Curriculum For Our 2014-2015 Homeschool Year

I feel I’m a little late this year, but better late than never.

If you remember from last year, we had an extremely tight budget for curriculum and pieced together items from our curriculum closet, the library, swaps, and e-bay! Then we were blessed to be a part of the Schoolhouse Review Crew and received several high-quality products that my children have enjoyed.

Overall, it was a great year, and we’re bringing a few of our favorites with us into the new year!

Here’s our line-up!

Preschool:

Ready-Made Preschool
A variety of products that were available in the Homeschool Bundle earlier this year
Library!
At this age, we’re just having fun–reading books and enjoying activities with lots of cuddling on the couch. I love the preschool years, and they go by fast!
I just finished reading Loving the Little Years: Motherhood in the Trenches, a fantastic book for moms of littles.
Another great e-book is Preschoolers and Peace.

Kindergarten:

Besides using various products from the Homeschool Bundle, we’re about to begin our fourth year working through My Father’s World’s Kindergarten!
Even though math skills are included in MFW K, my Kindergartener enjoys math and likes workbooks, so we’re adding Horizons K Math this year. If it ends up being too much, we’ll scale back.
Reading practice through Essential Skills Advantage

Third Grader:

My 3rd grader will join my 5th and 7th grader in MFW’s Exploration to 1850.
Singapore for Math and Mathletics for math practice
Essential Skills Advantage for Language Arts practice
Homeschool Piano for music

Fifth Grader:

As mentioned earlier, he’ll join the rest of the family using MFW’s Exploration to 1850
Continue math practice using Matheletics (I can’t write enough about how much this program boosted his confidence).
Language Arts (mostly for Reading Comprehension) through Essential Skills Advantage
Saxon 54 through Veritas Press’s live online classes. We’ve never taken a live, online class before but after reviewing VP’s self-paced courses this year, we were so impressed by their set-up, that we decided to give it a try.
Junior Analytical Grammar, likely at half-speed.

Seventh Grader:

It’s hard to believe that we only have two more years with her joining us in the cycle! I I can’t imagine how I’ll feel when she graduates.

MFW’s Exploration to 1850
Language Arts via Analytical Grammar
Saxon 76 through Veritas Press’s online classes.
General Science through Veritas Press’s online classes.
I’m also using a variety of items from the homeschool bundle.

And of course there’s the Baby:

Hanging out in the sling
Scooped up in Mama’s arms
Giggling and cooing with older siblings
Singing songs and reading as many books to her as I can.
I love a baby’s first year.

I’m sure we’ll add in extras here and there, especially since we have several more homeschool review items to come. Once we’re moved in and settled in our new home, I look forward to kicking off our official start of the school year!

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Sara Elizabeth Dunn

Sara Elizabeth is a Christian homeschooling mom to 7, a birth and postpartum doula, and a special needs advocate. Having both typically-developing and special needs children, ranging from preschool through adult, she not only understands the unique challenges of teaching several children with different learning styles and abilities, she has experience balancing therapy schedules with family life. Her passions include sharing home remedies, homeschooling tips, encouraging mothers and most importantly, making it all less intimidating.