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I was just wondering what curriculum is most widely used by homeschoolers. Shall we take a poll? Why do you like it better? ↓
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| Name: Tracy | Date: Jan 3rd, 2006 7:20 PM |
| I use several different resourses. I am still a newbie, though. I find Saxon math wonderful. It is very thourough. We enjoy our history-The Story of the World series by Susan Wise Bauer. Easy Grammar works well for the technicals of grammar. I am trying to pull away from workbooks for the rest. I want to use the bible more and am seeking knowledge on unit studies. A couple great resourses I've found are Plant Grown Up for raising christain boys (Polished Cornerstones for girls) and For Instruction in Righteousness both by Pam Forster and Christian Manhood by Gary Maldaner...just to name a few. There are just so many choices...have fun exploring, and try to have fun with it. I get stressed when I try to run like a public school and teach government style. ↑ |
| Name: Rian | Date: Jan 3rd, 2006 10:30 PM |
| Thanks so much Tracy. I too am going to choose Christian curriculum if we do homeschooling. I really am pleased with what I am hearing from other homeschool parents and even students on this site. Thanks. Oh, have you checked into any Ken Ham studies? I don't know if you could use it and actually get credit, but it is still definitely worth having just for Biblical education. I believe he has a lesson called It All Begins In Genisis. Thanks ↑ |
| Name: Patti | Date: Jan 4th, 2006 10:00 AM |
| I usually buy my son's stuff from PennywiseLearning.com it's Christian based, and easy for both of us to use. We're using LifePacs this year. ( our first year ) and it's working well for the two of us ( he's in 5th grade ) ↑ |
| Name: Agnes | Date: Feb 5th, 2006 1:44 AM |
| I'm a regular public school teacher now, but I homeschooled my son for awhile before I got a full-time job. To be honest, I don't recommend using a curriculum (book series). Look up the state standards online for you child's grade level, then pick your own activities, either online or elsewhere, to meet those standards. Even in my classroom now, we rarely use the book. Every child moves at a different pace and needs more time on some areas than others and the book (curriculum) doesn't always address that. To find your state standards, just go to a search engine and type in (your state) department of education standards. I hope this helps! ↑ |
| Name: Agnes | Date: Feb 5th, 2006 1:46 AM |
| There are 2 other things that I'd like to add. Saxon really is very good for mastering basic math skills. Also, an additional standards-based place to get math lessons and activities is NCTM Illuminations, just type it into your search engine. ↑ |
| Name: Deb | Date: Feb 16th, 2006 1:23 AM |
This year I am using Accelerated.Christian .Education PACES. My boys are learning alot. It's very good for independent learning. My boys did not like me teaching the lessons to them, and like this better than what we used last year. It is very repetitous, so sometimes you have to weed things out if they have gotten the concept. But for kids who need lots of repetition it is great. My daughter is extremely bright, so we have had to skip quite a bit of the 1st grade material. She is in the second grade material now and whizzing right through it. It has taught her to read so well. I wish I would have used it to teach my other two boys to read when they were that young. I was using a different curriculum.
The English is very good. My kids are diagraming sentences! Remember that? I don't know if schools do that anymore. I don't remember my oldest doing that in the public school he went to. Also, my son who was in third grade last year refused to learn his multiplication. The PACES have got him knowing them quite well this year. He was not a very good reader last year either and this year you would never know that. He has improved so much! Another thing I like about the PACES is how you are able to place your child at the level he or she is at. And most kids are not at the same grade level in all subjects. The testing they have allows you to see exactly what concepts the kids need to review, you order those PACES and that is where they start. So they may start in the middle of third grade on one subject and at the begining of fourth grade in something else. Each subject has twelve workbooks per grade level. For example: Your child may need to review book four and seven from a certain grade level and you can order those specific books and get them up to snuff before they go on. That way they are not starting above their level or below. ↑ |
| Name: Rachael 12 | Date: Mar 16th, 2006 7:27 AM |
| Go to FLVS.NET and you will be so happy. It is a virtual school. If you have computers you should definitely go to flvs.net. Go on and research it. I have been homeschooled my whole life and that is the best. ↑ |
| Name: cortney | Date: May 12th, 2006 11:52 PM |
| i am boar what can i do ↑ |
| Name: Sara | Date: May 13th, 2006 5:07 PM |
| i absolutly hate the curriculum called saxon math.maybe its good for you, but alot of the kids in my class absolutly hate it. i had a solid B in the 1st quarter of the school. suddenly, my grade started to drop and i got lost in every lesson. i now have an F and i think that i will be repeating math. i seriously hate it and its lowering my confidence. it makes me feel dumb. i HATE saxon.. its very confusing and they do 1 lesson a day and never go back to teach it again. each lesson lasts about 5 minuites a day adn thats not enough time for me to get it through my head. i am ready for a challenge, but saxon has gone wayyyyyy to far. i cry every night because its so hard and frustrating. i seriously reccomend not buying this curriculum. thank you. ↑ |
| Name: vic | Date: Jun 24th, 2006 3:25 AM |
| Name: bailey | Date: Aug 7th, 2006 7:17 PM |
| Name: Amanda | Date: Aug 9th, 2006 4:01 PM |
We have been homeschooling for about a year now. Our son is advanced in school by two grades. We contacted HSLDA (for homeschoolers. They are attorneys that give you updated information on everything on homeschooling. They cost 100 for the year or 9 a month. They answer questions for you and mosy importantly if you are a member they will help you if you have any legal issues regarding your homeschooling.
Unless your state states you have to use certain books then you use what you want. Now we use Spectrum for most subjects. For Science and Social Studies we use Bob Jones and go to the library and find movies on his subjects at the library. We go to museums and the IMAX theater for science. You can buy these books at books-a-million or Barnes and Nobles. We use Barnes and Nobles because they offer a teachers discount for homeschoolers. we buy the Bob Jones books at school suppies stores like Mardels.
Hope this helps ↑ |
| Name: sarah | Date: Sep 18th, 2006 9:56 PM |
| i am for charlott mason. ↑ |
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