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I’m still deciding on math for one of my kids, history for all of them, and I *think* I know what science we will use.
We have most things selected for next year. My Father’s World for Kindergarten. I think I’m settled on everything for my 7th grader and still need to nail down language arts for my 10th grader.
I have our curriculum picked out for the fall🙂 I was able to find a lot of gently used bargains
That's awesome, Lacey! I love bargains! :)
For my daughter, we are staying with Masterbooks, for my son, I am doing Good and the Beautiful LA, handwriting, and Science units for both kids. For my son's math, I am going with Masterbooks. This will be our second year of homeschooling for 2021/2022 school year.
Sounds like you are all set, mama! Congrats! Hope your plan works beautifully for you.
We had a struggle with math too! Finally landed on Teaching textbooks. We are also switching to MFW for the first time. And this year I'll be schooling 5 with 2 tag alongs! I'm overwhelmed thinking about it.🤣
I should probably look at TT again. I mainly didn't want it because my son does not like to do math online. He prefers colorful workbooks.
I actually have MFW on my radar for the first time, too. I think I can do ECC with both my kids in the 21-22 school year. But that's so far away, I can change my mind a lot by then!
We are first time homeschooling so praying about what we should go with! Nothing is set in stone yet but I’ve been thinking about many different options.
Yay! I hope you have a sweet first year. I always suggest keeping that first year super simple. If you can, I suggest a complete package from one place that plans everything out for you. I know that is cost prohibitive for some families, but it takes so much off your plate during that first year. You can then just focus on learning to be teacher-mom while your kiddos adjust, too. You don't have to stick with that choice after the first year if you find it wasn't a fit, but I do think a complete package is the most beneficial to a new homeschooling family. :)
I am set with Bible, language, and social. I haven't decided whether I'm keeping Math... Which in the end might just mean keeping it the same. And I am wading through the options for science...
I feel like I'm in the same place with math. I think we'll end up where we started and call it a day, lol.
We switched from Abeka to Masterbooks last fall. Best decision we made and will continue to do Masterbooks for all subjects.
I'm so glad you found a great fit for your family! Thanks for watching!
Can’t wait for curriculum videos. They’re my favorite. 🥰 I have everything picked, but I shop little by little til I have everything. That way I don’t break the bank all in one month.
Might I encourage you with your math curriculum situation? As a former elementary teacher, it can be a big challenge for kids that move around a lot (ie. change curriculum multiple times) to get settled into subjects (especially math) because each curriculum has a different style and scope/sequence and even vocabulary. I would highly encourage you to either stay with BJU for at least another year and see if there’s good progression there OR switch back to the Singapore style that he’s previously familiar with. If you change to now a third different program, the same issue might happen as this year because the style, scope/sequence etc will be different for that program too. Just a thought. 😊
Happy curriculum shopping!♥️
They are my favorite videos to make and watch, too!
I've been thinking the same things about math. That is why I send CTC Math back right away. I didn't want to start something else that wasn't what we wanted. I am thinking we stick with one of the two we've had and add to it. Now, just to decide which of the two to stick with, lol. I appreciate your insight. :)
@@anydayblessings2354 Haha! We are really excited about BJU English 2 for next year. If I hadn’t started my daughter in Math U See in Kindergarten, I probably would choose BJU Math. She would probably like the look of it better. Sometimes she just looks so bored with her math papers since they’re just black and white, but I remind both of us that its about the math, not about the beautiful pictures. 😂 At least with BJU Bible and English she’ll get pretty pages. 👍🏻
That's all my son asks for! Give me color, Mom!
I will have a 9th grader in the fall 😱 I’m a little overwhelmed with all the choices, transcripts, grades, credits and labs. It’s just so much to research and plan for. I have a rough idea of what we are going to do but no official choices made yet. I’m just praying about it and trying to go where the Lord leads me!
I can totally relate to that feeling, mama. High school scares me. I'm glad mine are still years away from that. Have you found some good high school homeschool groups on FB?I have come across a few, but haven't joined because my kids are still in elementary. I have found so much good help in those groups!
