This is a listing of all the curriculum we've used over time. It
helps me to see the progression. This does not list all the resources
and "extras", only the stuff I count as main curriculum choices.
You can find an extensive list of curriculum and resources we planned for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade.
English
Michael Clay Thompson Level 1 (Island) (September 2014 - December 2015)
Schedule for MCT Island
BraveWriter Jot It Down (April 2015 - December 2016)
BraveWriter Quiver of Arrows and The Arrow (July 2016 - May 2019, off and on)
Michael Clay Thompson Level 2 (Town)
Grammar Town (May 2016 - July 2016)
Practice Town (July 2016 - May 2017)
Caesar's English (May 2016 - February 2017)
Paragraph Town (July 2017 - December 2017)
Building Poems (December 2018 - March 2019)
Brave Writer Partnership Writing (April 2018 - May 2019)
Math
RightStart A (? - May 2014)
RightStart B (May 2014 - May 2015)
RightStart C (May 2015 - October 2015)
Beast Academy 3 (October 2015 - December 2015, July 2016 - May 2017)
Beast Academy 4 (July 2017 - April 2018)
Beast Academy 5 (April 2018 - July 2018)
Jousting Armadillos (selected sections) (May 2018 - August 2018)
Art of Problem Solving Introduction to Algebra (December 2018 - April 2019, currently on hold)
Science
Magic School Bus retail kits (prior to May 2014)
Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding K-2 (June 2014 - March 2016)
Schedule, resources, and some order for doing BFSU K-2
Ellen McHenry's The Elements (December 2015 - February 2016)
Ellen McHenry's Botany in 8 Lessons (March 2016 - May 2016)
Child-led, informal studies (2016-2019)
Clover Creek Physics, with Conceptual Physics text (August 2019 - present)
Social Studies
Prehistory (May 2014 - February 2015)
Ancient History by Region (March 2015 - December 2015)
Cultural Geography (July 2017 - September 2018)
Foreign Language
Risas y Sonrisas (July 2014 - November 2014)
Song School Spanish (November 2014 - February 2015)
The Fun Spanish (March 2015 - April 2015)
DuoLingo (April 2015 - February 2016)
Galore Park So You Really Want to Learn French (September 2017-November 2018)
Homeschool Spanish Academy (January 2016 - present)
Fine Arts
Artistic Pursuits preschool level (May 2014 - July 2015)
Story of the Orchestra (June 2014 - July 2015)
Art Tango kindergarten level (September 2015 - February 2016)
Hoffman Piano Academy (August 2017-present, child-led/as desired)
This is so useful. We are a Christian homeschooling family. I have three kids, two are young twins and one is a lot older. Have you ever used MBTP Curriculum or not? I have been thinking of trying it out with my three during lesson time. Please tell me more about the curriculum, how it works and what is included as well. How much does it cost to buy? Where can I find reviews? This is my first year of homeschooling.
ReplyDeleteI may also borrow some of your resources, is that okay with you? I need a secular all in one curriculum ideally for the twins. What would you recommend? How do you teach two three year olds basic things like shapes, colors and so on? Any helpful tips and recommendations appreciated.
Thanks for the long list of curriculum options. I might use them in the future. Do you make a list of goals to work on each year? My original plan was to rely solely on things like workbooks, textbooks, exam papers, flashcards and worksheets. But now I have changed my mind. I want to make it fun and interesting for everyone. So with that in mind I have planned some days out to museums, zoos and the like. That is better I think.
What did you do for literature? I am clueless and cannot seem to decide.
I did use MBTP for a short while, but it was quickly apparent it was a very bad fit for us. Since I used so little of it, I don’t list it above. I have an acquaintance who let me borrow several years’ worth of MBTP so I could see if leveling up would help us find a good fit, and spending several hours with the curriculum confirmed that it was never going to be a good fit for us. Lots of people do like this curriculum, though, so it may still be a good fit for your family.
DeleteIf you click through to the more detailed K, 1st, and 2nd grade lists linked at the top of the page, you’ll find extensive literature lists that I created for each year.
If you poke through the blog, you’ll find more information on some of the resources. We don’t use an all-in-one. I tried a few early on, and they were all flops for us.
The Kid learned shapes from things like the Melissa and Doug shape sorting clock. Colors were learned by talking about colors around us, or by handing her the blue marker and calling it a blue marker. I did not use curriculum for these types of things. I started using curriculum when she wanted to learn how to read, and when she wanted to know how numbers worked and I couldn’t think of how to break down the concept without a bit of help.