BlsdMama Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 In other words, you got through it (at least mostly) and thought, "Wow! SO glad I spent $$ on that this year." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Analytical Grammar Great Courses (we haven't regretted any Great Courses purchases, but specifically Economics and History of the Ancient World were valuable and so worth the investment) Video Text Algebra TWSS from IEW to help *me* know how to teach writing These are all on the "more expensive" side of things and made me wince a little to spend the money, but ended up being totally worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homemommy83 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Blessedmama, MFW Kindergarten and Adventures in my early years. I loved the units in MFW K and The Names of Jesus study tied to the Science in Adventures. Natural Speller-all of my children have grown in spelling/reading due to word family focus. Best 12 dollars spent. Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons- Phonics Pathways-Alphaphonics-The Reading Lesson....I loved all of these and have used various ones with my children.....I love them all for different reasons....and use most of them when teaching my children how to read in K-3 levels. I know I have an addiction to Reading Primers-lol. They each have different strengths. First Language Lessons has been worth more than I paid for it.? CLE K2- this is a gentle start to schooling and incorporates cutting and pasting....of which would not happen naturally at our house sadly. LOF Fractions on up have been such a fabulous addition to our homeschool...as my children need constant review these are usually used after they have gone through the topic in our textbooks. That way they can read through them at a faster pace...which is more fun. I also purchased the lower levels the Elementary and Intermediate and while they are fun and nice to have they were pricey as they don't have as much practice in them per each concept. I wish I had gotten Math On the Level instead...but now it is totally out of my budget. I do stare at it lovingly though?. Brenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megs Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Rod and Staff English - I always come back to it. It is so thorough and my older kids (in public school now) are so far ahead of their classmates in grammar and writing. MFW K and 1st - love these programs. K was so much fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homemommy83 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 5 minutes ago, Megs said: Rod and Staff English - I always come back to it. It is so thorough and my older kids (in public school now) are so far ahead of their classmates in grammar and writing. MFW K and 1st - love these programs. K was so much fun! I should have wrote Rod and Staff English as well?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 McRuffy Kindergarten Math. Lots of manipulatives scheduled in, but you could skip if your kid didn't like them. Scripted if you want to do it that way, easy to wing it if you don't. Lessons never take longer than 30 minutes even if you are playing a game (of which there are several) or you added in more spiral review (since my kids forget way too easily). Treasured Conversations - but only if I already had things printed out & ready to go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 ANKI Reading Lessons Through Literature ANKI Ray's Arithmetic ANKI Mike Vienza biographies ANKI Artistic Pursuits ANKI Oh! And ANKI. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 We recently began Elementary Greek and IEW's writing and grammar and it's all going extremely well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 I think my favorite curriculum list would closely match this list as I tend to love curriculum that gets done and adds value to our day. I love curriculum that feels painless to get through. I would say the ones that most fit this list (and I hang on to because I love them that much and I might have grandkids someday) would be... Abeka Phonics 1 Right start 2nd edition level B Simply Charlotte Mason cursive BJU English 3 BJU Science at the elementary level. I always also use other stuff but oh my I just love their science and it gets completely done. Every bit of it and my kids ask for more. I prefer Supercharged and some other science curriculum but you cannot argue with thorough science that actually gets completed. First Language Lessons 1 and Writing with Ease 1 concurrently. It got done, was so incredibly painless and I could not believe the difference in my kids ability to narrate and form lovely sentences. Spelling You See B book 2. If I did no other level, I think I saw the most growth in spelling and writing with this second semester book. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobblygook Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 All About Reading. We only had to finish level 2 and my daughter’s reading took off to the point that I didn’t need another reading curriculum for her. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 AoPS 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 (edited) Story of the World with activity guide The Humanistic Tradition Michael Clay Thompson about poetry books, don't recall which ones Ceasar's English (also MCT, amazing) The Great Courses: The Art of Reading (probably my #1 pick) Analysis and Critique: How to Engage and Write About Anything The Western Literary Canon in Context Utopia and Terror in the 20th Century Memoria Press Latin series Breaking the Barrier French Visualizing Geology Edited August 11, 2018 by katilac 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 AoPS PA (got DD back to loving math). Athena’s Academy classes (DD not only wanted to do the assignments and learn more, but it provided a social niche that made her feel like she had friends, even when things weren’t always so great locally). Math for Elementary Education at the local CC (gave DD a great chance to develop skills needed for college, in a very supportive situation. It was a good first DE class). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 SOTW audios. We've been through all four volumes at least 3 times (we are halfway through our 4th round). My kids BEG for it in the van. They have it memorized. Best purchase ever. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaHill Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 As I enter our 9th year of homeschooling, 2 stand out in my mind: Memoria Press Latin Rod and Staff English Both are tedious and require a lot of memorization, but are incredibly worth it! We started with Rod and Staff Math this year after doing years of Singapore and MM. We just finished week 4, and I am so pleased with the result so far! I have a feeling it will go on this list as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homemommy83 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 26 minutes ago, MamaHill said: As I enter our 9th year of homeschooling, 2 stand out in my mind: Memoria Press Latin Rod and Staff English Both are tedious and require a lot of memorization, but are incredibly worth it! We started with Rod and Staff Math this year after doing years of Singapore and MM. We just finished week 4, and I am so pleased with the result so far! I have a feeling it will go on this list as well. Rod and Staff English, Math, and Spelling have been huge hits here for years. This year we added their Science and Social Studies for the simplicity. Brenda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy M Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 I'm so happy we purchased and used Story of the World (with activity book) apologia or Berean Builders science books AAS lots of beautiful literature The Well-Trained Mind MUS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Beast Academy - it was more of a struggle at first, but it eventually got my daughter to be willing to struggle with more difficult material, and reignited her love of math Michael Clay Thompson Language Arts - for showing me that I was underestimating my kid (yet again) and she really did love language that much Great Courses Plus - because having a large buffet of choices means my kid can absorb the information she wants with no effort from me 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Targhee Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Not a curriculum but the thing that added the most value and got done was Morning Basket. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 I think my best worth the pricetag buy was AAS. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenaInTexas Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Megawords MCT Glencoe Math Apologia Young Explorers Glencoe Literature 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knitgrl Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Right now, I am loving MEP Reception. It's 10-15 minutes, twice a week. It is not just math; it folds in other skills as well, including playing with blocks, drawing and ripping paper. There are no worksheets. It is the perfect amount of challenge, and perfect length of time for ds. And it's free. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Only four years in, but so far: Story of the World Math Mammoth Pentime handwriting 100 Favourite Poems anthology Anything that's helped me develop my understanding about how to approach copywork/dictation (so WWE, The Writer's Jungle/Arrows, CM's Philosophy of Education, etc). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 (edited) Singapore math & Homeschool Spanish Academy have been my best investments and have actually gotten done. AAS too, but we are always rushing through it at the end of the year so I'm not sure I should count it. ? Edited August 13, 2018 by Runningmom80 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenecho Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 All About Spelling, Addition Facts that Stick, Subtraction Facts that Stick, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollyhock2 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Teaching Textbooks Algebra 1 when my oldest was struggling with algebra. HWT Cursive when my youngest son was struggling with cursive. Math Mammoth in the early elementary years when my oldest couldn't stand spiral math. Story of the World for modern history - so much more engaging and interesting than anything else! Apologia Zoology books for my animal lover. Teaching Textbooks 3 for my math straggler (didn't struggle so much as straggle) LLATL Gray for 8th grade English - wish I would have had my oldest do it but I found it in time for the rest The Reading Lesson when Phonics Pathways was overwhelming for my kids (too many words on the pages) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 (edited) CLE Math Story of Civilization dramatized audio CDs Abecedarian Notgrass Exploring American (didn't do the novels) Edited August 15, 2018 by Ktgrok 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof1 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 I like Horizon Math K and Ray's Arithmetic. Phonics Pathways, Blend Phonics, Logic of English phonograms online and the Mc Guffey Primer. The primer is good for short reading when DD isnt in the mood for a longer read (for whatever reason). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredluvsjoanie Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 The Good and the Beautiful Rod and Staff English and spelling Math Mammoth Jacobs algebra and geometry Notgrass history 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 (edited) Jacobs' Elementary Algebra and Jacobs' Geometry (2nd edition)-- the child I bought them for crashed and burned with them, but *I* learned. So many light bulb moments *for me.* Hopefully I'm a better teacher for it. The year I bought two Sonlight cores was expensive (used, even!), and I did end up cutting books and wiggling things around, but my younger kids are using those same books and (mostly) the same schedules. Totally worth it for us. I don't have to re-invent the wheel again and again. Just make adjustments for the child in front of me. Scott Foresman literature textbooks--the America Reads Classic editions from the 90's. I've been adding these into my high schoolers' reading lists, and it is making it easy to explicitly teach some lit analysis; each book has decent questions and good writing prompts, as well as author bios and historical bits. We still read piles of books, but we also get to practice some skills without tearing apart some of those books we love. Rod and Staff math for grades 4-6. Great review and pacing for my more math phobic ones and also easy to compact for the math able; it lays down a great base. Rod and Staff grammar for grades 3-6. Great review and pacing for my more grammar phobic ones and also…:) It lays down a great base. I get warm happy feelings over Warriner's Grammar for jr. high and high school. I'm talking about the older editions (from 60's and 70's). I learned from them way back when, and I find them easy to teach from for my kids now. SWB's writing audio lectures…I learn from them every time I listen. Edited August 17, 2018 by Zoo Keeper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 To those who said Jacob's, what did you follow it up with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 4 minutes ago, Slache said: To those who said Jacob's, what did you follow it up with? So far, one kid will be going to Dolciani for Alg 2, and the other one to Lials. Ask me again in few years and maybe I'll have a different answer. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakersDozen Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Programs I have never regretted investing in: Reason for Spelling Daily Practice series (Grammar, Paragraph Editing, etc.) Singapore Math 3A-6B (including Intensive Practice and Challenging Word Problems) Galore Park Spanish, French McGuffey's Eclectic Primer+workbook Cover Story (middle school writing/literature) Ellen McHenry's science (The Brain, Kitchen Chemistry, Carbon Chemistry) Saxon Algebra I, II Great Courses Art/Music Appreciation/History Meet the Masters (Art) I'm sure there are others to add to the list but it's late and I'm too tired to dig out my notebook where I keep everything written down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbelle Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 (edited) Memoria Press Latin (form series) Sonlight Core F (the year we had a caboose baby) Horizons Math (K-6) (doing this for the 3rd time) Explode the Code Abeka Phonics Memoria Press Classical Comp Analytical Grammar Story of the World (doing this for the 3rd time) Edited August 17, 2018 by Mbelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Notgrass, apologia Cle math 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 On 8/10/2018 at 9:32 AM, BlsdMama said: In other words, you got through it (at least mostly) and thought, "Wow! SO glad I spent $$ on that this year." KONOS and Easy Grammar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Recently: Sonlight - the high school cores and MFW for the younger ones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrichor Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Writing With Ease Writing Road to Reading (handwriting/phonics/spelling portion) Vocabulary From Classical Roots (I've only used one book so far, so I don't know if the cost was really worth the value. it tends to take me more than a year of using something to see if it was worth it. But it does get done, so there's that.) ^gentle lessons packed with value for the amount of effort. Easy for me to pick up and teach, and easy to do orally for my reluctant (possibly dysgraphic) writer (with excellent handwriting thanks to WRTR) Singapore math gets done regularly too, but sometimes it's like pulling teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Math Mammoth All About Spelling They were both great when DS was in early elementary. He can spell just about anything now and has a really solid grasp of math for his age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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