curriculum '13-'14

If you have been into any retail store in the past two weeks then you know it is my 2nd most favorite time of the year, school supplies have hit the aisles!!  I am not sure why I am excited this year b/c I don't need anything really, but I'm sure there is something I cannot live without.

As of yesterday, all of our curriculum has been ordered and as of this morning last years' curriculum has been filed away, sold on craigslist or loaned to a fellow homeschooler.

There isn't much changes as far as curriculum this year.  I'm feeling more confident in our choices and I love what the kids are doing.

Landry, age 8, reads above grade level, math at grade level, writes in cursive
Math - Math U See, Gamma
Handwriting - Handwriting Without Tears, level 3, cursive
Spelling - Spelling Workout D
Vocabulary - Wordly Wise 3000 book 3
Logic - Mind Benders A1
*English - Shurley English (finishing up Book 1)
*History - Story of the World Vol 1.  Ancient Times (finishing soon and then will be onto The Middle Ages)
*Science - Exploring Creation with Botany
*Art - Art Treasury
**Piano - Alfred's Basic Piano Library Level 1B
*Responsibility - Lessons in Responsibility for Girls (home economics)

Bella, age 6, reads above grade level, math at grade level, writes in print
Math - Math U See, Alpha
Handwriting - Handwriting Without Tears, level 1, print
Spelling - ABeka
Phonics - ABeka Language 1 and Letters and Sounds 1 - I chose to restart Boo in 1st grade using the ABeka curriculum b/c she is a strong reader, but she has trouble spelling phonetically and with all of the special rules.  When I taught private school this is curriculum I used and it worked.
Logic - Dr. DooRiddle
*English - Shurley English (finishing up Book 1)
*History - Story of the World Vol 1.  Ancient Times (finishing soon and then will be onto The Middle Ages)
*Science - Exploring Creation with Botany
*Art - Art Treasury
**Piano - Music for Little Mozarts
*Responsibility - Lessons in Responsibility for Girls (home economics)

*These are the subjects the girls work on together.  All other subjects they have their individualized lessons for.
**Piano - the girls still go to Miss Ashley once a week for piano lessons.