rafiki Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 All About Spelling Liberty's Kids DVDs and right now a baby carrier is essential. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I like these threads! For me it is: Planet Earth DVDs My desk apprentice from Staples My Father's World All About Spelling Rod and Staff math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela&4boys Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Our favorites: Bible: The Children's Illustrated Bible Victor Journey Through the Bible Phonics: Explode the Code (all my dc loved these) Writing & Grammar: First Language Lessons (when the dc is ready!) historical non-fiction & fiction (a boy thing?) IEW (We've only begun, my 11yo says he loves it!) History: Story of the World notebook pages from Notebookingpages.com and holdthatthought.com (These are awesome and give life to an otherwise boring notebook!) Nature Study: Christian Liberty Press Nature Readers Art: Draw & Write Through History (wonderful compliment to our history study and notebooks) Math: Math U See Science: Apologia (elementary series as we've yet to use the upper levels) I'd also add that implementing the Charlotte Mason idea of short, concise lessons has brought a lot of joy *and* better retention to some subjects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivingUnderGrace Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Ambleside Online Singapore Math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sew happily ever after Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Right Start Math All About Spelling kids' CHORES!!!!! A DH who vacuums when it's needed so I don't have to think about it Still haven't found a perfect science curriculum... beautiful fabric--OK I know it's not HS related, but it's MY stress reliever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lorna Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Share things completed, enjoyed, and that you wouldn't hesitate to use again or recommend to others. Include curriculum, supplements, things that helped your dc explore their own interests, and plain ole fun stuff. I'll think about this a bit this morning and then come back to share mine. 'things that helped your dc explore their own interests': 300 in 1 Electronic Project Lab Ashford Rigid Heddle Loom Galore Park Latin Prep Klutz craft and art books 'curriculum': Carbon Chemistry Singapore Maths: Primary and New Elementary Galore Park French and English Story of the World 3 'supplements': Science jukebox CD Collins Focus on Grammar Book 4 Science Experiments You Can Eat In Our Time podcasts (for history, science and philosophy) Think challenge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Our current fave: Snap Circuits (with the optional Student Manual) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avila Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 A exercise ball (to sit on during school) and a mini trampoline for my 7 yo DD to help her concentrate First Language Lessons 1 and 2 Seton English for pure grammar Sonlight, which is great for combining my kids History Odyssey for 5-8th grade Dorothy Mills' ancient world history books It is always neat to read what everyone else is posting on these thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Closeacademy Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Math Singapore Math Rod and Staff History Story of the World Latin Minimus Lively Latin Phonics Spell to Write and Read Rod and Staff Other Resources homeschoolshare.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shelly in IL Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Rod and Staff English Rainbow Science Lial's BCM and Introd. Alg. Real Science for Kids Tapestry of Grace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 We are having a good year with curriculum choices (finally).... MUS LOF IEW Ancient History Henle I FMOG, FMOR Exploration Education Science Also AWANA, piano, art classes and karate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 FMOG/FMOR? I don't see this on the abbrev. list and can't begin to guess LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 IEW TeenPact MP's Christian Studies MP's Latina Christiana and Prima Latina Omnibus Living Memory Grammar of Poetry How Shall We Then Live DVD SOTW CD's AlphaPhonics ETC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 We are enjoying everything we are doing so far, but the best of the best are (in no particular order): RightStart math Explode the Code Jim Weiss cds Netflix (for educational dvds) Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 LOF math Winston grammar DITHOR BF History Knitting School: A Complete Course baby Alpaca yarn ipod Mac computer Webkinz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gini Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 History: TOG Learning THrough History magazine Math: Miquon Rod & Staff AL Abacus Language Writing Tales Easy Grammar R&S worksheets Economics Penny Candy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Right Start Math Foohy Dry-Erase markers (they don't stink!) Geography Songs CD WeeBee Tunes DVD volume 1 Skip Count Kid CD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Alfred Academy Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 FMOG/FMOR? I don't see this on the abbrev. list and can't begin to guess LOL Famous Men of Greece Famous Men of Rome ...just a guess though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Laurie Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Our current fave: Snap Circuits (with the optional Student Manual) That is my 8 year old's