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Your One Stop Spot For Curriculum Choices

I get asked often if I have a place where people can view available curriculum and up until now I did not. This will be just a list of available curriculum with a link to their sites. I am not going into detail on each curriculum. Some of the curriculum packages I offer involve me selecting two choices per subject based on what fits your needs best and giving you a run down on those so you can make an informed choice. If that seems beneficial to you, send me an email or a message on social media. This is also not an extensive list as I do not pretend to know all the available options out there. These are materials I have used, friends have used, or I have seen advertised. If you’re wondering about a certain curriculum, feel free to make a post about it in my facebook group and see if others have feedback!

DISCLAIMER

I do not want to add to anyone’s stress level. If you get easily overhelmed by choices, WALK AWAY! You may be more interested in purchasing the package where I go through the curriculum choices for you and select a couple that suit what you’re looking for. If you already know what you want to use next year or have already purchased, proceed with CAUTION. Again, I do not wish to make anyone doubt themselves or be more stressed. I only want to help those who have no idea where to start. I hope if you’re feeling you want to homeschool but you have no idea what the options are for curriculum, this will be helpful.

Language ARts

This is a subject that covers a wide array of topics. Some of these programs are complete Language Arts programs and some cover only a certain aspect, such as spelling or reading, etc.

The Good and The Beautiful

Masterbooks Language Lessons for a Living Education

Institute for Excellence in Writing

Abeka

All About Learning ( Seperate reading and spelling programs. Good for kids who need a slow and thorough process. Not ideal for your quick or advanced learners. I use this for one kid but not the other)

Explode the Code (phonics program)

Writing Strands (writing program)

Writing with Ease

Learning without Tears (we use the handwriting without tears portion for both girls to practice printing and Hailey uses the Building Writers workbooks as well.)

Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons (strictly a first reading program)

Christian Light Education (this is a module format. There is a workbook per unit)

My Father’s World (Charlotte Mason Style)

LIFEPAC

Fun Schooling

Gather ‘Round Homeschool (This is different than any other. It is a family style approach to learning that leans to Charlotte Mason style. It’s a unit based approach and covers all subjects but Math. It is in it’s first year of existance.)

I know there are likely many, many more Language Arts options out there and if you use one that isn’t listed here please add to comments or message me to add it! But I do hope this helps some.

Math

Wherever possible I will link you to the actual company site for each program as I think that is a better way to get information about the product, see inside, and take a placement test if ncessary. That does not mean that is the only, or best, way to purchase the product. Amazon, christianbook.com and canadianhomeeducation.com also have many of these options available for purchase.

These curriculums take different approaches to math and are at a wide variety of skills taught per grade. It is wise to really look at what is taught in each grade level or take a placement test so you order what is write for your child. There are many ways to teach math that are all successful; make sure your child is retaining information and learning the “why” along with the mental math aspect.

Horizons

Saxon

Math-U-See

Jump Math (This is what I have used all along so there are many images of this on my instagram)

The Good and The Beautiful

Masterbooks Math Lessons for a Living Education

Teaching Textbooks (This is an online program for grade 3+)

Singapore Math

Right Start Math

Abeka

Christian Light Education

Math Mammoth

Fun Schooling (I, personally, would only use this as a supplement to one of the other programs mentioned for math)

Science

I will share a few resources for Science but, especially if your kids are young, you can learn a lot through life and some library books. Maybe a science experiment book. You can look up what is taught in your province per grade and follow that if you like. But if you like to follow a curriculum, here are a few choices:

The Good and The Beautiful (I recommend the short safety unit from TGTB for everyone, not just homeschoolers)

Masterbooks

Sonlight

Apologia

Abeka (this link is filtered for grade 1-3 but just take those filters off to see other grades)

BJU Press

Portage and Main (geared more toward certain provinces. Canadian made)

Fun Schooling

Social Studies

The Story of the World

The Great Canadian Adventure (I also have code for this FROMKRISTIN10 )

Christian Light Education

Peppermint Stick Learning Company Inc.https://www.peppermintsticklearningco.com/product-category/the-socials/

Northwoods Press – Donna Ward (there is so much on this site. I just linked to geography but there is lots. Shop around)

Gather ‘Round Homeschool (Again, this is a family style Charlotte Mason type program that is different than most others. It is unit study based and covers most things but math. You get a teachers guide and a workbook per child)

Portage and Main

Fun Schooling

You guys, I am promising you that there are many more options than you see here. There are even so many little workbooks on Amazon as well if that strikes your fancy. I just wanted to give you a spot where you saw the options and could click links instead of getting lost in the google maze and feeling overwhelmed. If looking at this blog post overwhelms you, WALK AWAY! If you already know what you want to do next year, this post is likely not for you. I dont want to confuse you or make you second guess what you have chosen.

