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I often have people ask me what we use in our homeschool.  It's not always easy to think of them off the top of my head.  Some things change, some things we try and end up dropping, and some we use year after year and they have become the things I most often recommend.   We have used a lot more than this and have used a lot of living books in our homeschool.  I realize this list doesn't cover every subject.  If I don't have it listed, either I couldn't think of it right now (very possible) or we didn't like it well enough to hang on to it for the other kids to use.  Two things to remember -- 1). There is no perfect curriculum.  2). Any curriculum is just a tool -- do not feel like you have to do every single thing in it for it to work for your family.  Just thought I would post a short list here of some of my favorites that have worked well for us over the years.

Reading Made Easy - I loved using this along with Bob Books.

Italic Handwriting - I really like this for beginners.  We switch curriculums after the first couple of books.

A Reason for Handwriting

Explode the Code

Math-U-See - We are still using the older (Classic) version since I had everything already.  I have one son who liked Math-U-See so well that he is flying through their Algebra 1 book (instead of switching to Teaching Textbooks like the older one did).

Key to Fractions - There is a point where I always have supplemented with this.

Apologia Science for Younger Kids - We have done Astronomy and Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day so far.

Spelling Power

Shurley English - I wish I had known about this when my older kids were younger!  My younger two really enjoy this and have learned so quickly!

Story of the World

Apologia Science - We have used General, Physical, and Biology so far.

Teaching Textbooks - We have used Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and plan to use Geometry.  Very user-friendly!