Happyinwonerland
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I have a son finishing 5th grade. This was our first time trying homeschooling.
Just wondering, do you purchase curriculums or do you do your own thing? This year I did my own thing. My son had two very tough years in school so I had to include some 3rd and 4th grade math concepts to catch him up this year. In the future I feel like I will need some guidance and I’m not sure where to turn. Would be interested in any ideas and info. Thanks!!!
I don't purchase a boxed cirriculum, but I do look at the Timberdoodle kits and use that as a guide. I like their choices for Reading, geography, history, art, and grammar. I chose different math and science, and added a social studies.
We tried Math U See and I wasn't a huge fan. The program is very dry and I ddn't feel like it explained the concepts very well. We are switching to Math Mammoth next year, after hearing great reviews.
For Science, we bought the Science Fusion Homeschool Package and I avdolutely love it. Many of the traditional school publishers make homeschool versions of their textbooks and programs. They have done all the work of making the pacing guide, extra help, exams, and interactive online content (videos, readers, experiments). It has been great for us.
For enrichment, we use Time4Learning. They help instill the concepts we have been learning.