Best curriculum for hands on learners?

[Angela in TN]

It has finally dawned on me that my 3rd grader is a hands on learner. We were at the library a week or so ago and ran into a woman who I know that homeschools. She told us about a once a week co-op she has started and it's montesorri (sp?) based and she emphasized the "hands on" aspect. Well my son keeps asking me if I got any information on the hands on class. Looking back now I can see that he gets things more through doing. I know that you can make any curriculum more hands on by adding activities to them but are there any curriculums that work especially well with the hands on crowd? Thanks!

[Trivium Academy]

Happy Phonics
Sing, Spell, Read & Write
Math-U-See
Moving With Math
Progress in Mathematics
Discovery Geometry
Create-A-Story Game
Winston Grammar
The Story of the World with AG
Ultimate Geography and Timeline Guide
AIMS Education Foundation (science)
Backyard Scientist Series
Janice Van Cleave's science books
Living Learning Books
Stratton House Home Science Adventures
TOPS Science
History Links
Tapestry of Grace
Learnables
Rosetta Stone
Mark Kistler's Draw Squad
Feed My Sheep

[King Alfred Academy]

I only have a few to add to Jessica's list...
Right Start Math
All About Spelling...maybe a little too "young" for your 3rd grader unless he needs help in this area. Thought I would list it in case you have a little one come up behind that is also a hands on learner.

[Ellie]

is especially good for activities, although it's good for children with all learning styles.

[Amy+2]

I second Konos- very hands on!! Enough activites to make your head spin!
Also, for math, Shiller is very hands on ~ manipulative based!:)

[Robin Hood]

Winston Grammar


I have lately begun to use Winston Grammer for warm ups and then we follow up with R&S. It's the one thing I do in school that is fun. (I am not much fun.)

I laminated the cards. Each morning I give both dd a copy of the page and they mark what each word is. They place their laminated cards in front of them when they finish and I read the sentences out loud. They then trust the correct card in the air. The faster we go the more fun it is. Then we follow up with R&S, mostly orally. I don't care if they are incorrect but they figure it out when they miss and they don't like to miss. Then it is promtly trashed. Since I started this, which was quite accidental, grammer has become fun for them, especially my kinesthetic (SP?:() learner.

[Robin Hood]

I only have a few to add to Jessica's list...

All About Spelling...maybe a little too "young" for your 3rd grader unless he needs help in this area.

Would you go on more about All About Spelling? My hands on learner also hates lists and has troubles getting her letters in the right order. We use SW. It's works for one dd but not the other.

[King Alfred Academy]

We started AAS this year after not having success with SWO. My ds7 (and ds4 for that matter) is a hands on, auditory, and somewhat visual learner. AAS incorporates all of those styles. It uses "tiles" to teach. For instance...he has to lay out the tiles in ABC order before every lesson (which he complains about doing, but it is helping him). Then he has to "pull" down the correct tiles, in order, to spell the word. There is more to it than that, but that is as far as we have gotten. Oh, and the tiles are color coded to make out the vowels and consonants and other phonetic sounds easier. It is very easy to teach. Hardly any prep time...well after you spend hours cutting all of the tiles out! The "rules" of spelling are laid out nicely as well. Anyhow, here is the website...All About Spelling (http://www.all-about-spelling.com/spelling-lessons.html)
Hope this helps!

[Angela in TN]

These are all great, thanks for the resources. I'll just try and add some more hands on to what we are already doing for this year but I will be checking out these for next year. :)

[Michelle T]

Winter Promise is another complete curriculum that incudes hands-on ideas. It's literature based, quite similar to Sonlight, only with a lot of hands-on included.

Also:
Christian Cottage
Konos

Michelle T

[Tami]

and I do apologize if they are repeats!

Social Studies/Unit Studies
Christian Cottage Units (http://www.homeschoolestore.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=46_618)
History Units (http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/HTTA/TTS/) from Homeschool in the Woods
Lapbooks
Teacher Created Resources Units (http://www.buyteachercreated.com/estore/search/searchResults?WHICH_FORM=powersearch&ORDER_SEARCH_BY_ORDER=ASC&y=0&x=0&SEARCH_TERM=thematic&ORDER_SEARCH_BY_COLUMN=Grade_Sort&query_start=31)

Science
ScienceWorks (http://www.evan-moor.com/Series.aspx?CurriculumID=6&SeriesID=115)
BJU Science & kit (http://www.hometrainingtools.com/catalog/science-curriculum/bob-jones-science-curriculum/bob-jones-elementary-courses-grades-1-3/p_bj-kit03.html)- my personal all-around favorite for hands-on Christian learners!


Christian Cottage Units are like KONOS, but all laid out day by day. You can view more at their website!

Hope you find something that you REALLY like!

[Closeacademy]

Some montessori sites that I have found helpful.

http://www.montessorimaterials.org/

http://www.montessoriforeveryone.com/

http://www.alisonsmontessori.com/New_Arrivals_s/33.htm

http://ebeth.typepad.com/serendipity/

The Serendipity blog has a lot of neat ideas for hands on using Montessori and Waldorf ideas. Montessori materials is all free downloads and has a lot of neat stuff that you can use to make lapbooks. Alison's sells Montessori materials which tend to be expensive but if you are creative you can make your own versions.

Hope this helps. :)

[training5]

Oak Meadow for a full suppiler

[siloam]

I would add Spell to Write and Read, God's Design Science, Winter Promise and Shiller Math.

Heather