blondentexan wrote:
I'm looking for something to replace Rod & Staff for social studies and science, possibly also English and health. We use Sonlight as a baseline and Saxon for math. I was homeschooled myself and we are using what amounts to my old books. R&S haven't been updated in over 20 years (Maria in Czechoslovakia is still part of the USSR and has a photo of Stalin in her house). I need something more up-to-date. We've looked into Heart of Dakota, but I don't need something that covers everything. I'm not happy with AOP or SOS for science (math either) because I don't care for how they teach/explain.
Thank you in advance for your help, suggestions and ideas!
V/R,
The Morey Family
I echo Martha's recommendations for history and English. We did this, and it worked out well for us. For science, the Apologia series is GREAT for kids! Lots of hands on activities while a splash of book learning, too.