holt Biology and move on to CK12.org's Earth Science and hopefully cover it in a semester. (Holt Bio really does not look to me like a 9th grade course. I really wish we had done earth science or environmental science this year.) Lit: Window's to the World (Christian, but many secular homeschoolers use it) English Grammar and Comp: Warriners used as a handbook for an overview of grammar, usage and mechanics, also looking at Killgallon both for grammar and sentence composing. Essentials in Writing 10 (with grade 9 for the expository research paper) Civil Air Patrol 7th grade (12 in July) Math: Finish Math Mammoth 6 and start prealgebra with either Lial's or Life of Fred. This is to be a year with a focus on problem solving skills. Will probably add some Challenge Math or Becoming a Problem Solving Genius (Zaccaro) and Challenging Word Problems. US History: Holt Call to Freedom World History: Human Odyssey from K12 Science: Elemental Science logic stage Earth and Space Writing: Essentials in Writing 7 (taking this year off Grammar) Lit: Teaching the Classics 4th grade (9 in late October) Math: Math Mammoth 4 Science: Elemental Science logic stage Earth and Space Writing: Essentials in Writing 4* Lit: Teaching the Classics History: Story of the World 3 Art for everyone: Finish Atelier level 4 and start 6. We also have a subscription to Mark Kistler's website and Meet the Masters. *Essentials in Writing actually has a good bit of Christian content. Edited May 15, 2012 by darlasowders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlight Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 Wow- I just Googled Engineering is Elementary and it looks awesome, but it looks pretty expensive too. Do you purchase all storybooks and TMs? Or just a few units? Or storybooks w/out TMs? QUOTE] this is my plan for engineering is elementary. keep in mind that i am in abu dhabi and a lot of us get reimbursed for our education expenses. i'm going to order all the books. and i'm going to order a couple of the classroom kits. at that point, i'm going to organize a class of sorts and charge families what it cost me to buy everything initially. then the plan is to order another couple of kits with the money i get from the class and do them and keep going with that until interest fizzles out. i'm also going to try to see if it's easy to put the kits together myself instead of having to order the whole kit. it will be easier that way.... i am so excited about this curriculum, but i don't really know how it's going to play out in real life... seema Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecclecticmum Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 (edited) Whilst my list is not completely secular, I have tried to mark areas where there are any biblical references. I prefer to keep "bible" as a completely separate subject, and try not to purchase anything but secular texts, however, in todays homeschool market, this is quite hard, so I just make sure any biblical references can be easily omitted. Story of the World has biblical chapters, but the tone of it is fine (dry, sort of stepped back to look at it from a history perspective, rather than getting "too involved") in our household, we have whats called "bible lite" we learn about who god & jesus are, and famous bible stories, we don't delve any deeper than that, and we always keep it (as I said) as the separated subject, with a reprieve to SOTW, when chapters pop up that have any sort of biblical reference, I introduce it as "Bible history week" so not to be confused with our normal history teachings. We're sort of odd ducks lol. So hope the list below helps, even if its just to rule out a curriculum :001_smile: :grouphug: 2012 (Starting 21st May) Pre-K (2 Children) Singapore Maths Preschool Part A (2 yr programme Prek/Kinder - At own pace) All About Reading Pre-Level 1 Following on with Grade 1 Activities Letter of the Week Curriculum by Confessions of a Homeschooler (a few bible based activites lie J is for Jesus Magnet page, but they do have alternative pages so you can just leave them out) Extras: Weeky/Bi-weekly Sensory Tubs, Montessori Trays, Adventure Boxes etc Grade 1 Phonics: All About Reading Level 1 Writing: Writing with Ease/Write Source Vocabulary: Worldly Wise 3000 Grammar: