How I Choose my Homeschool Curriculum

amblesideonline.org for a Charlotte Mason approach to education.

curriculum mentioned: Sonlight, Winter Promise, Tapestry of Grace, Five in a Row, MathUSee, Alpha and Omega, Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons

I've also used Singapore Math, Noeo Science, Mystery of History, Ruth Beechick, those workbooks you see in bookstores and Walmart. I've tried File Folder Games and lapbooking. I've enjoyed the Unit Study approach. There's more I can't think of at the moment....don't let anxiety make you buy more than you need and can afford. As I said if you have a library and/or a computer you can find most of what you need.

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[Lildott0001]

your baby is gorgeous

[CherishMyDaughter]

@Lildott0001 Thank you!

[MsRoseofBeauty]

Thanks for responding back. I'm a stay at home also, my son is 13 months. Do you have any suggestion on what to start him off with. We sing abc songs and have toys that teach him manners and counting. What else can he maybe able to learn at this age ?

[CherishMyDaughter]

@MsRoseofBeauty READ to him. Read to him as much as you can. You don't have to just read him picture books--you can read him anything. We would read the book of John to ours. When they started talking they would speak back large portions of the scriptures we read them over and over. Children have an amazing capacity to learn--much more than we sometimes give them credit for. I will be making a video--you inspired me!

[MsRoseofBeauty]

Hi what age did start homeschooling?

[CherishMyDaughter]

@MsRoseofBeauty My kids have never been in school. I am always teaching them even as babies. In NY state the compulsory age is 5 years and that's when I started reporting on their education but most of my kids were already reading well by age 5.

[CherishMyDaughter]

@NineSmiths That's the version we're using!

[NineSmiths]

Thanks!  I'm checking out A People's History now (free online version). :-D

[CherishMyDaughter]

@NineSmiths The lack of cultural diversity is HUGE. What I do is fill up my library bag with biographies and other works that support the period I'm studying. I also use online resources. This year my 9th grader is looking at A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn which is basically a college text. I'm reading it with him. I've concluded that until the people with the interest write more diverse curriculum it won't be available.

[NineSmiths]

Can you please share how you supplement AO? I also use and LOVE Ambleside Online, but the lack of cultural/ethnic diversity is one of the things that I struggle with, and I'm not very good at substituting myself. I'm always afraid I'll miss something important if I do. BTW, I'm also a box-checker (made me smile when you said that), but I've recently learned that I can put an X in the box if I choose to skip something. LOL! Sad, but true. Blessings!