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MATH: Teaching Textbooks, gr. 6 & 7

Very thorough, great reviews

GRAMMAR: Winston Grammar, basic

Great review of basics

SPELLING: A Reason for Spelling, 6th

Meets all learning styles

WRITING: Jump-In for Reluctant Writers

Great, non-threatening program

SCIENCE: Apologia, General Science & Zoology 3

Excellent program with a Creationist foundation

HISTORY: Abeka, 6th

Nicely put together for a non-history parent

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I use Abeka Book because it is like 'homeschooling for dummies' - very thorough. Each grade level has texts, workbooks, answer keys, teacher guides and curriculum. All subjects are included although I think the lower level science is a bit weak. It is a nationally recognized and accredited curriculum.

Math

McRuffy Press (http://mcruffy.com/)

Your Business Math (http://simplycharlottemason.com/)

Math-U-See (http://mathusee.com/)

Language Arts

McRuffy Press

Language Lessons (http://queenhomeschool.com/)

Reading

McRuffy Press

McGuffey Readers

Spelling

McRuffy Press

Rod and Staff spelling (http://www.rodandstaffbooks.com/)

Penmanship

McRuffy Press (http://mcruffy.com/)

Pictures in Cursive (http://queenhomeschool.com/)

Social Studies

Queen Homeschool Supplies

Science

McRuffy Press

Queen Homeschool Supplies

As the children get older we switch from the first curriculum listed to the next one down the list. I encourage hands-on learning for the first several grades followed by a Charlotte Mason approach.

We do not use a boxed curriculum. We pick each subject based on our needs.

We use the following curricula:

Easy Grammar & Easy Writing-http://www.easygrammar.com/index2.html

Writing Strands-http://www.writing-strands.com/home.asp

Handwriting Without Tears-http://www.hwtears.com/

Singapore Math-http://www.singaporemath.com/Mathematics...

Great Science Adventures- http://www.commonsensepress.com/greatscience/

Mega Words- http://www.epsbooks.com/dynamic/catalog/series.asp...

Mapping skills-http://www.schoolspecialtypublishing.com.../ and work it into our history lessons.

History Odyssey-http://www.pandiapress.com/history_odyssey.htm

Next year we will use all of the above except we will use REAL Science Odyssey Chemistry (by the same publisher as the History Odyssey), because Great Science Adventures does not have a chemistry book.

ETA: We will probably continue to use most of the above throughout middle and high school also. We will eventually use Teaching Textbooks for math.

I've homeschooled all four kids from the start. Oldest child is 11.

Saxon Math -- because it's thorough, not boring, and they learn so much. It's not dumbed down and expects much of the student, and sets them up for success.

Explode the Code phonics program -- it's thorough, with enough repetition and not too much. The kids find it entertaining. This program is inexpensive.

Pathway readers and workbooks -- family centered stories with good morals and strong family values, high quality readers that stand up well to years of use for a very economical price. This is used best with the Explode the Code for adequate phonics teaching.

Jump In creative writing program -- even my reluctant writer, a math-brained kid, says it makes writing easy

We also use internet sources:

www.crayola.com for social studies/geography coloring pages

www.donnayoung.org for math worksheets and other free printables

www.kidzone.ws/geography

www.physics4kids.com

www.howstuffworks.com

Be creative and keep your eyes open for new ideas and fleeting teaching moments. There's so much to say. This is just the beginning. I hope this helps.

We use Time4Learning http://time4learning.com/ for all the core subjects - language arts, math, science, and social studies.

Why? Its great! - flexible, convenient, the kids like it, inexpensive, switching levels is a breeze. Each account has access to a level above and below the current too. My kids are learning a lot, and Time4Learning has made the transition to homeschooling fun, organized, and easy!

Mathematically, there are 2 recommendations. Get an wide-spread for each 9-week grading era, then (for the bright grade) wide-spread those 2 at the same time. OR upload all the grades from the two 9-week classes (all 18 weeks) and wide-spread them as an fantastically final grade. the two way, the bright grade may be the comparable. the 1st way in basic terms delivers a grade for each guy or woman grading era. despite you do, do no longer upload the "wide-spread" from the 1st era to the guy grades from the 2nd era and then wide-spread. in case you are trying this, you're "weighting" the 2nd era grades greater heavily and your wide-spread wide-spread may well be off (perhaps severely).

I LOVE TO USE S.O.S