Our ACTUAL School year
What we started with vs. ended with!
I’ve shared our curriculum each year since we started homeschool, which has been 2.5 years now. We’ll be starting our FOURTH year of homeschool this Fall. Crazy how time flies.
I thought it would be fun to look back on how our actual school year measured up to what I thought we would do, since often our reality does not end up reflecting our expectations, especially as homeschool moms.
Bible:
What we started with: The Biggest Story Bible Curriculum
What we ended with: We stick with it! We did this curriculum a few times a week and have been at it for a couple years. We are a few stories away from finishing it! I don’t know what we’ll do next year for Bible yet.
History:
What we started with: Mystery of History - We just read this aloud together, we don’t do any of the other materials
What we ended with: A Childs First Book of American History (PB)
We paused MoH a couple months ago and switched to American History in honor of America’s 250th anniversary. I wanted to focus on that with the girls since it’s a big milestone in our nation. We started with the book “This Country of Ours” which is very descriptive and in depth but a TAD “advanced” for my 9 and 6 year old, so after a few stories from that, we paused.
Then I bought this book from a friend who was done with it and it is the perfect reading level for all 3 girls to understand and enjoy! We will continue with that through the Summer here and there and keep going into the Fall with it as well.
Church History:
What we started with: Missionary Stories with the Millers
What we ended with:
Missionary Stories with the Millers - finished it!
Courageous Christians - We read one story several times a week. Use discernment with some of the stories - they can be intense/violent and you may need to skip some descriptions.
I’ve also intermixed some readings from Then Sings my Soul once in a while, which is a hymn study book.
Math:
What we started with: Masterbooks Math
What we ended with: No changes! My K is in level 1 and my 3rd grader is in level 4 and my 5th grader is still in her level 5 book from Masterbooks.
Grammar:
What we started with: Fix-It Grammar
What we ended with:
The girls are still using Fix-It Grammar and also the older two began Easy Grammar , which they love. I feel like doing both side by side has been good. Easy Grammar has a bit more “instruction” it feels whereas Fix-It is more about sentence editing/correcting grammar.
