When it comes to homeschooling, I’ve learned that no two homeschools are alike. There are many different homeschooling styles and every homeschool educator has to decide what works best for their family. This year, I’ve had to make some adjustments with our curriculum choices and decided to go with a blend of an All-In-One, Charlotte Mason-inspired, and add on curriculum to enhance and enrich our selections.
We’ve been using Sonlight for years and it worked well when I was only homeschooling my oldest. Due to now homeschooling a pre-kindergarten/kindergarten-aged child and a third-grade child, it was difficult to continue using it fully for the two grades. I’ve decided to continue using Sonlight for language arts as well as Math U See for math (as recommended by Sonlight); however, I am now using Awaken to Delight, a Charlotte Mason-inspired, family-style morning time curriculum, for the remainder of the subjects. This move has made my life a lot easier, and I can really focus on language arts and math skills when I am working with each child one-on-one.
As far as add on curriculum, I purchased Kids Cook Real Food for cooking skills and some fun science kits from The Young Scientists Club for both kids. For my third grader, I also added on Redbird for math and language arts and Cottage Press for an additional Charlotte Mason program.