ChrissySC Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Writing Strands Abeka Grammar Elementary Diagramming BJU or Abeka for vocabulary BJU Math, Math Mammoth, and Saxon (we switch for high levels to Saxon and then to BJU) Any Critical Thinking Co. workbook is a gem for us Any Remedia Publications workbook History of US set Explode the Code (on the third child) Simply Spelling (all the way through high school) I typically put science and history together using assignment sheets for 36 weeks based on standards of study so I don't have a "gem" there except for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PentecostalMom Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 The only curricula I have not wavered from is Sonlight. Everything else is up for debate. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajfries Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 We're really early into our homeschooling, but I adore this Morning Work. I actually bought all 3 levels and my DS just started on the 3rd. It's an easy, consistent way to start our school day out & both my 3.5 year old & my 5 year old can each be doing their own work. And even though we're not done with Level A yet, Logic of English has really knocked my socks off. Even my 18 month old (who is a late talker) likes to march with us when we're chanting the letter sounds. "Ah, Aye, Uh!!" :wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Even my 18 month old (who is a late talker) likes to march with us when we're chanting the letter sounds. "Ah, Aye, Uh!!" :wub: Pardon me for being super nosy here - but you are saying the 3rd sound of A as /ah/ like in father, right? Not a short-u /uh/ like in up? (Vowels can say the short-u sound in an unstressed syllable, but it is then called a schwa. So A can say /uh/ like in the word comma, but it's not the third sound of A) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My3girls Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Hmmm... Can't live without? I guess if I stripped it down to bare bones, it would look like this. Elementary WWE FLL MM ETC SW Middle School WWS AG VFCR MM CK12 Science OUP Ancients-Early Modern History of US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajfries Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Pardon me for being super nosy here - but you are saying the 3rd sound of A as /ah/ like in father, right? Not a short-u /uh/ like in up? (Vowels can say the short-u sound in an unstressed syllable, but it is then called a schwa. So A can say /uh/ like in the word comma, but it's not the third sound of A) Ya got me. :D I knew I wasn't typing them out right, but thought, "Eh. It'll do." The third sound of A as taught in LOE is ä, as in 'wäsh the wälls'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmith Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Discovery Streaming and CNN Student News, plus a few different sets of vintage books that I picked up on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) . Edited June 17, 2022 by SilverMoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I like and use a lot of stuff, but can't live without? Good books for every subject, Singapore Math, and AoPS. I would love to find something for science that I can't live without! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 The Key To series. Getting Started With Latin. And I think Rex Barks will become the next one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Year Round Mom Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 The only math curriculum I've used with my three and will use with my fourth: Right Start. I'd be lost without it! And Phonics Pathways. Again, all I've used and plan to use! Everything else is negotiable :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrissySC Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 Oh I haven't found a science or history that I could not live without, and I love Phonics Pathways, and .... LOL ... I always wished that I had done Right Start. I am looking for something new. Keep it coming. :) I don't want to miss a really good gem. I should post in high school too. I cry. My middle dd will be in the ninth grade. Then she will graduate, go away to college, and leave me forever! OK, enough drama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel Mertz Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Math - Singapore Primary Grammar - FLL Latin for early elementary - Song School Latin Reading for early elementary - www.starfall.com In general - Discovery Education Streaming Plus Other subjects are up for grabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplemom Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Siri.......lol Also, as someone said earlier, YouTube videos for any song, history biography, or science lesson enhancement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 AoPS. the only piece of "curriculum" I have ever liked and used Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaceful Isle Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 BJU reading has been the only thing I have stuck with for years. I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalAlt Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Spines we've loved so far - Reading Eggs Miquon Magic School Bus Science Kits plus Let's Read and Find Out Science books A Child's History of the World Great book lists, online lesson plan ideas, and the library... Ideas from The Writer's Jungle (here's hoping we love the Arrow) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 AoPS for my oldest. He'd be zooming too fast through math without it, and he really loves it. Otherwise, good literature. The curriculum and workbooks have all changed many times with no problem. I'm not married to anything. But good literature does amazing things. Now the resources I wouldn't want to live without: The Well Trained Mind book (even though I don't totally follow it, it still gives me good jumping off points) The Well Trained Mind forum, particularly the google search ability. ;) If I'm wanting to answer ANY homeschool question (and sometimes non-homeschool :lol:), the first thing I do is search this site via google. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsutsie Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Singapore Challenging Word Problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Brave Writer. I am also a bit fanatical about Miquon, but we could obviously live without it now as we finished it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 MCT, Beast, BFSU. My kids love anything that doesn't remind them of their former PS work. We hate worksheets, we love story format around here. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Ds loves anything in a story as well; MCT, Beast and WR have been huge hits. I'm thrilled to be continuing on with these next year. Ds is enjoying LoF but I'm not so certain yet. LoE Foundations has been great, I love the depth and that it is open and go with fun games, total win. MiF is the only math we've tried that dd doesn't hate (tried RS, Miquon, MEP, and New Franklin Arithmetic). I'm still getting used to it, so I'm not entirely sold. The Read-Aloud Handbook was instrumental in starting out towards making books a more important part of our life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 The Internet. And Youtube. Holy cow. I love how I can just pull up videos, examples, pictures, maps, information, etc. within seconds. As a kid I was big into looking stuff up anytime I wondered about it. But I had to clunk through old encyclopedias and wait for my parents to bring me to the library. The Internet is magical. Yup, I always say we Home Sgoogle. :-). Also love Brain Pop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiMi 4under3 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Saxon math, Getting Started with Latin These always get done first because they're so direct/open and go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Elementary: Sonlight Singapore math Miquon math Older: Art of Problem Solving internet printer lots of lots of books from the library Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Targhee Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 