What homeschool curriculum will we be using this year?

So I spent a great deal of time looking at all of the available curriculum. I knew I wanted to get something Christ-centered. That is one thing we miss in the public school that I knew I wanted to include for sure. I also knew I wanted something geared toward Ty's learning style. What is that you ask? Well, it's a hands-on study with supervision. Ty is in no way ready to attempt too much independently. We intend to work on that some this year but we are starting at square one and building up. So after I found a few that I thought were good contenders for what I was looking for I set out looking for blogs of other homeschooling moms who had tried the curriculums to see how it worked for their families. I was initially overwhelmed at the number of blogs out there but then found my niche and began doing a lot of reading, I mean A LOT!! So without further ado here is what we came up with and why I felt it would be a good fit. Only time will tell if my feelings were correct......

Ty is 8 yrs old and in the 3rd grade

For his Bible, History, Geography and Science curriculum we went with Adventures in My Father's World. I am really liking what I am seeing as I prepare for the year to get underway.

For his art curriculum we will try and use I Can Do All Things that came with his MFW curriculum. I am not sure if this is going to be at his level or not but since he doesn't really show any great interest in art we are going to feel it out.
For his math we will be Math U See. Again it goes back to the hands-on learning. I like the pace of the book, which is Ty's pace, whatever that may be. Math is one of Ty's stronger subjects so we are going to use this subject to expand his independence some. This curriculum has a DVD that you watch at the beginning of each new lesson. We will see if it will work.

For English we went with BJU English 3. Now I really didn't know where to go with this subject. I just knew this was going to be the hardest for me to teach. So when I was comparing curriculum I was encouraged by the teacher's edition being one of those "Say this now, do this now" kind of TEs. That is what I need in English for sure. I have REALLY enjoyed how this curriculum balances writing and grammar, provides various themes with each unit and overall stimulates all aspects of learning.

We are using the A Reason for..... books for Spelling and Handwriting. I LOVE LOVE LOVE them. I love the stories at the beginning of the spelling lessons. I love the biblical principals that they teach. I have read many lessons ahead already because I find them so interesting and yet VERY appropriate for my 8 yr old. I love that the two books are connected in scripture each week.

So that is our year in a nutshell. I have some logic exercises and critical thinking skills I will squeeze in also. He is always coming at me with field trip ideas, some very creative, some more for play than education. We are a week away from our first day so it is getting close!!!