This year I am so excited about the new curriculum we are using for school. It's called Tapestry of Grace and it covers History, Geography, Literature, Writing, Art History, Church History, and as the kids get older it even includes Government and Philosophy. It's a four year program that cycles through history and it has four levels in every year. It follows a classical education method (grammar, dialectic, rhetoric), yet also has somewhat of a unit study feel to it. It is so packed with great books to read, interesting writing assignments, thought provoking discussion questions, and even hands on projects, among other things.
I have also been so inspired by many of the other moms using TOG (Tapestry of Grace). I belong to a couple of TOG groups, and I am so impressed with the insight, knowledge, kindness, helpfulness and faith in so many these women. Such an inspiration! I've learned so much about preparing for the school year and have found so much information and interesting topics based on their input. I've read their blogs and laughed and cried as I read. I've prayed for many of them as they list their prayer requests, and I've been inspired to try new things, both in homeshooling and in other areas of life.
Here are a few of our other curriculum choices for the year:
Math U See - All three boys will use MUS again this year
Spell to Write and Read - Saber with start with this, then I'll include Jakson, and maybe Leo later. I'm excited about this program too, but a little worried about the learning curve for me. It's a bit labor intensive at first.
Easy Grammar - Leo
Cursive First - Saber, perhaps Jakson
Exploration Education Science - Leo and Saber
The rest of our work is usually just things that I find or pull together from various sources.
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