favorite. He plays with them on his own, and then he teaches me, his science ignorant mama. He is always drawing pictures of circuits. We also love: Right Start Math All About Spelling Writing with Ease WriteShop MUS (this has been used in our house for years by my oldest, it's our tried and true). Sonlight readers and read alouds Ed Emberley and Draw Right Now books Explode the Code Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Alfred Academy Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Favorites here include... Right Start Math...can't say enough great things about it! TOG...keeps me organized and moving...great lit. selections. Lapbooking/Notebooking...loving this! Homeschoolshare.com...FREE unit studies and lapbooks. Librivox.org....then I don't have to read aloud so much. My pieced together science...can I toot my own horn? It is working great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeinfl Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 For my 2nd grader... School of Tomorrow 2nd gr. English paces WWE 1 Rod and Staff spelling 2 (yup, we are really digging this!) and last but certainly not least, Bible Study Guide student pages(beginner level) we didn't like the intermediate level... For my junior highschooler Winston Basic (who knew this could be fun, we do it together) SOTW 2 and 3 (yup, this has given him a new love of history) Life of Fred Fractions Life of Fred Decimals and he's started LOF algebra and so far, so good! :) Love reading about everyone's favorites... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixpence1978 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 We are really loving... GWG BJU Math Apologia Zoology 3 Cheapy Flash Kids Cursive writing book On the other hand, we are really looking forward to a few changes we plan to make next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildiris Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 6th Grade: Chalk Dust Pre-Algebra Hake Grammar The Human Odyssey~K-12 Prentice Hall Life Science Kindergarten: Calvert Math grade 1 Plaid Phonics Phonics Pathways Calvert 1st grade readers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Inna* Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 For K we loved MUS, Sing Spell Read and Write, HWT and Jesus Storybook Bible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Bee Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 We've enjoyed Rightstart A Math this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 RightStart Math SOTW ETC Mother Tongue (grammar) WWE CW-Aesop Ambleside Online My Book House anthology by Olive Miller (I think that's the author) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 My dd loves making things with clay. For the younger crowd, use white Model Magic made by Crayola- it is soft, air dries and can be painted with markers or paint. For an older child, polymer clay. It is a real art medium and if you get the good stuff which can be had for less than $2 a pack, you get good quality results without a kiln. Make sure to get a little bottle of clay softener. You can even get glazes which will give a beautiful finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunkirst Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 RightStart Math - we've loved it for years SOTW audiobooks for learning in the car Having kids over to share chemistry experiments - FUN! Tons of historical fiction read alouds Writing Strands - ds thinks the author's tone is very funny Mark Kistler's online art lessons - dd5 would spend hours with this, and she's so proud of herself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I've used 20+ phonics programs, and the best is Webster's Speller. Our math has gotten a lot better since we've started using a Flashmaster (recommended here!) Singapore is also a good fit for my daughter and I like the way it teaches, especially after reading Liping Ma's book (see below.) The most fun thing we've used that is also educational is Read, Write, and Type. It's a bit expensive, but my daughter enjoyed it. You can also download their demo for free. The book we've read that was the most fun was "If a were a verb," found in our local library. The kids were both jumping up and down and running around and doing different things and asking if they were verbs and then running around doing that action while saying they were verbs. Liping Ma's Book "Knowing and Teaching Elementary Math" was very enlightening, I highly recommend reading it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I like everything in my sig, or I wouldn't be using it. However, David Attenborough's Private Life of Plants has really led kiddo to appreciate plants as well as his beloved animals and Jinny Johnson's animal book combines geography, classification, and zoology into an oversized book the two of us can really pour over. Kiddo is on fire about the animal-compared-to-human sizing picture for each and every animal this week. SWR is improving MY spelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintedlady Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 The Child's Story Bible by Catherine Vos It follows and explains the Bible remarkably well, in a way that kids have no trouble understanding it. MUS IEW's Poetry Memorization program w/the cd's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSDCY Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 We really enjoy: Michael Clay Thompson's LA program Boyhood and Beyond for Bible and character training Henry Reed series (ds has always been a non-fiction kind of guy, but he really like these) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyOR Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 We have some great things going, so I'll try to limit it to THE best (at the moment ;)). The Latin-Centered Curriculum IEW Children's Miracle Music (morning and evening routines done to music) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmurray Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 By far, my BEST discovery of the year is HomeschoolSkedTrack.com Can't say enough good about how it has smoothed out my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-2-7 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Math Math U See Phonics Explode the code Online Other Raising butterflies, tadpoles and ants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Not much change here: Singapore Primary Maths Galore Park Junior English Galore Park So You Really Want to Learn English Galore Park Latin Prep 1,2,3 Story of the World Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Tanglewood Education Explode the Code Nature Journals All of our wonderful read alouds My son's better behavior--finally!:) The wood stove in our school room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 In no particular order: LCC exercise ball to sit on - we both have one :D Latin for Children Classical Writing - although ds wouldn't say this is his favorite Life of Fred (Fractions) Singapore Math Read-aloud time - Alex Rider series - anything I read to him, he loves that time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline4kids Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Favorite Math: MATH U SEE Favorite Bible: BALANCING THE SWORD/ THY WORD CREATIONS MEMORY SONGS Favorite History: SONLIGHT Favorite LA: OLD SONLIGHT LA Favorite Phonics: MONTESSORI EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE (MECS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Famous Men of GreeceFamous Men of Rome ...just a guess though Yup, that's what I meant. We are using the free online version with the free online audio. I love free. :D And my ds loves the stories! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle My Bell Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Bible: Truth and Grace Memory Books with direct Bible Reading & Character/Missionary Stories. I am currently reading George Muller. Phonics: Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons w/ Explode the Code Math: RightStart B - WOW this has been an amazing switch. We are all LOVING it! Spelling: Made my own workbook similar to Spelling Power but added in a dictation page every other day so I could dictate passages out of good literature for her to write and get spelling words for the day from. We then do the Spelling Power method of study. I also own Spelling Power and draw a word list from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadiegirl Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Walking the Bible DVD---we loved this and I wish there was another in the series. Ken Burns Civil War DVD---I was afraid they would not like these but they do! Math Dice by thinkfun...great for math and easy to play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runamuk Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 My favorites: Rod & Staff English - The R&S English books are making it so easy to teach! My daughter is learning much faster than she was in the fall and we're both much happier. Explode the Code - ETC is helping my 4yo learn to read - something he really wants to be able to do. He didn't know all of his alphabet in September and now he's sounding out cvc words on his own. Starfall - fun activities and lots of learning that my son can do on his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gratefulmother Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Rightstart A and B (so far) Geography Songs CD One Hundred Sheep (skip counting CD) Mary Pope Osborne's retelling of The Odyssey on CD SOTW Read-Alouds - Twenty and Ten, Socks, Boxcar Children, McBroom Tells the Truth, A Lion to Guard Us, The Sword in the Tree, Sarah Plain and Tall Betty Luken's Felt Bible Story Set American Girl Books (inspired dd's love for history) ETC Junior Great Books Curriculum Magic School Bus Great States Jr. game Suzuki violin Legos, Tinkertoys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narrow Gate Academy Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Singapore with Miquon math Phonics Pathways TruthQuest American History for Young Student Lapbooks Latin for Children 1-2-3 Draw books Classical Kids tapes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deece in MN Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 All About Spelling http://www.freerice.com Teaching Co. lectures Analytical Grammar Life of Fred math WTM for guidance and inspiration SOTW (My dd is rereading these, again! I think she has read them 2 times already.) There are other programs we have done and enjoyed, but these are our top of the list items that if I had to do it all over again we would still use these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetreasurs Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Calvert 8 is a huge success this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Explore Academy Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 everything here: but some favorites are: wordly wise singapore math (middle school) remembering jim crow (text with mp3) smithsonian.com current events showdown national geographic anything by Howard Zinn digital history bravewriter.com (esp. SAT essay class) virtual labs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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