For a few years, we used A World of Adventure, and we loved it! Sadly, though, the author quit writing it halfway through the series. I set off on a mission to find something similar to AWOA, where the subjects were streamlined.
So what does this year bring?
Fourth- Core
- Saxon 6/5
- Tiner Medicine & Dr. Bonyfide**
- TG&TB History Year 1**
- TGTB Handwriting
- TGTB Language Arts 3
- Electives
- Song School Spanish
- Boy Scout Merit Badges
- Civil Air Patrol curriculum
- Ballroom Dance
Seventh Grade- Core
- Saxon 8/7
- Tiner Physics, Chemistry, & Astronomy**
- TG&TB History Year 1**
- TGTB Handwriting
- TGTB Language Arts 5
- Electives
**Block scheduling for history and science...alternating days...allows for more in-depth lessons.
We've allowed the boys to pick their own electives, based on their own interests, this year and will be doing them a few times weekly. However, as their responsibility charts indicate, core school work must be completed before they begin on any elective classes. The only exception here is P.E., which will be completed daily....since all children need to get out and about and run around!
A little more about The Good & The Beautiful....
Language Arts
The language arts programs cover several different subjects at once - including character, literature, geography, spelling, writing, reading, art appreciation, and grammar. This kind of streamlining is not only good for the soul, but it's good for taking up less space in the car! (Which, you know, is important when you're living out of the car while travelling from one job to the next.) Levels 1-5 are available as free downloads, so that you can check it out and see if it's right for you, but I promise that it's a lot cheaper to buy their print version! This is hands-down the most affordable curriculum we've ever seen.
History
In the classical style, this is a four-year program that wraps around to begin again after completion. Each year comes with four different sets of printable pages, spanning kindergarten to twelfth grade, with age-appropriate work. There are timelines, audio adventures, craft projects, and Charlotte Mason-style read-alouds.
One of the things that makes this different from a traditional classical curriculum is that each of the four historical eras (Ancient, Middle Ages, Early Modern, Modern) is covered during each year. Each year, however, a different aspect of that era is covered. (ie, for Ancient : Year 1 = Egypt, Year 2 = Greece)
Handwriting
When is handwriting not just handwriting? When it pulls double duty by reinforcing other subjects!! The handwriting courses include artwork, poetry, Bible verses, and quotes that support character qualities. The courses also help provide practice with drawing skills.
Extras - We've worked with other TGTB moms to compile video playlists and other extras to accompany this curriculum. You can find those at this link.
High School - See how TGTB is used in the Upper Grades levels.
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