The Curriculum We Have Chosen

After doing endless amounts of research on the different types of curriculum my husband and I have decided to go the traditional textbook type of learning.

Why:

•  We feel that it would make for a smoother transition from public school to home school for our son.
• This option will also allow us to have the option to put him back in public school without having to worry that he isn't up to grade standards. 
• We will follow fairly close to what materials the public schools are using.
•  Our family thrives on a schedule and discipline. As a busy young family with two parents still in college we knew that having a curriculum that lays out lesson plans for us would be the easiest route for us. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying home schooling will be easy just that having the lesson plan already mapped out for us will be one less thing that we have to do in a day.

What we use:

• Saxon Math 2 Home School Kit (Math Grade 2)
• Saxon Math Manipulative Kit  (K-3) 
• Saxon Phonics Home School Kit (Phonics and Spelling Grade 2)
• Harcourt Horizons Home School Package with Parent CD-ROM's (Social Studies Grade 2)
• Science Fusion Home School Kit (Grade 2)

I am sure that this is not going to be everything we will be using this year, but this is the start of our curriculum. This is what I call "The Basics" for school. Our son is showing interest in learning Spanish so by the end of the year I will most likely add Spanish to the mix.