First Language Lessons/Growing with Grammar Maths: Singapore Maths/Life of Fred/Maths Lessons for a Living Education (Queen Homeschool) LOTE: Rosetta Stone Latin Software (Casual, not scheduled) Logic/Critical Thinking: Mind Benders Software Music: MusIQ Piano Grade 1 All Grades (Combined) Life Science: Elemental Science (Spine), Real Science Odyssey (Enrichment) & Real Science 4 Kids (Extra for Holidays....my daughter likes science lol) Art: Harmony Fine Arts Grade 1 Geography: Expedition Earth (Spreading out over 3 years) (Has religious aspects, such as prayer cards, I just omit these) Australian Studies: Australia Book Traveller/Succeeding in Social Studies 1 History: Story of the World Volume 1 + Activity Book + Extras (some chapters are bible based) Health: Health, Safety & Etiquette Curriculum (made by me) Home Ec: Home Economics for Homeschoolers: Pearables (I believe this has a slight bible stance? you can probably just omit, since your just concentrating on getting them to make/do) Bible: Read and Share Units 1 & 2 (not secular at all.....lol) Literature: 1 Picture Book & Activity a week, 3 chapters of a chapter book a week. Extras: 1 Fun, Messy Craft a week 2013 Pre-K Singapore Maths Preschool Part A (2 yr programme Prek/Kinder - At own pace) All About Reading Pre-Level 1 Bright Beginnings Curriculum (has bible as a subject, may be other bible references) Kindergarten Oak Meadow K All About Reading Level 1 Part 2 of Singapore Maths Prek/K Vocab: Worldly Wise 3000 Grade 2 Phonics: All About Reading Level 2 Writing: Writing with Ease Grammar: First Language Lessons/Growing with Grammar Maths: Singapore Maths/Life of Fred Logic/Critical Thinking: Mind Benders Software Music: MusIQ Piano Grade 2 All Grades (Combined) Earth/Astronomy Science: Elemental Science (Spine), Real Science Odyssey (Enrichment) & Real Science 4 Kids Art: Harmony Fine Arts Grade 2 Geography: Expedition Earth (Spreading out over 3 years) (2nd Year) (Has religious aspects, such as prayer cards, I just omit these) Australian Studies: 40,000 years of Aboriginal History & Culture (Made by me)/Succeeding in Social Studies 2 History: Story of the World Volume 2 + Activity Book + Extras (Unsure if this volume has any biblical references, I would think it may) Health: Health, Safety & Etiquette curriculum (made by me) Home Ec: Home Economics for Homeschoolers: Pearables (I believe this has a slight bible stance? you can probably just omit, since your just concentrating on getting them to make/do) Bible: Godly Play (not secular at all.....lol) Literature: 1 Picture Book & Activity a week, 3 chapters of a chapter book a week. Extras: 1 Fun, Messy Craft a week LOTE: Minimus Latin Curriculum Edited May 15, 2012 by Ecclecticmum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentlemommy Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 (edited) Most of ours would be considered secular I think. We do have a bible curriculum, but it separate. We also read directly from the bible to go along with history. Miquon MEP Rays Arithmetic FLL WWE AAS ETC ABCtheKey WRTR HWOT SOTW with Lapbook, timeline, and additional lit (about 20 extra books!:tongue_smilie:) BFSU Nature Study Critical Thinking Co. Science Logic Safari Song School Latin Or Getting Started With Latin Artist and Composer study ala CM Poetry ala CM Tons of literature/read alouds. I think my list is, oh, 50 books long?!:001_huh: And reading, reading, reading. If nothing else, I want to work on this. She is behind in reading, so we are doing three sessions per day of reading (about 10 minutes is her max) to try and remediate her. Gymnastics Horse back riding Edited May 15, 2012 by Gentlemommy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Next year I'll be using Oak Meadow 1 for my son in conjunction with some more Reading Eggs and possibly Funnix reading programs. I'll be continuing Oak Meadow 6 for my daughter in conjunction with Story of the World (which is secular enough for my tastes), Teaching Textbooks math, the Killgallon worktext series for extra grammar, Meet the Masters art, and whatever else we end up supplementing with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loudwater School Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 English: Figuratively Speaking The Language Mechanic