I decided to use a hodge podge of materials this year. I feel REALLY limited and confined if I stick to one publisher or curriculum LOL.
My husband and I both love the 1836 Original McGuffey Readers, offered by Keepers of the Faith. B (2nd) and R (1st) use the Reading and Writing workbooks that accompany the readers.
For Math, B uses his old public school workbook (Scott-Foresman) which I had used back in our first year of homeschooling with my daughter and hated it then too....he doesn't seem to mind it though. R uses the Arithmetic Series that was written to go with the Ray's Arithmetic.
The rest of the subjects...Bible, History and Science, I combine the two (or three) boys together.
Bible we use Christian Liberty Education Bible 1
History we enjoy BJUPress Heritage Studies 1 but only the teacher edition and textbook, no notebook, quizzes or tests. We also study the various national holidays and reading through the "Little House on the Prairie" series.
Science we like ABeka Book's Discovering God's World 1...and read books from the library to learn more about a subject!
J, almost 3 and OH SO BIG!...is involved with the boys as much as he can.! He listens to the Bible story on my lap, and scribbles along on a piece of paper as the boys work through their Bible workbook. While the boys are at their seatwork, J colors in his Abeka Book 2 year old Preschool series as well as Rod and Staff's preschool readiness books. He loves to be read to, and we're reading books from the library about the colors, ABC, and counting. He loves to listen as we read/do Science and History... |
He also has a 3 YO little brother!