What Curriculum Do You Use?

Home schooling is so much fun. I love that there are so many choices out there now, not just for teaching styles, but also for curricula. Sometimes that can be overwhelming, and sometimes it can be lots of fun. Once I got started sifting through all the many, many options, I became somewhat of a curriculum fiend. I'm thankful that we live in a state where there is no government say-so in our curriculum choice.

So, here's a list of some of what we use and love:

History and Science:  Christian Cottage Unit Studies  Free Sample Unit Download, Evan-Moor History Pockets, LINK 2

Geography: Voice of the Martyrs Prayer Map (or send email to thevoice@vom-usa.org for paper version) and Prayer Point Digest by Samaritan's Purse

Math: Math-U-See

Penmanship/Handwriting: A Reason For Handwriting

Spelling: Sequential Spelling   Try Before You Buy!!

Reading:  All Through The Ages: History Through Literature Guide
  and reading list from Unit Studies
Learning to Read:  Bob Books, Spectrum Reading

Writing: journaling that corresponds to Unit Studies and creative writing assignments provided in Unit Studies

Art: assignments provided in Unit Studies as well as supplemental assignments from:

Draw and Write Through History, Draw Write Now, The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas, The Usborne Art Treasury, In The Hands of a Child: Art Appreciation

Foreign Language: Dora and Diego Homeschool Spanish, The Complete Book of Spanish, Rosetta Stone

Music: Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought), Peter and the Wolf, Making Music Fun, The Story of the Orchestra, DSO Kids, Tubby the Tuba, Carnival of the Animals: Classical Music for Kids, Recorder Excellence, Classical Music Lapbook

Bible and World Religions:  Bold Believers, A Child's ABCs of Praise, Searching for Treasure

My bookshelves are so full that I have to stop myself at the store. I could keep buying more and more, but I have to exercise just a little bit of self-control. We won't be able to fit in our school room if I don't!

Praying this list gives you a starting place if you need it, or if you're already knee deep into your home school adventure, I pray it gives you some new and fresh ideas.

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore? ~ Henry Ward Beecher ~

If you're an educator in any fashion (and yes, this includes us home schoolers!), you can get a 20% discount card at Barnes & Noble. They have a brief page you have to fill out and you have to prove that you're registered as a home school family, but beyond that they don't bug you much.
I went yesterday and bought a whole LOT of stuff (mostly from the 50% bargain bin) and found some wonderful things I'll post below for you to latch on to.

Rumis Game (Logic and Strategy) I only paid $8.00 for it!

Kumon Books (great for preschool kids)
My favorites are the cutting, pasting, and folding books, and also
My book of Mazes: Around the World

More favorites include Eyewitness books and anything by Usborne or Evan Moor publishers.