2012-2013 Curriculum Choices

It’s that time again, the posting of the Great Homeschool Family Curriculum Plan. If you have been homeschooling long at all, you know that this will most likely have a few changes as the year progresses. I mean, really, our plans are just that, a plan, it is not set in stone, what we think is going to work, won’t and if you are homeschooling, you MUST remember that you as a homeschool parent have the flexibility and freedom to make changes to fit your family’s needs.

My recommendation is to homeschool from your child’s interest. Even though you will see a writing, grammar and spelling curriculum listed below, we are using those as a guide, rather than a daily assignment. I will assign writing and spelling from their history, geography and science lessons. In fact our supplements for those already include that. This will help me to help my children utilize their grammar, writing and spelling skills in a real life type of scenario.

We do a lot of subjects as family school. This helps cut down on a lot of the busy work things you see in a lot of curriculum.

You may notice that I went from having a third grader to a sixth grader. You are not seeing things, and I will explain this more in another post at a little later date.

Character Building for Families This will be one of our Family Bible Studies. I love the layout and open discussion this book has arranged.

The Book of Proverbs God’s Book of Wisdom by Kevin Swanson I had the privledge of hearing Kevin in April. He is a gem and if you get the opportunity, take it. You will not be disappointed.

2012-2013 Curriculum Choices

Notebooking Pages to supplement other studies, or for fun pages to go with their interest led learning

StartWrite I make copywork pages, handwriting pages and more with this software. I can customize from the font to the words, to the size, tracing or lines and so much more!!

TruthQuest History If you have been reading my blog long, you KNOW that we LOVE TruthQuest. We are continuing our Beginnings.

TruthQuest History Lapbook Love the A Journey Through Learning supplement to go with TQ

Mystery of History We use MOH in place of the Story of the World Recommendation in TQ

WonderMaps by Bright Ideas Press Need maps, use this. It is like photoshop style maps for geography. LOVE THIS PROGRAM.

Times Tales DVD Have one struggling with their multiplication tables? Let them learn while they watch a bit of TV. The chore DVD is awesome too!!

We aren’t going to be using this as written, but will be referring to it as I see issues in their writing, we will practice the lessons relating and work a bit to overcome them.

Apologia Who Is God We tried to get into this last year, but my children had trouble. However, after looking through it again, my husband and I have decided to push them through it. (6th and 7th grade)

Apologia Land Animals of the Sixth Day LOVE Jeannie Fulbright science (K-6th grade)

Land Animals Lapbook

Apologia General Science I really hope this will work for us this year. I have searched high and low for a science and we will use this until something better comes along…which I hear is coming in the next year or two… (7th grade)

Answers in Genesis The Answers Book for Kids Volume 1-4 We haven’t started this yet, but will be using it with the PreK-2nd grade crowd for Bible time. (PreK-2nd grade)

Lapbooks for AIG 1-4

Teaching Textbooks We LOVE Teaching Textbooks. Using it for our 6th and 7th graders.

Explode the Code My old standby, used it, tried others, always come back. Time to just stick with it!! (Prek-2nd grde)

Jump In A writing program from…Apologia. We have really liked this so far. My dysgraphic son is so loving it!! (6-7th grade)

Analytical Grammar Another new one for us, and so far…my children love it. We got this to review and I give a FIVE STAR rating with the DVDs. Definitely one to be checking out. If you go to their site, tell them I sent you!! (6th-7th grade)

Trail Guide to Bible Geography We have loved Geomatters geography programs and will enjoy learning our Bible Geo this year again. (Prek-7th grade)

A Child’s Geography: Explore the Holy Land. I love Ann Voscamp and love this series. We use it as a family study reading and working together through it. (Prek-7th grade)

Math Mammoth available from: (1st-2nd grade)

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