If you have no idea what to pick and feel overwhelmed, message me to set up a consulting call. You can book an hour call with me for $30 to discuss some things or you can choose the option where I sort through these for you and pick what would best suit what you’re looking for.

BUT HEAR ME ON THIS, you do not need a fancy or expensive curriculum to educate your child at home. You can do this on a budget with small purchases as well if that is your choice. Reading opens up the universe to us and our children so you can never underestimate the power of reading together! You can learn so much just from that.

Let me know if I missed your favourite program on my list and I’ll add it!

xo

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Today’s morning line up from the couch on this d Today’s morning line up from the couch on this dreary day. (Not pictured is Haileys Bible. She read it from the other couch) I love doing grammar together and I love leading the kids through some apologetics together. Our kids have questions and they have smart, impressionable minds. Don’t underestimate the conversations you can have with them. 
This Case for Christ for kids book goes through the different arguments some have on why Jesus isn’t the Christ and works in helping kids learn to critically think and look to scripture. 
As parents, let’s not rely on the church and Christian kids programming to disciple our kids.
That’s OUR responsibility as parents. The church can, and should, come along side families but let’s not shirk our God given responsibility to disciple our children. 
Start small and encourage discussion and questions. Use resources available if you wish but don’t forsake the Bible itself. Teach our kids to use the word of God. 
Let us not grow weary in the battle for our children’s souls.
For many years I worked hard to make sure I was ne For many years I worked hard to make sure I was never alone. Early morning play dates and late night tea dates if thomas was working. If he was going away making sure I had friends lined up to visit with each evening. I was so terrified to be alone with the thoughts in my head. 
Now, I enjoy my alone time. I enjoy the quiet and time to think. I even crave it. 
Maybe this is what healing looks like.
Here are a few resources we love for our morning t Here are a few resources we love for our morning time. Character cards from @septemberandco and Choose Wisely cards from @bear__squirrel. 
I’ll show them in my story today
Teach them to bless you and serve in the home with Teach them to bless you and serve in the home with a few daily chores. It lets them learn to serve with joy and learn responsibility. 
Tip: don’t expect them to know to do things they haven’t been taught. Whatever you want them to do, be sure to take time to teach them how to do it and give clear expectations. 
Then have fair expectations of them and thank them for a job well done and for blessing your home. 
Putting these 2 in charge of breakfast dishes has blessed me so much. They rotate days but often end up helping each other even when it’s not their day.