HWT beginning writers Singapore Math grades 2-5 I could make do for the rest, even thought here are many others I love. These are 2 programs, however, that I think will never lose my favor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyOR Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 This year? A world atlas. I'm a visual person and I NEED to show 12yodd the place I am talking about and how it relates to our own location. She groans when I whip out the atlas, but her glazed look shows me she isn't making the connections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 1. Story of the World series 2. AOPS Pre-algebra 3. Miquon 4. The old Hooked on Phonics readers - I've taught 4 kids to read with these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plink Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 BJU math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 1. The library 2. My computer (MacBook Pro :love:) 3. SOTW 4. BFSU 5. MM 6. The Internet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots-o-rice Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Rod and Staff Spelling Internet --you tube, Netflix, MUS (except for ds #3 has been great) SOTW -my second and last time through :( THESE BOARDS. seriously. I'm not sucking up. I have gotten soooo many great ideas from this board. I would say that all my curriculum was chosen because of recommendations here. -K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 The Hive and the library. And the internet. Although I'm getting pretty attached to CAP's Writing & Rhetoric, just having received Book 3 . . . :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloha2U Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 RightStart Math Spell to Write and Read Cursive First First Language Lessons Rod & Staff English Writing With Ease Writing & Rhetoric CAP Latin (SSL, Latin for Children) Veritas Press Bible Veritas Press History and Literature Guerber's Histories by Nothing New Press Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I have really enjoyed R&S English. And math mammoth. Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefgazer Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 MP Latin books, History of the US, Human Odyssey history books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Honestly? IEW--it gets flack from some folks, but for my 2 reluctant writers, it more than gets the job done. Also, Apples and Pears Spelling. We are not natural spellers here and this curriculum works! The other materials I can interchange. I feel like you can use almost anything in your children's areas of strength and it will be fine. But when I find curriculum that works in a weak are,those become my can't live without curriculum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingmama Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 my ipad my library card I'm not in love with any curriculum enough to not be able to live without it I do like MBTP though. Everything else is easily interchangable. OK I forgot one... A-Z reading.com...... wouldn't want to teach reading without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 RightStart Math Spell to Write and Read Cursive First First Language Lessons Rod & Staff English Writing With Ease Writing & Rhetoric CAP Latin (SSL, Latin for Children) Veritas Press Bible Veritas Press History and Literature Guerber's Histories by Nothing New Press Do you use WWE and CAP together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Saxon and Horizons math !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Do you use WWE and CAP together? CAP just came in the mail. We will be using it and WWW together because CAP is very gentle and only on semester also, I think it covers important skills in a fun gentle way with very pleasing format but it's NOT a replacement for WWE - at the elementary level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
source of joy Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Elementary Sonlight with pre 2006 LA Writing: EIW and IEW Spelling: AAS Math: Singapore and Miquon Bible: Sonlight and a family devotional Music: As important as the 3 R's in our house...MYC Older: Some Sonlight with outside classes...AP English class offered for 6 girls by a friend of mine Canadian History: Outsourced IEW Online Writing Courses through Websters Academy (starts in gr. 4) Math: Video Text Science: Apologia and Spectrum planning on AP Chemistry for gr. 11 Music: RCM Piano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in the UP of MI Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 RightStart/Singapore Math combo in the early years It has given my kids a great math foundation. Beast Academy We love love love this. It is absolutely perfect for my oldest dd. Only wish the rest of the series was out already. All About Spelling English Lessons Through Literature-We are new to this, but we are enjoying it with second grade ds and looking forward to using it with my oldest next year and my others in the future. CAP Writing and Rhetoric We haven't started this yet, but looking at the samples I know this is going to be another huge hit here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloha2U Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Do you use WWE and CAP together? I use them both, but separately, not together. I'll elaborate. Each W&R book is designed as a one-semester course. However, after coming from WWE 1-3 (and the first half of 4), my little man was able to complete both, Books 1 & 2 (for grades 3-4), during our first semester this year. We're currently finishing the second half of WWE 4, during our second semester. Similarly, next year I plan for us to attempt both, Books 3 & 4 (for grades 4-5), during our first semester of 5th grade, and then begin WWS 1 in our second semester. Hopefully, by the end of the year, we'll be able to decide whether we prefer one program over the other or would like to just continue with the same-ish routine in the future. (If you'd like to see our progression, I recently posted our language arts line-up thus far in another thread.) CAP just came in the mail. We will be using it and WWW together because CAP is very gentle and only on semester also, I think it covers important skills in a fun gentle way with very pleasing format but it's NOT a replacement for WWE - at the elementary level. :iagree: W&R is not a replacement for WWE. At this point, I believe W&R to be an ideal in-between for WWE and WWS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warneral Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Internet Ipad with the following apps Google earth Timeline Builder Internet on the couch Kindle App Bible app Math Bingo and other math drill apps My oneNote App with my school planner GoodReader Duolingo Spellboard Geography Drive Rod and staff spelling Rod and staff English Math Mammoth (though DS is burning out on it now so we are making a change for grade 6) Mystery if History WWE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm4him Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Saxon Math and Language Arts Classical Conversations Foundations and Essentials Susan C Anthony books Latin's Not So Tough and Hey Andrew Literature from Veritas Press and Sonlight mostly. But these are in my signature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Art of Problem Solving Without it, dd would have been studying calculus in eighth grade, having missed all kinds of interesting math on the way. http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Resources/articles.php?page=calculustrap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenwolf Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 AOPS. In the past, Stanford EPGY OE Math K-7. (OE also has ELA 2-6, but that was not very useful.) (Thanks to melmichigan, who has been a volunteer group administrator for many years.) In the future, I strongly suspect that OCW would help a lot too. http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school . MIT OCW has more courses but these are 'OCW Scholar' (self-paced) courses, more suitable for high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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