Since I spent the last few days ordering and pulling together our curriculum for the year thought I might as well post it here for all its posterity and to answer that burning question - "What are you using this year?" Which is a much fairer question to ask any homeschooler since so many change from year to year.
Every year I look at nice boxed packages like Sonlight, My Fathers World, even Calvert and then I run away thinking I will feel too boxed and unhappy and instead take it upon myself to mesh together a variety of unrelated texts and approaches. Maybe one of these years I will change my mind as so many of my friends are happy with those programs. Here is what we are planning for third grade
Math - Singapore 3A and 3B
Grammar/Writing - Voyages in English 3
Handwriting - Cursive Success HWT
Spelling - Spelling Power
Science - Merrill Life Science grade 3 and Christian Liberty Nature Readers
History - Story of the World vol 3
Geography - Geography Matters
Latin - Prima Latina
Art - How Great Thou Art
Music - Ultimate Encyclopedia of Classical Music
In addition we will do our own bible memory verse and devotional time as well as supplemental classes, field trips and activities as chosen. Right now that is shaping up to include horsemanship, various skills learned through Keepers at Home, and whatever classes she selects in our homeschool coop. I am tired just typing it.
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See now, don't be afraid! You really aren't doing much different than us "complete curriculum" people. I use Sonlight, and besides extra history books (we're also using SOTW), readers, and read alouds that you don't have on your list, I still have to choose math (Singapore) and LA products (HWT, ETC, Spelling Power). I do use Sonlight Science, but I don't have to since it is separate from the core.
ReplyDeleteEverything else (Art, music, latin, etc.) is extra anyway, so no reason to feel boxed in! Funny how you have chosen most of the same products that Sonlight offers in their "boxed" packages anyway!
Well there you go then - guess great minds think alike - maybe you will win me over to Sonlight eventually :)
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