Math: Right Start. I like how easy it is for me to teach it. The lessons are all laid out for me. Ds loves all the games and manipulatives. The way this curriculum teaches math makes so much sense.
Language Arts: We use First Language Lessons. Also very simple to use. No planning on my part what so ever, and with a new baby on the way that's a big plus.
Ds likes the poetry memorization. The lessons are nice and short.
I also plan to use Writing With Ease. I have the textbook and I'm waiting for the workbook to be released. As I said, I need simplicity.
You don't have to use the workbook if you want to plan your own selections.
Phonics: Ds uses Head Sprout and Explode the Code workbooks. Both have been amazing for him. We tried "Teach Your Child in 100 Easy Lessons" and it did not work for us at all. I have just picked up "Reading Reflex" and so far I like it, but I've only been using it a few days.
Science: NOEO Science Biology Level 1. Again, the lesson plans are spelled out for me. It's easy to follow and the boys like the books.
History: History Odyssey. Ds likes the map work and he loves the Usborne Encyclopedia book it uses as a spine. Lessons are easy to follow (are you seeing a pattern here?
) It also uses Story of the World as a spine and we listen to the audio CDs in the van. Ds loves listening to them. My one complaint is that I sometimes have a hard time locating the supplemental books at my library. However, that's more a fault of my library and there is no more inter-library loan.
I think that's it. We use a few extras like handwriting workbooks (I use D'Nealian style) and such. I found a site to print out free handwriting sheets so we're using those too.
Have fun! Choosing curriculum is fun yet daunting and frustrating at the same time. Kind of like my children~!
