I Finally Have Our Homeschool Curriculum Planned Out!

I have been a major procrastinator this year with choosing what to use for homeschooling. For the last couple of years, we have done A.C.E. and while it was great for that season, I just do not see us continuing on. For one, I miss the hands on that we used to do. The kids have gotten bored and I totally miss the field trips. So — what are we using for our homeschool curriculum this year?

Bible:

Our Bible homeschool curriculum this year is going to be Athletes in the Bible from Amanda Bennett Unit Studies.

It looks to be very promising. We are going to supplement it with a study on the Holy Land from Drive Through History. My desire is that after we finish the video, we are going to take a family field trip to Orlando and visit the Holy Land Experience Theme Park!

Math:

We are of course, continuing our trek through Math-U-See. I can never say enough good things about Math-U-See. It is the ONE piece of our homeschool curriculum that has stayed the same all throughout our years of homeschooling. The kids love it, it’s working, and the support I get when I don’t understand something is AMAZING! Robert will be doing Geometry this year and Kayla will begin Pre-Algebra.

Science:

Robert is a senior this year and has all his Science credits in, so Kayla and I will be using Apologia’s Exploring Science through Anatomy & Physiology.

She will be notebooking her way through and doing some really fun Science experiments. If we get done with this and need something else to study, I’ve downloaded some cool freebies I found recently through CurrClick.

History

For History this year, since this is an Election year, we are going to study the American Government, the Election process, Kentucky State History, and read a few biographies on Presidents. I remember reading about George Washington when I was in school and it really made an impact on me and wanting to learn more about the men who led our country.

We will be using unit studies from Amanda Bennett and supplementing it with books from the library and videos that a friend let me borrow.

English and Literature:

For English and Literature this year, we will be using the Green Book from Learning Language Arts through Literature. I can’t wait to share my review with you at the end of September after we have used it a bit. I love the fact that they will be learning their English and grammar straight from the things we will be reading

Our first book is going to be Black Beauty.

So there you have it! That is our homeschooling plan this year. What homeschool curriculum are you using this year?