Homeschool Curricula Guide

We have tried various curricula over the years. The following are what we use and love.

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Language Arts

Grade	Reading	Writing	Grammar	Spelling	Penmanship
K	AAR 1-4 then Reading Comp as long as needed   (Literature in Family School)	Copywork	Included in WWE and IEW		ZanerBloser
1st		WWE1		AAS 1-7	ZanerBloser
2nd		WWE2 or PPC			Cursive Logic
3rd		PPC, AFF or FMF			Cursive Logic
4th		SSS 1A	Fix It 1		Cursive Logic
5th		SSS 2A	Fix It 2		Copywork
6th	(Literature in Family School)	SSS 1B	Fix It 3	Phonetic Zoo until level C is complete	Copywork
7th		SSS 2B	Fix It 4		Copywork as needed
8th		SSS 1C	Fix It 5
9th		SSS 2C	Fix It 6
10th	TGTB HS1 + Honors Book Studies
11th	TGTB HS2 + Honors Book Studies
12th	TGTB HS3 + Honors Book Studies

Teaching Writing: Structure and Style is very helpful for the parent who has children using IEW for writing and grammar. 

Math

Grade	Saxon Math	Other
K	Math K Math 1 Math 2 Math 3	Needs Manipulatives (These four books can be completed in three years. Spread it out if you don't  want to use Intermediate 3.)
1st
2nd
3rd	Intermediate 3	The extra 3rd grade book really helps!
4th	5/4
5th	6/5
6th	7/6
7th	8/7	Optional: Mastering Algebra DVD 8/7
8th	Algebra 1/2	Mastering Algebra DVD Algebra 1/2
9th	Algebra 1	Mastering Algebra DVD Algebra 1
10th	Algebra 2	Mastering Algebra DVD Algebra 2
11th	Advanced Math	Mastering Algebra DVD Advanced Math Geometry with Advanced Algebra
12th	Advanced Math	Mastering Algebra DVD Advanced Math Trigonometry and Pre-Calculus

See Using John Saxon's Math Books by Art Reed to better understand how Saxon math works, how to grade, and when to split a book into two years.

History, Science, Geography, Literature, Music, Art

We use Family School for these subjects in most grades K-12. High School students pick their courses from the High School classes. I also like Berean Builders for middle and high school science. 

Some other favorites:

Music: The Playful Piano - Shades of Sound (These are great for learning about composers and learning listening skills. They make a great stand-alone music history curriculum but are also a simple addition to any music curriculum. Hint - try Notre Dame free!)

Hoffman Academy: Free piano lessons for all ages. When you become a Premium member, you gain access to sheet music and other printable teaching tools, learning games, and practice tools. We are Premium members and love this method.

Science: The Good and the Beautiful Science Units (As an add on when we really want to get into a subject, or as an extra unit. Hint - try Marine Biology free!)

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Our favorite curricula:

	A Latter-day Saint based curriculum for children from preschool to high school. Online based with printed supplements. Transcript options available for high school. One room schoolhouse approach.
	A hands-on spelling method that is fun and engaging. We use this with the Words Their Way method of doing word sorts. Don't forget the Letter Tiles App!
	This curriculum made a huge difference for my child! Reading was fun again and easy to learn. Don't forget the Letter Tiles App!
	Currently Using from  Institute for Excellence in Writing:  Teaching Writing: Structure and Style Structure and Style for Students   Year 2 Level A   Year 1 Level C   Year 2 Level C Fix It! Grammar 3: Robin Hood Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization Phonetic Zoo Level C

 Other items we use and love:

   

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