This is our fourth year to homeschool. It is now our third consecutive year and also our third consecutive year using My Father's World. If I had gone with my gut and used MFW to begin with I may never have sent my son to public school after his Kindergarten year. We all love MFW!!
I have a very bright but dyslexic 10 year old son moving into the 5th grade and an equally bright but possibly dyslexic 7 year old daughter moving into the 2nd grade.
Our curriculum choices for this 2011-2012 school year look like this:
BIBLE/HISTORY, VOCABULARY, MUSIC, ART, READ-ALOUDS:
My Father's World Creation to the Greeks Deluxe Package (CTG)
This package can be viewed in its entirety here:
http://www.mfwbooks.com/products/M50/40/15/0/1
(I have opted to use a different science this year with the exception of Dinosaurs of Eden and Pyramids. (See below for my main science choice.)
SCIENCE:
Apologia Exploring Creation with Zoology 3 - Land Animals of the Sixth Day (Zoo 3)
https://apologia.securesites.net/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_64&products_id=104
(This book is cheaper through other sources such as christianbook.com but free printable notebook pages are available here in addition to other information that may be helpful.)
Apologia Land Animals of the Sixth Day Lapbooks from A Journey Through Learning
http://www.currclick.com/product_info.php?products_id=43175&it=1
(We will begin Zoo 3 the seventh week of the school year and will complete one lesson every two weeks.)
We will actually begin with the first lesson only from Apologia Exploring Creation with Zoology 1 - Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day. (Zoo 1) We will spread this lesson out over the first three weeks.
This lesson is available as their sample module on the Apologia web site here: https://apologia.securesites.net/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_62&products_id=4 (Click on sample module)
We will then continue with the science as scheduled in the My Father's World Creation to the Greeks Teacher's Manual, Pyramids, from weeks 4 to 6.
So our science will look like this:
Weeks 1-3: Zoo 1 Lesson 1 (penciled into the CTG TM) and Dinosaurs of Eden (as scheduled)
Weeks 4-6: Pyramids (as scheduled)
Weeks 7-34: Zoo 3 Including Zoo 3 Lapbooks (penciled in)
This is the first time I am using something other than the suggested science from MFW. I hope it all works out.
MATH:
Math U See (MUS)
http://www.mathusee.com/
READING & SPELLING:
Barton Reading & Spelling (Barton)
http://bartonreading.com/
LANGUAGE ARTS:
Primary Language Lessons workbook format
http://www.primarylanguagelessons.com/
Intermediate Language Lessons workbook format
http://www.intermediatelanguagelessons.com/
(I just recently stumbled upon these workbooks but I already love the format even better than another workbook version I was previously using. They are also cheaper as well. That's always a plus.)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE:
Rosetta Stone Spanish
http://www.mfwbooks.com/products/M50/100/0/0/1
TYPING:
Typing Instructor for Kids CD ROM
http://www.amazon.com/Typing-Instructor-Kids-Platinum-Windows/dp/B002U0L1BU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1313270429&sr=8-1
This is Platinum version 4. There is now a Platinum version 5 available.
Available online for free is Dance Mat Typing http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
I may use this as well as Typing Instructor to change it up a bit.
LAPBOOKS:
To go along with our Creation to the Greeks studies I am adding in the following lapbooks:
The Old Testament Activity Pak from Homeschool in the Woods
http://homeschoolinthewoods.com/HTTA/AP/OldTestament.htm
Ancient Egypt Lapbook from homeschoolshare.com
http://www.homeschoolshare.com/ancient_egypt.php
Ancient Greece Lapbook from homschoolsare.com
http://www.homeschoolshare.com/ancient_greece.php
Our science lapbooks are listed above under SCIENCE.
I have also added History Pockets by Evan-Moor:
Ancient Civilizations (listed for grades 1-3)
http://www.amazon.com/History-Pockets-Ancient-Civilizations-Grades/dp/1557999007/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317050827&sr=8-1
Ancient Egypt (listed for grades 4-6+)
http://www.amazon.com/History-Pockets-Ancient-Egypt-Grades/dp/155799904X/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1317050827&sr=8-4
Ancient Greece (listed for grades 4-6+)
http://www.amazon.com/History-Pockets-Ancient-Sandi-Johnson/dp/1557999031/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1317050827&sr=8-2
DVDs:
The following Animated Stories from the Bible from Nest Entertainment:
Abraham and Issac (wk 8), Joseph (wk 9), Joseph's Reunion (wk 10), Moses (wk 11), Ruth (wk 19), Samuel (wk 19), David and Goliath (wk 21), Solomon (wk 24), Elijah (wk 25), Elisha (wk 27), Daniel (wk 30), Esther (wk 32)
What's in the Bible? DVD series by Phil Vischer. At this point I only own the first two in the series.
DVD 1 "In the Beginning" covers Genesis (wk 3), DVD 2 "Let My People Go" covers Exodus (wk 14), DVD 3 "Wanderin' in the Desert" covers Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy (not scheduled), DVD 4 "Battle for the Promised Land" covers Joshua, Judges and Ruth (not scheduled), DVD 5 "Israel Gets a King" covers I & II Samuel (not scheduled), DVD 6 "A Nation Divided" covers I & II Kings and I & II Chronicles (not scheduled and not yet released on DVD)