The Hopeful Homestead

Current Homeschool Books

Here's my current list... (J= 5/K, M=6/1st, E=9/3rd)

Golden Childrens Bible (all)

Saxon K, 1, 2 (respectively)

Spelling Power (M & E)

Scott Foresman Grammar (M & E- found through Old Fashioned Education- printable)

The Ordinary Parent's Guide to teaching Reading (J & M)

First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind (M & E)

Phonics w/b's for J I got @ Dollar Tree

Reading Skills W/B I got for M @ Dollar Tree Also

E is reading from an anthology and Little Women

M is reading from a 2nd grade reading book I got free last year from the PS (throwing away older books)

Burgess Bird Book

Golden Guide to Birds

The Story of the World, Part I & Activity Guide

Step into Reading Phonics Readers (J)

Shel Silverstein books for Copywork

The Original Mother Goose

I also occasionally use the "What my___nd grader needs to know" series.

These are the biggies, but we often have 30-40 library books we're using, kids magazines, web sites, TV shows, videos, I just keep an eye out for anything that goes with what we're doing.