Vocab from Classical Roots Winning With Writing History and geography: Oxford World in Ancient Times series various read-alouds and readers notebooking with WinterPromise, History Scribe, Hands of a Child Science: Keva Contraptions Lego Technic Make: Electronics Getting Started With Arduino Mathematics: AOPS Pre-Algebra Physical education: kayaking bicycling hiking swimming Health (required by our state): Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone Art: one kid will do The Structure of Man the other kid will do Complete-A-Sketch's Practical Drafting Music: Rod & Staff's elementary music program Foreign Language: PowerGlide Spanish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 For sure: GWG 5 and continue to pick through MCT weekly finish WT 1-2, and pick up WWE again at WWE 4 Z-B 5 (we did one book of 5 this year and will repeat the other format for next year) Spelling Power Continue GSWL and I Speak Latin SM, finish 4B and march onto the 5s, may dip back into Key to Fractions Atelier Leonard Bernstein's shows introducing children to the symphony Homeschool gym and gymnastics "Shop" class and boating with Papa Not sure: CPO Life Science. This may be too hard and I will then scale back to something like Mr. Q? Mosdos, will try coral and drop back to jade if too much Vocab from Classical Roots vs. simple root study OUP The World in Ancient Times. If too much, will change to The Human Odyssey Ancients Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlight Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 can you tell me more about connect the thoughts?? it's the first time i've heard of it... Ds 7Oak Meadow 1 Singapore 1A / 1B Galore Park Jr. History 1 + booklist assortment of Connect-the-Thoughts Elementary units Skoldo French 1 (handwriting workbook from religious publisher) gymnastics swimming Dd 8 Singapore 3A/3B Saxon 5/4 Galore Park Jr. English 2 MCT Grammar Island / Practice Island Galore Park Jr. History 1 + booklist assortment of Connect-the-Thoughts Elementary/Lower School units Skoldo French 1 (Latin, Geography, literature, and handwriting from religious publishers) gymnastics swimming Dd 12 Saxon 7/6 Key to Decimals, Key to Percents LOF Decimals and Percents Galore Park SYR English 3 MCT Grammar Voyage / Practice Voyage The Creative Writer Perrine's Literature - Poetry section CTT - Creative Writing II and III TOPS Science - Pendulums, Electricity, Machines, Sound CTT - Upper School General Science and Geology Teaching Company DVDs - The Nature of Earth Galore Park SYR French I and French II CTT - Prehistory and Early Civilizations Teaching Company - Origins of Ancient Civilizations CTT - Racism and Religious Intolerence Teaching Company - Religions of the Axial Age Phonics of Drawing CTT - Animation (drawing) I (Music Theory II through a religous online school) guitar piano volleyball Dd14 Algebra II - Saxon and LOF or FLVS and LOF H Biology - Pearson/Prentice Hall Geology (.5) - CTT Geology + TC Nature of Earth H Enlish II - FLVS Latin II - FLVS French I - Galore Park SYR French I and French II Poetry (.5) - second half of The Creative Writer and Perrine's Literature (poetry section) AP Human Geography - FLVS Ancient History - CTT Prehistory, CTT Ancient Civilizations, TC Origins of Ancient Civilizations, booklist Anthropology (.5) - FLVS + CTT Racism World Religions (.5) - FLVS + CTT Religious Intolerence + TC Religions of the Axial Age volleyball YMCA Teen Leadership committee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairyMom Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Oak Meadow 1 & 3 next year with Oak Meadow 4 Math. SOTW 1 World Religions in conjunction with History .... and http://www.eiestore.com/index.html looks amazing! I will have to fit this in somewhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 We school year round and work with something till it is no longer working. Things we have used, or are currently using: Singapore Math The Story of the World #1 Handwriting without tears Ecoutez Parley Pianimals Mr. Q Science Grammar Land (The first half - it got to advanced for us) And lots of read aloud chapter books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Wow! In comparison we will be using a lot less curricula than many. That's okay with me because we have littles running around too. First Grade: FLL, WWE, AAS, MEP/SM/Miquon, and maybe some LOF (though, that's more of a read-aloud/fun), RSO: Life, SOTW + AG Kindergarten: Finish 100 EZ. When he's reading more fluently, we'll fold in more MEP/Miquon. Tag along with history/science. PreK: Stories, c rods, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Third Grade (oh my!) MM3 for one, Miquon Yellow and Purple for the other SM CWP grade 2 and the beginning of 3 for both HWT Cursive ETC 7&8 for my kid who won't be quite finished Bravewriter Logic Safari 2 and 3 finishing up US history (by my own plan) science - biology (again, our own plan) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeff Odell Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 (edited) Wow- I just Googled Engineering is Elementary and it looks awesome, but it looks pretty expensive too. Do you purchase all storybooks and TMs? Or just a few units? Or storybooks w/out TMs? My ds (will be 9, 4th grade this fall) is doing: Latin Prep 1, SoTW2, Singapore Std + LOF, WTM grammar-stage physics (maybe Elemental Science?), Great Books Academy books + lit guide, JAG/WWE, Evan Moor Daily Paragraph Editing, Spelling Power, Intellego Human Body (for health), Dover Perspective Made Easy, other art instruction books, and probably something else I can't remember. Hi, Element. In schools, classes usually do one or two EiE units per year. Only the luckiest kids do three. ;-) I would suggest looking on our 20-unit overview for the topics that align best with the science you're planning to do, then doing the EiE unit after the science one (or concurrently...depends on the specifics). You could keep costs down by putting together your own kits (all materials listed on our website and in the teacher guides). I've also heard of hs coops that buy and share several units. I would think that in the hs setting you could get a lot of mileage out of this curriculum: not only can most lessons be extended over several days with motivated kids, but there's a whole library of extension lessons available free online. Just register for the "Educator Resources" part of the site and go to town! Happy engineering! Jeff Odell | Program Manager, Outreach Engineering is Elementary | Museum of Science, Boston http://www.mos.org/eie http://www.facebook.com/eiemos Edited May 15, 2012 by Jeff Odell add detail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delaney Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Dd 12-VP modern with reading, TT 7, IEW class 2x per month, Science Fusion with Mr Q, MTM, Painless Poetry, Logic 1, Mapping the world with art, PR 4 into LR 1 dd 3rd- VP modern, TT 3 , IEW class, Om 3/4, PR 3 DS 1st - OM 1, PR 1, science fusion DS 4 -OM K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Minimus: Starting out in Latin Natural Speller combined with SpellingCity.com Hands on Recorder SOTW4 MUS Delta, probably some additional Kumon books MCT Town Level Real Science for Kids Physics Level 1 First Start French Nutrition 101: Choose Life!- This is very Christian, but I like it a lot, so we'll just skip over all the religious stuff in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma2three Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Hi, Element. In schools, classes usually do one or two EiE units per year. Only the luckiest kids do three. ;-) I would suggest looking on our 20-unit overview for the topics that align best with the science you're planning to do, then doing the EiE unit after the science one (or concurrently...depends on the specifics). You could keep costs down by putting together your own kits (all materials listed on our website and in the teacher guides). I've also heard of hs coops that buy and share several units. I would think that in the hs setting you could get a lot of mileage out of this curriculum: not only can most lessons be extended over several days with motivated kids, but there's a whole library of extension lessons available free online. Just register for the "Educator Resources" part of the site and go to town! Happy engineering! Jeff Odell | Program Manager, Outreach Engineering is Elementary | Museum of Science, Boston http://www.mos.org/eie http://www.facebook.com/eiemos Thanks so much for telling us more about this program. It