The convention location was different, and it was a bit smaller than in the past. But it all seemed to work out for us. In the past, this particular convention has been held in Arlington at a huge convention center. This year, due to construction, it was moved to Dallas at the Sheraton Hotel. In part because of the cost of this venue, there were fewer vendors on site. For instance, Apologia was not there. I am not sure if it was due to cost or what their reasoning was for not attending, but they were missed.
Though we are not using Apologia's science this year, we will use a planner through them. My oldest has used the Ultimate Weekly Planner for Teens, and it has really helped him keep track of his assignments. I will likely have Porthos use one this year. That being said, Porthos will be doing General Science 2 through Master Books. The set includes books on Caves, Fossils, Geology, and Archaeology.
Sticking with what we know, the boys will be using Teaching Textbooks for their math. Since I had purchased Pre-Algebra last year, and hadn't yet used it, Porthos will be using that this year. Aramis will be using TT's Math 6, which Porthos completed last year. So there was no math purchase this year.
Porthos discovered this year that he likes the format of AOP's LifePac for Language Arts. I think he really likes the workbook style that LifePac offers. We are going with that again this year for both him and Aramis. I'm not sure yet what next year will hold, but for now, it's LifePac.
Our favorite for history, bible, reading, art, and music, has and still is My Father's World. This year we will be working with 1850 to Modern Times. We started using MFW with Exploring Countries and Cultures. I love the set up. The Teacher Manual has every day, every week mapped out for you. This is a circular curriculum, which basically means that when you have completed all five years, you can go back to the beginning and run through it again if you need.
A couple extra items this year are going to use: Auto Upkeep through Christian Light Publications. This is a basic automotive information and maintenance curricula. For the hands-on bit, we will be going to a local mechanic for assistance. There will also be a focus on cursive again, as we did not do that this past year. At convention, I purchased New American Cursive through Memoria Press. That's about it, I think. I just finished a video overview of this, so you can see all the items mentioned above. You can find it on YouTube, titled "2019 curriculum review", or click here:
