Our Curriculum

Choosing curriculum proved to be a much more difficult task than I had originally thought. It took me months of pouring over reviews and samples to choose. We haven't started yet so I can't say we've made the right choices but I like what I see so far. We actually have started this one and I love it. Midge is on lesson 75 and she can read! She can read well. She turned 5 in February and will be doing K this year. I love this book. I read reviews on both sides and decided it was inexpensive enough to give it a try and it wouldn't be a huge deal if we hated it. I'm so glad we did! The lessons are short and entertaining for her. She asks to do them everyday.

We are using this book to study the Bible in our first semester. I really like it as well. I've read most of it and can't wait to start as a family.

This was probably the toughest choice I made. There are so many options available for language arts and I really had no idea where to start. I really liked the idea of a literature rich program that was all inclusive. This fit the bill. I bought the girls books all one grade level ahead due to their reading levels.

This was an easy choice for me. I love the colorful, spiral approach. When it comes to math I take it pretty seriously. I want the girls to have a firm and disciplined approach to this subject. It doesn't get any easier so laying the foundation is very important to me. I love the supplemental worksheets Horizons includes.

This was another very tough choice. I wanted a histoy program that we could all use together. When I finally came upon TruthQuest it was love at first sight. In my opinion there is quite a bit of prep work involved. I had to go through each unit and decide which books we would read together and which books the girls would read independantly. Then I had to see which ones were available at our local library and purchase any of the ones I just couldn't live without. I'm excited though. We also purchased the binder builder from A Journey Through Learning and we're all excited for that. Both older girls will complete a binder, notebook, and timeline. Midge will listen in on books, complete crafts, activities, and color pages.
This was the girls choice. Again I wanted something we could all do together. They wanted to learn astronomy. It was win win. We also bought the journal for Chiggie and the junior journal for Tea and Midge.

Overall I feel great about our choices. I can't imagine we'll make it through without finding some cons, but I think that's what it takes to figure out what style you prefer. The little girls will also continue with Karate class and we will be swimming once a week. The older girls are taking a little break after spending 12 weeks working on the musical.