After over 26 years of homeschooling our 8 kids (7 graduated), I can tell you that curriculum is important, but not as important as you might think.

Today I’m sharing some myths/lies that we tend to believe about curriculum along with some truths that are important to keep in mind so that you can make wise choices for your family.

Podcasts mentioned:

8 Great Smarts for Homeschoolers with Dr. Kathy Koch

Why Chores are Essential

Essentials in Early Education

Here are a few curriculum choices our family has enjoyed over the years (not an exhaustive list!):

Through 2nd grade-100 Easy Lessons to Teach Your Child to Read, Horizons math, workbooks from Costco/Walmart (I explain why in this video).

3-8th grade-Teaching Textbooks, Horizons, Notgrass American History(7th/8th gr), Math U See, Saxon (only for my math/logic minded kids), Key To Math series (if they are struggling with the basics) Learning Language Arts Through Literature (we handled science and history in an unconventional way that I describe in my books, The Unhurried Homeschooler and The Four Hour School Day)

High School: Mystery of History, 101 Series (science), consumer math

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