Types/names of curriculums?

[Munki'sMom]

I know everyone says "Find out how your child learns best and use a curriculum that is best suited" but how do I find these? Anyone have a link? I'd love to see all the different types of curriculums and read about them to see if one would fit us. Thank you

[elizawill]

this is a great place to start:
www.homeschoolreviews.com

[Lillian J]

Originally Posted by Munki'sMom

I know everyone says "Find out how your child learns best and use a curriculum that is best suited" but how do I find these? Anyone have a link? I'd love to see all the different types of curriculums and read about them to see if one would fit us. Thank you

The part about finding out how your child learns best had to do with observation over a period of time. Some are clearly physical, hands-on, as they're learning, some seem to need the auditory input, some are more musically responsive, some more visually oriented, etc. Here's an article I wrote about choosing methods and styles - and it has links to other sites that can be helpful in all this: Considering Methods & Styles.

Here's a page of links on the A to Z Home's Cool site - Curriculum.

And, of course, there's the option of just picking a few different things to suit your child's needs as you go along - it's so much cheaper and more personalized than a whole packaged program. Here's my favorite catalog resource: FUN-Books. And, of course, you can find lots of great stuff at the library.

Lillian

[Munki'sMom]

Thank you. I am looking into those links right now. Your Best Homeschooling link too!

[Itlbokay]

I really like the book 100 Top Picks For Homeschool Curriculum: Choosing the Right Curriculum and Approach for your Child's Learning Style by Cathy Duffy. Has some great information on various curriculum and how different learning styles may work with them, as the subtitle suggests. I particularly like the fact that she doesn't just push curriculum - for example, she writes how reading "real books" on history can be much better than any textbook.

The author has a website as well.

[wendygrace]

Thanks for these links! I just finished Duffy's book and liked it but wanted some other opinions! These links helped!