@@anydayblessings2354 yes I have found a few and have come across some good information! I may need to start taking notes lol
The biggest thing I’m stuck on is if I should enroll my kids in a charter school vs continue “traditional” homeschool. It would be great to get our curriculum paid for but then that means it has to be secular. We currently use TGATB for LA and MB for science so we couldn’t use that again. We also use Saxon for math and Bookshark for history, so we could continue those. I see pros and cons for both!!
That's a tough one. I do like being able to pick my curriculum. :) The nice thing is that the two you mentioned are very affordable, even free in the case of TGTB. Hopefully, that helps some for you. We don't have a charter homeschool option here. I don't know what we'd decide if that was an option.
We have been using Masterbooks and will continue too in the Fall☺️ exited to add in Masterbooks for science for the first time too with Adventures in Creation 😁
We have yet to try that series. I'm hoping to fit it in with my daughter one of these days. There are just so many good choices!
@@anydayblessings2354 there really are!
I’m all set! But headed to the TTD convention so who knows...😂
Haha, yes! Conventions are a dangerous place for the curriculum shopper, lol. Helpful and tempting all at the same time. Enjoy your time there! There are some fantastic workshops and freebies, usually.
I have chosen all of our curriculum, just have to purchase math and science 🙂
It's so exciting to think about new things for fall and get your plan together. I hope you enjoy all your choices. :)
My 5th grader (6th in the fall) I just purchased the rest if his curriculum last week. My 11th grader (12th in the fall) still undecided an one more elective. He is a struggling learner and wanted to try MB Academy but, don’t if it would be too challenging for him. Keep racking my brain on this one. Otherwise my senior is set for his last year of school 🥲
Yay...and aww....at the same time. I am sure you are a mix of emotions about that sweet senior, but focus on lots of good discussions and memories in this last year. What a gift the Lord has given - time together!
We have ours! I'm beyond excited and thank the Lord! This is our second year HS and I felt more confident to branch out and pick and choose vs. staying with one curriculum for all the subjects. We are leaving My Father's World and going to BJU for math, Notgrass for history, the Good and the Beautiful for all things language arts and science! YAY! I was debating on starting a basic foreign language this year, but I think I may hold off until the following year
I waited until my second year to branch out, too. It's so fun...and scary at the same time. :) Sounds like you have some great goodies to enjoy.
I’m basically changing everything next year haha. Switching over to BJU Press for a lot of things but unsure if I should do All About Reading or BJU K5 program for my new Kinder son. I’m so torn.
The BJU K5 program is totally redone! I used the former version and it was great. I am sure the new one is also wonderful. AAR is a solid program, but had way too many pieces-parts for me. I would only use it if one of my kids had real challenges with reading.
Stuck on HS electives🤗
Oh, dear. Sad to say I can't help much with high school. :(
I am all set! I have some to order still, but know the direction we are going.
My rising 6th grader is so excited for the new Elementary Paleontology course!
I actually bought most of the books for that course before they announced it, lol. So, in a way, we're doing that course, too, in the fall! I am not going to get the teacher's manual with schedule/worksheets, though. I am just going to stick with my original plan of using them, but found it funny that I put together my own course unknowingly! :)
We’re all set on fall and are SUPER excited to begin our 2nd fully MasterBooks curriculum based 2021-2022 homeschool year 🤍
Yay! So happy for you and wish you a great second year!
I'm torn as well. My 4th grade son did BJU Distance Learning English 4 and Math 5 this school year. I have been prayerfully considering switching to Masterbooks for him. Cost is a big consideration, as well as the time we spend on school per day. My kindergartner did Masterbooks level 1 this year and did great. My 4th grader tests into level 6 in Masterbooks. Oh.. what to do?
We used both those courses too and found it tricky to switch over to MB at that level. I can't seem to find the right place to move him in English so that's why we've stayed with BJU. I really wanted to use MB for LA but we just couldn't find our place there "midstream". Same for math. My son actually tests into their jr high Principles of Math course! I don't think we're truly ready for that, but that's where he places. I don't feel comfortable with moving up that much so math is still undecided.
Can't wait to see your changes. Still stuck on Language Arts. Pretty well happy with the rest of my curriculum.
I fear I will be perpetually stuck on language arts. Sigh.
I think because it's my weakest subject, I feel inadequate to pick one that works. My son told me multiple times what he likes and I probably should just go with it. LOL
I have all my choices READY to go💙
Yay! Way to go, Tracy!