looks really fantastic. I'm even a member of the MoS and I never knew this curriculum existed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Wow! In comparison we will be using a lot less curricula than many. That's okay with me because we have littles running around too. You've got plenty going on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth in MN Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 •Japanese – Rosetta Stone •Math – Singapore •Composition – WWS, *maybe* Rod and Staff Grammar; The Creative Writer •Literature – LCC list --Tales from Shakespeare; Don Quixote (kid version); Treasure Island OR Kidnapped; The Scarlet Pimpernel; The Hobbit (prep for the movie); Little Women •History – SOTW 3 with the Kingfisher Encyclopedia •Geography – Evan-Moore South America, Asia, Africa, Australia and Antarctica •Logic – ? •Religion – "One World, Many Faiths"; Wicca unit study •Nature Study – Walks; The Nature Connection: An Outdoor Workbook for Kids, Families, and Classrooms by Clare Walker Leslie •Science – Janice VanCleeve Physics or Chemistry •Handy Work – ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HootyTooty Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 We school year round so I'm always adding 1st Lots of read alouds Copywork & Narration from across the curriculum using our readings Saxon Phonics 1 Primary Phonics book 2 & 3 Miquon Orange/Red in summer and Singapore in Fall Science Through the Year Grade 1-2 Lollipop Logic Spanish- Salsa (just for exposure) Our Country (Scholastic Book) Evan Moor Beginning Geography Geography Journal Instrument- Piano Art Appreciation For my 6th grader Mom made book list used along with Figuratively Speaking Hake Grammar 7 Writing with Skill Singapore 6a and 6b OR Dolciani Pre-Algebra Science Fusion- Life Science Modules Harry Stottlemeier's Discovery, Perplexor Books, and Analogies Oxford series the Ancient World Latin Prep 1 Canadian Geography 1 (summer) – American Geography (summer) Meet the Masters (summer) Instrument Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daffodil Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 1st Grade: SM, AAS, WWE (maybe?), BFSU, SOTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfknitter.# Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 We mostly go year round, so I'm assuming that by next year you mean this fall. Finishing 3rd MCTLA, Island Level plus the Literature set MM 2b/3a, supplemented with MEP 2b. Also some Zaccaro, Verbal Math and Life of Fred thrown in for fun. CHOLL, Ancients- Grammar ZB Handwrititng 3 Cursive SWO D and HTTS Logic- Probably Safari Logic Latin- ? Maybe Lively Latin 1 Science- Not sure. We're currently working on Intellego Weather (need to finish it up already. :tongue_smilie:) I'm planning Intellego Astronomy for the Summer. By Fall I might switch over to either Mr Q Life Science or BFSU. Finishing 1st MM 2a, supplemented with MEP 2b. Also some Zaccaro, Verbal Math and Life of Fred thrown in for fun. SOTW 1 Lapbook ZB Handwriting 2M SWO A and HTTS McGuffey Eclectic Reader Primary Language Lessons Lollipop Logic 3 Latin- SSL2 if it's out by then. Otherwise he can tag along with dd on LL. Science- see above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 You've got plenty going on! That's the truth! I have plenty going on WITHOUT homeschooling! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Bmom Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 We use Queens for LA and secularize it. Its easy with the LA. We also cheat with LOF. Kindergarten OM 1 Queens Language Lessons (LLFLO 3/LLFVY 1) Queens Learning to Spell Through Copywork Singapore 1A/1B LOF Elementary Pre-K OM K Queens Language Lessons (LLFLO 1/LLFLO 2) Singapore EarlyBird A/B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 3rd grade Continue Beast academy or return to SM 3 Continue FLL 2 and/or GWG 2 Continue history portfolio ancients, start medieval sotw2 Something for spelling Pentime handwriting (not secular, but pretty) 5th grader Finish sm6... Probably move to SYRWL Maths Intro to academic writing (adult esl text) Continue oup history Continue CPO biology and McHenry stuff Continue Latin prep 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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