* What is Daily Bread?
* Daily Bread - Year 1
* Daily Bread - Year 2
* Daily Bread - Year 3
* Daily Bread - Year 4
* Daily Bread - Weekly Schedules
* Daily Bread units, alphabetical listing
* Daily Bread units, topical listing
* Free Homeschool Printables
* KISS Grammar
* Other Curriculum I Like
* Terrific Resources
Other Curriculum I Really Like:
Teach America To Read And Spell (TATRAS) - phonics
This very cost-effective phonics program uses a concept referred to as "vertical phonics" - the same one used by Writing Road to Reading (but simpler for parents to implement!). The basic premise behind vertical phonics is that it makes more sense to teach a student all of the sounds made by a particular phonogram (letter or letter combination) at the same time, rather than teaching short sounds then going back and teaching long sounds then going back and teaching additional sounds, etc. The student learns from the beginning that when he encounters a particular phonogram in his reading, he should try that set of sounds. We are not very far into it yet but, so far, my daughter seems to be picking it up well.If you are using TATRAS and want to talk with other homeschool parents who are, also, please join our Yahoo! group. (The group is very new, so there aren't many members yet.)
Stick Figuring Through the Bible
Okay, I have to admit that I haven't actually used this - but I can hardly wait to! This program, from Grapevine Studies, uses basic line drawings to "cement" the studies in our children's thinking, and spans a broad range of ages. We are particularly looking forward to the Old Testament and New Testament surveys, but a study of the Biblical holidays is now available, as well.Ray's Arithmetic
This the set of texts used in one-room schoolhouses during the 19th century. They will require minimal supplementation in areas such as money and measurement (as these measures were different then). I appreciate, however, that math is presented as relevant to life (with lots of word problems) and Christian values are encouraged throughout. Concepts progress from concrete to abstract, and the books are un-graded (no "grade levels").The best place I've found to purchase the texts is Keepers of the Faith. An alternate option is to purchase a CD-ROM of the texts. This CD has the advantage of including additional books (including upper-level mathematics as well as workbooks to accompany the lower-level books) but the disadvantage of not including the parent-teacher guide (authored by Ruth Beechick to accompany the reprints) and of needing to be printed. The CD is available here.
The Ray's Arithmetic Yahoo! group is a pretty friendly, helpful place, as well.