Our Homeschool Curriculum

For those who may be interested in our homeschool curriculum, here you go.

Last year was our test run with the whole Homeschooling adventure with Kevin.  Things were rocky at first but smoothed out.  This year, I had in my fantasy mind that I was going to homeschool Kevin in 11th grade, Nathan in 4th grade and little Michael in Pre-K.  LOL:)  What was I thinking??  Things were supposed to go so smoothly- everything was going to be perfect and great.

Nathan and Kevin are doing well this year.  I haven't had the chance to start little Michael with Pre-K.  I don't even know where to fit him into our already jammed packed schedule.  I felt so bad and thought he would feel left out, but he doesn't seem to mind.  He does his own thing and some times joins us at the table.  One of these days, I will plan out the perfect schedule and will be the homeschooling super mom- every one will have their own schedule and will do their work nicely and things will be great-  OK, you can stop laughing now:)  That is how I see it in my head- a mom can dream, right?  I don't think we will ever have a "perfect" schedule.  But what ever works for us is what works for us.

This year, we have a whole new curriculum.  Last year, we went on the advice of someone for our curriculum and things didn't go so well for Kevin.  We didn't like the feel of the curriculum.  That is one of the great things I love about Homeschool.  Not everything works for everyone.  Trail and error sometimes determines your curriculum for that year.  We found out last year that Kevin did NOT do well with classes on the computer or online.  So, this year, we pieced together some things that are all book form, except for typing and that is working a lot better this year- yay:)

Here is what we are using this year:

Nathan- 4th grade
Math U See- Gamma
BJU Heritage Studies 4
Apologia Astronomy
Learning Language Arts through Literature- Orange
All about Spelling 1
Our resources include:  Library, computer, gym, art and learning the recorder (luckily, our neighbors work.  No one has yet complained about the musical noise in our house:))

Kevin- 11th grade
A Patriot's History of the United States
BJU Writing & Grammar 11
Wordly Wise 3000- Book 11
Typing Instructor Platinum
Math U See- Algebra 2
Dave Ramsey's Foundations of Personal Finance
Apologia Chemistry
See the Light- Art Projects- Year 2

We are happy with our curriculum choices this year.  As you can see we pick and choose what curriculum we would like for our children.  This is what works best for our family.  As with any homeschool family, you should do what ever is in the best interest of our child and what works for your family.