We are all set for fall! We're switching from Abeka to Masterbooks. I'm so excited!
Welcome the MB family! Be sure you get the app...so much help there in the discussion community and exclusive video chats. :)
I have history nailed down that is all. Yikes! I am happy with our language, but am looking for maybe a better fit.
My big question marks... Math and science.
I have a couple good contenders for Bible.
Maybe since you are unsure about math and science...sticking with the LA course for next year to have something familiar may be helpful. I worry about switching too many courses having to many adjustments to manage. Something familiar is always helpful. :) (By the way, I'm saying this to myself, too! I need to remember this with all my planned changes.)
That is good advice! I'm only really interested in changing LA... IF I find a much better solution. 😉 what we are using is working thus far.
I’m stuck on science 🧪 I can’t decide between Science Shepherd and Masterbooks for my middle school twins
I'm intrigued by SS but so far it hasn't lined up with what we need for my kids.
I'm set with decisions for this next year! Once I decided that we would continue homeschooling in November started I purchasing curriculum. I only have math to purchase then I'm completely set. We will do year round and I'm looking forward to having all of my curriculum soon.
Yay! So glad you have next year nailed down. It is a huge relief to be all sett for the next year. Enjoy!
We are going with Layers of Learning for Science,History and Art. But stuck on Language Arts and Math till we finish up this year and debating between switching or sticking with them
Oh no. I've never heard of Layers of Learning. Now I have to go look, lol. This could be dangerous....lol. Thanks for sharing your choices!
I'm still making decisions about Science, but I think I have a good idea of what we're planning to use for everything else.
Wow! That's great, Sarah! You're in a great place for the fall. :)
I have the majority of things picked. I am just struggling with a decision on spelling.
Spelling is the only thing we haven't changed once in our homeschool years, lol. Yay for BJU Spelling!
I was slow in getting a Tshirt last week🤣. I think I am set for Fall with my soon to be PreK and 1st grader. However I am trying to decide if I should add extras like typing and piano.
We started piano lessons in first grade. I waited to start typing until third grade with my son because it frustrated him so. My daughter wanted to start this year in kindergarten. I'm always adapting over here, lol.
I am almost set for fall. We are changing up everything for my upcoming 4th grader from Abeka. Switched to CLE LA, Saxon math, Master Books God’s design for life. I am lost for history. I would like my younger kids (K and 2nd) to be able to listen in with my oldest.
Look at the Passport to the US course from MB for your history/social studies. The littles love maps and they can each get their own passport. I think that would be the easiest thing to combine those ages. There is also a passport to the world course if you'd prefer that. When the MB Academy gets up and running more, you could perhaps have your older kiddo listen to the America's Story course being read aloud (follow along) while you do My Story with your two littles. I think that course is sooooo great. My son still talks about it from two years ago! :) Hope that helps.
We have purchased our core curriculum My Father’s World already. I am still deciding if we will continue Math and Language Arts for a Living Education for my upcoming 4th grader.
At least you have the core decided. Great start! :)
MFW has family circle 🙂
It's on my radar. :) Not for this fall, but next. I am considering ECC with a then 2nd and 6th grader. :) Am I a crazy person to be looking for things TWO falls ahead!? Yes, I am. LOL
I am stuck on Language Arts and Science for my children who will be in 3rd and 5th. I want one program that has a strong wring and grammar and I leaning towards Saxon Grammar and Writing.... maybe. As for science I am almost sold on MB God’s Design for Life. Oh and US Geography... Notgrass or MB?
I personally would get the Notgrass elementary US Geo and the Passport to US book from MB as a fun supplement. I also love the 50 states book from MP as a fun extra. There are tons of silly fact in that book that my son LOVED!
@@anydayblessings2354 thank you. I am also looking at the MP curriculum. Upon further review, I’m not crazy about how MB presents the states in alphabetical order, as opposed to by region. So many choices. Thank you for your feedback. I really appreciate it.
Still trying to decide on Math and Language Arts.
Now at least you know you're not alone, lol! I'm trying to remind myself to relax and just pick one and it will probably be fine. ;-)
I’m stuck on history and science as usual 😀☹️
Sounds like they are your "problem children" lol. Language arts is mine!