mommy25 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 I know this has probably been posted before but I wanted to ask you guys to list your favorite homeschooling materials that you have used for at least one year and have completed it from start to finish. It could be individual subjects or an entire curriculum. Thanks :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyOR Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Rod & Staff English and Rod & Staff Math. Not exactly my children's favorite. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Singapore Math Editor in Chief Science & Math Detective Word Roots Math Mosaics Sequential Spelling Getty-Dubay Penmanship Map Skills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narrow Gate Academy Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Phonics Pathways Singapore Math Classical Writing TruthQuest History Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Rod & Staff English - 5th year using IEW for writing - 5th year using TWSS BJU Reading - 3rd year using Pentime for handwriting - 3rd year using Scott Foresman Exploring Mathematics or BJU (I like them both very much) Mathematics (up to grade 8 book) - have used each for several years Horizons Phonics - 2nd year using Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 I'm including things I've used for several years: Singapore Math from 2A through 6B, FLL all levels (so far), all four volumes of SOTW, levels B through E of Spelling Mastery (SRA), all levels of HWOT, levels C through E of Connecting Math Concepts (SRA), and Reasoning and Writing levels B through D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Joining the chorus for Singapore Math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trivium Academy Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Head to Toe Science by Jim Wiese for human body study Donald Silver activity books, Michael Gravois activity books Tapestry of Grace Primary Language Lessons by Margot Davidson Artistic Pursuits K-3, Book 1 and Book 2 The Harp & Laurel Wreath by Laura Berquist for poetry memorization (2nd year) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Saxon Math (K-3) Singapore Primary Math Hooked On Phonics First Language Lessons (1/2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Joining the chorus for Singapore Math. Singapore math Plaid Phonics ZB handwriting Zeman's Gilgamesh...we've re-re-re-reread it for 2 years now. I've only used Phonic Pathways for half a year, but can't see stopping now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmamainva Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Sonlight Teaching Textbooks Handwriting Without Tears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lorna Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Story of the World Galore Park French Singapore Maths from 2B TO NEM 2 Michel Thomas French (all courses) The Elements by Ellen McHenry (currently enjoying Carbon Chemistry) How....Works science series by DK / Readers Digest Galore Park English Lightning Literature Medieval Literature Callirobics (for handwriting) There are others we have used and found fine but these ones we have loved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 (edited) R&S English 4-7 Christian Light Education Math 5 -7 (used R&S 1-4) CLE Reading 4-8 w/ workbooks; 1-3 w/o workbooks IEW History Based Writing Lessons SOTW series w/AG A Child's History of Art (painting, sculture, architecture) Latina Christiana w/o dvd's Burgess Book for Children series (birds, seashore & animals) CLP Nature reader series R&S Poems for Memorization Wee Sing Cd's (for littles) Egermeirer's Story Bible TWTM Charlotte Mason Companion Hey Andrew Teach Me Some Greek 1 & 2 with reader & cd Abraham Lincoln's World Schlessinger Media dvd's in history & science - library Edited November 9, 2008 by MIch elle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicheleinMN Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 (edited) Ambleside Online - Year 1 (several times) and Year 4 American Language Series Readers: Fun in the Sun, Scamp and Tramp, Soft and White, etc. (5 times with #6 using them now) Horizons math for K, 1st, and 2nd so far with dd using 3rd now. (K with dd and ds) (1st and 2nd with dd only so far, ds is using 1st right now.) BJU pre-algebra with dd (when she was 11/12) and ds (when he was 12/13) and Triangle Arithmetic (old math program) - ds used 3rd grade last year and is doing 4th grade this year. Michele Edited November 9, 2008 by MicheleinMN another math program Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Saxon Math k-3 Omnibus 1 and 2 Spielvogel Western Civ(all) Barron's World History the Easy Way 1 Progeny Press Poetry guide Rod and Staff grammar, grade 2 Sotw 1 and 2 (starting 3) with the AG's Spelling Workout A, B, C Adventures in Phonics C Phonics Pathways Leading Little Ones to God devotional Teaching 50 Great short stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetbaby Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Explorer's bible Study (Quest) Rod and Staff English Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 (edited) AlphaPhonics Explode the Code Story of the World -books and tapes (not the activity guides) IEW Right Start Math Latina Christiana Famous Men series Apologia English for the Thoughtful Child Foundations Our Mother Tongue Genevieve Foster books Holling C. Holling books Laura Ingalls Wilder boks Edited November 9, 2008 by laughing lioness added more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Galore Park (latin, science, history, study skills, etc) Classical Writing Singapore Sonlight Prentice Hall science (for middle school) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Sonlight (used multiple years) Key to Fractions and Key to Decimals (plan to re-use with child #2) Mosdos Press (plan to re-use with child #2) SOTW (used 5 years now) FLL (used with both children) BJUP Grammar and Writing (used 4 years now and plan to re-use and continue) Science in a Nutshell kits (used 1 year,plan to re-use) Explode the Code (used with both children) Pathway readers grades 1&2 (used with both children) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 (edited) Shurley English (level 1-6th) Singapore Math (EB-NEM 1) Bob Jones Math (level K-5th) Tapestry of Grace (Y1-3) Total Language Plus IEW( 6 years) Edited November 11, 2008 by Pongo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelda Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 I know this has probably been posted before but I wanted to ask you guys to list your favorite homeschooling materials that you have used for at least one year and have completed it from start to finish. It could be individual subjects or an entire curriculum. Thanks :001_smile: FLL 1/2 FLL 3 SOTW 1 Saxon 1 Spelling Workout C Classical Writing Aesop A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABQmom Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Rod and Staff english, and MUS for math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Sonlight for history/lit IEW Christian Light Math Christian Light Reading BJUP Science (used three years, trying Sonlight Science now) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeefreak Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Five in a Row (I'm on my 2nd go round with dd #2) Bob Books Galloping the Globe Horizons Math A Beka's K4 program A Beka's A Handbook for Reading Artistic Pursuits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Rod & Staff grammar SOTW--by FAR our favorite MUS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafiki Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Singapore math World Views of the Western World Runkle's World Physical Geography Hewitt's Conceptual Physics Mystery of History Rainbow Science Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn Robinson Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 FLL 1/2 SOTW 1 & 2 OPG Sonlight K & 1 FIAR vol 1-3 BJU Bible K & 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula in PA Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 RightStart Math R.E.A.L. Science SOTW FLL 1 & 2 HWOT OPGTR Minimus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2mea Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 100 EZ Lessons AlphaPhonics Sonlight (history and readalouds) Math U See Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Henle Latin Galore Park's Latin Prep Singapore Primary Math Spelling Power Lial's Introductory Algebra Classical Writing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCoppock Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 My favorites include: Saxon Math and SOTW I also LOVE Latin for Children. However, we have not made it a full year yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela&4boys Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 (edited) Our faves in no particular order: SOTW (via Biblioplan) CLP Nature Readers (my boys' top pick) Apologia Math U See Copywork & Narration (inspired by The Charlotte Mason Companion) Notebooking pages (from notebookingpages.com) ETC Wow! I like seeing this list. I don't feel so non-commital. Now if I could just find a writing and grammar program we were happy with.... :) Edited November 10, 2008 by angela&4boys How could I forget ETC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 I would have to say Singapore, SOTW, and the WTM way of doing science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 I'm in the Singapore Math chorus too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaik76 Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Singapore Math Parts of Sonlight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 RightStart Math FLL 3 CW Aesop A ETC SOTW--the series RS4K--Chemistry Pre-level Leading Little Ones to God MP's Christian Studies Vol. 1 Minimus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchbark Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons Handwriting Without Tears Quarter Mile Math Let's Read and Find Out Science books Magic School Bus Science books Usborne's What Shall I Draw Loved FLL 1, not so sure about the 2nd half Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyAberlin Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 I haven't used them for a whole year, but we have completed them. We loved MUS Primer and Alphabet Island Level 1, Living Learning books Level 1. We are doing Living Learning books level 2 right now and we aren't as fond of it as we were level 1. HWT Prek was a hit and we will begin HWT K soon. We have enjoyed reading several of the Zeezok publishing Opal Wheeler's composer biographies. We are almost finished with our first Watch Me Draw book and we really like that and will move on to the next in the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Laurie Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Sonlight MUS, but only for my oldest so it depends on personality and learning style ETC There are other things I love and have pretty firm plans to stick with, but they didn't meet your used for one year criteria (one is Writing With Ease). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddhabelly Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Right Start Math (B,C,D now doing E) Artistic Pursuits Real Science 4 Kids (Biology, Physics, Chemistry - Level 1) Growing with Grammar 3 (now we're doing 5) Story of the World 1, 2, 3 w/ Activity Guides Latin for Children A, B, and now we're on C Minimus Latin (but it doesn't take an entire year) Classical Writing Aesop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Closeacademy Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 For my VSL/bouncy child who took her time learning to read and just wants to get to the logical point of the matter: Spell to Write and Read--teaching her the phonograms w/pictures I drew but not doing all the spelling work Story of the World with coloring pages from the Activity Guide For my learn through stories and old textbooks Victorian spirited child: Rod and Staff Reading--using all the books but I worked through unit 1 phonics before we picked up the reader, reading workbook and worksheets. For everyone: Singapore Math The math gnome stories from this site to introduce new topics and ideas for working with manipulatives--http://ebeth.typepad.com/serendipity/gnomes_and_gnumbers_a_mathematical_tale/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paisley Hedgehog Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 nm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Truthquest History with Mystery of History CLE reading, math and language arts Apologia Elementary science Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Ambleside Online - Year 1 American Language Series Readers: Fun in the Sun, Scamp and Tramp, Soft and White, etc. (5 times with #6 using them now) Michele :iagree: I tweak AO yr. 1 - but I love the reading selections for this year. And I love the American Language Series Readers too - they are great! ETC FLL1/2, FLL3 (I didn't fully appreciate FLL1/2 until we started using FLL3) MUS HWOT Others we don't use all the time, but have used longer than one year: Draw Write Now Leading Little Ones to God Artistic Pursuits Hmm... seems like I'm forgetting something important. I'll have to come back and edit after I've had coffee :D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerriMI Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Singapore Math Classical Writing Aesop, Homer, Poetry Beginning and Intermediate, working on and loving Diogenese Apologia HS Biology and Chemistry VideoText Algebra Foerster's Algebra 2 and Trig Latina Christiana Drawing With Children TOG modified Omnibus I modified Holling C. Holling books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThelmaLou Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 R&S English Horizons Math Veritas History Modern Curriculum Press Maps, Charts and Graphs Getty Dubay Italics Phonetic Zoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 SOTW, hands down has been all of our favorites. We used all 4 years and are now re-reading certain chapters as they go along with TOG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JeannineW Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 ETC MathUSee Wordly Wise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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