Hey everyone! I was reading through some old posts trying to look for information on Sonlight, and I started reading a post from 2015 about hits and misses for the year! It was really interesting and informative! I thought it might be fun to do it again this year - 2016.
Hits:
Homeschooling! - I quit K12, and schooling was so much more fun this year because of it! Less stress, less pressure, more time for fun and family.
History: Story of the World, and Harcourt Social Studies. We really liked both of these.
Math: Teaching Textbooks. My kids are not that strong in math, so this was a nice fit!
Science: Apologia - kids picked Botany, and Zoology 2 - about Marine Life - they enjoyed it, and seemed to learn a lot as well!
Art: We did art along with history, and that was just plain fun.
Literature/ Reading: Lots of living history books, which the kids just loved! It brings history alive! Also, I enjoyed K12 lit, so I searched Amazon and eBay and bought all the required reading and teacher guide. Good solid reading.
Misses:
Music: Wish we had more time for this one!
Math: Started out with Horizons Math, the kids hated it. Way too much to try and do in one day for them. So, we had to switch to TT.
Grammar/Writing: Could not find a good fit for this one. We are trying Voyages in English next year.
Spelling: Tried Sequential Spelling, Building Spelling Skills, and one other one. None of them worked. Trying a new simple workbook next year: Spelling Skills.
Next Year:
We liked Apologia Science, but at the same time, missed being able to cover different topics during the year. May try out Interactive Science, or BookShark / Sonlight Science.
History: Also enjoyed History, but thinking about putting all my kiddos together and doing unit studies instead, so that we can do even more fun projects together, instead of me trying to teach 4 different histories, and then not having time for the fun stuff.
So, what are your hits and misses for the year? I canât wait to see how your school year went this year!