(Many days there is complaining. Fair enough, I also dislike doing dishes. We all can use practice on diligence and serving with a joyful heart as unto the Lord. We don’t always get it right as adults either. Gentle reminders and expect them to work diligently at their task)
Today was day 1 of our Easter Unit called An Expec Today was day 1 of our Easter Unit called An Expectant Easter by @treehouse_schoolhouse. When we use these theme units we sub them in instead of other copy work, narration and printing we are doing and do this instead.
Along with many other things, each week has a song to learn about and sing together. It’s so important to me that the girls understand, as much as they can with their limited life experience, the meaning of the words in the worship songs we sing. 
The week one song is one of my faves, In Christ Alone. As I read the lyrics through with the girls, pausing frequently for explanation, the tears were right there behind the surface. As we started the music and joined our voices to sing it together, the tears didn’t want to stay hidden anymore. 
This song always gets me in my feels. 
“And as He stands in victory, sins curse has lost it’a grip on me.
For I am His, and He is mine, bought with the precious blood of Christ.”
And my tears burn with the overflowing gratefulness of one who knows what I deserve. Who has tasted and seen what life looks like without Him. Who knows what it feels like and looks like when sin does have a grip on you. And I sing those words through tears as one who knows that sin has lost its grip on me. Hallelujah. I’m bought with the blood of Christ. Those sins weren’t cheap and He paid the price. And that humbles me to tears on my knees. Cause I can see the sins laid on Him and how I put them there. And how they’re paid with His precious blood.
And when you know that, how can you not praise Him. 
The emotion of it all overwhelmed me this morning. What He did for me. And the absolute honour of teaching my kids what He did for them. For the visual we followed it up by watching Sophies fave “Flawless” by Mercy Me to see all those sins be washed away and we are then presented before God white as snow. Bought with the precious blood. 
I’m so forever thankful for the freed to homeschool and to centre our learning around that which matters. 
I’ll leave you with the words on my heart today:
“Oh what a Saviour. Isn’t He wonderful. Sing hallelujah, Christ is risen. Bow down before Him, for He is Lord of all. Sing hallelujah, Christ is risen.
What. A. Day! We had such a great afternoon hiking What. A. Day! We had such a great afternoon hiking here all the way out to the lighthouse and enjoying the view
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I think we’re going to quite enjoy exploring our I think we’re going to quite enjoy exploring our new home
I haven’t posted about my awesome felts from @tw I haven’t posted about my awesome felts from @twigndaisy lately but I still love them. I brought this map of Canada one with me to quarantine so they could practice it. Since we just drove from AB to NB it means a little more to them now and they can use a real life experience to remember
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I should have expected it really. Other than her baby/ toddler years, the hardest seasons with her have been our last move and when we were evacuated. I know she doesn’t do change well.
I always think she will be affected the least because she’s the introvert, and then it always takes me days to figure out why she’s acting out and being difficult.  It looks a little different every time because she’s older. 
Then I remember. I remember the other times and the pattern. I remember that being out of her comfort zone is a problem for her.
And that she doesn’t regulate well.
And I remember I need more compassion, more patience. Not excusing or allowing rudeness, defiance, disobedience; but a gentle and loving approach to handle and correct. 
I remember I need to connect with her before I can correct.
And I remember she needs forced alone time because she won’t take it herself and she needs it to reset. 
So I’m reading right by her and she’s playing alone. She will come over when she’s ready and then we will chat.
Forever my refiners fire. Always keeps me on my toes. 
Worth every time I have to figure it out again.
I don’t want to give the impression that there a I don’t want to give the impression that there aren’t hard days of homeschool, there are. They get grumpy. I get grumpy. We all get tired. Some days they don’t want to do school. There’s mess. There are distractions. We have bad attitude days. We fight. 
But I am also careful with what I share to protect them and respect them as they get older. I don’t want to air out all their dirty laundry or embarrass them publicly. Trying to find that balance. 
This one is struggling. New move, new house, new time zone, none of her stuff yet, lots of feelings she struggles to regulate. She’s not wanting to do school. 
We’re taking it slow. Pushing just the right amount. And I have the privilege of knowing what that amount is. Because she’s mine. Because we spend every day together. Because I’ve learned it by trial and error. 
So I lowered my expectations a lot for today and met her where she was at. Instead of writing in her book I let her write on her dry erase board. She likes that. It’s still writing. So win win. And we did her math verbally. Accomplished the same outcomes. 
Takeaways: it’s not always easy, you have a unique advantage because you KNOW your kid, meet them where they are, know the limits, think outside the box. 
And if that doesn’t work, remember relationship is the most important. Hug it out and save the rest until tomorrow.
Talking about the books I got for my girls (8 and Talking about the books I got for my girls (8 and 6) for our upcoming 10 day road trip in my stories today if you need ideas.
We love using our big 100 floor chart for math. Us We love using our big 100 floor chart for math. Used it for adding 10 for grade 1 math and now skip counting review visual for grade 3 math.
Thank you so much for joining me here in the is li Thank you so much for joining me here in the is little space and joining me in the conversation about homeschool, faith and intentionally raising our kids.  I am so thankful for the friendships and the love you’ve shown me and my family this year.  See you in 2021! Happy new year!
Walking and seeing the hoarfrost never gets old. D Walking and seeing the hoarfrost never gets old.
Due to lots of upheaval over the next few months, I’m starting a slow launch with math tomorrow. We can’t get behind in math as I don’t want to school through the summer!! 

(I know..behind isn’t a thing in homeschool but I have certain goals for math I like to reach!)
Read this for the first time tonight and it might Read this for the first time tonight and it might be my fave ever
Sophie and I loved this book but be warned, it’s Sophie and I loved this book but be warned, it’s like 30 pages and the pages are covered in text. We started for bedtime last night without knowing how long it was so had to finish it this morning. 
A heart warming story about an orphan girl, a doll no one wants and a kind police man and his wife. Beautiful photos and endearing story.
Such a heart warming story about a boy who gives a Such a heart warming story about a boy who gives a sweater to a man who needs it and then at the end all his family comes through for him as well. I don’t want to give the story away but we love this one! It’s a longer one, but such a beautiful story! 

I know I’m slacking! I never wrote my blog post on these. (Sorry Mandy!) Lots has been going on here that I had no control over. I’ll get to it soon!
This is a very silly little interactive book. If y This is a very silly little interactive book. If you’re familiar with the other crayons book you’ll know the humour. This one comes with little paper dolls and built in envelopes and lots of fun extras. A very silly little Christmas story about a box of crayons.
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