Are their any other workbook type sets available other than ACE, Lifepac, and CLP Sunrise? Having a last minute curriculum hunt! Had planned to put the kids in private school this fall, but for health reasons, we have decided to homeschool another year (because I can't work). Anyway, I need a simple curriculum, and workbooks fit my son well. I prefer Charlotte Mason style, but with my Lyme, I have problems keeping track of different books and leading lessons. My son does well with small workbooks. He's a checklist boy, and loves making lists and knowing exactly how many pages he needs to do and how long it will take. lol I was planning on getting Lifepacs, but after looking at the samples, I'm not sure. After reading here, I looked into the Sunrise books and I like the layout better, but would rather have something with color. Are their any other interesting workbook programs out there, or even just easy-to-use regular book systems?
for Enblish look at BJU english for yoru kids ages.. whatever they are.. They have it broken down for days. what age are your kids? That will help!
What is BJU? They are five and eight. My oldest is going into 3rd grade, but his writing skills are not "at grade level".
Of the 3, I prefer Christian Light. I've been using it for ten years, teaching Other People's Kids, and in ten years, not one of them has ever complained about lack of color! With the Sunrise format, daily lessons are clearly marked out for you, compared with Paces or Lifepacs where you have to figure out for yourself how many pages to do per day. If you choose Christian Light, DO use the diagnostic tests for LA and math before buying!
BJU= bob jones university here let me give you a link! http://www.christianbook.com/readin...&netp_id=205709&event=ESRCN&view=details#curr Thats for the reading for 3rd grade, its a work book. Colorful and all that! http://www.christianbook.com/englis...edition/9781579248284/pd/191965?event=CF#curr English 3 the one I was talking about then I found they have a math one too! SO .... http://www.christianbook.com/math-3-student-text-third-edition/9781591665106/pd/231696?event=CF At his level you do not need to get the teacher books btw, just get the lesson worktexts it is cheaper/ IF you want to you can order them seperately for a lower price than the 'sets' they show. There are second hand teacher books that work fine too!
but ABEKA you have to do the teaching so you would need the clear headed thinking you on the job all the time. its all teacher, where as BJU English books have lots of kid instruction in them, and you just have to go over it with them and check thier work for the most part.
I'll look into BJU here later. Thanks for the info! I thought about Abeka, but looked at the samples and didn't think it would be a good match for us. I really do need a very simple, organized system right now. I can plan to do other projects on good days, but I need a sure thing set up for daily work at least until I can get better. Right now we are using Singapore math, ACE Bible reading, ACE Word Building, Spelling Power, and a mixture of other assorted books that I have picked up from yard sales and on Ebay here and there. Really just makes my head want to pop trying to keep up with it all. One neat stack to pull out every day with measured assignments is really what we need. I think I am on book overload! lol I have books and papers stored everywhere. It would be good to just get rid of it all and have an organized system.
I was in the same boat that you are in. I just needed something that was easy to use. I use CLE and the not colorful was good for my boy. I love that all I have to do is open the book and read as I teach. I am using math 100 right now. I will be buying 200 in Oct. Good luck on your search
Thanks for all the input everyone! I just ordered Christian Light Education reading, language, math, and social studies. From what I have seen in the samples, it really looks like it will fit his style. I still have some ACE Bible paces left, because it takes my son forever to get through those. And I still have Singapore math, so we can see which one works better for us. Oh, and my Spelling Power lapbook for spelling work. At least I'll have the main subjects covered for easy lessons every day. And for science, I think we will continue with lapbooking. I have enough science books and materials for a long time...lol Science can be for our project days.
I think Rod and Staff is very easy to follow. The teacher's manual is an exact copy of the student book, but with a few notes in the margins. You're not searching here and there to find what you need or anything like that. In fact, I very rarely even use the teacher manual. Everything is self-explanatory! There's a ton of repetition, too, so after you teach the concept, you can step away. R&S also uses hardback books whenever possible, so everything can be reused or sold in the future. R&S is also very cheap compared to a lot of publishers. I've used English and math so far, and it's easy to tell what you're supposed to do. Each lesson takes up just one page. Turn to the page, do the lesson, and you're done. Very easy.
I haven't tried it, but you can look into Robinson curriculum. You're supposed to be able to have kids teach themselves with it. I have no idea if it's any good or not.
my 10 yo is using ACE for her language arts. It's colorful and she goes at her own pace. There is not teacher's guide/manual but there are answer sheets sold seperatly. So far she is doing well in them. She also has Abeka history textbook. She just reads and answers the questions. No quizes or tests.
